Joaquim de Andrade Neves

José Joaquim de Andrade Neves, Baron of Triunfo (22 January 1807 – 6 January 1869) was a Brazilian general who was known for his service in the Paraguayan War.

Biography Early years Neves was the son of José Joaquim de Figueiredo Neves and Francisca Ermelinda de Andrade, at the age of 19 he joined the 5th Cavalry Regiment. Shortly thereafter, he abandoned his military career to help his father on the family farm. He married Ana Carolina de Andrade Neves, with whom he had three children: Maria Adelaide de Andrade Neves, José Joaquim de Andrade Neves Filho and Luiz Carlos de Andrade Neves. He was the grandfather of José Joaquim de Andrade Neves Neto.

Military career In 1835, when the Ragamuffin War broke out, Andrade Neves left agriculture, enlisting as a volunteer on the imperial side. For his bravery he was invited to join the Imperial Brazilian Army.

Also, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais' state capital, in the Gutiérrez district, there is a Rua General Andrade Neves. In addition, the streets General Andrade Neves, in the neighborhood in the municipality of Niterói, the Rua Andrade Neves, in the Tijuca neighborhood, in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, the Rua General Andrade Neves in the Vila Urussaí neighborhood, in the municipality of Duque de Caxias, and also in Petrópolis, there is a street titled Rua Barão do Triunfo, in the Ingelheim Quarter, all in the state of Rio de Janeiro. In the capital of Pará, Belém, there is a lane named Barão do Triunfo, which begins in the Sacramenta neighborhood, crosses the and ends in . In the city of São Paulo, the Barão do Triunfo street, a very tree-lined street in the Brooklin neighborhood. In Campinas, one of the main avenues of the city, which connects the old railway station (today the Estação Cultura) to the Castelo district, has his name. In João Pessoa there is a Barão do Triunfo avenue located in the Varadouro district.

He was, for decades, seen as an icon within the Brazilian Cavalry.