Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil
Brazilian lawyer, politician, orator, writer, poet, preacher, diplomat and statesman
About Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil
Lived 1857 – 1938 (aged 81). Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil was a Brazilian politician, writer, poet and diplomat.
Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil (29 July 1857 – 24 December 1938) was a Brazilian lawyer, politician, diplomat, writer and poet. He founded the Liberator Party and was a supporter of republicanism. He served as Governor of Rio Grande do Sul in 1891–92 and Ministry of Agriculture in 1911.
Together with the Baron of Rio Branco, he signed the Treaty of Petrópolis, which passed the territory of Acre to Brazilian control after the Acre War. The Acrean municipality of Assis Brasil was named after him.
Assis Brasil also introduced livestock to Brazil, including the Jersey cattle, the Devon cattle, the Karakul sheep and the Arabian horse, and contributed to the improvement of the Thoroughbred.
He was Brazil's ambassador to the United States from 1898 to 1902.
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Brazilian lawyer, politician, orator, writer, poet, preacher, diplomat and statesman
When was Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil born?
Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil was born on 29 July 1857 in São Gabriel.
When did Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil die?
Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil died on 24 December 1938 in Pinheiro Machado.
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Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil was a politician, writer, poet and diplomat.
What nationality was Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil?
Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil was Brazilian.
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