List of presidents of Brazil
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This article lists the presidents of Brazil. The president of the Federative Republic of Brazil is the chief executive of the federal government of Brazil and the commander in chief of the Brazilian Armed Forces.
Pre-Republican Brazil (1815–1889)
Brazil had two monarchs during the time of the Kingdom of Brazil, a constituent kingdom under the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves: Maria I (1815–1816) and John VI (1816–1822). When this kingdom was created, Queen Maria I was already considered incapable due to mental illness, and the Portuguese Empire was ruled by Prince John, later King John VI, as regent. As the independent Empire of Brazil, Brazil had two monarchs, Emperors Pedro I (1822–1831) and Pedro II (1831–1889). The second woman to rule Brazil, after Maria I, was Empress Leopoldina of Austria, who acted as regent in 1822 and had a great influence on Brazil's independence, having been responsible for signing the decree that separated Brazil from Portugal.
Having proclaimed the independence of the Empire of Brazil from Portugal in 1822, Prince Pedro, son of King John VI, was acclaimed the first Emperor of Brazil on 12 October 1822. After abdicating the throne on 7 April 1831, he was succeeded by his son, Prince Pedro de Alcântara, who reigned as Pedro II of Brazil. The third woman to rule Brazil was Princess Isabel, heir presumptive to the throne, who acted as regent of Brazil in various periods (1870–1871, 1876–1877, and 1887–1888) while her father, Emperor Pedro II, performed foreign visits. During her last regency, she sanctioned the Golden Law (Imperial Law No.
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