Floriano Vieira Peixoto was a Brazilian military officer and politician. A veteran of the Paraguayan War and several other conflicts in Brazil, he served as the second president of Brazil from 1891 to
Official portrait, 1891
Monument to Marshal Floriano Peixoto, by Eduardo de Sá, in Downtown Rio de Janeiro
A stamp depicting Peixoto
Prudente José de Morais Barros was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the third president of Brazil from 1894 to 1898. Morais was elected in 1894, being the first civilian president of th
Floriano Peixoto
…portrait, 1891 2nd President of Brazil In office 23 November 1891 – 15 November 1894 Vice President None Preceded by Deodoro da Fonseca Succeeded by Prudente de Morais 1st Vice President of Brazil In office 26 February 1891 – 23 November 1891 President Deodoro da Fonseca Preceded by Office established Succeeded by…
The Morais Family, from left to right: Prudente Filho, Maria Amélia, Adelaide (wife), Paula, Gustavo, Carlota, Maria Teresa, Prudente, Antônio and Julia, c. 1875
Prudente de Morais (center) as President of the Constituent Congress, presides over the swearing-in of Deodoro da Fonseca as first President of the Republic and of Floriano Peixoto as Vice-President on 26 February 1891, painting by Aurélio de Figueiredo (Republic Museum, Rio de Janeiro).
President Morais shakes hands with King Carlos I of Portugal during the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Brazil and Portugal after talks mediated by Queen Victoria, 16 March 1895.