Hermes da Fonseca
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Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca was a Brazilian field marshal and politician who served as the eighth president of Brazil between 1910 and 1914. He was a nephew of marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, the first pr
Official portrait, 1910
Hermes da Fonseca saluting the audience present at his inauguration. Next to Hermes in the carriage is Venceslau Brás (on the right), Hermes' vice president. In the front seat (from left to right), are: Alcebíades Peçanha and Bento Ribeiro
Infantry troops during the Contestado War
Artur Bernardes
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Artur da Silva Bernardes was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 12th president of Brazil from 1922 to 1926. Bernades' presidency was marked by the crisis of the First Brazilian Republ
Official portrait, 1922
The Bernardes family house in Viçosa
Bernardes (indicated by the arrow) among the students at the Caraça School
Student body of the Institute of Sciences and Letters in 1899; Bernardes, Portuguese and Latin teacher, is in the fifth column