Tomé de Sousa: Quick Facts

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Born	c.1515
Died	1573
Title / Office	governor-general (1549-1553), Brazil
Founder	Salvador

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John III

king of Portugal

Martim Afonso de Sousa.

Martim Afonso de Sousa

Portuguese admiral

Pedro I

Pedro I

emperor of Brazil

John Maurice of Nassau

John Maurice Of Nassau

count of Nassau-Siegen

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Capistrano de Abreu

Brazilian historian

St. José de Anchieta

St. José de Anchieta

Portuguese author and scholar

Manuel da Nóbrega

Manuel da Nóbrega

Portuguese priest

Jair Bolsonaro, 2017

Jair Bolsonaro

president of Brazil

President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff speaking at a podium, wearing a light blue jacket and gold necklace, with two microphones in front of her.

Dilma Rousseff

president of Brazil

Senator Flavio Bolsonaro speaks passionately into a microphone, wearing a white shirt with campaign buttons, at an event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Flávio Bolsonaro

Brazilian politician and lawyer

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Michel Temer

president of Brazil

World Cup glory

Romário

Brazilian football (soccer) player and politician

Kaka, wearing an AC Milan jersey with red and black stripes, stands on the field before a football also called soccer match, with blurred spectators in the background.

Kaká

Brazilian football (soccer) player

Itamar Franco

Itamar Franco

president of Brazil

Getúlio Vargas, 1951

Getúlio Vargas

president of Brazil

Pedro II

Pedro II

emperor of Brazil

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João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo

president of Brazil

Quadros, Jânio da Silva

Jânio da Silva Quadros

president of Brazil

Kubitschek, Juscelino

Juscelino Kubitschek

president of Brazil

Geisel, Ernesto

Ernesto Geisel

president of Brazil