identity, Peçanha is frequently considered as Brazil's first Afro-Brazilian president. Nilo Peçanha was born to Sebastião de Sousa Peçanha, a baker, and...

Nilo Peçanha is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. The municipality contains part of the 230,296 hectares (569,070...

1898–1902 5th Rodrigues Alves 1902–1906 6th Afonso Pena 1906–1909 7th Nilo Peçanha 1909–1910 8th Hermes da Fonseca 1910–1914 9th Venceslau Brás 1914–1918...

died on 14 June 1909 and his term was completed by his vice-president, Nilo Peçanha. Rodrigues Alves fell ill with the Spanish flu before his inauguration...

(Rio Grande do Sul), Nilo Peçanha (Rio de Janeiro), and Ruy Barbosa (Bahia), the coalition backed Afonso Pena and Nilo Peçanha for president and vice...

perceived as white due to being part of the elite, including presidents Nilo Peçanha, Rodrigues Alves, and Washington Luís. Another president, Fernando Henrique...

politician Nilo Murtinho Braga, Brazilian footballer Nilo Peçanha, Brazilian politician Nilo Pereira, Brazilian journalist and teacher Nilo da Silva, Brazilian...

events that led to the end of the First Brazilian Republic. In 1921, Nilo Peçanha launched himself as an opposition candidate, aligning the oligarchies...

nominated for presidential succession. He had the support of president Nilo Peçanha, who replaced Afonso Pena, and state representatives at the National...

INMET traces its origins to a 1909 decree by then president of Brazil Nilo Peçanha, establishing the Directorate of Meteorology and Astronomy (Directoria...