Pereira Passos
Pereira Passos | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of the Federal District | |
| In office 30 December 1902 – 16 November 1906 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Leite Ribeiro |
| Succeeded by | Sousa Aguiar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francisco Pereira Passos 29 August 1836 São João Marcos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | 12 March 1913 (aged 76) Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil |
| Spouse |
Maria Rita César de Andrade
(m. 1865; died 1912) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Military School École des ponts et chaussées |
| Profession | Civil engineer |
Francisco Pereira Passos (29 August 1836 – 12 March 1913) was a Brazilian civil engineer and politician. He was mayor of the Federal District of Brazil from 1902 to 1906, nominated by President Rodrigues Alves. During his tenure, Pereira Passos promoted a large-scale urban renewal plan for Rio, inspired by Georges-Eugène Haussmann's renewal of Paris.