Rodrigues Alves

His Excellency
Rodrigues Alves
His Excellency Rodrigues Alves
	Official portrait, 1902
5th President of Brazil
	In office; 15 November 1902 – 15 November 1906
Vice President	Silviano Brandão (elect); None (1902–1903); Afonso Pena (1903–1906)
Preceded by	Campos Sales
Succeeded by	Afonso Pena
President-elect of Brazil
	Election; 1 March 1918
Vice President	Delfim Moreira
Preceded by	Venceslau Brás
Succeeded by	Epitácio Pessoa
Vice President
Executive offices
President of São Paulo
	In office; 1 May 1912 – 1 May 1916
Vice President	Pereira Guimarães
Preceded by	Albuquerque Lins
Succeeded by	Altino Arantes
	In office; 1 May 1900 – 13 February 1902
Vice President	Domingos de Morais
Preceded by	Fernando Prestes
Succeeded by	Domingos de Morais
	In office; 19 November 1887 – 27 April 1888
Preceded by	Count of Parnaíba
Succeeded by	Dutra Rodrigues
Minister of Finance
	In office; 15 November 1894 – 20 November 1896
President	Prudente de Morais
Preceded by	Felisbelo Freire
Succeeded by	Bernardino de Campos
	In office; 26 November 1891 – 31 August 1892
President	Floriano Peixoto
Preceded by	Antão Gonçalves de Faria
Succeeded by	Serzedelo Correia
1916–1918
Legislative offices
1916–1918	Senator
1897–1900	Senator
1893–1894	Senator
1887–1888	General Deputy
1878–1879	Provincial Deputy
1872–1875	Provincial Deputy
Personal details
Born	Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves; 7 July 1848; Guaratinguetá, São Paulo, Empire of Brazil
Died	16 January 1919 (aged 70); Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil
Party	Conservative (before 1889); PRP (1889–1919)
Spouse	Ana Guilhermina Borges
Profession	Lawyer; politician;
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Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsisku dʒi ˈpawlɐ ʁoˈdɾiɡiz ˈawvis]; 7 July 1848 – 16 January 1919) was a Brazilian politician and statesman who served as the fifth president of Brazil, from 1902 to 1906. Alves was elected in 1902, becoming the third consecutive São Paulo native to hold the presidency. Before his presidency, he served as president of the province of São Paulo during the Empire of Brazil (1887) and as finance minister under Floriano Peixoto and Prudente de Morais in the 1890s.

During his term, Rodrigues Alves promoted a series of urban renewals and sanitation campaigns in Rio de Janeiro, then the Brazilian capital, which led to the outbreak of the Vaccine Revolt in 1904.

Rodrigues Alves was elected president for a second term in 1918, but died in the Spanish flu pandemic before assuming power, on 16 January 1919. He was succeeded by his vice-president, Delfim Moreira.