Bernardo Pereira de Vasconcelos

Bernardo Pereira de Vasconcelos (Vila Rica, 27 August 1795 - Rio de Janeiro, 1 May 1850) was a Brazilian politician, journalist, judge and law expert of the Imperial era.

Bernardo Pereira de Vasconcelos
Minister of Justice
In office
19 September 1837  16 April 1839
Preceded byFrancisco de Montezuma
Succeeded byFrancisco de Paula
Personal details
Born(1795-08-27)27 August 1795
Vila Rica, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Portuguese colony)
Died1 May 1850(1850-05-01) (aged 54)
Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil
Political partyLiberal Party
OccupationPolitician

He is considered one of the most important political personalities of the imperial period, below only José Bonifácio de Andrada and Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada, being one of the builders and idealizers of the Empire.

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