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Rodrigo Augusto da Silva (December 7, 1833 — October 17, 1889), nicknamed "the diplomat", was a politician, diplomat, lawyer, monarchist and journalist of the Empire of Brazil. He is best known as the minister that authored and countersigned with Princess Isabel, then Princess Imperial Regent the law that ended slavery in Brazil. Rodrigo was born in São Paulo into a family of wealthy financiers. His father, the Baron of Tietê, was also a politician and leader of the conservative party in São Paulo.
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Counselor Rodrigo Silva | |
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Senator of the Empire of Brazil for São Paulo | |
Monarch | Pedro II |
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Born | (1833-12-07)7 December 1833 São Paulo, São Paulo, Empire of Brazil |
Died | October 17, 1889(1889-10-17) (aged 55) Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil |
Political party | Conservative Party |
Spouse | Catharina de Queirós Mattoso Ribeiro |
Occupation | Politician |
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Rodrigo had a long career in politics, starting in the chamber of deputies when he was 24 years old, he later served as president of the Provincial Assembly of São Paulo, cabinet minister in two conservative governments and senator of the empire. In his first year in parliament he became a defender of policies to increase immigration from Europe, the industrialization of the empire, improvement of the national infrastructure, modernization of the financial system and credit to the agricultural sector.