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Rio Branco, José Maria da Silva Paranhos, barão do (zh  zĕ` mərē`ə də sēl`və pərä`nys bərouN` d rē` bräng`k), 1845–1912, Brazilian statesman and diplomat. He was consul in Liverpool from 1876 to 1893, when he was appointed to plead Brazil's case in the border dispute with Argentina arbitrated by President Grover Cleveland. After winning his case in 1895, he worked on the dispute with French Guiana over the territory of Amapá Amapá (əməpä`), state (1991 pop...... Click the link for more information. and again won (1900) a substantial victory. He served briefly as minister to Berlin and returned to Brazil in 1902 to become minister of foreign affairs. In this post, which he held until his death, he concluded some 30 treaties of arbitration. BibliographySee study by E. F. Burns (1966). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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