Cândido Mendes de Almeida | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 14 October 1818 Anapurus, Brazil |
Died |
1 March 1881 (aged 62) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Cândido Mendes de Almeida (14 October 1818 – 1 March 1881) was a Brazilian lawyer, journalist and politician.
He was representative and senator of the Empire of Brazil (1871–1881). He was decorated with the Order of St. Gregory the Great and the Order of the Rose.
The Universidade Cândido Mendes was named in his honor.
Mendes was author of several works in the fields of Law, History, and Politics: