Januário Correia de Almeida

Januário Correia de Almeida
Januário Correia de Almeida
Colonial governor of Cape Verde
In office 1860–1860
Preceded by	Sebastião Lopes de Calheiros e Meneses
Succeeded by	Carlos Joaquim Franco
Colonial governor of Portuguese India
In office 1870–1871
Preceded by	José Ferreira Pestana
Succeeded by	Joaquim José Macedo e Couto
Colonial governor of Macau
In office 1872–1874
Preceded by	António Sérgio de Sousa
Succeeded by	José Maria Lobo de Ávila
Personal details
Born	March 31, 1829 Oeiras
Died	27 May 1901 Oeiras
Nationality	Portuguese

Januário Correia de Almeida (31 March 1829 – 27 May 1901) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a diplomat. He was the first Baron of São Januário, the Viscount of São Januário and later the Count of São Januário.

Correia de Almeira was born in Oeiras to Januário Correia de Almeida (c. 1805 - 1835) and Bárbara Luísa dos Santos Pinto (c. 1800 - 1860).

He was assigned to a square, volunteered in a second battalion on 4 November 1842. He later attended the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Coimbra and was a bachelor in mathematics and philosophy, and attended a military school and graduated as a post of a tennant. He later began his military career.

In his civil career, he made many importance, he was director of public works in the District of Cape Verde in 1857. Between 1858 and 1860, he repaired Fortaleza de São José da Amura in Bissau (later part of Portuguese Guinea, now part of Guinea-Bissau) In 1860, he was the 82nd governor general of the Province of Cape Verde after succeeding Sebastião Lopes de Calheiros e Meneses. As Director of Public Works, he constructed an outhouse at the Porto Praia, the city hall, quarters and streets in the island of Santiago and elsewhere on the islands of São Vicente and Fogo and other important works including a lyceum in the then provincial capital. He was succeeded by Carlos Joaquim Franco not long after in 1861, he offered to Cape Verdeans the Sword of Honour and a Portuguese Gold Medal.

He returned to Portugal and became Director of Public Works for the districts of Braga, and Viana do Castelo. On 15 January 1862, he was civil governor of the District of Funchal up to 20 October 1862 and later became the 25th governor of the Braga District until 26 December 1864. He was later promoted as captain on 19 March 1863. He became a royal commissioner for Vila Real District in February 1864. He became the Baron of São Januário by King Louis I unter the decree of 10 February 1866, later he was Viscount of São Januário under the decree of 9 September 1867.