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Governor of Rio de Janeiro
Coat of arms
since 1 May 2021
Style
  • Mr. Governor or even simply Governor
    (informal)
  • Most Excellent Mr. Governor
    (formal)
  • His Excellency
    (alternative formal, diplomatic)
Status
ResidenceLaranjeiras Palace
Term lengthFour years,
renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrument1989 State Constitution
Inaugural holderFonseca e Silva
Formation15 November 1889; 134 years ago (1889-11-15)
DeputyVice Governor of Rio de Janeiro
Websiterj.gov.br

This is a list of governadores (Portuguese "governors"), interventores ("inspectors") and presidents of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Governors

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First Republic (1889–1930)

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No. Portrait Governor Took office Left office Time in office Party Election Vice Governor
1
Fonseca e Silva
Fonseca e Silva
(1848–1906)
15 November 1889 (1889-11-15)16 November 1889 (1889-11-16)1 day IndependentVacant
2
Francisco Portela
Francisco Portela
(1833–1913)
16 November 1889 (1889-11-16)10 December 1891 (1891-12-10)2 years, 24 days PRF1891Manuel Torres (PRF)
Teófilo Almeida (PRF)
Cirilo Fagundes (PRF)
3
José Guimarães
José Guimarães
(1838–1903)
10 December 1891 (1891-12-10)11 December 1891 (1891-12-11)1 day IndependentVacant
4
Baltasar da Silveira
Baltasar da Silveira
(1843–1913)
11 December 1891 (1891-12-11)3 May 1892 (1892-05-03)144 days IndependentLeopoldo Teixeira Leite (Ind)
Miguel de Carvalho (Ind)
5
José Porciúncula
José Porciúncula
(1854–1901)
3 May 1892 (1892-05-03)31 December 1894 (1894-12-31)2 years, 242 days PRF1892Manuel Torres (PRF)
6
Maurício de Abreu
Maurício de Abreu
(1852–1913)
31 December 1894 (1894-12-31)31 December 1897 (1897-12-31)3 years, 0 days PRF1894Bento Pereira (PRF)
7
Alberto Torres
Alberto Torres
(1865–1917)
31 December 1897 (1897-12-31)31 December 1900 (1900-12-31)3 years, 0 days PRF1897Francisco de Souza Mota (PRF)
8
Quintino Bocaiuva
Quintino Bocaiuva
(1836–1912)
31 December 1900 (1900-12-31)31 December 1903 (1903-12-31)3 years, 0 days Independent1900Rangel Pestana (Ind)
9
Nilo Peçanha
Nilo Peçanha
(1867–1924)
31 December 1903 (1903-12-31)1 November 1906 (1906-11-01)2 years, 305 days PRF1903Oliveira Botelho (PRF)
10
Oliveira Botelho
Oliveira Botelho
(1868–1943)
1 November 1906 (1906-11-01)31 December 1906 (1906-12-31)60 days PRFJosé Oliveira (PRF)
11
Alfredo Backer
Alfredo Backer
(1851–1937)
31 December 1906 (1906-12-31)31 December 1910 (1910-12-31)4 years, 0 days PRF1906Luiz da Silva Castro (PRF)
12
Oliveira Botelho
Oliveira Botelho
(1868–1943)
31 December 1910 (1910-12-31)31 December 1914 (1914-12-31)4 years, 0 days PRF
PRC
1910João de Oliveira Guimarães (PRF)
13
Nilo Peçanha
Nilo Peçanha
(1867–1924)
31 December 1914 (1914-12-31)7 May 1917 (1917-05-07)2 years, 127 days PRF1914Francisco Guimarães (PRF)
14
Francisco Guimarães
Francisco Guimarães
(1857–1917)
7 May 1917 (1917-05-07)19 June 1917 (1917-06-19)43 days PRFAgnelo Collet (PRF)
15
Agnelo Collet
Agnelo Collet
(1862–1929)
19 June 1917 (1917-06-19)31 December 1918 (1918-12-31)1 year, 195 days PRFAntônio Leite Pinto (PRF)
16
Raul Veiga
Raul Veiga
(1878–1947)
31 December 1918 (1918-12-31)31 December 1922 (1922-12-31)4 years, 0 days PRF1918Domingos Almeida (PRF)
17
Raul Fernandes
Raul Fernandes
(1877–1968)
31 December 1922 (1922-12-31)11 January 1923 (1923-01-11)11 days PRF1922Artur Costa (PRF)
18
Aurelino Leal
Aurelino Leal
(1877–1924)
11 January 1923 (1923-01-11)23 December 1923 (1923-12-23)346 days IndependentVacant
19
Feliciano Sodré
Feliciano Sodré
(1881–1945)
23 December 1923 (1923-12-23)23 December 1927 (1927-12-23)4 years, 0 days PRC1923Paulino de Souza Júnior (PRC)
João Werneck (PRC)
20
Manuel Duarte
Manuel Duarte
(1877–1944)
23 December 1927 (1927-12-23)24 October 1930 (1930-10-24)2 years, 305 days PRF1927Eduardo Portella (PRF)
Humberto Pentagna (PRF)

Vargas Era (1930–1945)

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No. Portrait Governor Took office Left office Time in office
21
Demócrito Barbosa
Demócrito Barbosa
(1880–1961)
24 October 1930 (1930-10-24)27 October 1930 (1930-10-27)3 days
22
Plínio Casado
Plínio Casado
(1870–1964)
27 October 1930 (1930-10-27)29 May 1931 (1931-05-29)214 days
23
Mena Barreto
Mena Barreto
(1874–1933)
29 May 1931 (1931-05-29)4 November 1931 (1931-11-04)159 days
24
Pantaleão Pessoa
Pantaleão Pessoa
(1885–1980)
4 November 1931 (1931-11-04)14 December 1931 (1931-12-14)40 days
25
Ari Parreiras
Ari Parreiras16 December 1931 (1931-12-16)7 November 1935 (1935-11-07)3 years, 326 days
26
Newton Cavalcanti
Newton Cavalcanti
(1885–1965)
7 November 1935 (1935-11-07)12 November 1935 (1935-11-12)5 days
27
Protógenes Guimarães
Protógenes Guimarães
(1876–1938)
12 November 1935 (1935-11-12)10 November 1937 (1937-11-10)1 year, 363 days
28
Heitor Collet
Heitor Collet
(1898–1974)
10 November 1937 (1937-11-10)11 November 1937 (1937-11-11)1 day
29
Amaral Peixoto
Amaral Peixoto
(1905–1989)
11 November 1937 (1937-11-11)29 October 1945 (1945-10-29)7 years, 352 days

Fourth Republic (1945–1964)

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No. Portrait Governor Took office Left office Time in office Party Election Vice Governor
30
Alfredo Neves
Alfredo Neves
(1887–1975)
29 October 1945 (1945-10-29)6 November 1945 (1945-11-06)8 days PSDVacant
31
Abel Magalhães
Abel Magalhães
(1881–1969)
6 November 1945 (1945-11-06)10 February 1946 (1946-02-10)96 days IndependentVacant
32
Lúcio Meira
Lúcio Meira
(1907–1991)
10 February 1946 (1946-02-10)23 September 1946 (1946-09-23)225 days IndependentVacant
33
Hugo Silva
Hugo Silva
(1900–1982)
23 September 1946 (1946-09-23)6 February 1947 (1947-02-06)136 days IndependentVacant
34
Francisco Santos
Francisco Santos
(1898–1977)
6 February 1947 (1947-02-06)8 February 1947 (1947-02-08)2 days IndependentVacant
35
Álvaro Rocha
Álvaro Rocha
(1874–1964)
8 February 1947 (1947-02-08)24 February 1947 (1947-02-24)16 days IndependentVacant
36
Macedo Soares
Macedo Soares
(1901–1989)
24 February 1947 (1947-02-24)31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)3 years, 341 days PSD1947João Guimarães (PSD)
37
Amaral Peixoto
Amaral Peixoto
(1805–1989)
31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)31 January 1955 (1955-01-31)4 years, 0 days PSD1950Tarcísio Miranda (PST)
38
Miguel Couto Filho
Miguel Couto Filho
(1900–1969)
31 January 1955 (1955-01-31)2 July 1958 (1958-07-02)3 years, 152 days PSD1954Roberto Silveira (PTB)
39
Togo Barros
Togo Barros
(1914–2007)
2 July 1958 (1958-07-02)30 January 1959 (1959-01-30)212 days PSDRoberto Silveira (PTB)
40
Osmar Serpa de Carvalho
Osmar Serpa de Carvalho30 January 1959 (1959-01-30)31 January 1959 (1959-01-31)1 day PSDRoberto Silveira (PTB)
41
Roberto Silveira
Roberto Silveira
(1923–1961)
31 January 1959 (1959-01-31)28 February 1961 (1961-02-28)2 years, 28 days PTB1958Celso Peçanha (PSD)
42
Celso Peçanha
Celso Peçanha
(1916–2016)
28 February 1961 (1961-02-28)7 July 1962 (1962-07-07)1 year, 129 days PSDVacant
43
José Janotti
José Janotti
(1916–1980)
7 July 1962 (1962-07-07)18 January 1963 (1963-01-18)195 days PSDVacant
44
Luís Miguel Pinaud
Luís Miguel Pinaud
(1897–1973)
18 January 1963 (1963-01-18)31 January 1963 (1963-01-31)13 days IndependentVacant
45
Badger da Silveira
Badger da Silveira
(1916–1999)
31 January 1963 (1963-01-31)1 May 1964 (1964-05-01)1 year, 91 days PTB1962João Batista da Costa (PSD)

Military Dictatorship (1964–1985)

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No. Portrait Governor Took office Left office Time in office Party Election Vice Governor
46
Cordolino Ambrósio
Cordolino Ambrósio
(1904–1979)
1 May 1964 (1964-05-01)4 May 1964 (1964-05-04)3 days PTBVacant
47
Paulo Torres
Paulo Torres
(1903–2000)
4 May 1964 (1964-05-04)12 August 1966 (1966-08-12)2 years, 100 days ARENA1964Simão Mansur (UDN)
Teotônio Araújo (ARENA)
48
Teotônio Araújo
Teotônio Araújo
(1918–1978)
12 August 1966 (1966-08-12)31 January 1967 (1967-01-31)172 days ARENAVacant
49
Geremias Fontes
Geremias Fontes
(1930–2010)
31 January 1967 (1967-01-31)31 March 1971 (1971-03-31)4 years, 59 days ARENA1966Heli Ribeiro Gomes (ARENA)
50
Raimundo Padilha
Raimundo Padilha
(1899–1988)
31 March 1971 (1971-03-31)15 March 1975 (1975-03-15)3 years, 349 days ARENA1970Teotônio Araújo (ARENA)
51
Faria Lima
Faria Lima
(1917–2011)
15 March 1975 (1975-03-15)15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)4 years, 0 days ARENA1974Vacant
52
Chagas Freitas
Chagas Freitas
(1914–1991)
15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)15 March 1983 (1983-03-15)4 years, 0 days MDB1978Hamilton Xavier (MDB)

Sixth Republic (1985–present)

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No. Portrait Governor Took office Left office Time in office Party Election Vice Governor
53
Leonel Brizola
Leonel Brizola
(1922–2004)
15 March 1983 (1983-03-15)15 March 1987 (1987-03-15)4 years, 0 days PDT1982Darcy Ribeiro (PDT)
54
Moreira Franco
Moreira Franco
(born 1944)
15 March 1987 (1987-03-15)15 March 1991 (1991-03-15)4 years, 0 days MDB1986Francisco Amaral (MDB)
55
Leonel Brizola
Leonel Brizola
(1922–2004)
15 March 1991 (1991-03-15)2 April 1994 (1994-04-02)3 years, 18 days PDT1990Nilo Batista (PDT)
56
Nilo Batista
Nilo Batista
(born 1944)
2 April 1994 (1994-04-02)1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)274 days PDTVacant
57
Marcello Alencar
Marcello Alencar
(1925–2014)
1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)4 years, 0 days PSDB1994Luiz Paulo (PSDB)
58
Anthony Garotinho
Anthony Garotinho
(born 1960)
1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)6 April 2002 (2002-04-06)3 years, 95 days PDT
PSB
1998Benedita da Silva (PT)
59
Benedita da Silva
Benedita da Silva
(born 1942)
6 April 2002 (2002-04-06)1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)270 days PTVacant
60
Rosinha Garotinho
Rosinha Garotinho
(born 1963)
1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)1 January 2007 (2007-01-01)4 years, 0 days PSB
MDB
2002Luiz Paulo Conde (PSB)
61
Sérgio Cabral Filho
Sérgio Cabral Filho
(born 1963)
1 January 2007 (2007-01-01)3 April 2014 (2014-04-03)7 years, 92 days MDB2006
2010
Luiz Fernando Pezão (MDB)
62
Luiz Fernando Pezão
Luiz Fernando Pezão
(born 1955)
3 April 2014 (2014-04-03)1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)4 years, 273 days MDB
2014
Vacant
Francisco Dornelles (PP)
63
Wilson Witzel
Wilson Witzel
(born 1968)
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)30 April 2021 (2021-04-30)2 years, 119 days PSC2018Cláudio Castro (PSC)
64
Cláudio Castro
Cláudio Castro
(born 1979)
30 April 2021 (2021-04-30)Incumbent3 years, 186 days PSC
PL

2022
Vacant
Thiago Pampolha (UNIÃO)


References

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