List of mayors of Rio de Janeiro

This is a list of mayors of Rio de Janeiro from the most recent chronologically backwards.

History

The office of Mayor of Rio de Janeiro was an appointed position during Brazil's military dictatorship (1964–1985).^[1] The position of mayor once again became an elected office following the end of the dictatorship in 1985.^[1]

Myors of Distrito Federal (1889–1960)

• Francisco Antônio Pessoa de Barros (1889–1890)
• José Félix da Cunha Meneses (1890–1891)
• Nicolau Joaquim Moreira (1891–1892)
• Barata Ribeiro (1892–1893)
• Henrique Valadares (1893–1895)
• Francisco Furquim Werneck de Almeida (1895–1897)
• Ubaldino do Amaral (1897–1898)
• Cesário Alvim (1898–1899)
• Honório Gurgel (1899–1900)
• Antônio Coelho Rodrigues (1900)
• João Filipe Pereira (1900–1901)
• Xavier da Silveira (1901–1902)
• Pereira Passos (1902–1906)
• Rivadávia Correia (1914–1916)
• Amaro Cavalcanti (1917–1918)
• Paulo de Frontin (1919)
• Miclades Mário de Sá Freire (1919–1920)
• Carlos Sampaio (1920–1922)
• Alaor Prata (1922–1926)
• Antônio da Silva Prado Júnior (1926–1930)
• Adolfo Bergamini (1930–1931)
• Pedro Ernesto Baptista (1931–1934)
• Augusto do Amaral Peixoto (1934–1935)
• Pedro Ernesto Baptista (1935–1936)
• Olímpio de Melo (1936–1937)
• Henrique de Toledo Dodsworth (1937–1945)
• Hildebrando de Araújo Góis (1946–1947)
• Ângelo Mendes de Morais (1947–1951)
• João Carlos Vital (1951–1952)
• Dulcídio Cardoso (1952–1954)
• Alim Pedro (1954–1955)
• Francisco Negrão de Lima (1956–1958)
• José J. de Sá Freire Alvim (1958–1960)

Governors of Guanabara (1960–1975)

#		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term (Elected)	Term of office		Political Party
	1		José Sette Câmara Filho (1920–2002)	Appointed by Federal Government	21 April 1960	5 December 1960	Independent
	2		Carlos Lacerda (1914–1977)	• (1960)	5 December 1960	11 October 1965	National Democratic Union
	3		Negrão de Lima (1901–1981)	• (1965)	5 December 1965	15 March 1970	Social Democratic Party
	4		Chagas Freitas (1914–1991)	• (1970)	15 March 1970	15 March 1975	Brazilian Democratic Movement

Mayors of Rio de Janeiro (1975–present)

#		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term (Elected)	Term of office		Political Party
	1		Marcos Tamoio (1926–1981)	Appointed by State Government	15 March 1975	15 March 1979	National Renewal Alliance
	2		Israel Klabin (born in 1926)		15 March 1979	3 June 1980	Brazilian Democratic Movement
	3		Júlio Coutinho (1929–2009)		4 June 1980	14 March 1983	Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
	4		Jamil Haddad (1926–2009)		15 March 1983	4 December 1983	Democratic Labour Party
	5		Marcello Alencar (1925–2014)		5 December 1983	31 December 1985	Democratic Labour Party
	6		Saturnino Braga (born in 1931)	• (1985)	1 January 1986	14 September 1988	Democratic Labour Party
	7		Marcello Alencar (1925–2014)	2nd (1988)	1 January 1989	31 December 1992	Democratic Labour Party
	8		Cesar Maia (born in 1945)	1st (1992)	1 January 1993	31 December 1996	Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
	9		Luiz Paulo Conde (born in 1934)	• (1996)	1 January 1997	31 December 2000	Liberal Front Party
	10		Cesar Maia (born in 1945)	2nd (2000)	1 January 2001	31 December 2008	Brazilian Labour Party then Democrats
				3rd (2004)
	11		Eduardo Paes (born in 1969)	1st (2008)	1 January 2009	31 December 2016	Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
				2nd (2012)

References

1. Vallance, Monique (2011-12-12). "Alencar, Marcello Nunes de". Brazil Today: An Encylcopedia of Life in the Republic, Volume 1 (Google Books). Retrieved 2014-07-12.