Bernardo Pereira de Vasconcelos
Bernardo Pereira de Vasconcelos | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 19 September 1837 – 16 April 1839 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco de Montezuma |
| Succeeded by | Francisco de Paula |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 August 1795 Vila Rica, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Portuguese colony) |
| Died | 1 May 1850 (aged 54) Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Bernardo Pereira de Vasconcelos (27 August 1795 - 1 May 1850) was a Brazilian politician, journalist, judge and law expert of the Imperial era.
He is considered one of the most important political personalities of the imperial period, below only José Bonifácio de Andrada and Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada, being one of the builders and idealizers of the Empire.