Josina Peixoto
Josina Peixoto | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Brazil | |
| In role 23 November 1891 – 14 November 1894 | |
| President | Floriano Peixoto |
| Preceded by | Mariana da Fonseca |
| Succeeded by | Adelaide de Morais Barros |
| Second Lady of Brazil | |
| In office 26 February 1891 – 23 November 1891 | |
| Vice President | Floriano Peixoto |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Amélia Pereira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Josina Vieira de Araújo 9 August 1857 Maceió, Alagoas, Empire of Brazil |
| Died | 5 November 1911 (aged 54) Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil |
| Spouse | |
Josina Vieira de Araújo Peixoto (9 August 1857 – 5 November 1911) was the wife of Floriano Peixoto, the 2nd President of Brazil, and the second woman to serve as first lady of the country, between 1891 and 1894. She was also the 1st second lady of Brazil from February 1891 until the resignation of Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca in November of the same year.