António Rolim de Moura Tavares, 1st Count of Azambuja
The Count of Azambuja | |
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Portrait by unknown author, 18th century | |
| Viceroy of Brazil | |
| In office 17 November 1767 – 4 November 1769 | |
| Monarch | Joseph I |
| Preceded by | António Álvares da Cunha |
| Succeeded by | Luís de Almeida Portugal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 12, 1709 Moura, Portugal |
| Died | December 8, 1782 (aged 73) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Occupation | Colonial administrator |
| Notable work | Relação da viagem, que fêz o Conde de Azambuja, D. António Rolim, da cidade de S. Paulo para a vila de Cuiabá em 1751 |
D. António Rolim de Moura Tavares, 1st Count of Azambuja (12 March 1709 – 8 December 1782) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and the 10th Viceroy of Brazil. Tavares was born into the Portuguese nobility, and serve in the Portuguese military from 1726. He serviced as a colonial administrator in Brazil, and served as the first governor of Mato Grosso (1751–1765), Bahia (1766–1767), and Viceroy of Brazil and Governor of Rio de Janeiro (1767–1769). Tavares returned to Portugal in 1769 and served various government roles until his death in 1782. He is noted for his service as the First Viceroy of Brazil and travelogue, Relação da viagem, que fêz o Conde de Azambuja, D. António Rolim, da cidade de S. Paulo para a vila de Cuiabá em 1751. The manuscript has been published numerous times in Brazil.: 45