Floriano Peixoto

President of Brazil

30 April 1839 Maceió, Alagoas, Empire of Brazil

29 July 1895(1895-07-29) (56) Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

23 November 1891 – 14 November 1894

For other uses, see Floriano Peixoto (disambiguation). 2nd President of Brazil In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vieira and the second or paternal family name is Peixoto. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Floriano Peixoto" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2009 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Floriano Vieira Peixoto (Portuguese pronunciation:  30 April 1839 – 29 July 1895), born in Ipioca (today a district of the city of Maceió in the State of Alagoas), nicknamed the "Iron Marshal", was a Brazilian soldier and politician, a veteran of the Paraguayan War, and the second President of Brazil. He was the first Vice President of Brazil to have succeeded a former President mid-term.