List of presidents of Brazil by longevity

This is a list of presidents of Brazil, in order of longevity. There are currently thirty-six Presidents on the list and seven living Presidents since Jair Bolsonaro was inaugurated as the 38th President of Brazil on January 1, 2019. The list is in descending order and is correct as of August 16, 2020. The oldest president is Venceslau Brás (1868–1966), who died at the age of 98 years, 78 days. The oldest living former president, José Sarney (born April 24, 1930), will tie Venceslau Brás if he lives to July 11, 2028. The second oldest living former president, Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born June 18, 1931), will also tie Brás if he lives to September 4, 2029.

Living as of 16 August 2020

President	Date of birth	Presidency	Post-presidency
José Sarney	(1930-04-24) 24 April 1930	1985–1990	1990–
Fernando Henrique Cardoso	(1931-06-18) 18 June 1931	1995–2002	2002–
Michel Temer	(1940-09-23) 23 September 1940	2016–2018	2018–
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva	(1945-10-27) 27 October 1945	2003–2010	2010–
Dilma Rousseff	(1947-12-14) 14 December 1947	2011–2016	2016—
Fernando Collor	(1949-08-12) 12 August 1949	1990–1992	1992–
Jair Bolsonaro	(1955-03-21) 21 March 1955	2019–incumbent

The president with the longest retirement is Venceslau Brás. He left office on 14 November 1918 and died 47 years and 182 days later on 15 May 1966. The president with the shortest retirement is Artur da Costa e Silva, who died on 17 December 1969, 64 days after he left office on 14 October 1969.

To account for the different number of leap days within the life of each president, two measure of longevity are given. The first is the number of whole years the president lived, and the number of days past their last birthday. The second list the total number of days lived by the president, accounting for differing numbers of leap years within the lifespans of different presidents.

List

  Living
  Currently in Office

Rank	President	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Longevity (Years, Days)	Longevity (Days)
1	Venceslau Bras	February 26, 1868	May 15, 1966	98 years, 78 days	35,872 days
2	Eurico Gaspar Dutra	May 18, 1883	June 11, 1974	91 years, 24 days	33,261 days
3	José Sarney	April 24, 1930	Living	90 years, 114 days	32,987 days
4	Fernando Henrique Cardoso	June 18, 1931	Living	89 years, 59 days	32,567 days
5	Ernesto Geisel	August 3, 1907	September 12, 1996	89 years, 40 days	32,548 days
6	Washington Luís	October 26, 1869	August 4, 1957	87 years, 282 days	32,058 days
7	João Figueiredo	January 15, 1918	December 24, 1999	81 years, 343 days	29,928 days
8	Itamar Franco	June 28, 1930	July 2, 2011	81 years, 4 days	29,589 days
9	Michel Temer	September 23, 1940	Living	79 years, 328 days	29,182 days
10	Emílio Medici	December 4, 1905	October 9, 1985	79 years, 309 days	29,164 days
11	Artur Bernardes	August 8, 1875	March 23, 1955	79 years, 227 days	29,081 days
12	Epitácio Pessoa	May 23, 1865	February 13, 1942	76 years, 266 days	28,024 days
13	Jânio Quadros	January 25, 1917	February 16, 1992	75 years, 22 days	27,415 days
14	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva	October 27, 1945	Living	74 years, 294 days	27,322 days
15	Juscelino Kubitschek	September 12, 1902	August 22, 1976	73 years, 345 days	27,008 days
16	Dilma Rousseff	December 14, 1947	Living	72 years, 246 days	26,544 days
17	Campos Sales	February 15, 1841	June 28, 1913	72 years, 133 days	26,430 days
18	Getúlio Vargas	April 19, 1882	August 24, 1954	72 years, 127 days	26,424 days
19	João Café Filho	February 3, 1899	February 20, 1970	71 years, 17 days	25,949 days
20	José Linhares	January 28, 1886	January 26, 1957	70 years, 364 days	25,930 days
21	Fernando Collor	August 12, 1949	Living	71 years, 4 days	25,937 days
22	Francisco Rodrigues Alves	July 7, 1848	January 16, 1919	70 years, 193 days	25,759 days
23	Artur da Costa e Silva	October 3, 1899	December 17, 1969	70 years, 75 days	25,642 days
24	Humberto Castelo Branco	September 20, 1897	July 18, 1967	69 years, 301 days	25,502 days
25	Nereu Ramos	September 3, 1888	June 16, 1958	69 years, 286 days	25,487 days
26	Hermes da Fonseca	May 12, 1855	September 9, 1923	68 years, 120 days	24,956 days
27	Carlos da Luz	August 4, 1894	February 9, 1961	66 years, 189 days	24,295 days
28	Jair Bolsonaro	March 21, 1955	Living	65 years, 148 days	23,890 days
29	Deodoro da Fonseca	August 5, 1827	August 23, 1892	65 years, 18 days	23,760 days
30	Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli	April 27, 1910	April 21, 1975	64 years, 359 days	23,735 days
31	Afonso Pena	November 30, 1847	June 14, 1909	61 years, 196 days	22,476 days
32	Prudente de Morais	October 4, 1841	December 3, 1902	61 years, 60 days	22,339 days
33	João Goulart	March 1, 1918	December 6, 1976	58 years, 280 days	21,465 days
34	Nilo Pecanha	October 2, 1867	March 31, 1924	56 years, 181 days	20,634 days
35	Floriano Peixoto	April 30, 1839	July 29, 1895	56 years, 90 days	20,544 days
36	Delfim Moreira	November 7, 1868	July 1, 1920	51 years, 237 days	18,863 days

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Brazilian presidents' ages

#	Head of state	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Age at End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan
1	Deodoro da Fonseca	5 August 1827	15 November 1889 (1889-11-15)	62 years, 102 days	23 November 1891 (1891-11-23)	64 years, 110 days	274 days	23 August 1892	23,760 days (65 years, 18 days)
2	Floriano Peixoto	30 April 1839	23 November 1891 (1891-11-23)	52 years, 207 days	14 November 1894 (1894-11-14)	55 years, 198 days	257 days	29 July 1895	20,544 days (56 years, 90 days)
3	Prudente de Morais	4 October 1841	15 November 1894 (1894-11-15)	53 years, 42 days	14 November 1898 (1898-11-14)	57 years, 41 days	4 years, 19 days	3 December 1902	22,339 days (61 years, 60 days)
4	Campos Sales	15 February 1841	15 November 1898 (1898-11-15)	57 years, 273 days	14 November 1902 (1902-11-14)	61 years, 272 days	10 years, 226 days	28 June 1913	26,430 days (72 years, 133 days)
5	Francisco Rodrigues Alves	7 July 1848	15 November 1902 (1902-11-15)	54 years, 131 days	14 November 1906 (1906-11-14)	58 years, 130 days	12 years, 63 days	16 January 1919	25,759 days (70 years, 193 days)
6	Afonso Pena	30 November 1847	15 November 1906 (1906-11-15)	58 years, 350 days	14 June 1909 (1909-06-14)	61 years, 196 days	N/A	14 June 1909	22,476 days (61 years, 196 days)
7	Nilo Pecanha	2 October 1867	14 June 1909 (1909-06-14)	41 years, 253 days	14 November 1910 (1910-11-14)	43 years, 43 days	13 years, 138 days	31 March 1924	20,634 days (56 years, 181 days)
8	Hermes da Fonseca	12 May 1855	15 November 1910 (1910-11-15)	55 years, 187 days	14 November 1914 (1914-11-14)	59 years, 186 days	8 years, 299 days	9 September 1923	24,956 days (68 years, 120 days)
9	Venceslau Bras	26 February 1868	15 November 1914 (1914-11-15)	46 years, 262 days	14 November 1918 (1918-11-14)	50 years, 261 days	47 years, 182 days	15 May 1966	35,872 days (98 years, 78 days)
10	Delfim Moreira	7 November 1868	15 November 1918 (1918-11-15)	50 years, 8 days	28 July 1919 (1919-07-28)	50 years, 263 days	339 days	1 July 1920	18,863 days (51 years, 237 days)
11	Epitácio Pessoa	23 May 1865	28 July 1919 (1919-07-28)	54 years, 66 days	14 November 1922 (1922-11-14)	57 years, 175 days	19 years, 91 days	13 February 1942	28,024 days (76 years, 266 days)
12	Artur Bernardes	8 August 1875	15 November 1922 (1922-11-15)	47 years, 99 days	14 November 1926 (1926-11-14)	51 years, 98 days	28 years, 129 days	23 March 1955	29,081 days (79 years, 227 days)
13	Washington Luís	26 October 1869	15 November 1926 (1926-11-15)	57 years, 20 days	24 October 1930 (1930-10-24)	60 years, 363 days	26 years, 282 days	4 August 1957	32,058 days (87 years, 282 days)
14	Getúlio Vargas	19 April 1882	3 November 1930 (1930-11-03)	48 years, 198 days	29 October 1945 (1945-10-29)	63 years, 193 days	5 years, 94 days	24 August 1954	26,424 days (72 years, 127 days)
15	José Linhares	28 January 1886	29 October 1945 (1945-10-29)	59 years, 274 days	30 January 1946 (1946-01-30)	60 years, 2 days	10 years, 362 days	26 January 1957	25,930 days (70 years, 364 days)
16	Eurico Gaspar Dutra	18 May 1883	31 January 1946 (1946-01-31)	62 years, 258 days	30 January 1951 (1951-01-30)	67 years, 257 days	23 years, 132 days	11 June 1974	33,261 days (91 years, 24 days)
17	Getúlio Vargas	19 April 1882	31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)	68 years, 287 days	24 August 1954 (1954-08-24)	72 years, 127 days	N/A	24 August 1954	26,424 days (72 years, 127 days)
18	João Café Filho	3 February 1899	24 August 1954 (1954-08-24)	55 years, 202 days	8 November 1955 (1955-11-08)	56 years, 278 days	14 years, 104 days	20 February 1970	25,949 days (71 years, 17 days)
19	Carlos da Luz	4 August 1894	8 November 1955 (1955-11-08)	61 years, 96 days	11 November 1955 (1955-11-11)	61 years, 99 days	5 years, 90 days	9 February 1961	24,295 days (66 years, 189 days)
20	Nereu Ramos	3 September 1888	11 November 1955 (1955-11-11)	67 years, 69 days	30 January 1956 (1956-01-30)	67 years, 149 days	2 years, 137 days	16 June 1958	25,487 days (69 years, 286 days)
21	Juscelino Kubitschek	12 September 1902	31 January 1956 (1956-01-31)	53 years, 141 days	30 January 1961 (1961-01-30)	58 years, 140 days	15 years, 205 days	22 August 1976	27,008 days (73 years, 345 days)
22	Jânio Quadros	25 January 1917	31 January 1961 (1961-01-31)	44 years, 6 days	25 August 1961 (1961-08-25)	44 years, 212 days	30 years, 175 days	16 February 1992	27,415 days (75 years, 22 days)
23	Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli	27 April 1910	25 August 1961 (1961-08-25)	51 years, 120 days	7 September 1961 (1961-09-07)	51 years, 133 days	2 years, 207 days	21 April 1975	23,735 days (64 years, 359 days)
24	João Goulart	1 March 1918	7 September 1961 (1961-09-07)	43 years, 190 days	1 April 1964 (1964-04-01)	46 years, 31 days	12 years, 249 days	6 December 1976	21,465 days (58 years, 280 days)
25	Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli	27 April 1910	2 April 1964 (1964-04-02)	53 years, 341 days	15 April 1964 (1964-04-15)	53 years, 354 days	11 years, 6 days	21 April 1975	23,735 days (64 years, 359 days)
26	Humberto Castelo Branco	20 September 1897	15 April 1964 (1964-04-15)	66 years, 208 days	14 March 1967 (1967-03-14)	69 years, 175 days	126 days	18 July 1967	25,502 days (69 years, 301 days)
27	Artur da Costa e Silva	3 October 1899	15 March 1967 (1967-03-15)	67 years, 163 days	14 October 1969 (1969-10-14)	70 years, 11 days	64 days	17 December 1969	25,642 days (70 years, 75 days)
28	Emílio Medici	4 December 1905	30 October 1969 (1969-10-30)	63 years, 330 days	14 March 1974 (1974-03-14)	68 years, 100 days	11 years, 209 days	9 October 1985	29,164 days (79 years, 309 days)
29	Ernesto Geisel	3 August 1907	15 March 1974 (1974-03-15)	66 years, 224 days	14 March 1979 (1979-03-14)	71 years, 223 days	17 years, 182 days	12 September 1996	32,548 days (89 years, 40 days)
30	João Figueiredo	15 January 1918	15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)	61 years, 59 days	14 March 1985 (1985-03-14)	67 years, 58 days	14 years, 285 days	24 December 1999	29,928 days (81 years, 343 days)
31	José Sarney	24 April 1930	15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)	54 years, 325 days	14 March 1990 (1990-03-14)	59 years, 324 days	30 years, 155 days		32,987 days (90 years, 114 days)
32	Fernando Collor	12 August 1949	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)	40 years, 215 days	29 December 1992 (1992-12-29)	43 years, 139 days	27 years, 231 days		25,937 days (71 years, 4 days)
33	Itamar Franco	28 June 1930	29 December 1992 (1992-12-29)	62 years, 184 days	31 December 1994 (1994-12-31)	64 years, 186 days	16 years, 183 days	2 July 2011	29,589 days (81 years, 4 days)
34	Fernando Henrique Cardoso	18 June 1931	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	63 years, 197 days	31 December 2002 (2002-12-31)	71 years, 196 days	17 years, 229 days		32,567 days (89 years, 59 days)
35	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva	27 October 1945	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	57 years, 66 days	31 December 2010 (2010-12-31)	65 years, 65 days	9 years, 229 days		27,322 days (74 years, 294 days)
36	Dilma Rousseff	14 December 1947	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	63 years, 18 days	31 August 2016 (2016-08-31)	68 years, 261 days	3 years, 351 days		26,544 days (72 years, 246 days)
37	Michel Temer	23 September 1940	31 August 2016 (2016-08-31)	75 years, 343 days	31 December 2018 (2018-12-31)	78 years, 99 days	1 year, 229 days		29,182 days (79 years, 328 days)
38	Jair Bolsonaro	21 March 1955	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	63 years, 286 days					23,890 days (65 years, 148 days)
#	Head of state	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Age at End of term	Length retirement	Date of death	Lifespan

Presidents	36
Living	7
Deceased	29

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Oldest living presidents of Brazil

Not all presidents live to become the oldest of their time. Of the 29 deceased presidents, 14 eventually became the oldest of their time, while 15 did not (including both presidents who died in office, and 13 others). Venceslau Bras became the oldest living president when Epitácio Pessoa died in 1942 and remained so until his death in 1966, for a record 24 years and 91 days. Juscelino Kubitschek became the oldest living president after the death of Gaspar Dutra but he survived Dutra by only 2 years and 72 days.

On one occasion the oldest living president lost this distinction not by his death, but due to the inauguration of a president who was older. Prudente de Morais lost this distinction when Campos Sales was inaugurated in 1898.

Gaspar Dutra was the oldest to acquire this distinction at the age of 82 years, and 362 days. Washington Luis, who was 87 years, and 282 days old when he died, on 4 August 1957 was the oldest president to die without ever acquiring this distinction. Itamar Franco, who died on 2 July 2011, at 81 years and 4 days old is the most recent president to die without ever acquiring this distinction.

President	Time as Oldest living		Age		Timespan
	Start	End	Start	End
Deodoro da Fonseca	15 November 1889	23 August 1892	62 years, 102 days	65 years, 18 days	2 years, 282 days
Floriano Peixoto	23 August 1892	29 July 1895	53 years, 115 days	56 years, 90 days	2 years, 340 days
Prudente de Morais	29 July 1895	14 November 1898	53 years, 298 days	57 years, 41 days	3 years, 109 days
Campos Sales	15 November 1898	28 June 1913	57 years, 273 days	72 years, 135 days	14 years, 225 days
Francisco Rodrigues Alves	28 June 1913	16 January 1919	64 years, 356 days	70 years, 193 days	5 years, 202 days
Hermes da Fonseca	16 January 1919	9 September 1923	63 years, 249 days	68 years, 120 days	4 years, 236 days
Epitácio Pessoa	9 September 1923	13 February 1942	58 years, 109 days	76 years, 266 days	18 years, 157 days
Venceslau Bras	13 February 1942	15 May 1966	73 years, 352 days	98 years, 78 days	24 years, 91 days
Gaspar Dutra	15 May 1966	11 June 1974	82 years, 362 days	91 years, 24 days	8 years, 27 days
Juscelino Kubitschek	11 June 1974	22 August 1976	71 years, 272 days	73 years, 345 days	2 years, 72 days
Emílio Medici	22 August 1976	9 October 1985	70 years, 262 days	79 years, 309 days	9 years, 48 days
Ernesto Geisel	9 October 1985	12 September 1996	78 years, 67 days	89 years, 40 days	10 years, 339 days
João Figueiredo	12 September 1996	24 December 1999	78 years, 241 days	81 years, 343 days	3 years, 103 days
José Sarney	24 December 1999	–	69 years, 244 days	–	20 years, 236 days
President	Start	End	Start	End	Timespan
	Time As oldest Living		Age

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See also

• President of Brazil
• List of Brazilian monarchs
• Prime Minister of Brazil
• First Ladies and Gentlemen of Brazil
• History of Brazil
• List of Brazilians

References

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