Baron of Santa Rita

Baron of Santa Rita is a nobility title created by Pedro II of Brazil, by decree of April 15 1847, in favor of Manuel Antônio Ribeiro de Castro.

The title refers to the parish of Santa Rita da Lagoa de Cima, current district of Ibitioca de Campos dos Goytacazes, where the Queimado farm is located, where they lived.[1]


Holders
  1. Manuel Antônio Ribeiro de Castro (1767—1854);
  2. José Ribeiro de Castro (1802-1890), Viscount of Santa Rita – son of the previous one, second baron and only Viscount of Santa Rita.

References
  1. Teixeira, Simonne (January 2010). "Usina do Queimado: Patrimônio Industrial Integrante da Paisagem Cultural de Campos DDOSGoytacazes".
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