José Ribeiro de Castro, Viscount of Santa Rita
José Ribeiro de Castro, second baron and only viscount of Santa Rita (Campos dos Goytacazes, 18 May 1802 - Campos dos Goytacazes, 5 August 1890), was a Brazilian nobleman, businessman and farmer.
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| Born | 18 May 1802 |
| Died | 5 August 1890 |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Citizenship | Brazil |
| Title | 2nd Baron of Santa Rita, Viscount of Santa Rita |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Antonia de Castro Netto |
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Legitimate son of the first Baron of Santa Rita, Manuel Antônio Ribeiro de Castro, and his camper wife, Dona Anna Francisca Baptista de Almeida Pinheiro, known as "The Fortune" for being heir to an immense latifundium. He was the brother, among others, of the Viscountess of Araruama, of Viscountess of Muriaé, of Commander Antônio Ribeiro de Castro, of Commander Joaquim Ribeiro de Castro. He was the uncle, among others, of Count of Araruama, of Baron of Monte de Cedro, of Viscount of Quissamã, of Baroness of Vila Franca, of Viscount of Ururaí.
He was an important farmer, established in the Parish of Santo Antonio de Guarulhos, in Campos dos Goytacazes, where he owned the important Sapucaia Farm, with a steam engine.
Genealogy
She married her niece Maria Antonia de Castro Netto, in the "Totonha" family, for her husband "Sá Bela", born on November 23, 1824, on the São Francisco de Paula Farm, in a historic building now known as Manor of the Baroness. She was the daughter of Manuel Pinto Netto da Cruz, Barão de Muriaé, and Rachel Francisca Ribeiro de Castro, later widowed Viscountess of the same title. Three children survived from this marriage:
- Anna Rachel Netto Ribeiro de Castro (1837-1899), "Quéca", married to Doctor João Belisário Soares de Sousa, being the parents of: A) Mariana Belisario Soares de Sousa, married to Doctor José Carlos Torres Cotrim, grandson of Viscounts of Itaborahy. B) Maria José de Castro Belizário Soares de Souza (1867-1925), single. C) Clotilde de Castro Belisário Soares de Sousa, married to Doctor Armando de Carvalho. D) Ana de Castro Belisário Soares de Sousa, "Anita", First Lady of Brazil, wife of the camper lawyer Doctor Nilo Procópio Peçanha, President of the Republic.
- José Manoel Ribeiro de Castro, died at the age of seven in Rio de Janeiro.
- Rachel Januária Netto Ribeiro de Castro (?-1861), "Sazinhazinha", married her sister's brother-in-law, Doctor Bernardo Belisario Soares de Sousa, son of the Councilor of the same name and Mariana de Macedo Álvares Soares, sister of the Viscountesses of Itaborahy and Uruguay. No offspring.
References
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- LAMEGO, Alberto. A Terra Goytacá: Á luz de documentos inéditos. Niterói: Diário Oficial, Tomo Sexto, 1943.
- MACEDO SOARES, Antonio Joaquim. Nobiliarquia Fluminense ou Genealogia das principais e mais antigas famílias da Corte e Província do Rio de Janeiro, 1878. Parte I, Os Duques Estradas. Niterói: Imprensa Estadual/ Divisão de Obras, Obras Completas do Conselheiro Macedo Soares (Org. Julião Rangel de Macedo soares), 1947.