Antônio Augusto de Lima

In 1903, he became a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and was elected its president in 1928. In 1906, Augusto de Lima was elected federal deputy (house representative) and moved to Rio de Janeiro, the federal district. There, he married Vera Monteiro de Barros de Suckow, granddaughter of Hans Wilhelm von Suckow, Major of the Prussian Army (who fought Napoleon's army in the Battle of Waterloo) and patron of Brazil's horse racing — the first breeder of race horses in Brazil. He was strongly devoted to Saint Francis of Assisi, and was responsible for the first Amazon forest protection law in Brazil, implemented after a fifteen-year battle in congress.

• Born — 5 April 1859 • Birthplace — Congonhas de Sabará, Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil • Died — 22 April 1934 • Occupation — Author and jurist • Office — President of Minas Gerais • Term Start — 18 March 1891 • Term End — 15 June 1891 • Successor — Cesário Alvim • Predecessor — Frederico Álavares da Silva • Office1 — Member of the Chamber of Deputies • Term Start1 — 1909 • Term End1 — 1929 • Constituency3 — Minas Gerais • Spouse — Vera Monteiro de Barros de Suckow