South American dagger with engraving of José Maria da Silva Paranhos weaponry

South American dagger with engraving of José Maria da Silva Paranhos
£165
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José Maria da Silva Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco
(1819-1880) was a Brazilian politician, diplomat, journalist, and teacher. He was the longest-serving president of the Council of Ministers in Brazilian history. His government was marked by economic prosperity and reforms, including the Law of Free Birth, which granted freeborn status to children born to slave women