Assis Brasil
Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
In office 12 November 1891 – 8 June 1892
Preceded by	Júlio de Castilhos
Succeeded by	José Antônio Correia da Câmara
Minister of Agriculture of Brazil
In office 3 March 1911 – 30 March 1911
President	Hermes da Fonseca
Preceded by	Pedro Manuel de Toledo
Succeeded by	José Barbosa Gonçalves
Personal details
Born	(1857-07-29)29 July 1857 São Gabriel, Province of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul, Empire of Brazil
Died	24 December 1938(1938-12-24) (aged 81) Pinheiro Machado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political party	PRR
Alma mater	Faculty of Law of Largo de São Francisco
Website	http://assisbrasil.org/bio.html

Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil (29 July 1857 – 24 December 1938) was a Brazilian lawyer, politician, diplomat, writer and poet. He founded the Liberator Party and was a supporter of republicanism.^[1] He served as Governor of Rio Grande do Sul in 1891–92 and Ministry of Agriculture in 1911.

Together with the Baron of Rio Branco, he signed the Treaty of Petrópolis, which passed the territory of Acre to Brazilian control after the Acre War. The Acrean municipality of Assis Brasil was named after him.

Assis Brasil also introduced livestock to Brazil, including the Jersey cattle, the Devon cattle, the Karakul sheep and the Arabian horse, and contributed to the improvement of the Thoroughbred.

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