# List of ministers of foreign affairs of Brazil

This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs of Brazil.

## Empire of Brazil
### Reign of Pedro I

| No. | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Monarch |
| 1 | José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763–1838) | 16 January 1822 (1822-1-16) | 16 July 1823 (1823-7-16) | 1 year, 181 days | Pedro I |
| 2 | José Joaquim Carneiro de Campos, Marquis of Caravelas (1768–1836) | 16 July 1823 (1823-07-16) | 10 November 1823 (1823-11-10) | 117 days | Pedro I |
| 3 | Francisco Vilela Barbosa, Marquis of Paranaguá (1769–1846) | 10 November 1823 (1823-11-10) | 14 November 1823 (1823-11-14) | 4 days | Pedro I |
| 4 | Luís José de Carvalho e Melo, Viscount of Cachoeira (1764–1826) | 14 November 1823 (1823-11-14) | 4 October 1825 (1825-10-04) | 1 year, 324 days | Pedro I |
| 5 | Francisco Vilela Barbosa, Marquis of Paranaguá (1769–1846) | 10 April 1825 (1825-04-10) | 21 November 1825 (1825-11-21) | 225 days | Pedro I |
| 6 | José Egídio Álvares de Almeida, Marquis of Santo Amaro (1767–1832) | 21 November 1825 (1825-11-21) | 20 January 1826 (1826-01-20) | 60 days | Pedro I |
| 7 | Antônio Luís Pereira da Cunha, Marquis of Inhambupe (1760–1837) | 20 January 1826 (1826-01-20) | 15 January 1827 (1827-01-15) | 360 days | Pedro I |
| 8 | João Severiano Maciel da Costa, Marquis of Queliz (1769–1833) | 15 January 1827 (1827-01-15) | 20 November 1827 (1827-11-20) | 309 days | Pedro I |
| 9 | João Carlos Augusto de Oyenhausen-Gravenburg, Marquis of Aracati (1776–1838) | 20 November 1827 (1827-11-20) | 4 December 1829 (1829-12-04) | 2 years, 14 days | Pedro I |
| 10 | Miguel Calmon du Pin e Almeida, Marquis of Abrantes (1796–1865) | 4 December 1829 (1829-12-04) | 23 September 1830 (1830-09-23) | 293 days | Pedro I |
| 11 | Francisco Vilela Barbosa, Marquis of Paranaguá (1769–1846) | 23 September 1830 (1830-09-23) | 9 December 1830 (1830-12-09) | 77 days | Pedro I |
| 12 | Francisco Carneiro de Campos (1765–1842) | 9 December 1830 (1830-12-09) | 19 March 1831 (1831-03-19) | 100 days | Pedro I |

### Regency period

| No. | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Regent |
| 12 | Francisco Carneiro de Campos (1765–1842) | 19 March 1831 (1831-03-19) | 3 August 1832 (1832-08-03) | 1 year, 137 days | Provisional Triumviral Regency Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| 13 | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870) | 3 August 1832 (1832-08-03) | 13 September 1832 (1832-09-13) | 41 days | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| 14 | Bento da Silva Lisboa, Baron of Cairu (1793–1864) | 13 September 1832 (1832-09-13) | 21 February 1834 (1834-02-21) | 1 year, 161 days | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| 15 | Aureliano Coutinho, Viscount of Sepetiba (1800–1855) | 21 February 1834 (1834-02-21) | 16 January 1835 (1835-01-16) | 329 days | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| 16 | Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas (1797–1855) | 16 January 1835 (1835-01-16) | 5 February 1836 (1836-02-05) | 1 year, 20 days | Diogo Feijó |
| 17 | José Inácio Borges (1770–1838) | 5 February 1836 (1836-02-05) | 3 June 1836 (1836-06-03) | 119 days | Diogo Feijó |
| 18 | Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883) | 3 June 1836 (1836-06-03) | 1 November 1836 (1836-11-01) | 151 days | Diogo Feijó |
| 19 | Gustavo Adolfo de Aguilar Pantoja (1798–1867) | 1 November 1836 (1836-11-01) | 20 February 1837 (1837-02-20) | 111 days | Diogo Feijó |
| 20 | Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883) | 20 February 1837 (1837-02-20) | 16 May 1837 (1837-05-16) | 85 days | Diogo Feijó |
| 21 | Francisco Jê Acaiaba de Montezuma, Viscount of Jequitinhonha (1794–1870) | 16 May 1837 (1837-05-16) | 19 September 1837 (1837-09-19) | 126 days | Diogo Feijó |
| 22 | Antônio Peregrino Maciel Monteiro, 2nd Baron of Itamaracá (1804–1868) | 19 September 1837 (1837-09-19) | 16 April 1839 (1839-04-16) | 1 year, 209 days | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda |
| 23 | Cândido Batista de Oliveira (1801–1865) | 16 April 1839 (1839-04-16) | 1 September 1839 (1839-09-01) | 138 days | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda |
| 24 | Caetano Maraia Lopes Gama, Viscount of Maranguape (1795–1864) | 1 September 1839 (1839-09-01) | 24 July 1840 (1840-07-24) | 327 days | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda |

### Reign of Pedro II

| No. | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Monarch |
| 25 | Aureliano Coutinho, Viscount of Sepetiba (1800–1855) | 24 July 1840 (1840-07-24) | 23 January 1843 (1843-01-23) | 2 years, 183 days | Pedro II |
| 26 | Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná (1801–1856) | 23 January 1843 (1843-01-23) | 8 June 1843 (1843-06-08) | 136 days | Pedro II |
| 27 | Paulino Soares de Sousa, 1st Viscount of Uruguai (1807–1866) | 8 June 1843 (1843-06-08) | 2 February 1844 (1844-02-02) | 239 days | Pedro II |
| 28 | Ernesto Ferreira França (1804–1872) | 2 February 1844 (1844-02-02) | 26 May 1845 (1845-05-26) | 1 year, 113 days | Pedro II |
| 29 | Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883) | 26 May 1845 (1845-05-26) | 2 May 1846 (1846-05-02) | 341 days | Pedro II |
| 30 | Bento da Silva Lisboa, Baron of Cairu (1793–1864) | 2 May 1846 (1846-05-02) | 22 May 1847 (1847-05-22) | 1 year, 20 days | Pedro II |
| No. | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Prime Minister |
| 31 | Saturnino de Sousa e Oliveira Coutinho (1803–1848) | 22 May 1847 (1847-05-22) | 29 January 1848 (1848-01-29) | 252 days | Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas (Liberal) |
| 32 | José Antônio Pimenta Bueno, Marquis of São Vicente (1803–1878) | 29 January 1848 (1848-01-29) | 8 March 1848 (1848-03-08) | 39 days | Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas (Liberal) |
| 33 | Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883) | 8 March 1848 (1848-03-08) | 31 May 1848 (1848-05-31) | 84 days | José Carlos Pereira de Almeida Torres, Viscount of Macaé (Liberal) |
| 34 | Bernardo de Sousa Franco, Viscount of Sousa Franco (1805–1875) | 31 May 1848 (1848-05-31) | 29 September 1848 (1848-09-29) | 121 days | Francisco de Paula Sousa e Melo (Liberal) |
| 35 | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870) | 29 September 1848 (1848-09-29) | 8 October 1849 (1849-10-08) | 1 year, 9 days | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (Conservative) |
| 36 | Paulino Soares de Sousa, 1st Viscount of Uruguai (1807–1866) | 8 October 1849 (1849-10-08) | 6 September 1853 (1853-09-06) | 3 years, 333 days | José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre (Conservative) Joaquim Rodrigues Torres, Viscount of Itaboraí (Conservative) |
| 37 | Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883) | 6 September 1853 (1853-09-06) | 14 June 1855 (1855-06-14) | 1 year, 281 days | Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná |
| 38 | José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (1819–1880) | 14 June 1855 (1855-06-14) | 4 May 1857 (1857-05-04) | 1 year, 324 days | Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná (Conservative) Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (Conservative) |
| 39 | Caetano Maraia Lopes Gama, Viscount of Maranguape (1795–1864) | 4 May 1857 (1857-05-04) | 12 December 1858 (1858-12-12) | 1 year, 222 days | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (Conservative) |
| 40 | José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (1819–1880) | 12 December 1858 (1858-12-12) | 10 August 1859 (1859-08-10) | 241 days | Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (Conservative) |
| 41 | João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu (1810–1906) | 10 August 1859 (1859-08-10) | 2 March 1861 (1861-03-02) | 1 year, 204 days | Ângelo Moniz da Silva Ferraz, Baron of Uruguaiana (Conservative) |
| 42 | José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (1819–1880) | 2 March 1861 (1861-03-02) | 21 April 1861 (1861-04-21) | 50 days | Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (Conservative) |
| 43 | Antônio Coelho de Sá e Albuquerque (1821–1868) | 21 April 1861 (1861-04-21) | 10 July 1861 (1861-07-10) | 80 days | Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (Conservative) |
| 44 | Benevenuto Augusto Magalhães Taques (1818–1881) | 10 July 1861 (1861-07-10) | 24 May 1862 (1862-05-24) | 318 days | Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (Conservative) |
| 45 | Carlos Carneiro de Campos, 3rd Viscount of Caravelas (1805–1878) | 24 May 1862 (1862-05-24) | 30 May 1862 (1862-05-30) | 6 days | Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (Progressive League) |
| 46 | Miguel Calmon du Pin e Almeida, Marquis of Abrantes (1796–1865) | 30 May 1862 (1862-05-30) | 15 January 1864 (1864-01-15) | 1 year, 230 days | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (Progressive League) |
| 47 | Francisco Xavier Paes Barreto (1821–1864) | 15 January 1864 (1864-01-15) | 9 March 1864 (1864-03-09) | 54 days | Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (Progressive League) |
| 48 | João pedro Dias Vieira (1820–1870) | 9 March 1864 (1864-03-09) | 31 August 1864 (1864-08-31) | 175 days | Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (Progressive League) |
| 49 | Carlos Carneiro de Campos, 3rd Viscount of Caravelas (1805–1878) | 31 August 1864 (1864-08-31) | 4 October 1864 (1864-10-04) | 34 days | Francisco José Furtado (Liberal) |
| 50 | João pedro Dias Vieira (1820–1870) | 4 October 1864 (1864-10-04) | 12 May 1865 (1865-05-12) | 220 days | Francisco José Furtado (Liberal) |
| 51 | José Antônio Saraiva (1823–1895) | 12 May 1865 (1865-05-12) | 3 August 1866 (1866-08-03) | 1 year, 83 days | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (Liberal) |
| 52 | Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada (1825–1886) | 3 August 1866 (1866-08-03) | 27 October 1866 (1866-10-27) | 85 days | Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (Liberal) |
| 53 | Antônio Coelho de Sá e Albuquerque (1821–1868) | 27 October 1866 (1866-10-27) | 9 December 1867 (1867-12-09) | 1 year, 43 days | Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (Liberal) |
| 54 | João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, Marquis of Paranaguá (1821–1912) | 9 December 1867 (1867-12-09) | 14 April 1868 (1868-04-14) | 127 days | Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (Liberal) |
| 55 | João Silveira de Sousa (1824–1906) | 14 April 1868 (1868-04-14) | 16 July 1868 (1868-07-16) | 93 days | Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (Liberal) |
| 56 | José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (1819–1880) | 16 July 1868 (1868-07-16) | 29 September 1870 (1870-09-29) | 2 years, 75 days | Joaquim Rodrigues Torres, Viscount of Itaboraí (Conservative) |
| 57 | José Antônio Pimenta Bueno, Marquis of São Vicente (1803–1878) | 29 September 1870 (1870-09-29) | 7 March 1871 (1871-03-07) | 159 days | José Antônio Pimenta Bueno, Marquis of São Vicente (Conservative) |
| 58 | Manuel Francisco Correia (1831–1905) | 7 March 1871 (1871-03-07) | 28 January 1873 (1873-01-28) | 1 year, 327 days | José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (Conservative) |
| 59 | Carlos Carneiro de Campos (1805–1878) | 28 January 1873 (1873-01-28) | 25 June 1875 (1875-06-25) | 2 years, 148 days | José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (Conservative) |
| 60 | João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotegipe (1815–1889) | 25 July 1875 (1875-07-25) | 15 February 1877 (1877-02-15) | 1 year, 205 days | Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (Conservative) |
| 61 | Diogo Velho Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Viscount of Cavalcanti (1829–1889) | 15 February 1877 (1877-02-15) | 5 January 1878 (1878-01-05) | 324 days | Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (Conservative) |
| 62 | Domingos de Sousa Leão, Baron of Vila Bela (1819–1879) | 5 January 1878 (1878-01-05) | 8 February 1879 (1879-02-08) | 1 year, 34 days | João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu (Liberal) |
| 63 | João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu (1810–1906) | 8 February 1879 (1879-02-08) | 4 June 1879 (1879-06-04) | 116 days | João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu (Liberal) |
| 64 | Antônio Moreira de Barros (1841–1896) | 4 June 1879 (1879-06-04) | 28 March 1880 (1880-03-28) | 298 days | João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu (Liberal) |
| 65 | Pedro Luís Pereira de Sousa (1839–1884) | 28 March 1880 (1880-03-28) | 3 November 1881 (1881-11-03) | 1 year, 220 days | José Antônio Saraiva (Liberal) |
| 66 | Franklin Dória, Baron of Loreto (1836–1906) | 3 November 1881 (1881-11-03) | 21 January 1882 (1882-01-21) | 79 days | José Antônio Saraiva (Liberal) |
| 67 | Filipe Franco (1841–1906) | 21 January 1882 (1882-01-21) | 3 July 1882 (1882-07-03) | 163 days | Martinho Álvares da Silva Campos (Liberal) |
| 68 | Lourenço Cavalcanti de Albuquerque (1842–1918) | 3 July 1882 (1882-07-03) | 24 May 1883 (1883-05-24) | 325 days | João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, Marquis of Paranaguá (Liberal) |
| 69 | Francisco de Carvalho Soares Brandão (1839–1899) | 24 May 1883 (1883-05-24) | 6 June 1884 (1884-06-06) | 1 year, 13 days | Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira (Liberal) |
| 70 | João da Mata Machado (1850–1901) | 6 June 1884 (1884-06-06) | 22 December 1884 (1884-12-22) | 199 days | Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas (Liberal) |
| 71 | Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas (1831–1894) | 22 December 1884 (1884-12-22) | 6 May 1885 (1885-05-06) | 135 days | Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas (Liberal) |
| 72 | João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, Marquis of Paranaguá (1821–1912) | 6 May 1885 (1885-05-06) | 10 March 1888 (1888-03-10) | 2 years, 309 days | José Antônio Saraiva (Liberal) |
| 73 | João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotegipe (1815–1889) | 20 August 1885 (1885-08-20) | 10 March 1888 (1888-03-10) | 2 years, 203 days | João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotegipe (Conservative) |
| 74 | Antônio da Silva Prado (1840–1929) | 10 March 1888 (1888-03-10) | 27 June 1888 (1888-06-27) | 109 days | João Alfredo Correia de Oliveira (Conservative) |
| 75 | Rodrigo Augusto da Silva (1833–1889) | 27 June 1888 (1888-06-27) | 7 June 1889 (1889-06-07) | 345 days | João Alfredo Correia de Oliveira (Conservative) |
| 76 | José Francisco Diana (1841–1916) | 7 June 1889 (1889-06-07) | 15 November 1889 (1889-11-15) | 161 days | Afonso Celso, Viscount of Ouro Preto (Liberal) |

## Republican period
### First Brazilian Republic

| No. | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President |
| 77 | Quintino Bocaiuva (1836–1912) | 15 November 1889 (1889-11-15) | 23 January 1891 (1891-01-23) | 1 year, 69 days | PRC | Deodoro da Fonseca (Ind) |
| 78 | Justo Chermont (1857–1926) | 26 February 1891 (1891-02-26) | 23 November 1891 (1891-11-23) | 270 days | PRF | Deodoro da Fonseca (Ind) |
| 79 | Fernando Lobo Leite Pereira (1851–1918) | 30 November 1891 (1891-11-30) | 12 February 1892 (1892-02-12) | 74 days | PR Federal | Floriano Peixoto (Ind) |
| 80 | Serzedelo Correia (1858–1932) | 12 February 1892 (1892-02-12) | 22 June 1892 (1892-06-22) | 131 days | Independent | Floriano Peixoto (Ind) |
| – | Custódio José de Melo (1840–1902) Acting | 22 June 1892 (1892-06-22) | 11 December 1892 (1892-12-11) | 172 days | Independent | Floriano Peixoto (Ind) |
| 81 | Antônio Francisco de Paula Sousa (1843–1917) | 11 December 1892 (1892-12-11) | 22 April 1893 (1893-04-22) | 132 days | Republican Party of São Paulo | Floriano Peixoto (Ind) |
| 82 | Felisbelo Firmo de Oliveira Freire (1858–1916) | 22 April 1893 (1893-04-22) | 30 June 1893 (1893-06-30) | 69 days | Independent | Floriano Peixoto (Ind) |
| 83 | João Filipe Pereira (1861–1950) | 30 June 1893 (1893-06-30) | 7 October 1893 (1893-10-07) | 99 days | PRF | Floriano Peixoto (Ind) |
| 84 | Alexandre Cassiano do Nascimento (1856–1912) | 27 October 1893 (1893-10-27) | 15 November 1894 (1894-11-15) | 1 year, 19 days | PRR | Floriano Peixoto (Ind) |
| 85 | Carlos Augusto de Carvalho (1851–1905) | 15 November 1894 (1894-11-15) | 1 September 1896 (1896-09-01) | 1 year, 291 days | Independent | Prudente de Morais (PR Federal) |
| 86 | Dionísio Cerqueira (1847–1910) | 1 September 1896 (1896-09-01) | 15 November 1898 (1898-11-15) | 2 years, 75 days | Independent | Prudente de Morais (PR Federal) |
| 87 | Olinto de Magalhães (1866–1948) | 15 November 1898 (1898-11-15) | 15 November 1902 (1902-11-15) | 4 years, 0 days | Independent | Campos Sales (Republican Party of São Paulo) |
| – | J. J. Seabra (1855–1942) Acting | 15 November 1902 (1902-11-15) | 3 December 1902 (1902-12-03) | 18 days | Independent | Rodrigues Alves (Republican Party of São Paulo) |
| 88 | José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco (1845–1912) | 3 December 1902 (1902-12-03) | 10 February 1912 (1912-02-10) | 9 years, 69 days | Independent | Rodrigues Alves (Republican Party of São Paulo) Afonso Pena (Minas Republican Party) Nilo Peçanha (PRF) Hermes da Fonseca (PRC) |
| – | Eneias Martins (1872–1919) Acting | 10 February 1912 (1912-02-10) | 14 February 1912 (1912-02-14) | 4 days | Independent | Hermes da Fonseca (PRC) |
| 89 | Lauro Müller (1863–1926) | 14 February 1912 (1912-02-14) | 7 May 1917 (1917-05-07) | 5 years, 82 days | PRC | Hermes da Fonseca (PRC) Venceslau Brás |
| 90 | Nilo Peçanha (1867–1924) | 7 May 1917 (1917-05-07) | 15 November 1918 (1918-11-15) | 1 year, 192 days | PRF | Venceslau Brás (Minas Republican Party) |
| 91 | Domício da Gama (1862–1925) | 15 November 1918 (1918-11-15) | 28 July 1919 (1919-07-28) | 255 days | Independent | Delfim Moreira (Minas Republican Party) |
| – | Augusto Cochrane de Alencar (1865–1927) | 28 July 1919 (1919-07-28) | 29 July 1919 (1919-07-29) | 1 day | Independent | Epitácio Pessoa (Minas Republican Party) |
| 92 | José Manuel de Azevedo Marques (1865–1943) | 29 July 1919 (1919-07-29) | 15 November 1922 (1922-11-15) | 3 years, 109 days | Independent | Epitácio Pessoa (Minas Republican Party) |
| 93 | Félix Pacheco (1879–1935) | 15 November 1922 (1922-11-15) | 15 November 1926 (1926-11-15) | 4 years, 0 days | Independent | Artur Bernardes (Minas Republican Party) |
| 94 | Otávio Mangabeira (1886–1960) | 15 November 1926 (1926-11-15) | 24 October 1930 (1930-10-24) | 3 years, 343 days | PRB | Washington Luís (Republican Party of São Paulo) |

### Second Brazilian Republic

| No. | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Took office | Left office | Time in office | President |
| 95 | Afrânio de Melo Franco (1870–1943) | 24 October 1930 (1930-10-24) | 28 December 1933 (1933-12-28) | 3 years, 65 days | Military Junta of 1930 Getúlio Vargas |
| 96 | Félix de Barros Cavalcanti de Lacerda (1880–1950) | 28 December 1933 (1933-12-28) | 26 July 1934 (1934-07-26) | 210 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 97 | José Carlos de Macedo Soares (1883–1968) | 26 July 1934 (1934-07-26) | 1 November 1936 (1936-11-01) | 2 years, 98 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 98 | Mário de Pimentel Brandão (1889–1956) | 1 November 1936 (1936-11-01) | 15 March 1938 (1938-03-15) | 1 year, 134 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 99 | Osvaldo Aranha (1894–1960) | 15 March 1938 (1938-03-15) | 23 August 1944 (1944-08-23) | 6 years, 161 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| – | Pedro Leão Veloso (1887–1947) Acting | 24 August 1944 (1944-08-24) | 20 February 1945 (1945-02-20) | 180 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| – | José Carlos de Macedo Soares (1883–1968) Acting | 20 February 1945 (1945-02-20) | 19 March 1945 (1945-03-19) | 27 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| – | Pedro Leão Veloso (1887–1947) Acting | 19 March 1945 (1945-03-19) | 15 April 1945 (1945-04-15) | 27 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| – | José Carlos de Macedo Soares (1883–1968) Acting | 15 April 1945 (1945-04-15) | 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06) | 82 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| – | Pedro Leão Veloso (1887–1947) Acting | 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06) | 30 October 1945 (1945-10-30) | 116 days | Getúlio Vargas |
| 100 | Pedro Leão Veloso (1887–1947) | 31 October 1945 (1945-10-31) | 30 January 1946 (1946-01-30) | 91 days | José Linhares |

### Fourth Brazilian Republic

| No. | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President |
| 101 | João Neves da Fontoura (1887–1963) | 31 January 1946 (1946-01-31) | 24 July 1946 (1946-07-24) | 174 days | Independent | Eurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD) |
| – | Samuel de Sousa Leão Gracie (1891–1967) Acting | 25 July 1946 (1946-07-25) | 12 December 1946 (1946-12-12) | 140 days | Independent | Eurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD) |
| 102 | Raul Fernandes (1877–1968) | 12 December 1946 (1946-12-12) | 31 January 1951 (1951-01-31) | 4 years, 50 days | Independent | Eurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD) |
| 103 | Samuel de Sousa Leão Gracie (1891–1967) | 31 January 1951 (1951-01-31) | 19 June 1953 (1953-06-19) | 2 years, 139 days | Independent | Getúlio Vargas (PTB) |
| – | Mário de Pimentel Brandão (1889–1956) Acting | 19 June 1953 (1953-06-19) | 2 July 1953 (1953-07-02) | 13 days | Independent | Getúlio Vargas (PTB) |
| 104 | Vicente Rao (1892–1978) | 3 July 1953 (1953-07-03) | 24 August 1954 (1954-08-24) | 1 year, 52 days | Independent | Getúlio Vargas (PTB) |
| 105 | Raul Fernandes (1877–1968) | 26 August 1954 (1954-08-26) | 11 November 1955 (1955-11-11) | 1 year, 77 days | Independent | Café Filho (PSP) |
| 106 | José Carlos de Macedo Soares (1883–1968) | 12 November 1955 (1955-11-12) | 4 July 1958 (1958-07-04) | 2 years, 234 days | Independent | Nereu Ramos (PSD) Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD) |
| 107 | Negrão de Lima (1901–1981) | 4 July 1958 (1958-07-04) | 30 August 1959 (1959-08-30) | 1 year, 57 days | PSD | Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD) |
| 108 | Horácio Lafer (1900–1965) | 30 August 1959 (1959-08-30) | 31 January 1961 (1961-01-31) | 1 year, 154 days | PSD | Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD) |
| 109 | Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco (1905–1990) | 31 January 1961 (1961-01-31) | 25 August 1961 (1961-08-25) | 206 days | UDN | Jânio Quadros (PTN) |
| – | Vacant | 25 August 1961 (1961-08-25) | 7 September 1961 (1961-09-07) | 13 days | Vacant | Ranieri Mazzilli (PSD) |
| No. | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Prime Minister |
| 110 | San Tiago Dantas (1911–1964) | 8 September 1961 (1961-09-08) | 12 July 1962 (1962-07-12) | 307 days | PTB | Tancredo Neves (PSD) |
| 111 | Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco (1905–1990) | 12 July 1962 (1962-07-12) | 18 September 1962 (1962-09-18) | 68 days | UDN | Francisco Brochado da Rocha (PSD) |
| 112 | Hermes Lima (1902–1978) | 18 September 1962 (1962-09-18) | 24 January 1963 (1963-01-24) | 128 days | PTB | Hermes Lima (PTB) |
| No. | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President |
| 112 | Hermes Lima (1902–1978) | 24 January 1963 (1963-01-24) | 18 June 1963 (1963-06-18) | 145 days | PTB | João Goulart (PTB) |
| 113 | Evandro Lins e Silva (1912–2002) | 18 June 1963 (1963-06-18) | 22 August 1963 (1963-08-22) | 65 days | Independent | João Goulart (PTB) |
| 114 | João Augusto de Araújo Castro (1919–1975) | 22 August 1963 (1963-08-22) | 31 March 1964 (1964-03-31) | 222 days | Independent | João Goulart (PTB) |

### Military Dictatorship (Fifth Brazilian Republic)

| No. | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President |
| 115 | Vasco Leitão da Cunha (1903–1984) | 4 April 1964 (1964-04-04) | 17 January 1966 (1966-01-17) | 1 year, 288 days | Independent | Ranieri Mazzilli (PSD) Castelo Branco (ARENA) |
| 116 | Juracy Magalhães (1905–2001) | 17 January 1966 (1966-01-17) | 15 March 1967 (1967-03-15) | 1 year, 57 days | ARENA | Castelo Branco (ARENA) |
| 117 | Magalhães Pinto (1909–1996) | 15 March 1967 (1967-03-15) | 30 October 1969 (1969-10-30) | 2 years, 229 days | ARENA | Costa e Silva (ARENA) Military Junta of 1969 (Military dictatorship in Brazil) |
| 118 | Mário Gibson Barbosa (1918–2007) | 31 October 1969 (1969-10-31) | 15 March 1974 (1974-03-15) | 4 years, 135 days | Independent | Emílio Garrastazu Médici (ARENA) |
| 119 | Azeredo da Silveira (1917–1990) | 15 March 1974 (1974-03-15) | 15 March 1979 (1979-03-15) | 5 years, 0 days | Independent | Ernesto Geisel (ARENA) |
| 120 | Ramiro Saraiva Guerreiro (1918–2011) | 15 March 1979 (1979-03-15) | 15 March 1985 (1985-03-15) | 46 years, 2 days | Independent | João Figueiredo (PDS) |

### Sixth Brazilian Republic

| No. | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President |
| 121 | Olavo Setúbal (1923–2008) | 15 March 1985 (1985-03-15) | 14 February 1986 (1986-02-14) | 336 days | MDB | José Sarney (MDB) |
| 122 | Abreu Sodré (1917–1999) | 14 February 1986 (1986-02-14) | 15 March 1990 (1990-03-15) | 4 years, 29 days | PFL | José Sarney (MDB) |
| 123 | Francisco Rezek (born 1944) | 15 March 1990 (1990-03-15) | 13 April 1992 (1992-04-13) | 2 years, 29 days | Independent | Fernando Collor (PRN) |
| 124 | Celso Lafer (born 1941) | 13 April 1992 (1992-04-13) | 2 October 1992 (1992-10-02) | 172 days | Independent | Fernando Collor (PRN) |
| 125 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1931) | 5 October 1992 (1992-10-05) | 20 May 1993 (1993-05-20) | 227 days | PSDB | Itamar Franco (MDB) |
| – | Luiz Felipe Lampreia (1941–2016) Acting | 20 May 1993 (1993-05-20) | 20 July 1993 (1993-07-20) | 61 days | Independent | Itamar Franco (MDB) |
| 126 | Celso Amorim (born 1942) | 20 July 1993 (1993-07-20) | 1 January 1995 (1995-01-01) | 1 year, 165 days | MDB | Itamar Franco (MDB) |
| 127 | Luiz Felipe Lampreia (1941–2016) | 1 January 1995 (1995-01-01) | 12 January 2001 (2001-01-12) | 6 years, 11 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| – | Luiz Felipe de Seixas Corrêa (born 1945) Acting | 12 January 2001 (2001-01-12) | 29 January 2001 (2001-01-29) | 17 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 128 | Celso Lafer (born 1941) | 29 January 2001 (2001-01-29) | 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) | 2 years, 0 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 129 | Celso Amorim (born 1942) | 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 8 years, 0 days | PT | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 130 | Antonio Patriota (born 1954) | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 26 August 2013 (2013-08-26) | 2 years, 237 days | Independent | Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| – | Eduardo dos Santos (born 1952) Acting | 26 August 2013 (2013-08-26) | 28 August 2013 (2013-08-28) | 2 days | Independent | Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| 131 | Luiz Alberto Figueiredo (born 1955) | 28 August 2013 (2013-08-28) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 1 year, 126 days | Independent | Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| 132 | Mauro Vieira (born 1951) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | 1 year, 132 days | Independent | Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| 133 | José Serra (born 1942) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | 22 February 2017 (2017-02-22) | 286 days | PSDB | Michel Temer (MDB) |
| – | Marcos Galvão (born 1959) Acting | 22 February 2017 (2017-02-22) | 7 March 2017 (2017-03-07) | 13 days | Independent | Michel Temer (MDB) |
| 134 | Aloysio Nunes (born 1945) | 7 March 2017 (2017-03-07) | 1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) | 1 year, 300 days | PSDB | Michel Temer (MDB) |
| 135 | Ernesto Araújo (born 1967) | 1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) | 29 March 2021 (2021-03-29) | 2 years, 87 days | Independent | Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) |
| 136 | Carlos França (born 1964) | 6 April 2021 (2021-04-06) | 1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) | 3 years, 345 days | Independent | Jair Bolsonaro (PL) |
| 137 | Mauro Vieira (born 1951) | 1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) | Incumbent | 2 years, 75 days | Independent | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |