caption death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date known_for image article_title name occupation
portrait by oscar pereira da silva 23 february 1844 santos , são paulo , empire of brazil santos -rrb- , são paulo , brazil -lrb- portuguese colony brazilian 09 april 1775 minister of finance file : martimfrancisco i.jpg martim francisco ribeiro de andrada
 martim francisco ribeiro de andrada e silva politician
martim francisco ribeiro de andrada

martim francisco ribeiro de andrada e silva -lrb- 9 april 1775 - 23 february 1844 -rrb- was a brazilian politician who played a leading role in the declaration of brazil 's independence and in the government during the years that followed .
he was twice minister of finance .
