monarch predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place children allegiance nationality birth_date order term_start spouse image article_title term_end name
john iii of portugal office created duarte da costa yes 1503 1579 rates , kingdom of portugal kingdom of portugal helena iria de sousa ana de sousa de sousa francisco de sousa garcia de sousa portuguese empire portuguese 1503 1st governor-general of brazil 1549 maria da costa tomedesousa.jpg tomé de sousa
 1553 tomé de sousa
tomé de sousa

tomé de sousa -lrb- 1503-1579 -rrb- was the first governor-general of the portuguese colony of brazil from 1549 until 1553 .
he was a nobleman and soldier born in rates , póvoa de varzim .
sousa was born a half-breed noble and participated in military expeditions in africa , fought the moors and commanded the nau `` conceição '' to portuguese india , part of the armada of fernão de andrade .
