Commander of the Brazilian Navy
This is a list of commanders of the Brazilian Navy.
With the creation of the Ministry of Defence, on 10 June 1999, by complementary law No. 97 of 9 June 1999, the Ministry of the Navy was transformed into Navy Command, and the Minister of the Navy came to be called Commander of the Navy.
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
| Name | Start | End | Head of government |
| João Rodrigues de Sá e Menezes | 10 March 1808 | 30 December 1809 | John VI |
| Fernando José de Portugal e Castro | 30 December 1809 | 7 January 1810 | John VI |
| João de Almeida Melo e Castro | 7 January 1810 | 18 January 1814 | John VI |
| António de Araújo e Azevedo | 18 January 1814 | 21 June 1817 | John VI |
| João Paulo Bezerra de Seixas | 21 June 1817 | 29 November 1817 | John VI |
| Tomás Antônio de Vila Nova Portugal | 29 November 1817 | 5 February 1818 | John VI |
| Marcos de Noronha e Brito | 5 February 1818 | 22 February 1821 | John VI |
| Joaquim José Monteiro Torres | 22 February 1821 | 22 April 1821 | John VI |
| Manuel Antônio Farinha | 22 April 1821 | 22 October 1822 | John VI |
- Reference: Brazilian Navy
Empire of Brazil
Regency period
| No. | Name | Start | End | Head of government |
| 7 | José Manuel de Almeida | 7 April 1831 | 17 June 1831 | Provisional Triumviral Regency |
| 7 | José Manuel de Almeida | 17 June 1831 | 28 October 1831 | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| 8 | Joaquim José Rodrigues Torres | 28 October 1831 | 3 August 1832 | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| — | Bento Barroso Pereira | 3 August 1832 | 14 September 1832 | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| — | Antero José Ferreira de Brito | 14 September 1832 | 8 November 1832 | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| 9 | Joaquim José Rodrigues Torres | 8 November 1832 | 30 July 1834 | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| — | Antero José Ferreira de Brito | 30 July 1834 | 16 January 1835 | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| — | João Paulo dos Santos Barreto | 16 January 1835 | 14 March 1835 | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| — | Joaquim Vieira da Silva e Sousa | 14 March 1835 | 17 March 1835 | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| 10 | José Pereira Pinto | 17 March 1835 | 14 October 1835 | Permanent Triumviral Regency |
| — | Manuel da Fonseca Lima e Silva | 14 October 1835 | 5 February 1836 | Diogo Antônio Feijó |
| 11 | Salvador José Maciel | 5 February 1836 | 16 May 1837 | Diogo Antônio Feijó |
| 12 | Tristão Pio dos Santos | 16 May 1837 | 18 September 1837 | Diogo Antônio Feijó |
| 13 | Joaquim José Rodrigues Torres | 18 September 1837 | 16 April 1839 | Pedro de Araújo Lima |
| 14 | Jacinto Roque de Sena Pereira | 16 April 1839 | 23 May 1840 | Pedro de Araújo Lima |
| 15 | Joaquim José Rodrigues Torres | 23 May 1840 | 23 July 1840 | Pedro de Araújo Lima |
Republican period
First Brazilian Republic
| No. | Name | Start | End | President |
| 61 | Eduardo Wandenkolk | 15 November 1889 | 22 January 1891 | Deodoro da Fonseca |
| 62 | Fortunato Foster Vidal | 22 January 1891 | 23 November 1891 | Deodoro da Fonseca |
| 63 | Custódio José de Melo | 23 November 1891 | 30 April 1893 | Floriano Peixoto |
| 64 | Filipe Firmino Rodrigues Chaves | 30 April 1893 | 5 January 1894 | Floriano Peixoto |
| 65 | Francisco José Coelho Neto | 5 January 1894 | 26 June 1894 | Floriano Peixoto |
| — | Bibiano Sérgio Macedo Costallat | 26 June 1894 | 2 July 1894 | Floriano Peixoto |
| 66 | João Gonçalves Duarte | 2 July 1894 | 5 November 1894 | Floriano Peixoto |
| 67 | Eliziário José Barbosa | 15 November 1894 | 21 November 1896 | Prudente de Morais |
| 68 | Manuel José Alves Barbosa | 21 November 1896 | 15 November 1898 | Prudente de Morais |
| 69 | Carlos Baltasar da Silveira | 15 November 1898 | 19 August 1899 | Campos Sales |
| 70 | José Pinto da Luz | 19 August 1899 | 15 November 1902 | Campos Sales |
| 71 | Júlio César de Noronha | 15 November 1902 | 15 November 1906 | Rodrigues Alves |
| 72 | Alexandrino Faria de Alencar | 15 November 1906 | 14 June 1909 | Afonso Pena |
| 72 | Alexandrino Faria de Alencar | 14 June 1909 | 15 November 1910 | Nilo Peçanha |
| 73 | Joaquim Marques Batista de Leão | 15 November 1910 | 11 January 1912 | Hermes da Fonseca |
| 74 | Manuel Inácio Belfort Vieira | 11 January 1912 | 12 July 1913 | Hermes da Fonseca |
| 75 | Vespasiano Gonçalves de Albuquerque e Silva | 12 July 1913 | 2 August 1913 | Hermes da Fonseca |
| 76 | Alexandrino Faria de Alencar | 2 August 1913 | 15 November 1914 | Hermes da Fonseca |
| 76 | Alexandrino Faria de Alencar | 15 November 1914 | 15 November 1918 | Venceslau Brás |
| 77 | Antônio Coutinho Gomes Pereira | 15 November 1918 | 26 July 1919 | Delfim Moreira |
| 78 | Raul Soares de Moura | 26 July 1919 | 20 October 1920 | Epitácio Pessoa |
| 79 | Joaquim Ferreira Chaves | 20 October 1920 | 12 September 1921 | Epitácio Pessoa |
| 80 | João Pedro da Veiga Miranda | 12 September 1921 | 15 November 1922 | Epitácio Pessoa |
| 81 | Alexandrino Faria de Alencar | 15 November 1922 | 18 April 1926 | Artur Bernardes |
| 82 | Arnaldo de Siqueira Pinto da Luz | 20 April 1926 | 15 November 1926 | Artur Bernardes |
| 82 | Arnaldo de Siqueira Pinto da Luz | 15 November 1926 | 20 October 1930 | Washington Luís |
Vargas Era (Second and Third Brazilian Republics)
| No. | Name | Start | End | President |
| 83 | José Isaías de Noronha | 25 October 1930 | 3 November 1930 | Military Junta of 1930 |
| 83 | José Isaías de Noronha | 3 November 1930 | 17 December 1930 | Getúlio Vargas |
| 84 | Conrado Heck | 17 December 1930 | 9 June 1931 | Getúlio Vargas |
| 85 | Protógenes Pereira Guimarães | 9 June 1931 | 12 November 1935 | Getúlio Vargas |
| 86 | Henrique Aristides Guilhem | 12 November 1935 | 30 October 1945 | Getúlio Vargas |
| 87 | Jorge Dodsworth Martins | 30 October 1945 | 31 January 1946 | José Linhares |
Fourth Brazilian Republic
| No. | Name | Start | End | President |
| 87 | Jorge Dodsworth Martins | 31 January 1946 | 29 September 1946 | Eurico Dutra |
| 88 | Sílvio de Noronha | 29 August 1946 | 31 January 1951 | Eurico Dutra |
| 89 | Renato de Almeida Guillobel | 31 January 1951 | 26 August 1954 | Getúlio Vargas |
| 90 | Edmundo Jordão Amorim do Vale | 26 August 1954 | 11 November 1955 | Café Filho |
| 91 | Antônio Alves Câmara Júnior | 11 November 1955 | 31 January 1956 | Nereu Ramos |
| 91 | Antônio Alves Câmara Júnior | 31 January 1956 | 19 August 1958 | Juscelino Kubitschek |
| 92 | Jorge do Paço Matoso Maia | 19 August 1958 | 3 January 1961 | Juscelino Kubitschek |
| 93 | Sílvio Heck | 3 January 1961 | 25 August 1961 | Jânio Quadros |
| 93 | Sílvio Heck | 25 August 1961 | 8 September 1961 | Ranieri Mazzilli |
| 94 | Ângelo Nolasco de Almeida | 8 September 1961 | 27 June 1962 | João Goulart |
| — | Heitor Doyle Maia | 27 June 1962 | 12 July 1962 | João Goulart |
| 95 | Pedro Paulo de Araújo Suzano | 12 July 1962 | 14 June 1963 | João Goulart |
| 96 | Sílvio Borges de Sousa Mota | 14 June 1963 | 27 March 1964 | João Goulart |
| 97 | Paulo Mário da Cunha Rodrigues | 27 March 1964 | 4 April 1964 | João Goulart |
Military dictatorship (Fifth Brazilian Republic)
| No. | Name | Start | End | President |
| 98 | Augusto Rademaker | 4 April 1964 | 20 April 1964 | Ranieri Mazzilli |
| 99 | Ernesto de Melo Batista | 20 April 1964 | 15 January 1965 | Castelo Branco |
| 100 | Paulo Bosísio | 15 January 1965 | 17 December 1965 | Castelo Branco |
| 101 | Zilmar Campos de Araripe Macedo | 17 December 1965 | 15 March 1967 | Castelo Branco |
| 102 | Augusto Rademaker | 15 March 1967 | 31 August 1969 | Costa e Silva |
| 102 | Augusto Rademaker | 31 August 1969 | 30 October 1969 | Military Junta of 1969 |
| 103 | Adalberto de Barros Nunes | 30 October 1969 | 15 March 1974 | Emílio Médici |
| 104 | Geraldo Azevedo Henning | 15 March 1974 | 15 March 1979 | Ernesto Geisel |
| 105 | Maximiano Eduardo da Silva Fonseca | 15 March 1979 | 21 March 1984 | João Figueiredo |
| 106 | Alfredo Karam | 21 March 1984 | 15 March 1985 | João Figueiredo |