[1] After graduating in law in 1821, he became a member of the Constituent Assembly in 1823 and then of the Chamber of Deputies representing Minas Gerais for three terms.

As Minister of Imperial Affairs in the second conservative cabinet (1841-1843), he steered through the law which accorded senators the title “Your Excellency.” In 1839 he was appointed tutor in Literature and Positive Sciences to Crown Prince Pedro; later he was also placed in charme of the education of the Princess Imperial.

He served on the founding board of the Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute and was its president from 1847 to 1875.

[4] He was a privy councillor, gentleman of the bedchamber and knight of the Imperial Household.

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