José Antônio Correia da Câmara, 2nd Viscount of Pelotas

José Antônio Correia da Câmara, 2nd Viscount of Pelotas[1] was a Brazilian Marshal, noble, and politician who was notable for his participation in the Battle of Cerro Corá in the Paraguayan War.

In 1851 he married his niece Maria Rita Fernandes Pinheiro (1829 - 1914), daughter of the Viscount of São Leopoldo, and settled at Solar dos Câmara, in Porto Alegre.

Câmara was considered to be a Hero of the Paraguayan War, he helped in the retaking of Uruguaiana and participated in the battles of Curuzu, Curupaiti, Avaí and Campo Grande, among others.

His troops attacked the last Paraguayan camp, in Cerro Corá, where Solano López was wounded and then shot in the banks of the Aquidabã stream.

Câmara was promoted to Marshal in 1870, shortly after the war, in recognition of his services he was awarded the noble title of Viscount of Pelotas.