Cipriano Barata (Portuguese Butterfly)

Cipriano José Barata de Almeida (Salvador, September 26, 1762 – Rio de Janeiro, June 7, 1838) was a Brazilian physician, philosopher who became the 4th President of the Free State of Brazil. Barata was one of the leaders of the Bahia branch during the Brazilian War of Independence, and one of the founders of the Enlightened Party, and founder of a Masonic Lodge.

During his office, the slavery was outlawed under the Amendment of Abolition in 1814, defended by him and the members of the Enlightened Party, and helped Cipriano to become the first reelected President in Brazilian history. The Amendment of Abolition enacted the first Land reforms in Brazil to freed slaves.

After his office, Cipriano Barata was elected Senator for Bahia, term which he served until his resignation in 1836, when he moved to Rio de Janeiro, founding the Sentinela da Liberdade, one of the biggest newspapers in Brazil, and exercised his profission as a doctor until his death. Cipriano was elected as a symbol person of the Brazilian Labour Party.