Manuel Antônio Farinha, Count of Sousel

AwardsPosition heldMinister of the Navy (1822–1822) Rankgraduate admiral (1827–) BranchImperial Brazilian Navy (1822–1832), Portuguese Navy (1793–1822) TitlesBaron of Souzel (1825–), Count of Souzel (1826–), Grandee 

Manuel Antônio Farinha, first and only baron and count of Sousel (Souzel, Portugal — Rio de Janeiro, 27 May 1842) was a Brazilian admiral.

He was minister of the Navy in the first cabinet of Dom Pedro I, formed on 16 January 1822, until 22 October 1822.

He was made baron on 12 October 1825 and count on 12 October 1826. Also was Grandee of the Empire.

References

• Smith de Vasconcelos, Rodolfo; Smith de Vasconcelos, Jaime (1918). Archivo nobiliarchico brasileiro: Souzel (Barão e Conde de)  (in Portuguese). Lausanne, Suica – via Wikisource.{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• "031 - Almirante Manuel Antonio Farinha" (in Portuguese). Superior Tribunal Militar. 2016-12-01. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
• "Atas do Conselho de Estado: Conselho dos Procuradores Gerais das Províncias do Brasil 1822 - 1823" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Senado Federal do Brasil. 1973. Retrieved 2020-02-02.

Military offices
Preceded by -	Minister of the Navy of Brazil 1822	Followed by Luís da Cunha Moreira