Adalberto Pereira dos Santos


Adalberto Pereira dos Santos was a Brazilian general and politician.
A veteran of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force during World War II, he served as the Army Chief of Staff during Costa e Silva's Presidency and then headed the Highest Military Tribunal.
He was born to Portuguese settler parents. His father emigrated from Ponte de Lima in Northern Portugal in 1898 and owned a cattle ranch. His mother's side of the family emigrated from the Azores.
Dos Santos served as Vice President under General Ernesto Geisel from 1974 to 1979. He was the last military Vice President of Brazil.