Eduardo Palassin Guinle

Eduardo Pallasim Guinle (Porto Alegre, 18 March 1846 – Rio de Janeiro, 10 March 1912) was a Brazilian businessman and the patriarch of the Guinle family.

Eduardo Palassin Guinle
Born18 March 1846
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died10 March 1912(1912-03-10) (aged 65)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian, French
Occupationbusinessperson
Known forCompanhia Docas de Santos
SpouseGuilhermina Coutinho da Silva
Parents
  • Jean-Arnauld Guinle (father)
  • Josephine Désirée Bernardine Palassin (mother)

Origin

Eduardo was the son of Jean-Arnauld Guinle and Josephine Désirée Bernardine Palassin, who were French immigrants from the region of the Hautes-Pyrénées who immigrated to Uruguay and then to Brazil.

Companhia Docas de Santos

In 1888, the businessmen Eduardo Palassin Guinle, Francisco de Paula Ribeiro and Cândido Gaffrée received a 92-year concession to the port of Santos from Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, where they founded the Companhia Docas de Santos during the golden age of coffees exports in Brazil.[1][2][3]

When he died in 1912, Eduardo Pallasim Guinle left an estimated fortune of 20 billion dollars in today's money.

Legacy

There is a road named after him in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. There is also a road with the name of his wife (Rua Guilhermina Guinle) and a bust dedicated to Eduardo in Copacabana Palace.

References
  1. Cequeira, Sofia (13 June 2015). "A ascensão e queda do império dos Guinle". Veja Rio (in Portuguese). Abril Mídia. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. Sáez, Horacio Capel; Costa, Vicente Casals (8 April 2013). Capitalismo e história da eletrificaçao, 1890–1930 (in Portuguese). Barcelona: Ediciones del Serbal. p. 81. ISBN 9788476287293.
  3. Sherwood, James P. (25 March 2012). Orient Express: A Personal Journey. Biteback Publishing. p. 144. ISBN 9781849543859.
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