Marcos Antônio de Araújo e Abreu

Marcos Antônio de Araújo e Abreu, second Baron of Itajubá, was the son of the first Viscount of Itajubá. Born in Hamburg in 1842, he entered the service in 1866. At the Alabama claims arbitration in Geneva in 1872, he served as secretary to his father, who sat as an arbitrator. He later represented Brazil in Washington, Spain, France, and Germany. ^{1, 2}

In 1887, after learning that President Grover Cleveland wanted to discuss trade, Mendonça first consulted Itajubá. According to Mendonça, the minister encouraged him to attend the meeting despite the potential protocol difficulty of a president consulting a consul directly. The discussion concerned the imbalance between Brazilian exports to the United States and purchases of American goods. ³

Created a baron in 1883, Araújo e Abreu remained in diplomatic service after the establishment of the republic. He died while serving in Berlin in November 1897. ²