Born:(1897-09-20)20 September 1897, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Died:18 July 1967(1967-07-18) (aged 69), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Rank:Field marshal
Party:ARENA (1966–1967)
Spouse:Argentina Viana (m. 1922; died 1963)
Children:2
Commands:See list, 3rd General Staff Operations Section of the 1st Expeditionary Infantry Division, , Brazilian Expeditionary Force General Staff, , 11th Infantry Regiment, , 3rd Army General Staff Section, , 10th Military Region, , School of General Staff, , Garrison of the Amazon, , 8th Military Region
Parent(s):Cândido Borges Castelo Branco (father), Antonieta de Alencar Gurgel (mother)
President:João Goulart, Ranieri Mazzilli
Allegiance:Brazil
Alma mater:Military School of Realengo, Officers Improvement School, Army General Staff School
Preceded by:José Machado Lopes
Battles/wars:Prestes Column, , Revolution of 1930, , World War II, Italian campaign, , , 1964 Brazilian coup d'état