Doctor Felipe Gabriel de Vasconcelos, Baron of São João Marcos, Count of São João Marcos (Georgia) (Sete Lagoas, December 4, 1975) is a Brazilian jurist, Bachelor of Laws, postgraduate in Public Law. Recognized for his participation in entities of a historical and cultural nature.

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Biography

Doctor Felipe Gabriel de Vasconcelos belongs to the most illustrious and noble Brazilian colonial families from the State of Minas Gerais and the State of São Paulo, with deep roots in the Kingdom of Portugal. He is the legitimate son of farmer and industrialist Tito Lívio de Vasconcelos and Dona Célia Regina da Paz.

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Academic training​

Graduated in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (Pontifical Catholic University, Minas Gerais). Postgraduate in Public Law (Newton Paiva University, Minas Gerais). Paleographer trained at the Federal University of Minas Gerais.

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Business Activity

Businessman working in the Urban Civil Construction sector.

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Historical, Cultural and Academic

Professional genealogist with more than 250 nationality processes approved by the Comunidade Israelita de Lisboa (CIL). Effective Member of the Historical Institute of Pitangui, Minas Gerais. Effective Member of the Historical Institute of Pompéu, Minas Gerais

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Noble distinctions

Nobleman of Cota de Armas by the Institute of Portuguese Nobility (INP), he is the current General Secretary in Brazil of the Association of Brazilian and Portuguese Noblemen, and is a member of the Association of Historical Nobility of Portugal (ANHP). Among the noble and representative dignities attributed to him, the following stand out:

• 2nd Baron of São João Marcos, by charter of His Royal Highness D. Duarte Pio, Duke of Bragança;

• Count of Saint John Mark, by charter of His Royal Highness Prince Davit Bagration of Georgia.

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Honorific orders​

Doctor Felipe Gabriel de Vasconcelos received several national and international honorary distinctions, including:

• Knight of the Order of Malta (Holy See);

• Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher (Holy See).

• Knight of the Order of Saint Maurice and Saint Lazarus (Italy).

• Knight of the Order of Vitéz (Hungary).

• Commander of the Order of the Georgian Eagle (Georgia).

• Grand Officer of the Order of São Miguel da Ala (Portugal).

• Grã Cruz "Constitutional Heroes of 32" (Government of the State of São Paulo, Brazil).

• Marechal Mascarenhas de Moraes Medal (Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

• "COVID-19 Campaign" Medal (Order of Malta, Holy See).