(Colônia del Sacramento, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, 1774 - Londres, Reino Unido, 1823)
"Hipólito José da Costa Pereira Furtado de Mendonça (August 13, 1774 - September 11, 1823) was a Brazilian journalist and diplomat considered to be the "father of Brazilian press". He is the patron of the 17th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters."