Cotrim, Rio de Janeiro
The Cotrim of this branch had had great prominence in the cities of Resende and Itatiaia. Its patriarch the Dr. August Eduardo Cotrim Torres, has a long resume as engineer, agriculturist, pecuarista and politician. He was son of the Dr. Jose Custódio Cotrim and grandson of the Visconde de Itaborahy, one of the great personages of the empire, ten times minister.
Attention! The complete history of the Cotrim of Rio De Janeiro, photos of historical places and other information satiated are registered in the site kept for Sergio Cotrim (vide researchers ). To enter in the site of Sergio, click here .
Data on the family can be found in the book (however depleted) Of the state of Rio de Janeiro Nobiliarquia of Drs. Ant. Jm. and Julião R. of Macedo Soares.
Moreover, this branch already had chance to promote to find and even though to edit one emends with data of the family tree and texts on its more illustrious personages.
As studies of Pablo Alcobia Neves (vide researchers) the Cotrim de Itatiaia descend of the Cotrim de Souza and Vasconcelos, through Cotrim Luis de Souza and Vasconcelos, noble whom Blazon with the weapons of the Cotrins and Vasconcellos the 1 of July of 1623 still took off (what it can allow, that observing the respective regulation, to request to the Advice of nobility of Portugal the respective letters of weapons).