Manuel Antônio Farinha, Count of Sousel
Born	18th century  Sousel (Kingdom of Portugal)
Died	27 May 1842  Rio de Janeiro (Empire of Brazil)
Alma mater	Navy Royal Academy
Awards	Order of the Rose (1827)
Position held	Minister of the Navy (1822–1822)
Rank	graduate admiral (1827–)
Branch	Imperial Brazilian Navy (1822–1832), Portuguese Navy (1793–1822)
Titles	Baron of Souzel (1825–), Count of Souzel (1826–), Grandee

Manuel Antônio Farinha, first and only baron and count of Sousel (Souzel, Portugal — Rio de Janeiro, 27 May 1842) was a Brazilian admiral.

He was minister of the Navy in the first cabinet of Dom Pedro I, formed on 16 January 1822, until 22 October 1822.

He was made baron on 12 October 1825 and count on 12 October 1826. Also was Grandee of the Empire.

References

• Smith de Vasconcelos, Rodolfo; Smith de Vasconcelos, Jaime (1918). Archivo nobiliarchico brasileiro: Souzel (Barão e Conde de)  (in Portuguese). Lausanne, Suica – via Wikisource.{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• "031 - Almirante Manuel Antonio Farinha" (in Portuguese). Superior Tribunal Militar. 2016-12-01. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
• "Atas do Conselho de Estado: Conselho dos Procuradores Gerais das Províncias do Brasil 1822 - 1823" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Senado Federal do Brasil. 1973. Retrieved 2020-02-02.