1919 in Brazil
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Events in the year 1919 in Brazil.
Incumbents
[edit]Federal government
[edit]- President: Delfim Moreira (acting; until 28 July); Epitácio Pessoa (from 28 July)
- Vice President: Delfim Moreira
Governors
[edit]- Alagoas: José Fernandes de Barros Lima
- Amazonas: Pedro de Alcântara Bacelar
- Bahia: Antônio Ferrão Muniz de Aragão
- Ceará: João Tomé de Sabóia e Silva
- Goiás:
- until April 24: Joaquim Rufino Ramos Jubé
- from April 24: João Alves de Castro
- Maranhão: Urbano Santos
- Mato Grosso: Francisco de Aquino Correia
- Minas Gerais: Artur Bernardes
- Pará: Lauro Sodré
- Paraíba: Francisco Camilo de Holanda
- Paraná: Afonso Camargo
- Pernambuco:
- until 18 December: Manuel Antônio Pereira Borba
- 18 December - 24 December: José Henrique Carneiro da Cunha
- from 24 December: José Rufino Bezerra Cavalcanti
- Piauí: Eurípedes Clementino de Aguiar
- Rio Grande do Norte: Joaquim Ferreira Chaves
- Rio Grande do Sul: Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros
- Santa Catarina:
- São Paulo:
- Sergipe:
Vice governors
[edit]Events
[edit]- 13 April - In the presidential election brought about by the death of Rodrigues Alves,[1] Epitácio Pessoa of the Paraíba Republican Party receives 71.0% of the vote.
- 24 April - Ford Brasil, a subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company, is founded.
- 11-29 May - The 1919 South American Championship football tournament is held in Rio de Janeiro, with Brazil winning it.[2]
- 28 July - Epitácio Pessoa takes office as President, replacing acting President Delfim Moreira, who continues as Vice President.
Births
[edit]- 13 March - Edgard Cognat, painter and sculptor (died 1994)
- 10 May - Antônio Olinto, writer and translator (died 2006)
- 12 June - Rui Moreira Lima, fighter pilot (died 2013)[3]
- 21 June - Nelson Gonçalves, singer and songwriter (died 1998)
- 8 July - Helena Salles, swimmer (died 2011)
- 18 October - Orlando Drummond, actor (died 2021)
- 11 November - Armando Falcão, politician (died 2010)
- 31 December - Carmen da Silva, psychoanalyst and feminist journalist (died 1985)
Deaths
[edit]- 16 January - Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, President-elect of Brazil (born 1848; Spanish flu)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ 1919 South American Championship at RSSSF
- ^ "Lançamento Livro "Senta a Pua" – Brigadeiro Rui Moreira Lima". Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ Frank D. McCann (2004), Soldiers of the Pátria: a history of the Brazilian Army, 1889–1937, Stanford University Press, ISBN 978-0-8047-3222-2
See also
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