1917 in Brazil
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| Year of Constitution: 1891 |
Events in the year 1917 in Brazil.
Incumbents
- President: Venceslau Brás
- Vice President: Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo
Events
- 5 April - The steamship Paraná, loaded with coffee and travelling in accordance with the demands made on neutral countries, is torpedoed by a German submarine; three Brazilians are killed.
- 11 April - Brazil breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany.
- 7 May - Foreign Minister Lauro Müller is obliged to resign because of his German origins.
- 20 May - the ship Tijuca is torpedoed near the French coast by a German submarine.
- 27 July - The steamer Lapa Brazil is hit by three torpedoes from a German submarine.
- 23 October - The Brazilian freighter Macau, one of the vessels seized in the course of the war, was torpedoed by the German submarine SM U-93 near the coast of Spain, and the captain taken prisoner.
- 26 October - World War I: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.[1]
- 1 November - A mob damages German property in Petropolis, including the restaurant Brahma (completely destroyed), the Gesellschaft Germania, the German school, the company Arp, and the German Journal.
- 4 November - Acari Guaíba and another ship are torpedoed by the same German submarine, SM U-151.
Births
- 9 January - Otto Glória, football coach (died 1986)
- 21 February - Luz del Fuego, ballerina, naturist and feminist (as Dora Vivacqua; died 1967)[2]
- 17 April - Roberto de Oliveira Campos, economist, writer and politician (died 2001)[3]
- 5 May - Dalva de Oliveira, singer (died 1972)
- 2 September - Laurindo Almeida, guitarist and composer (died 1995)
- 30 September - Chacrinha, comedian, radio and TV personality (died 1988)
Deaths
- 22 October - Manuel Lopes Rodrigues, artist (born 1860)
References
- ^ Faria, Ivan Rodrigues de. "Participação do Brasil na Primeira Guerra Mundial" (Portuguese) ('Brazil's participation in World War I') Brazilian Army Journal, Rio - DPHCEx, 1996 (Page 67)
- ^ "Luz del Fuego". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "Roberto Campos: Biografia" (in Portuguese). Academia Brasileira de Letras.
See also
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