1923 in Brazil
| 1923 in Brazil |
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| Year of Constitution: 1891 |
Events in the year 1923 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Events
- date unknown
- The Brazilian Society of Chemistry is founded.
- Brazil's first radio broadcasting station, the Radio Society of Rio de Janeiro, is founded; it is still working under the name Rádio MEC.
- Medeiros e Albuquerque becomes President of the Academia Brasileira de Letras.
- Construction of the Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Belo Horizonte was completed.
Arts and culture
Films
- A Canção da Primavera, directed by Igino Bonfioli and Cyprien Segur.
- Augusto Anibal quer casar, directed by Luiz de Barros
- João da Mata, directed by and starring Amilar Alves
Births
- 11 January - Sérgio Porto, writer (died in 1968)
- 22 January - Marcus Vinícius Dias, basketball player (died 1992)
- 16 August - Millôr Fernandes, journalist, cartoonist, humorist and playwright (died 2012)[1]
- 30 October - Lourdinha Bittencourt, actress (died 1979)
- 1 November - Newton Holanda Gurgel, Bishop of Crato 1993-2001
- 14 November - Cleyde Yáconis, actress (died 2013)
Deaths
- 1 March - Rui Barbosa, writer and politician (born 1849)[2]
- 11 March - Júlia da Silva Bruhns, mother of Thomas Mann (born 1851)[3]
References
- ^ "Millôr Online"
- ^ Turner, CW (2005) [1945], Ruy Barbosa: Brazilian crusader for the essential freedoms, New York: Kessinger Publishing, ISBN 1-419-10424-1.
- ^ Miskolci, Richard. Thomas Mann: Artista Mestiço. São Paulo: Annablume/FAPESP, 2003.
See also
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