1930 in Brazil
| 1930 in Brazil |
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| Year of Constitution: 1891 |
Events in the year 1930 in Brazil.
Incumbents
- President:
- (until 24 October) Washington Luís
- (from 24 October to 3 November) General Tasso Fragoso, Admiral Isaías de Noronha, General Mena Barreto
- (from 3 November) Getúlio Vargas (Head of the Provisional Government)
- Vice President: Fernando de Melo Viana (until 24 October), vacant after 24 October.
Events
- 1 March - A general election is held; in the presidential election,s the result is a victory for Júlio Prestes of the Republican Party of São Paulo, who receives 57.7% of the vote.[1] Vital Soares is elected vice-president, but never takes office.
- 26 July - The assassination of João Pessoa Cavalcânti de Albuquerque, governor of Paraíba, by João Duarte Dantas, stirs up a wave of bad feeling toward the federal government and the outgoing president Washington Luís, who is accused of bearing the "moral responsibility".[2]
- 13 August - 1930 Curuçá River event: The area of Curuçá River near latitude 5° S and longitude 71.5° W experiences a meteoric air burst (also known as the Brazilian Tunguska event).[3]
- September - The state capital of Paraíba, formerly Parahyba, is renamed João Pessoa, in memory of its assassinated governor.[4]
- 3 October - Brazilian Revolution of 1930:
- 24 October - Incumbent President Washington Luís is deposed.[5] A military junta, led by General Augusto Tasso Fragoso, temporarily takes control of the country.
- 1 November - Beginning of the Vargas Era: The ruling junta hands power and the presidential palace to Getúlio Vargas.
- date unknown - The National Institute of Metrology Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) is founded.
Arts and culture
Films
- As Armas, directed by Octavio Gabus Mendes
Births
- 29 March - Lima Duarte, actor
- 21 April - Mário Covas, politician (died 2003)
- 24 April - José Sarney, 31st President of Brazil
- 28 June - Itamar Franco, 33rd President of Brazil (died 2011)
- 10 July - Jacques Klein, composer (died 1982)
- 28 August - Walmor Chagas, actor (died 2013)
- 16 August - Glauce Rocha, actress (died 1971)
- 2 September - Paulo Francis, journalist, novelist and critic (died 1997)
- 10 September - Ferreira Gullar (José Ribamar Ferreira), poet, playwright, essayist, art critic, and television writer
- 15 September - Odette Vidal de Oliveira, candidate for beatification (died 1939)
- 29 October - Geraldo Del Rey, actor (died 1993)
Deaths
- 26 July - João Pessoa Cavalcânti de Albuquerque, politician (born 1878; assassinated)
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Font, Mauricio A. Coffee and Transformation in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Lexington Books. p. 225-6. ISBN 9781461633167.
- ^ Reza, Ramiro de la. O evento do Curuçá: bólidos caem no Amazonas (The Curuçá Event: Bolides Fall in the Amazon) Template:Pt icon, Rio de Janeiro: National Observatory. Retrieved from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas website.
- ^ "João Pessoa" (in Portuguese). Netsaber. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ http://www.infoescola.com/historia-do-brasil/governo-de-washington-luis/ (Portuguese language)
See also
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