1942 in Brazil
| 1942 in Brazil |
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| Year of Constitution: 1937 |
Events in the year 1942 in Brazil.
Establishments
- Construction of the Basilica Shrine of Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces was completed.
Incumbents
Events
- 28 January- Brazil breaks diplomatic relations with the Axis countries.[1]
- July 26- The Brazilian ship Tamandaré is sunk by the German submarine U-66 (1940) off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago.
- August 17 - The ships Itagiba and Arará are torpedoed by German submarine U-507.
- August 22 - President Getúlio Vargas signs the declaration of war against Germany and Italy.[2][3]
- 1 November - The Cruzeiro "antigo" is adopted as the official currency.[4]
- date unknown - Aircraft manufacturer Companhia Aeronáutica Paulista is established in São Paulo.[5]
Arts and culture
Books
- Jorge Amado - Gabriela
- Júlio Afrânio Peixoto - Pepitas
Films
- Saludos Amigos (first appearance of José Carioca, the cigar-smoking Brazilian parrot)[6]
Music
- Heitor Villa-Lobos - Rudepoêma (orchestral version) [7]
Births
- 19 January - Nara Leão, singer and actress (died 1989)
- 6 March - Flora Purim, jazz singer[8]
- 19 March - José Serra, politician
- 20 April - Roberto Freire, politician
- 23 April - Jorge Antunes, composer[9]
- 3 June - Celso Amorim, diplomat and politician
- 26 June - Gilberto Gil, singer, guitarist, and songwriter
- 7 August - Caetano Veloso, musician and writer
- 23 August
- Jarbas Vasconcelos, politician and lawyer
- Susana Vieira, actress (as Sônia Maria Vieira Gonçalves)
- 26 October - Anecy Rocha, actress (died 1977)
Deaths
- 23 April - Olga Benário Prestes, political activist (born 1908 in Germany)[10]
- 17 October - Sebastião da Silveira Cintra, Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1882)
References
- ^ "O Brasil rompeu com os paises do "Eixo"". Folha da Noite. 29 January 1942. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "O Brasil na Guerra". Folha da Noite. 22 August 1942. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "O Brasil em estado de beligerância com a Alemanha e a Itália". O Estado de S. Paulo. 23 August 1942. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ Cédulas do Cruzeiro (1942-1967). Accessed 24 May 2014
- ^ Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 70.
- ^ Walt & El Grupo (documentary film, 2008).
- ^ Kater, Carlos. 1987. "Villa-Lobos de Rubinstein". Latin American Music Review / Revista de Música Latinoamericana 8, no. 2 (Autumn-Winter): 246–53. (Portuguese)
- ^ Julie Coryell, Laura Friedman; Ramsey Lewis (January 2000). Jazz-Rock Fusion: The People, the Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 277. ISBN 0-7935-9941-5.
- ^ David M. Cummings (2000). International Who's Who In Music and Musicians' Directory: (In the Classical and Light Classical Fields). Psychology Press. p. 19.
- ^ [1]
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