1948 in Brazil
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Events in the year 1948 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Events
- August - Brazil's team at the Summer Olympics in London compete in eleven sports and win a bronze medal in the basketball competition.[1]
- date unknown
- The municipality of Paiçandu is founded by the Companhia de Melhoramentos do Norte do Paraná.
- The Escola de Arte Dramática (School of Dramatic Art) is founded by Alfredo Mesquita in São Paulo.
- Opening of the headquarters of the Banco Boavista, designed by Oscar Niemeyer.[2]
Arts and culture
Books
- Alfonso Arinos - Pelo Sertão, with illustrations by Livio Abramo
Films
- Folias Cariocas, directed by Manoel Jorge and Hélio Thys, starring Dercy Gonçalves.[3]
- Poeira de Estrelas, directed by Moacyr Fenelon and starring Lourdinha Bittencourt and Emilinha Borba.[4]
Births
- January 11 - José Scheinkman, economist
- February 16 - Ellen Gracie, judge
- March 7 - Danilo Caymmi, musician, singer, composer and arranger, son of Dorival Caymmi
- March 15 - Sérgio Vieira de Mello, UN diplomat (died 2003)
- June 27 - Zezé Motta, actress and singer[5]
- August 12 - Ana de Hollanda, politician
- September 12 - Caio Fernando Abreu, writer (died 1998)[6]
Deaths
- July 4 - Monteiro Lobato, writer (born 1882)
- August 27 - Oscar Lorenzo Fernández, composer (born 1897)[7]
- date unknown - Humberto Rosa, painter (born 1908)
References
- ^ "Brazil at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- ^ INEPAC. Guia de Bens Tombados Archived 2013-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Folias Cariocas" (in Portuguese). Ministry of Culture:Cinemateca brasiliera. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "Poeira de Estrelas" (in Portuguese). Ministry of Culture:Cinemateca brasiliera. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Lopes, Nei (2004). Enciclopedia Brasileira Da Diaspora Africana. Selo Negro. p. 454. ISBN 978-85-87478-21-4. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ Abreu, Caio Fernando. 2005. Caio 3D. Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Agir
- ^ Béhague, Gerard. 2001. "Fernândez, Oscar Lorenzo". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan; New York: Grove’s Dictionaries.
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