1950 in Brazil
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| Year of Constitution: 1946 |
Events in the year 1950 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Events
- 24 June - The 1950 World Cup starts.[1]
- 16 July- The World Cup ends, with the 2-1 defeat of Brazilian national team by Uruguay on Maracanã.[2]
- 18 September- First television broadcasting in Brazil by TV Tupi.[3]
- 3 October - The Brazilian general election[4] is won by the Social Democratic Party, who remain the largest party in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, although they lose their majority in the former. The presidential election is won by former President Getúlio Vargas of the Brazilian Labour Party.
- date unknown - After being grounded because of a shortage of equipment, the airline Transportes Aéreos Bandeirantes is sold to Lóide Aéreo Nacional.[5]
Arts and culture
Books
- Ulrich Becher - Brasilianischer Romanzero (published in Vienna)
Films
- Alameda da Saudade 113, directed by Carlos Ortiz.
- Caiçara, co-directed by Adolfo Celi, Tom Payne, and John Waterhouse, starring Celi and José Mauro de Vasconcelos.
- Caraça, Porta do Céu, directed by Theodor Luts, starring José Álvaro Morais.
- Quando a Noite Acaba, starring Tônia Carrero.
Births
- 20 January - Daniel Benzali, actor
- 24 June - Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza, artist and member of the Imperial House of Brazil.[6]
Deaths
See also
References
- ^ Folha da Noite (25 June 1950). "Vitorioso o Brasil no encontro inaugural do Campeonato do Mundo". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ Folha da Noite (17 July 1950). "Na viceliderança o Brasil". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ Folha da Noite (18 September 1950). "A televisão poderá tornar-se a voz e o olhar das Américas". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Pereira, Aldo (1987). Breve História da Aviação Comercial Brasileira (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Europa. pp. 305–306.
- ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser (Limburg an der Lahn: C.A. Starke, 1991): Band XIV, 32.
