1946 in Brazil
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| Year of Constitution: 1946 |
Events in the year 1946 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: José Linhares (until 31 January); Marshal Eurico Gaspar Dutra (from 31 January)
- Vice President: Nereu Ramos
Governors
- Alagoas:
- Amazonas:
- Bahia:
- Ceará:
- Espírito Santo:
- Goiás:
- Maranhão:
- Mato Grosso:
- Minas Gerais:
- Pará:
- Paraíba:
- Paraná:
- Pernambuco:
- Piauí:
- Rio Grande do Norte:
- Rio Grande do Sul:
- Santa Catarina:
- São Paulo:
- Sergipe:
Vice governors
Events
- 18 September - A new constitution is introduced, and the position of Vice President of Brazil is recreated; Nereu Ramos is selected as the first incumbent.
- date unknown - The new airline, Transportes Aéreos Nacional, is founded (but does not fly until the following year).[1]
Arts and culture
Books
- Jorge Amado - Seara Vermelha
- Maria José Dupré - Os Rodriguez
Drama
- Nelson Rodrigues - Álbum de família
Films
- Caídos do Céu, directed by Luiz de Barros
Births
- 12 April - Nelson Jobim, politician
- 19 May - Carlos Alberto de Barros Franco, pneumologist
- 18 June - Maria Bethânia, singer
- 6 July - Toquinho, singer and guitarist
- 29 September - Celso Pitta, politician (died 2009)[2]
- 2 November - Marieta Severo, actress
Deaths
- 19 May - Francesco Camero Medici, Brazilian-born Italian diplomat (born 1886)
References
- ^ Pereira, Aldo (1987). Breve História da Aviação Comercial Brasileira. Rio de Janeiro: Europa. pp. 303–304.
- ^ "Morre em São Paulo o ex-prefeito Celso Pitta". Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
See also
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