1953 in Brazil
| 1953 in Brazil |
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| Second Brazilian Republic |
| Year of Constitution: 1946 |
Events in the year 1953 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
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
- Alagoas:
- Ceará:
- Espírito Santo:
- Goiás:
- Mato Grosso:
- Minas Gerais:
- Paraíba:
- Piaui:
- Rio Grande do Norte:
- São Paulo:
Events
- January 20 - Lima Barreto's film O Cangaceiro is released in cinemas.[1]
- April 1 - The Brazilian football team is defeated 3-2 by Paraguay at the Estadio Nacional, Lima, to finish second in the 1953 South American Championship.[2]
- June 30 - The naval destroyer escort USS Pennewill (DE-175) is transferred from the United States to Brazilian ownership, taking on the new name Bertioga (BE–1).[3]
Births
- March 3 - Zico, footballer and coach
- April 22 - Lucinha Turnbull, singer, composer and guitarist
- May 4 - Lulu Santos, singer and guitarist
- May 23 - Armandinho, composer and singer
Deaths
- March 20 - Graciliano Ramos, writer, 60
- November 15 - Jorge de Lima, writer, 60
References
- ^ "Memory of the World: National Cinematic Heritage" (PDF). UNESCO. September 1995. p. 15. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ^ Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 561. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
- ^
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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