1918 in Brazil
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| Year of Constitution: 1891 |
Events in the year 1918 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: Venceslau Brás (until 15 November); Delfim Moreira (acting President from 15 November)
- Vice President: Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo; Delfim Moreira (from 15 November)
Governors
- Alagoas:
- Amazonas:
- Bahia:
- Ceará:
- 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
- 30 January - Ministerial Notice No. 501 is issued, establishing the Naval Division for War Operations (Divisão Naval em Operações de Guerra - DNOG).[1]
- 1 March - Brazilian general election, 1918:[2] Former president Rodrigues Alves receives 99.1% of the vote.
- June - The Brazilian battleship São Paulo is sent to the USA for a full refit.[3]
- 18 August - The Brazilian Medical Mission, led by Dr. Nabuco Gouveia and directed by General Aché, is established with 86 doctors.
- 24 September - The Brazilian Medical Mission lands at Marseilles, France, and supports the local population during a flu outbreak, ensuring the continuity of logistical support to the troops at the front.
- 15 November - President-elect Rodrigues Alves, suffering from influenza, is unable to take office on the scheduled date, and is replaced by Vice President Delfim Moreira.
Births
- 15 January - João Figueiredo, military leader and politician (died 1999)
- 21 February - Alberto Ruschel, actor (died 1996)
- 1 March - João Goulart, 24th President of Brazil (died 1976)
- 24 July - Antonio Candido, writer, academic, sociologist and literary critic
- 28 October - José Leite Lopes, physicist (died 2006)
Deaths
- 1 November - Eurípedes Barsanulfo, educator, pharmacist, politician and prominent spiritualist medium (born 1880)
- 27 November - Belfort Duarte, footballer (born 1883; murdered)[4]
- 28 December - Olavo Bilac, Parnassian poet, journalist and translator (born 1865)
References
- ^ Francisco Verras; "D.N.O.G.: contribuicao da Marinha Brasileira na Grande Guerra" ("DNOG; the role of Brazilian Navy in the Great War") (in Portuguese) "A Noite" Ed. 1920
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Robert L Scheina, Latin America's Wars, Washington, D.C.: Brassey's, 2003. ISBN 1-57488-452-2. p 37.
- ^ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 35. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
See also
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