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His Excellency Venceslau Brás


9th President of Brazil
In office 15 November 1914 – 15 November 1918
Vice President	Urbano Santos
Preceded by	Hermes da Fonseca
Succeeded by	Delfim Moreira
6th Vice President of Brazil
In office 15 November 1910 – 15 November 1914
President	Hermes da Fonseca
Preceded by	Nilo Peçanha
Succeeded by	Urbano Santos
11th Governor of Minas Gerais
In office 3 April 1909 – 7 September 1910
Preceded by	Bueno Brandão
Succeeded by	Bueno Brandão
Federal Deputy for Minas Gerais
In office 3 May 1903 – 3 April 1909
3rd Mayor of Belo Horizonte
In office 27 October 1898 – 31 January 1899
Preceded by	Américo Werneck
Succeeded by	Francisco de Sales

Personal details
Born	(1868-02-26)26 February 1868 Brasópolis, Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil
Died	15 May 1966(1966-05-15) (aged 98) Itajubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Political party	Minas Gerais Republican
Signature

Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes (Portuguese pronunciation: [vẽȷ̃sɪzˈlaʊ̯ ˈbɾas peˈɾejɾɐ ˈɡõmɪs]; 26 February 1868 – 15 May 1966)^[1] was a Brazilian politician who served as ninth President of Brazil between 1914 and 1918, during the First Brazilian Republic. Brás was born in Brasópolis (formerly São Caetano da Vargem Grande), Minas Gerais State. He became governor of that state in 1909, and in 1910 he was elected vice-president under Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca. He was elected president in 1914 and served until 1918. His government declared war on the Central Powers in October 1917 during World War I. He was the longest-lived Brazilian president, reaching 98 years of age.

Legacy

Presidente Venceslau, a municipality in the state of São Paulo

President Venceslau Brás and his cabinet in 1915: Marshal José Caetano de Faria (War), Augusto Tavares de Lima (Transportation), Lauro Müller (Foreign Affairs) and Admiral Alexandrino de Faria Alencar (Navy). Around him, senators, congressmen and journalists.
President Brás signs a declaration of war against the Central Powers in October 1917. At his side, the former president and then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nilo Peçanha, and the governor of Minas Gerais and future president of the Republic, Delfim Moreira.

References

^ Profile of Venceslau Brás

Political offices
Preceded by Hermes da Fonseca	President of Brazil 1914–1918	Succeeded by Delfim Moreira
Preceded by Nilo Peçanha	Vice-President of Brazil 1910–1914	Succeeded by Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo
Government offices
Preceded by Júlio Bueno Brandão	Governor of Minas Gerais 1909–1910	Succeeded by Júlio Bueno Brandão

v t e Presidents of Brazil
Old Republic (1889–1930)	Deodoro da Fonseca (1889–1891) ¤ Floriano Peixoto (1891–1894) Prudente de Morais (1894–1898) Campos Sales (1898–1902) Rodrigues Alves (1902–1906) Afonso Pena (1906–1909) † Nilo Peçanha (1909–1910) Hermes da Fonseca (1910–1914) Venceslau Brás (1914–1918) Rodrigues Alves (never took office) Delfim Moreira (1918–1919) ‡ Epitácio Pessoa (1919–1922) Artur Bernardes (1922–1926) Washington Luís (1926–1930) × Júlio Prestes (never took office)
Second Republic (1930–37)	Military Junta (Tasso Fragoso, Isaías de Noronha, Mena Barreto) (1930) Getúlio Vargas (1930–1937) ×
Estado Novo (1937–46)	Getúlio Vargas (1937–1945) × José Linhares (1945–1946)
Populist Republic (1946–64)	Eurico Gaspar Dutra (1946–1951) Getúlio Vargas (1951–1954) † Café Filho (1954–1955) Carlos Luz (1955) Nereu Ramos (1955–1956) Juscelino Kubitschek (1956–1961) Jânio Quadros (1961) ¤ Ranieri Mazzilli (1961) João Goulart (1961–1964) ×
Military dictatorship (1964–85)	Ranieri Mazzilli (1964) Castelo Branco (1964–1967) Costa e Silva (1967–1969) † Pedro Aleixo (posthumous) Military Junta (1969) Emílio Garrastazu Médici (1969–1974) Ernesto Geisel (1974–1979) João Figueiredo (1979–1985)
New Republic (1985–present)	Tancredo Neves (never took office) José Sarney (1985–1990) Collor de Mello (1990–1992) ¤ Itamar Franco (1992–1995) Fernando H. Cardoso (1995–2003) Lula da Silva (2003–2011) Dilma Rousseff (2011–2016) + Michel Temer (2016–2019) Jair Bolsonaro (2019–2023) Lula da Silva (2023–present)
End of term: ¤ Resigned; † Died in office; × Coup d'état or self-coup; ‡ New elections held; + Impeached Category List

v t e Vice presidents of Brazil
Old Republic (1889–1930)	Floriano Peixoto Manuel Vitorino Francisco Rosa e Silva Silviano Brandão Afonso Pena Nilo Peçanha Venceslau Brás Urbano Santos Delfim Moreira Bueno de Paiva Estácio Coimbra Melo Viana Vital Soares
Populist Republic (1946–64)	Nereu Ramos Café Filho João Goulart
Military dictatorship (1964–85)	José Maria Alkmin Pedro Aleixo Augusto Rademaker Adalberto Pereira dos Santos Aureliano Chaves
New Republic (1985–present)	José Sarney Itamar Franco Marco Maciel José Alencar Michel Temer Hamilton Mourão Geraldo Alckmin
Category

v t e Governors of Minas Gerais (1889–present)
Antônio Olinto Cesário Alvim João Pinheiro Domingos José da Rocha Chrispim Jacques Bias Fortes Álvares da Silva Augusto de Lima Gama Cerqueira Cesário Alvim Gama Cerqueira Afonso Pena Chrispim Jacques Bias Fortes Silviano Brandão Costa Sena Antônio de Salles João Pinheiro Bueno Brandão Venceslau Brás Bueno Brandão Delfim Moreira Artur Bernardes Raul Soares Olegário Maciel Melo Viana Antônio Carlos Ribeiro de Andrada Olegário Maciel Gustavo Capanema Benedito Valadares Nísio Batista João Tavares Corrêa Beraldo Júlio Ferreira de Carvalho Noraldino Lima Alcides Lins Milton Campos Juscelino Kubitschek Clóvis Salgado da Gama José Francisco Bias Fortes José de Magalhães Pinto Israel Pinheiro Rondon Pacheco Aureliano Chaves Levindo Ozanan Coelho Francelino Pereira Tancredo Neves Hélio Garcia Newton Cardoso Hélio Garcia Eduardo Brandão Azeredo Itamar Franco Aécio Neves Antônio Anastasia Alberto Pinto Coelho Júnior Fernando Pimentel Romeu Zema

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