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1931 in Brazil

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1931 in Brazil

Decades:
  
1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s

See also:
  
Other events of 1931 Timeline of Brazilian history

Events in the year 1931 in Brazil.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President: Getúlio Vargas
  • Vice President: none

    • Events

  • 12 October - The statue of Christ the Redeemer, overlooking Rio de Janeiro, is consecrated.
  • date unknown
  • Frente Negra Brasileira, Brazil's first Black political party, is created.
  • The Caiçaras Club is founded in Rio de Janeiro.

    • Books

  • Jorge Amado - O País do Carnaval (The Country of Carnival)
  • Júlio Afrânio Peixoto - História da literatura brasileira

    • Films

  • Limite, directed by Mário Peixoto

    • Music

  • Zequinha de Abreu's piece "Tico-Tico no Farelo" is renamed "Tico-Tico no Fubá"

    • Births

  • 8 January - Ozires Silva, entrepreneur, founder of Embraer
  • 19 January - Ottomar Pinto, politician, Governor of Roraima (2004–2007), heart attack
  • 16 March - Augusto Boal, theatre director, writer and politician (died 2009)
  • 2 March - Ruth Rocha, writer
  • 31 March - Ary Fernandes, playwright, actor, producer and filmmaker (died 2010)
  • 10 June - João Gilberto, singer and guitarist
  • 18 June - Fernando Henrique Cardoso, 34th President of Brazil
  • 3 September - Paulo Maluf, politician
  • 17 October - José Alencar, politician

    • Deaths

  • 26 January - Graça Aranha, writer and diplomat (born 1868)
  • 9 June - Henrique Oswald, pianist and composer (born 1852)
  • 24 July - Nonô, footballer (born 1899)
  • 8 September - Prince Luiz Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, descendant of the Brazilian Imperial Family (born 1911)
  • 6 October - Oscar Cox, sportsman (born 1880)

    • References

    1931 in Brazil Wikipedia
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