1948 in Brazil

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Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s See also: Other events of 1948 Timeline of Brazilian history

Events in the year 1948 in Brazil.

Incumbents

President: Eurico Gaspar Dutra

Vice President: Nereu Ramos

August - Brazil's team at the Summer Olympics in London compete in eleven sports and win a bronze medal in the basketball competition.

date unknown

The municipality of Paiçandu is founded by the Companhia de Melhoramentos do Norte do Paraná.

The Escola de Arte Dramática (School of Dramatic Art) is founded by Alfredo Mesquita in São Paulo.

Opening of the headquarters of the Banco Boavista, designed by Oscar Niemeyer.

Alfonso Arinos - Pelo Sertão, with illustrations by Livio Abramo

Folias Cariocas, directed by Manoel Jorge and Hélio Thys, starring Dercy Gonçalves.

Poeira de Estrelas, directed by Moacyr Fenelon and starring Lourdinha Bittencourt and Emilinha Borba.

January 11 - José Scheinkman, economist

February 16 - Ellen Gracie, judge

March 7 - Danilo Caymmi, musician, singer, composer and arranger, son of Dorival Caymmi

March 15 - Sérgio Vieira de Mello, UN diplomat (died 2003)

June 27 - Zezé Motta, actress and singer

August 12 - Ana de Hollanda, politician

September 12 - Caio Fernando Abreu, writer (died 1998)

July 4 - Monteiro Lobato, writer (born 1882)

August 27 - Oscar Lorenzo Fernández, composer (born 1897)

date unknown - Humberto Rosa, painter (born 1908)

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