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Brazil-related events during 1930
Events in the year 1930 in
Brazil .
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
Vice governors
Events
1 March -
A general election is held;
Júlio Prestes of the
Republican Party of São Paulo , receives 57.7% of the vote and is elected president.
[1]
Vital Soares is elected vice-president, but never takes office.
16 July -
Our Lady of Aparecida is proclaimed the Patroness of Brazil, by decree of
Pope Pius XI .
26 July - The assassination of
João Pessoa Cavalcânti de Albuquerque , governor of Paraíba, by João Duarte Dantas, stirs up a wave of bad feeling toward the federal government and the outgoing president
Washington Luís , who is accused of bearing the "moral responsibility".
[2]
13 August -
1930 Curuçá River event : The area of
Curuçá River near latitude 5° S and longitude 71.5° W experiences a
meteoric
air burst (also known as the Brazilian
Tunguska event ).
[3]
September - The state capital of Paraíba, formerly Parahyba, is renamed
João Pessoa , in memory of its assassinated governor.
[4]
3 October -
Brazilian Revolution of 1930 .
24 October - Incumbent President Washington Luís is deposed.
[5] A
military junta , led by General
Augusto Tasso Fragoso , temporarily takes control of the country.
1 November - Beginning of the
Vargas Era : the ruling junta hands power and the presidential palace to
Getúlio Vargas .
18 November - A decree is signed creating the
Brazilian Bar Association .
[6]
date unknown - The
National Institute of Metrology Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) is founded.
Arts and culture
Films
Births
29 March -
Lima Duarte , actor
21 April -
Mário Covas , politician (died
2003 )
24 April -
José Sarney , 31st President of Brazil
7 June -
Dolores Duran , Brazilian singer, songwriter (d.
1959 )
10 July -
Jacques Klein , composer (died
1982 )
22 August -
Gylmar dos Santos Neves , footballer (died
2013 )
[7]
28 August -
Walmor Chagas , actor (died
2013 )
16 August -
Glauce Rocha , actress (died
1971 )
2 September -
Paulo Francis , journalist, novelist and critic (died
1997 )
10 September -
Ferreira Gullar (José Ribamar Ferreira), poet, playwright, essayist, art critic, and television writer
15 September -
Odette Vidal de Oliveira , candidate for beatification (died
1939 )
19 September -
Ruth Cardoso , anthropologist, educator and public figure (died
2008 )
[8]
29 October -
Geraldo Del Rey , actor (died
1993 )
12 December -
Silvio Santos , television presenter
Deaths
References
See also