1907 in Brazil
Events in the year 1907 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Events
- 7 January - Three new battleships on which construction work is in progress are scrapped as a result of changes to the Brazilian government's requirements.
- 20 February - The Brazilian government approves the design for its new battleships.[1]
- 30 April - The keel of Brazil's latest dreadnought battleship "São Paulo" is laid down at the Vickers shipyard, Barrow-in-Furness, UK.[2]
- date unknown
- Construction of the Madeira-Mamoré Railroad begins, linking the cities of Porto Velho and Guajará-Mirim.[3]
- The first Brazilian diplomats are officially accredited by the government of Costa Rica.
Arts and culture
- Olavo Bilac is elected the "Prince of Brazilian Poets" by the magazine Fon-Fon.[4]
Births
- 29 January - Clóvis Graciano, artist (died 1988)
- 9 February - Victor Civita, Italian-Brazilian journalist and publisher, in New York, USA (died 1990)[5]
- 29 March - Braguinha, composer (died 2006)
- 4 April - Otávio Fantoni, soccer player (died 1935)
- 22 May - Luiz Gervazoni, footballer (died 1963)
- 12 June - José Reis, scientist and journalist (died 2002)
- 3 August - Ernesto Geisel, military leader and politician (died 1996)
- 15 December - Oscar Niemeyer, architect (died 2012)
Deaths
References
- ↑ Topliss, David. "The Brazilian Dreadnoughts, 1904–1914." Warship International 25, no. 3 (1988): p 246.
- ↑ "E São Paulo," Navios De Guerra Brasileiros.
- ↑ "Construction Facts: The Sourcebook of Statistics, Records and Resources". Engineering News Record (McGraw Hill) 14: 48–49. November 2003.
- ↑ Bilac's biography at the official site of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (Portuguese)
- ↑ "Victor Civita" - bio, Grupo Abril website, retrieved July 19, 2011
- ↑ Smith, Warney. Barão Geraldo, A Luta pela Autonomia (1920-1980). Centro de Memória da Unicamp, 1996.
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