1929 in Brazil

Events in the year 1929 in Brazil.

Incumbents

• President: Washington Luís
• Vice President: Fernando de Melo Viana

Events

• August - Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, and Paraíba join the political opposition from several states, including the Democratic Party of São Paulo, to oppose the presidential candidacy of Washington Luís's nominated successor, Júlio Prestes, and form the Liberal Alliance.
• 20 September - The Liberal Alliance nominates its candidates for the presidential elections: Getúlio Vargas as President and Joao Pessoa Cavalcanti de Albuquerque as Vice President.
• 29 October - The US stock market crash causes a fall in coffee quotations to 60%.

Arts and culture

Books

• Graça Aranha - A Viagem Maravilhosa

Films

• Sangue Mineiro, directed by Humberto Mauro

Births

• 13 January - Aureliano Chaves, politician (died 2003)
• 17 April - Odete Lara, actress
• 4 May - Ronald Golias, comedian (died 2005)
• 21 October - Walter Hugo Khouri, film director (died 2003)^[1]

Deaths

• 25 November - Emilie Snethlage, German-born Brazilian naturalist and ornithologist who worked on the bird fauna of the Amazon (born 1868)^[2]
• 26 December - Pedro Weingärtner, painter (born 1853)^[3]

See also

• 1929 in Brazilian football

References