1935 in Brazil

Events in the year 1935 in Brazil.

Incumbents

• President: Getúlio Vargas
• Vice President: none

Events

• 8 June - The Brazilian Olympic Committee, officially founded in 1914, is recognised and begins activities.^[1]
• November - A Communist insurrection, the "Red Revolt of 35", fails to unseat President Vargas. Olga Benário Prestes and her husband Luís Carlos Prestes are among the conspirators arrested.
• date unknown
  • The chemical company Nitro Química is established.
  • Mário de Andrade and writer and archaeologist Paulo Duarte, who had for many years desired to promote cultural research and activity in the city through a municipal agency, create a unified São Paulo Department of Culture (Departamento de Cultura e Recreação da Prefeitura Municipal de São Paulo), with Andrade as founding director.^[2]

Arts and culture

Carmen Miranda in Alô, Alô Brasil.

Books

• Jorge Amado - Jubiabá
• Tatsuzō Ishikawa - Sōbō
• Érico Veríssimo - A Vida de Joana D'Arc

Films

• Alô, Alô, Brasil
• Estudantes
• Fazendo Fitas

Births

• 1 August - José Hamilton Ribeiro, journalist
• 5 October - Tarcísio Meira, actor
• 27 October - Maurício de Sousa, cartoonist
• 13 December - Adélia Prado, poet and author

Deaths

• 8 February - Otávio Fantoni, soccer player (born 1907; infection resulting from a sporting injury)^[3]
• 15 February - Ronald de Carvalho, poet and diplomat (born 1893)
• 14 April - Antônio Castilho de Alcântara Machado, journalist, politician and writer (born 1901)^[4]
• 24 June - Alfredo Le Pera, journalist, dramatist and lyricist
• date unknown - Arturo Carrari, film director (born 1867)

See also

• 1935 in Brazilian football

References