1943 in Brazil
Events in the year 1943 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Events
- 11 June - The Order of Military Merit is established by President Getúlio Vargas.[1]
- 23 July - On the recommendation of the National Petroleum Council, Brazil bans the use of private motorcycles throughout the nation in order to conserve fuel. Use of gasoline-powered automobiles had been prohibited the year before.[2]
- 31 July - The Brazilian passenger ship and freighter Bage, largest commercial ship in Brazil's fleet, is torpedoed and sunk off the coast of the Sergipe state. The Bage, carrying 129 passengers and 102 crew, was en route from Belem to Rio de Janeiro when it was struck by a German U-boat. Seventy-eight people (41 passengers and 37 crew) are lost.[3]
- 13 September - The Iguaçu Territory becomes a Brazilian territory.[4][5]
- December - The prototype of the CNNA HL-8 makes its maiden flight.[6]
Arts and culture
Books
Films
Births
- 8 February - José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado, composer (died 2010).[9]
- 19 February - Pedro Malan, economist and politician
- 21 June - Eumir Deodato, pianist, composer, producer and arranger[10]
- 14 August - Imre Simon, Hungarian-born Brazilian mathematician and computer scientist (died 2009)
- 26 August - Dori Caymmi, singer, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and producer, son of Dorival Caymmi[11]
- 3 September - Waly Salomão, poet (died 2003)[12]
- 19 September - Cesar Camargo Mariano, pianist, arranger, composer and music producer
- 12 November - Claudio Slon, jazz musician (died 2002)
Deaths
See also
1943 in Brazilian football
References
- ↑ Robertson, Megan C. (5 July 2007). "The Federative Republic of Brazil: Order of Military Merit". Medals of the World. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "Ban Motorcycles in Brazil", Milwaukee Journal, July 23, 1943, p3
- ↑ "Big Brazilian Ship Sunk; 78 Are Missing", Sarasota Herald-Tribune, August 8, 1943, p1
- ↑ https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/decreto-lei/1937-1946/Del5812.htm Decreto-Lei N.º 5.812, de 13 de setembro 1943: cria os territórios federais do Amapá, do Rio Branco, do Guaporé, de Ponta Porã e do Iguassú. Presidência da República
- ↑ OLIVEIRA, Licerio de (1999). "Estado do Iguaçu": o regionalismo em questão. Dissertação de Mestrado em Ciência Política, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP.
- ↑ Sâo Paulo Technical Museum website (in Portuguese)
- ↑ The short film Brazil at War is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- ↑ Dennison, Stephanie & Shaw, Lisa. Popular Cinema in Brazil. Manchester University Press, 2004. p 71-72
- ↑ "Compositor e pianista Almeida Prado morre aos 67 anos". Folha (in Portuguese) (São Paulo). 21 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ↑ "Eumir Deodato". Cravo Albin Dictionary of Brazilian Popular Music. Cravo Albin Cultural Institute. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ↑ Allmusic biography
- ↑ Waly Salomão
- ↑ "Brazilian soprano is found dead here", New York Times, February 21, 1943
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