Venceslau Brás

His Excellency Venceslau Brás
9th President of Brazil
In office 15 November 1914 – 15 November 1918
Vice President	Urbano Santos
Preceded by	Hermes da Fonseca
Succeeded by	Delfim Moreira
6th Vice President of Brazil
In office 15 November 1910 – 15 November 1914
President	Hermes da Fonseca
Preceded by	Nilo Peçanha
Succeeded by	Urbano Santos
11th Governor of Minas Gerais
In office 3 April 1909 – 7 September 1910
Preceded by	Bueno Brandão
Succeeded by	Bueno Brandão
3rd Mayor of Belo Horizonte
In office 27 October 1898 – 31 January 1899
Preceded by	Américo Werneck
Succeeded by	Francisco de Sales
Personal details
Born	(1868-02-26)26 February 1868 Brasópolis, Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil
Died	15 May 1966(1966-05-15) (aged 98) Itajubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Political party	Minas Gerais Republican

Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes (Portuguese pronunciation: [vẽȷ̃sɪzˈlaʊ̯ ˈbɾas peˈɾejɾɐ ˈɡõmɪs]; 26 February 1868 – 15 May 1966) was a Brazilian politician. Brás was born in Brasópolis (formerly São Caetano da Vargem Grande), Minas Gerais State. He became governor of that state in 1909, and in 1910 he was elected vice-president under Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca. He was elected president in 1914 and served until 1918. His government declared war on the Central Powers in October 1917 during World War I. He was the longest-lived Brazilian president, reaching 98 years of age.

Venceslau Brás declares war against the Central Powers in October, 1917. At his side, the former president and then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nilo Peçanha, and the governor of Minas Gerais and future president of the Republic, Delfim Moreira.

The ninth president of Brazil, Venceslau Brás and his cabinet: Marshal José Caetano de Faria (War), Augusto Tavares de Lima (Transportation), Lauro Müller (Foreign Affairs) and Admiral Alexandrino de Faria Alencar (Navy). Around him, senators, congressmen and journalists.

See also

Brazil during World War I

Vice-Presidents of Brazil Floriano Peixoto Manuel Vitorino Francisco Rosa e Silva Silviano Brandão Afonso Pena Nilo Peçanha Venceslau Brás Urbano Santos Delfim Moreira Bueno de Paiva Estácio Coimbra Fernando de Melo Viana Vital Soares office abolished Nereu Ramos Café Filho João Goulart José Maria Alkmin Pedro Aleixo Augusto Rademaker Adalberto Pereira dos Santos Aureliano Chaves José Sarney Itamar Franco Marco Maciel José Alencar Michel Temer

Governors of Minas Gerais (1889 — 2015) Antônio Olinto dos Santos Pires José Cesário de Faria Alvim João Pinheiro da Silva Domingos José da Rocha Chispim Jacques Bias Fortes Frederico Augusto Álvares da Silva Antônio Augusto de Lima Eduardo Ernesto da Gama Cerqueira José Cesário Faria Alvim Eduardo Ernesto da Gama Cerqueira Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena Chrispim Jacques Bias Fortes Francisco Silviano de Almeida Brandão João Cândido da Costa Sena Francisco Antônio de Salles João Pinheiro da Silva Júlio Bueno Brandão Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes Júlio Bueno Brandão Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro Arthur da Silva Bernardes Raul Soares de Moura Olegário Dias Maciel Fernando de Mello Viana Antônio Carlos Ribeiro de Andrada Olegário Dias Maciel Gustavo Capanema Filho Benedito Valadares Ribeiro Nísio Batista de Oliveira João Tavares Corrêa Beraldo Júlio Ferreira de Carvalho Noraldino Lima Alcides Lins Milton Soares Campos Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Clóvis Salgado da Gama José Francisco Bias Fortes José de Magalhães Pinto Israel Pinheiro da Silva Rondon Pacheco Antônio Aureliano Chaves de Mendonça Levindo Ozanan Coelho Francelino Pereira dos Santos Tancredo de Almeida Neves Hélio Carvalho Garcia Newton Cardoso Hélio Carvalho Garcia Eduardo Brandão Azeredo Itamar Augusto Cautiero Franco Aécio Neves da Cunha Antônio Augusto Junho Anastasia Alberto Pinto Coelho Júnior Fernando Damata Pimentel