1931 in Brazil

1931 in Brazil
Years 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933
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Vargas Era

Events in the year 1931 in Brazil.

Incumbents

President: Getúlio Vargas (Head of the Provisional Government)
Vice President: none

Events

12 Oct: Statue of Christ the Redeemer

12 October - The statue of Christ the Redeemer, overlooking Rio de Janeiro, is consecrated.^[1]^[2]
date unknown
- Frente Negra Brasileira, Brazil's first Black political party, is created.^[3]
- The Caiçaras Club is founded in Rio de Janeiro.

Arts and culture

Books

Jorge Amado - O País do Carnaval (The Country of Carnival)
Júlio Afrânio Peixoto - História da literatura brasileira

Films

Limite, directed by Mário Peixoto

Music

Zequinha de Abreu's piece "Tico-Tico no Farelo" is renamed "Tico-Tico no Fubá"^[4]

Births

8 January - Ozires Silva, entrepreneur, founder of Embraer
19 January - Ottomar Pinto, politician, Governor of Roraima (2004–2007), heart attack
16 March - Augusto Boal, theatre director, writer and politician (died 2009)^[5]
2 March - Ruth Rocha, writer
31 March - Ary Fernandes, playwright, actor, producer and filmmaker (died 2010)^[6]
10 June - João Gilberto, singer and guitarist
18 June - Fernando Henrique Cardoso, 34th President of Brazil
3 September - Paulo Maluf, politician
17 October - José Alencar, politician

Deaths

26 January - Graça Aranha, writer and diplomat (born 1868)
9 June - Henrique Oswald, pianist and composer (born 1852)^[7]
24 July - Nonô, footballer (born 1899)
8 September - Prince Luiz Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, descendant of the Brazilian Imperial Family (born 1911)
6 October - Oscar Cox, sportsman (born 1880)^[8]

References

↑ "Brazil: Crocovado mountain – Statue of Christ". Travel Channel. Archived from the original on May 16, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
↑ "Sanctuary Status for Rio landmark". BBC. October 13, 2006. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
↑ Kimberly Jones-de-Oliveira, "The Politics of Culture or the Culture of Politics: Afro-Brazilian Mobilization, 1920-1968," Journal of Third World Studies, v. 20, part I (2003)
↑ Discography of Américo Jacomino Canhoto
↑ O Palco. Biographical info Augusto Boal (In Portuguese). Archived 2014-11-20 at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Morre dramaturgo criador do Vigilante Rodoviário Portal de notícias Parana-online (Portuguese) - accessed 29 August 2010
↑ Henrique Oswald: A Biography of a Forgotten Brazilian Master by Fausto Borem de Oliveira
↑ "Oscar Cox" (in Portuguese). Fluminense Football Club. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-10.

See also

1931 in Brazilian football

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