1945 in Brazil
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Events in the year 1945 in Brazil.
Incumbents
- President: Getúlio Vargas (until 29 October); José Linhares (from 29 October)
Events
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Brazilian Expeditionary Force shoulder sleeve insignia (Army component)
- February - A fourth transport of troops of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force reaches Italy, in preparation for the Spring 1945 offensive.
- 2 May - Brazilian troops arrive in Turin on the same day that the cessation of hostilities is announced.
- May - Bishop Carlos Duarte Costa, an outspoken critic of the regime of President Getúlio Vargas and of the Vatican's alleged relationship with fascist regimes,[1] gives newspaper interviews accusing Brazil's Papal nuncio of Nazi-Fascist spying, and accusing Rome of having aided and abetted Hitler. Shortly afterwards he establishes the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church.
- 29 October - President Vargas resigns, beginning the period known as the Second Brazilian Republic. José Linhares becomes acting president.
- 2 December - A general election is held, the first since the establishment of Getúlio Vargas' Estado Novo.[2] The presidential election is won by Eurico Gaspar Dutra of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), which also wins a majority of seats in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
Arts and culture
Books
Films
- O Cortiço
- O Gol da Vitória
- Não Adianta Chorar
Births
- 11 January - Geraldo Azevedo, singer and guitarist
- 13 August - Vânia Dantas Leite, pianist, conductor, music educator and composer[3]
- 26 September - Gal Costa, singer
- 8 October - Paulo Thiago, film director and screenwriter
- 27 October - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 35th President of Brazil
- Unknown date - Eduardo Escorel, film editor and director
Deaths
- 25 February - Mário de Andrade, poet, novelist, musicologist, art historian and critic, and photographer (born 1893; heart attack)[4]
- 12 April - Max Wolff Filho, war hero (born 1912; killed in action)[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Rebel in Rio", Time Magazine, July 23, 1945
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ↑ Tyrrell, John (2001). The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians: Volume 21.
- ↑ Suárez, José I., and Tomlins, Jack E., Mário de Andrade: The Creative Works (Cranbury, New Jersey: Associated University Presses, 2000).
- ↑ EsSA Max Wolff Filho Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. (Portuguese)
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