1931 in Brazil

Events in the year 1931 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

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

Governors

Vice governors

Events

12 October: 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)
10 February – Cauby Peixoto, singer (died 2016)
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]
28 April – Nair Bello, actress and comedian (died 2007)
8 May – Etty Fraser, actress (died 2018)[7]
10 June – João Gilberto, singer and guitarist (died 2019)
13 June – Moysés Baumstein, holographer and artist (died 1991)
18 June – Fernando Henrique Cardoso, 34th President of Brazil
3 September – Paulo Maluf, politician
16 October – Mílton Alves da Silva, football player (died 1973)
17 October – José Alencar, politician

Deaths

26 January – Graça Aranha, writer and diplomat (born 1868)
9 June – Henrique Oswald, pianist and composer (born 1852)[8]
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)[9]

References

"Brazil: Crocovado mountain – Statue of Christ". Travel Channel. Archived from the original on 16 May 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
"Sanctuary Status for Rio landmark". BBC. 13 October 2006. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 7 July 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 20 November 2014 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 10 January 2010.

See also

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1931 in South America
Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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