1919 in Brazil

Brazil-related events during 1919

1919 in Brazil
Years 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921
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Year of Constitution: 1891

Events in the year 1919 in Brazil.

Incumbents

President: Delfim Moreira (acting; until 28 July); Epitácio Pessoa (from 28 July)
Vice President: Delfim Moreira

Alagoas: José Fernandes de Barros Lima
Amazonas: Pedro de Alcântara Bacelar
Bahia: Antônio Ferrão Muniz de Aragão
Ceará: João Tomé de Sabóia e Silva
Goiás:
- until April 24: Joaquim Rufino Ramos Jubé
- from April 24: João Alves de Castro
Maranhão: Urbano Santos
Mato Grosso: Francisco de Aquino Correia
Minas Gerais: Artur Bernardes
Pará: Lauro Sodré
Paraíba: Francisco Camilo de Holanda
Paraná: Afonso Camargo
Pernambuco:
- until 18 December: Manuel Antônio Pereira Borba
- 18 December - 24 December: José Henrique Carneiro da Cunha
- from 24 December: José Rufino Bezerra Cavalcanti
Piauí: Eurípedes Clementino de Aguiar
Rio Grande do Norte: Joaquim Ferreira Chaves
Rio Grande do Sul: Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros
Santa Catarina:
São Paulo:
Sergipe:

13 April - In the presidential election brought about by the death of Rodrigues Alves,^[1] Epitácio Pessoa of the Paraíba Republican Party receives 71.0% of the vote.
24 April - Ford Brasil, a subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company, is founded.
11-29 May - The 1919 South American Championship football tournament is held in Rio de Janeiro, with Brazil winning it.^[2]
28 July - Epitácio Pessoa takes office as President, replacing acting President Delfim Moreira, who continues as Vice President.

13 March - Edgard Cognat, painter and sculptor (died 1994)
10 May - Antônio Olinto, writer and translator (died 2006)
12 June - Rui Moreira Lima, fighter pilot (died 2013)^[3]
21 June - Nelson Gonçalves, singer and songwriter (died 1998)
8 July - Helena Salles, swimmer (died 2011)
18 October - Orlando Drummond, actor (died 2021)
11 November - Armando Falcão, politician (died 2010)
31 December - Carmen da Silva, psychoanalyst and feminist journalist (died 1985)

16 January - Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, President-elect of Brazil (born 1848; Spanish flu)^[4]

^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
^ 1919 South American Championship at RSSSF
^ "Lançamento Livro "Senta a Pua" – Brigadeiro Rui Moreira Lima". Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
^ Frank D. McCann (2004), Soldiers of the Pátria: a history of the Brazilian Army, 1889–1937, Stanford University Press, ISBN 978-0-8047-3222-2

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