1919 in Brazil explained

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)

[Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]
https://www.rsssf.org/tables/19safull.html 1919 South American Championship
Web site: Lançamento Livro “Senta a Pua” – Brigadeiro Rui Moreira Lima . 2014-02-02 . 2016-10-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161009073555/http://www.portalfeb.com.br/lancamento-livro-senta-a-pua-brigadeiro-rui-moreira-lima/ . dead .