1930 in Brazil

Events in the year 1930 in Brazil. 

Incumbents 
 President: 
 (until 24 October) Washington Luís  
 (from 24 October to 3 November) General Tasso Fragoso, Admiral Isaías de Noronha, General Mena Barreto
 (from 3 November) Getúlio Vargas (Head of the Provisional Government)
 Vice President: Fernando de Melo Viana (until 24 October), vacant after 24 October. 

Events 
1 March - A general election is held; Júlio Prestes of the Republican Party of São Paulo, receives 57.7% of the vote and is elected president.   Vital Soares is elected vice-president, but never takes office. 
26 July - The assassination of João Pessoa Cavalcânti de Albuquerque, governor of Paraíba, by  João Duarte Dantas, stirs up a wave of bad feeling toward the federal government and the outgoing president Washington Luís, who is accused of bearing the "moral responsibility".   
13 August - 1930 Curuçá River event: The area of Curuçá River near latitude 5° S and longitude 71.5° W experiences a meteoric air burst (also known as the Brazilian Tunguska event). 
September - The state capital of Paraíba, formerly Parahyba, is renamed João Pessoa, in memory of its assassinated governor.  
3 October - Brazilian Revolution of 1930: 
24 October - Incumbent President Washington Luís is deposed.   A military junta, led by General Augusto Tasso Fragoso, temporarily takes control of the country. 
1 November - Beginning of the Vargas Era: The ruling junta hands power and the presidential palace to Getúlio Vargas. 
date unknown - The National Institute of Metrology Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) is founded. 

Arts and culture

Films
As Armas, directed by Octavio Gabus Mendes

Births 
29 March - Lima Duarte, actor
21 April - Mário Covas, politician (died 2003)
24 April - José Sarney, 31st President of Brazil
28 June - Itamar Franco, 33rd President of Brazil (died 2011)
10 July - Jacques Klein, composer (died 1982)
28 August - Walmor Chagas, actor (died 2013)
16 August - Glauce Rocha, actress (died 1971)
2 September - Paulo Francis, journalist, novelist and critic (died 1997)
10 September - Ferreira Gullar (José Ribamar Ferreira), poet, playwright, essayist, art critic, and television writer
15 September - Odette Vidal de Oliveira, candidate for beatification (died 1939)
29 October - Geraldo Del Rey, actor (died 1993)

Deaths 
26 July - João Pessoa Cavalcânti de Albuquerque, politician (born 1878; assassinated)

References

See also 
ian football
List of Brazilian films of 1930

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