1913 in Brazil explained

Events in the year 1913 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• • President: Marshal Hermes da Fonseca Vice President: Venceslau Brás

Governors

• Alagoas: Clodoaldo da Fonseca
• Amazonas: Jônatas de Freitas Pedrosa
• Bahia: José Joaquim Seabra
• Ceará: Marcos Franco Rabelo
• Goiás:
  • until June 10: Herculano de Sousa Lobo
  • June 10 - July 31: Joaquim Rufino Ramos Jubé
  • From July 31: Olegário Herculano da Silva Pinto
• Maranhão: Luís Antônio Domingues da Silva
• Mato Grosso: Joaquim Augusto da Costa Marques
• Minas Gerais: Júlio Bueno Brandão
• Pará:
  • until February 1: João Antônio Luís Coelho
  • from February 1: Enéas Martins
• Paraíba: João Castro Pinto
• Paraná: Carlos Cavalcanti de Albuquerque
• Pernambuco: Emídio Dantas Barreto
• Piaui: Miguel de Paiva Rosa
• Rio Grande do Norte: Alberto Maranhão
• Rio Grande do Sul:
  • until 25 January: Carlos Barbosa Gonçalves
  • from 25 January: Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros
• Santa Catarina:
• São Paulo: Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
• Sergipe:

Vice governors

• Rio Grande do Norte:
• São Paulo:

Events

• 24 January - Borges de Medeiros begins his second term as President of Rio Grande do Sul, taking over from Carlos Barbosa Gonçalves.
• 11 July - Brazil's foreign minister, Lauro Müller, entertains US dignitaries on board the battleship Minas Geraes during his visit to New York.^[1]
• 12 December - Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition: Following a speaking tour in Brazil and Argentina, former US President Theodore Roosevelt meets up with Cândido Rondon to embark on a joint exploration of the "River of Doubt".^[2]

Births

• 12 January - Rubem Braga
• 19 February (in Eu, France) - Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, claimant to the Brazilian throne (died 2007)^[3]
• 1 October - Hélio Gracie, martial artist, founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (died 2009)^[4]
• 12 November - Teleco, footballer (died 2000)^[5]

Deaths

• 21 January - Aluísio Azevedo, novelist, caricaturist, diplomat, playwright and short story writer (born 1857)
• 11 August - Brasílio Itiberê da Cunha, composer, lawyer and diplomat (born 1846)^[6]

See also

• 1913 in Brazilian football

Notes and References

1. News: 12 July 1913 . Brazilian Envoy Host on Warship . The New York Times . 7 . PDF .
2. http://www.graywolfcorp.com/trcalendar.php Theodore Roosevelt timeline
3. Handler, Bruce. 5 March 1989. Brazil to Decide on Return of Monarchy. Los Angeles Times. 34.
4. Ericson, E., Jr. (2009): Never Give Up: Helio Gracie Baltimore City Paper (30 December 2009). Retrieved on 6 April 2010.
5. Web site: Team: Corinthians . A World of Soccer . 15 December 2012 .
6. MARCONDES, Marcos Antônio. Enciclopédia Música Brasileira. São Paulo: Art Editora/Publifolha, 1998.