1944 in Brazil explained
Events in the year 1944 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
Getúlio Vargas
Governors
Vice governors
- Rio Grande do Norte: no vice governor
- São Paulo: no vice governor
Events
Arts and culture
Books
Films
- Corações Sem Piloto
- Berlim na Batucada
- É Proibido Sonhar
- O Brasileiro João de Souza
Music
Births
- 8 February - Sebastião Salgado, photojournalist[2]
- 19 June - Chico Buarque, singer, dramatist, writer and poet
- 2 August - Naná Vasconcelos, jazz musician (died 2016)[3]
- 18 October - Nelson Freire, pianist (died 2021)
- 9 November - Torquato Neto, journalist, poet and songwriter (died 1972)
- 13 December - Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira ("Léo"), comics creator[4]
- 15 December - Chico Mendes, rubber tapper and activist (died 1988)[5]
Deaths
See also
Notes and References
- Command Magazine, issue 51, page 34
- Book: Hudson, Berkley. Encyclopedia of Journalism. limited. SAGE. 2009. 978-0-7619-2957-4. Sterling. Christopher H.. Thousand Oaks, Calif.. 1060–67.
- Web site: Naná Vasconcelos obituary. The Guardian. 21 March 2016. John Fordham. 30 June 2023.
- Web site: Leo. Lambiek's Comiclopedia. 27 January 2010.
- Web site: Chico Mendes. Moral Heroes. 4 March 2013. 20 June 2023.