Eurico Gaspar Dutra
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Eurico Gaspar Dutra was a Brazilian military leader and politician who served as the president of Brazil from 1946 to 1951. He was the first president of the Fourth Brazilian Republic, which followed
Official portrait, 1946
Minister of War Dutra (left) with U.S. Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, commander of the Allied Fifth Army, Italy, 1944
President Dutra and U.S. President Harry S. Truman standing at attention with other dignitaries during welcoming ceremonies for Dutra in Washington, D.C., on May 18.
Presidents Dutra and Truman sampling a birthday cake decorated with Brazilian and U.S. flags.
Fourth Brazilian Republic
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The Fourth Brazilian Republic, also known as the "Populist Republic" or as the "Republic of 46", is the period of Brazilian history between 1946 and 1964. It was marked by political instability and th
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
…June 1974) was a Brazilian military leader and politician who served as the president of Brazil from 1946 to 1951. He was the first president of the Fourth Brazilian Republic, which followed the Vargas Regime. Dutra was born in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso. He later falsified his birth year to 1885, at age 19, so that he would have…
Brazilian football team, 1958
Construction of Brasília, 1959.
Construction of Palácio da Alvorada in Brasilia
U.S. President Truman and Brazilian President Eurico Dutra (center) during his visit to Washington, 1949