Eurico Gaspar Dutra
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Eurico Gaspar Dutra was a Brazilian military leader and politician who served as the 16th president of Brazil from 1946 to 1951. He was the first president of the Fourth Brazilian Republic, which followed the Vargas Regime.
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.
Dutra (in uniform), outside the George Washington home at Mount Vernon, during his visit to the United States.
Getúlio Vargas
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Getúlio Dornelles Vargas was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 until his suicide in 1954. Due to his long and controversial tenure as Brazil's provisional, constitutional, dictatorial and democratic leader, he is considered by historians as the most influential Brazilian politician of the 20th century.
Getúlio Vargas' parents, Cândida and Manuel Vargas
Vargas at age 12, c. 1894
Vargas's graduation photo, 1907