Getúlio Vargas
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Getúlio Dornelles Vargas was a Brazilian military officer, 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
Official portrait, 1930
Getúlio Vargas' parents, Cândida and Manuel Vargas (O Cruzeiro magazine)
Vargas at age 12, c. 1894
Vargas's graduation photo, 1907
Revolution of 1930
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The Revolution of 1930 was an armed insurrection across Brazil that ended the Old Republic. The revolution replaced incumbent president Washington Luís with defeated presidential candidate and revolut
Getúlio Vargas
…tenure and introduced many policies. In 1930, after losing the presidential election, Vargas rose to power under a provisional presidency following an armed revolution, remaining until 1934 when he was elected president under a new constitution. Three years later he seized powers under the pretext of a potential…
Getúlio Vargas (center) and his followers pictured by Claro Jansson during their short stay in Itararé, São Paulo en route to Rio de Janeiro after a successful military campaign.
Júlio Prestes, the 1930 Presidential Republican Party of São Paulo candidate, supported by Washington Luís and São Paulo.
Army troops being deployed in southern Brazil.
Getúlio Vargas in a moment of relaxation.