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 (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.
Washington Luís
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Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa was a Brazilian politician who served as the 13th president of Brazil. Elected governor of São Paulo state in 1920 and president of Brazil in 1926, Washington Luís bel
Revolution of 1930
…1930 (Portuguese: Revolução de 1930) was an armed insurrection across Brazil that ended the Old Republic. The revolution replaced incumbent president Washington Luís with defeated presidential candidate and revolutionary leader Getúlio Vargas, concluding the political hegemony of a four-decade-old oligarchy and…
Official portrait, 1926
Washington Luís and his cabinet, 1926
The deposed president leaves the Guanabara Palace after the 1930 military coup d'état (October 24).