1902 in Brazil
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Events in the year 1902 in Brazil.
Incumbents
- President: Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (to 15 November); Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves (from 15 November)
- Vice President: Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva (to 15 November); Afonso Pena (from 15 November)
Events
- 1 March - Presidential election: Rodrigues Alves of the Republican Party of São Paulo receives 91.7% of the vote.[1] Francisco Silviano de Almeida Brandão is elected vice-president but dies suddenly before the start of his term of office.
- 26 October - The first season of competitive football in Brazil concludes with a victory for São Paulo Athletic Club.
- 3 December - José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco, is appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. His ten-year tenure would be the longest in the country's history.[2]
Literature
Births
- 22 April - Elsie Houston, singer
- 12 September - Juscelino Kubitschek, politician (died 1976)
- 31 October - Carlos Drummond de Andrade, poet (died 1987)
- 18 December - Moacyr Siqueira de Queiroz ("Russinho"), footballer (died 1992)[3]
Deaths
- 15 March - Custódio José de Melo, monarchist admiral and politician, foreign minister 1892
- 12 May - Augusto Severo de Albuquerque Maranhão, politician and journalist
- 6 July - Leopoldo Miguez, composer (born 1850)[4]
- 3 September - Eduardo Wandenkolk, naval officer and politician
- 25 September - Silviano Brandão, Vice-President elect[5]
- 9 November - Manuel Vitorino Pereira, 2nd vice-president of Brazil
- 3 December - Prudente de Morais, politician, President of Brazil 1894-1898 (born 1841)
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3, p229
- ↑ FUNAG - International Seminar Baron of Rio Branco - 100 years of memory, September 2012. Accessed 24 March 2014
- ↑ "Idolos: R - S" (in Portuguese). Net Vasco. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ↑ Brazilian Music archive
- ↑ Portal de Governo de Minas Gerais (Portuguese). Accessed 9 January 2014
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