1903 in Brazil

Events in the year 1903 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
• Vice President: Francisco Silviano de Almeida Brandão

Governors

• Alagoas:
• Amazonas:
• Bahia:
• Ceará:
• Goiás:
• Maranhão:
• Mato Grosso:
• Minas Gerais:
• Pará:
• Paraíba:
• Paraná:
• Pernambuco:
• Piauí:
• Rio Grande do Norte:
• Rio Grande do Sul:
• Santa Catarina:
• São Paulo:
• Sergipe:

Vice governors

• Rio Grande do Norte:
• São Paulo:

Events

• 29 June - A meteorite fall, classification H5, is observed in Uberaba, Minas Gerais.
• 11 November - The Treaty of Petrópolis ends tension between Brazil and Bolivia over the then-Bolivian territory of Acre (today the Acre state).[1]

Births

• 3 August - Aimée de Heeren, socialite (died 2006)[2]
• 7 November - Ary Barroso, composer, pianist, songwriter, soccer commentator, and talent-show host (died 1964)
• 22 December - Joanídia Sodré, music educator, pianist, conductor and composer (died 1975)
• 30 December - Cândido Portinari, painter (died 1962)

Deaths

• 22 February - Victor Meirelles, painter (born 1832)[3]

References

1. Freitas Dutra, Eliana Regina (2005). Rebeldes literários da república: história e identidade nacional no Almanaque brasileiro Garnier (1903-1914) (in Portuguese). Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais: Editora UFMG. ISBN 8570414811.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. Ultimate Style - The Best of the Best Dressed List. 2004. p. 160. ISBN 2 84323 513 8.
3. "Biography and critical analysis from the Museu Victor Meirelles". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2013-12-23.

See also

• 1903 in Brazilian football