1926 in Brazil

Events in the year 1926 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Artur Bernardes (until 15 November); Washington Luís (from 15 November)
• Vice President: Estácio de Albuquerque Coimbra (until 15 November); Fernando de Melo Viana (from 15 November)

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

• 21 January - Rádio Mayrink Veiga begins broadcasting in Rio de Janeiro.[1]
• 1 March - In the presidential election, Washington Luís of the Republican Party of São Paulo, who received 98.0% of the vote.[2]

Arts and culture

Films

• Corações em Suplício, directed by Eugenio Centenaro Kerrigan
• O Guaraní, directed by Vittorio Capellaro

Births

• 20 April - Miriam Pires, actress (died 2004)
• 21 October - Waldir Pires, politician
• 24 October - Francisco de Assis Couto dos Reis, architect and teacher[3] (died 2011)
• November - Miguel Torres de Andrade, writer and actor (died 1962)

Deaths

• 30 July - Lauro Müller, politician, diplomat, and military engineer (born 1863)

References

1. "Rádio Mayrink Veiga abre os seus microfones para os astros da Era do Rádio". O Globo. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
2. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
3. Pedro A. C. Nery. "ASSIS REIS - arquitetura, regionalismo e modernidade." Periódicos Eletrônicos da Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA website. (access on 2011/04/21)

See also

• 1926 in Brazilian football