1953 in Brazil

Events in the year 1953 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Getúlio Vargas
• Vice President: Café Filho

Governors

• Alagoas:
• Amazonas:
• Bahia:
• Ceará:
• Espírito Santo:
• 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

• Alagoas:
• Ceará:
• Espírito Santo:
• Goiás:
• Mato Grosso:
• Minas Gerais:
• Paraíba:
• Piaui:
• Rio Grande do Norte:
• São Paulo:

Events

• January 20 - Lima Barreto's film O Cangaceiro is released in cinemas.[1]
• April 1 - The Brazilian football team is defeated 3-2 by Paraguay at the Estadio Nacional, Lima, to finish second in the 1953 South American Championship.[2]
• June 30 - The naval destroyer escort USS Pennewill (DE-175) is transferred from the United States to Brazilian ownership, taking on the new name Bertioga (BE–1).[3]
• Date Unknown – JBS Group, meat processing brand on worldwide, was founded in Goiás.

Births

• March 3 - Zico, footballer and coach
• April 22 - Lucinha Turnbull, singer, composer and guitarist
• May 4 - Lulu Santos, singer and guitarist
• May 23 - Armandinho, composer and singer

Deaths

• March 20 - Graciliano Ramos, writer, 60
• November 15 - Jorge de Lima, writer, 60

References

1. "Memory of the World: National Cinematic Heritage" (PDF). UNESCO. September 1995. p. 15. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
2. Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 561. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
3. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

See also

• 1953 in Brazilian football