Sobral Pinto
Heráclito Fontoura Sobral Pinto (5 November 1893 – Rio de Janeiro, 30 November 1991) was a Brazilian lawyer known for his human rights activism and devout Catholicism. He strongly opposed dictator Getúlio Vargas and worked against Brazil's later military regime following the military coup of 1964.
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Sobral Pinto, on the left
Early life
He was born on 5 November 1893 in Barbacena, Minas Gerais,[1][2] to Príamo Cavalcanti Sobral Pinto, a station master working for the Central do Brasil railroad in the town, and his wife Idalina.[1]
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See also
References
- Dulles 2002, p. 1.
- Dulles 2007, p. 177.
Bibliography
- Dulles, John W. F. (2002) Sobral Pinto, "The Conscience of Brazil": leading the attack against Vargas (1930-1945). Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71616-2
- Dulles, John W. F. (2007) Resisting Brazil's Military Regime: an account of the battles of Sobral Pinto. Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71725-1
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