Getúlio Vargas
Birthday: 1882-04-19
Place of Birth: São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Biography: Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 until his suicide in 1954. Due to his long and controversial tenure as Brazil's provisional, constitutional, dictatorial and democratic leader, he is considered by historians as the most influential Brazilian politician of the 20th century.
Movies
Waking Sleeping Beauty
By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists ...
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Carnival in Rio
A three-day carnival featuring Momo the God of Pleasure and some floats designed by celebrated artis...
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Acordo com Lampião? Só na Boca do Fuzil!
Inspired by the book "Os homens que mataram o facínora: A história dos grandes inimigos de Lampião" ...
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Italian Wings Over the Skies of Brazil
On an expedition through Latin America, Italian General Italo Balbo made the Atlantic crossing with ...
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Getúlio Vargas
Documentary on one of Brazil's most controversial personalities: Getúlio Vargas, an ex-president....
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O Mundo em que Getúlio Viveu
A documentary chronicling the life of President Getúlio Vargas. A snapshot of the political and soci...
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Brasil
João Gilberto receives Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethânia during the recording of his a...
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Os Inconfidentes
The arrival on Rio de Janeiro of the remains of the members of the Inconfidência Mineira movement, w...
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1964: Brazil between weapons and books
We question the most unquestionable period in our history. The result was an international investiga...
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