1914 in Brazil

Events in the year 1914 in Brazil.

Incumbents

1 January at 12:00 a.m. Local Mean Time States and territories now observe the four standard time zones, moving clocks forward or backward by a few minutes and seconds according to the then civil time by law since 18 June, 1913.
1 March - In the presidential election, incumbent Vice-President Venceslau BrÃÂ¡s, of the Mineiro Republican Party, receives 91.6% of the vote.
20 May - Brazil participates in the Niagara Falls peace conference, in at attempt to avoid war between the United States and Mexico.
8 June - The Brazilian Football Confederation is founded, with ÃÂlvaro Zamith as its first president. The Brazilian Olympic Committee is founded on the same day.
14 September - The British Royal Navy auxiliary cruiser fought the German off Trindade in the Battle of Trindade. Carmania sank Cap Trafalgar, but sustained severe damage herself.
15 November - Venceslau BrÃÂ¡s is sworn in as Brazil's ninth president.

14 March - Abdias do Nascimento, Afro-Brazilian scholar, artist, and politician (died 2011)
18 May - Cacilda Borges Barbosa, pianist, conductor and composer (died 2010)
26 May - Sister Dulce, Catholic Franciscan Sister (died 1992)
14 July - Marcelo Damy, physicist (died 2009)

18 June - SÃÂlvio Romero, Condorist" poet, essayist, literary critic, professor and journalist (born 1851)
12 November - Augusto dos Anjos, poet and academic (born 1884;pneumonia)