Events in the year 1930 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
Vice governors
Events
- 1 March - A general election is held; Júlio Prestes of the Republican Party of São Paulo, receives 57.7% of the vote and is elected president. Vital Soares is elected vice-president, but never takes office.
- 16 July - Our Lady of Aparecida is proclaimed the Patroness of Brazil, by decree of Pope Pius XI.
- 26 July - The assassination of João Pessoa Cavalcânti de Albuquerque, governor of ParaÃÂba, by João Duarte Dantas, stirs up a wave of bad feeling toward the federal government and the outgoing president Washington LuÃÂs, who is accused of bearing the "moral responsibility".
- 13 August - 1930 Curuçá River event: The area of Curuçá River near latitude 5ð S and longitude 71.5ð W experiences a meteoric air burst (also known as the Brazilian Tunguska event).
- September - The state capital of ParaÃÂba, formerly Parahyba, is renamed João Pessoa, in memory of its assassinated governor.
- 3 October - Nationwide outbreak of the Revolution of 1930.
- 24 October - Incumbent President Washington LuÃÂs is deposed. A military junta, led by General Augusto Tasso Fragoso, temporarily takes control of the country.
- 1 November - Beginning of the Vargas Era: the ruling junta hands power and the presidential palace to Getúlio Vargas.
- 18 November - A decree is signed creating the Brazilian Bar Association.
- date unknown - The National Institute of Metrology Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) is founded.
Arts and culture
Films
Births
- 29 March - Lima Duarte, actor
- 21 April - Mário Covas, politician (died 2003)
- 24 April - José Sarney, 31st President of Brazil
- 7 June - Dolores Duran, Brazilian singer, songwriter (died 1959)
- 10 July - Jacques Klein, composer (died 1982)
- 22 August - Gylmar dos Santos Neves, footballer (died 2013)
- 28 August - Walmor Chagas, actor (died 2013)
- 16 August - Glauce Rocha, actress (died 1971)
- 2 September - Paulo Francis, journalist, novelist and critic (died 1997)
- 10 September - Ferreira Gullar (José Ribamar Ferreira), poet, playwright, essayist, art critic, and television writer
- 15 September - Odette Vidal de Oliveira, candidate for beatification (died 1939)
- 19 September - Ruth Cardoso, anthropologist, educator and public figure (died 2008)
- 29 October - Geraldo Del Rey, actor (died 1993)
- 12 December - Silvio Santos, television presenter (died 2024)
Deaths
References
See also