Venceslau Brás
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Venceslau Brás | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Official portrait, 1914 | |||||||||||||||
President of Brazil | |||||||||||||||
In office 15 November 1914 – 15 November 1918 | |||||||||||||||
Vice President | Urbano Santos | ||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Hermes da Fonseca | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Delfim Moreira | ||||||||||||||
Vice President of Brazil | |||||||||||||||
In office 15 November 1910 – 14 November 1914 | |||||||||||||||
President | Hermes da Fonseca | ||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Nilo Peçanha | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Urbano Santos | ||||||||||||||
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Personal details | |||||||||||||||
Born | Brasópolis, Province of Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil | 26 February 1868||||||||||||||
Died | 15 May 1966 Itajubá, Minas Gerais, Republic of the United States of Brazil | (aged 98)||||||||||||||
Political party | PRM | ||||||||||||||
Spouse | |||||||||||||||
Children | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Parent(s) | Francisco Brás Pereira Gomes (father) Isabel Pereira dos Santos (mother) | ||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Faculty of Law of Largo de São Francisco | ||||||||||||||
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Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes[a] (26 February 1868 – 15 May 1966)[1] was a Brazilian politician who served as ninth president of Brazil between 1914 and 1918, during the First Brazilian Republic. Brás was born in Brasópolis (formerly São Caetano da Vargem Grande), Minas Gerais State. He became governor of that state in 1909, and in 1910 he was elected vice-president under Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca. As the sixth vice president of Brazil, he also served as the President of the Senate.[2] He was elected president in 1914 and served until 1918. His government declared war on the Central Powers in October 1917 during World War I. He was the longest-lived Brazilian president, reaching 98 years of age.
Spelling of name
[edit]Throughout his life Brás spelled his name Wenceslau Braz, although there exist postage stamps with the spelling Wenceslao as well. The 1943 reform of Portuguese orthography stipulates that the names of deceased persons must be spelled according to standard Portuguese spelling rules. All Portuguese-language texts about Brás published after 1966 must therefore spell his name Venceslau Brás.
Legacy
[edit]- Presidente Venceslau, a municipality in the state of São Paulo
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President Venceslau Brás and his cabinet in 1915: Marshal José Caetano de Faria (War), Augusto Tavares de Lima (Transportation), Lauro Müller (Foreign Affairs) and Admiral Alexandrino de Faria Alencar (Navy). Around him, senators, congressmen and journalists.
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President Brás signs a declaration of war against the Central Powers in October 1917. At his side, the former president and then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nilo Peçanha, and the governor of Minas Gerais and future president of the Republic, Delfim Moreira.
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Former president Brás in 1961
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Portuguese pronunciation: [vẽsezˈlaw ˈbɾas peˈɾejɾɐ ˈɡõmis]
References
[edit]- ^ Profile of Venceslau Brás
- ^ "República Velha (1889 - 1930) - Senado Federal". www25.senado.leg.br.
External links
[edit]- Rafael Pinheiro de Araujo: Brás, Venceslau, in: 1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War.
- 1868 births
- 1966 deaths
- Presidents of Brazil
- Vice presidents of Brazil
- Presidents of the Federal Senate (Brazil)
- University of São Paulo alumni
- Mayors of Belo Horizonte
- Governors of Minas Gerais
- Brazilian politician stubs
- Republican Party of Minas Gerais politicians
- Coffee with milk politics politicians
- Candidates for Vice President of Brazil
- People from Brasópolis