1943 in Brazil

none 1943 Events in the year 1943 in Brazil. Incumbents Federal government President: Getúlio Vargas Governors Alagoas: Ismar de Góis Monteiro Amazonas: Álvaro Botelho Maia Bahia: Renato Onofre Pinto Aleixo Ceará: Francisco de Meneses Pimentel Espírito Santo: João Punaro Bley (till 21 January); Jones dos Santos Neves (from 21 January) Goiás: Pedro Ludovico Teixeira Maranhão: Mato Grosso: Júlio Strübing Müller Minas Gerais: Benedito Valadares Ribeiro Pará: till 25 January: José Carneiro da Gama Malcher 25 January-20 February: Miguel de Almeida Filho from 25 February: Magalhães Barata Paraíba: Rui Carneiro Paraná: Manuel Ribas Pernambuco: Agamenon Magalhães Piauí: Leônidas Melo Rio Grande do Norte: Rafael Fernandes Gurjão/Antonio Fernandes Dantas Rio Grande do Sul: Osvaldo Cordeiro de Farias/Ernesto Dornelles Santa Catarina: Nereu Ramos São Paulo: Fernando de Sousa Costa Sergipe: Augusto Maynard Gomes Vice governors Rio Grande do Norte: no vice governor São Paulo: no vice governor Events June 11 June: The Order of Military Merit is established by President Getúlio Vargas.Robertson Megan C. The Federative Republic of Brazil: Order of Military Merit Medals of the World 5 July 2007 http://www.medals.org.uk/brazil/fr-brazil/fr-brazil002.htm 2012-12-06 July 23 July: On the recommendation of the National Petroleum Council, Brazil bans the use of private motorcycles throughout the nation in order to conserve fuel. Use of gasoline-powered automobiles had been prohibited the year before."Ban Motorcycles in Brazil", Milwaukee Journal, July 23, 1943, p3 31 July - The Brazilian passenger ship and freighter Bage, largest commercial ship in Brazil's fleet, is torpedoed and sunk off the coast of the Sergipe state. The Bage, carrying 129 passengers and 102 crew, was en route from Belém to Rio de Janeiro when it was struck by a German U-boat. Seventy-eight people (41 passengers and 37 crew) are lost."Big Brazilian Ship Sunk; 78 Are Missing", Sarasota Herald-Tribune, August 8, 1943, p1 13 September - The Iguaçu Territory becomes a Brazilian territory.https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/decreto-lei/1937-1946/Del5812.htm Decreto-Lei N.º 5.812, de 13 de setembro 1943: cria os territórios federais do Amapá, do Rio Branco, do Guaporé, de Ponta Porã e do Iguassú. Presidência da RepúblicaOLIVEIRA, Licerio de (1999). "Estado do Iguaçu": o regionalismo em questão. Dissertação de Mestrado em Ciência Política, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP. December - The prototype of the CNNA HL-8 makes its maiden flight.http://www.museutec.org.br/resgatememoria2002/old/enciclop/cap002/025.html Sâo Paulo Technical Museum website (in Portuguese) 2014-05-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204411/http://www.museutec.org.br/resgatememoria2002/old/enciclop/cap002/025.html 2016-03-03 dead Arts and culture Books Maria José Dupré - Éramos Seis G. E. Kidder Smith - Brazil Builds Films Brazil at War (short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information and the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American AffairsBrazilat1943 Brazil at War Samba in Berlin, directed by Luiz de Barros and starring MesquitinhaDennison, Stephanie & Shaw, Lisa. Popular Cinema in Brazil. Manchester University Press, 2004. p 71-72 Births February 8 February: José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado, composer (died 2010).Compositor e pianista Almeida Prado morre aos 67 anos http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/833868-compositor-e-pianista-almeida-prado-morre-aos-67-anos.shtml 26 November 2010 Folha 21 November 2010 São Paulo pt 19 February: Pedro Malan, economist and politician June 21 June: Eumir Deodato, pianist, composer, producer and arrangerhttp://www.dicionariompb.com.br/verbete_eng.asp?nome=Eumir+Deodato&tabela=T_FORM_ENG_A Eumir Deodato 2009-01-25 Cravo Albin Dictionary of Brazilian Popular Music Cravo Albin Cultural Institute https://web.archive.org/web/20070703054145/http://www.dicionariompb.com.br/verbete_eng.asp?nome=Eumir+Deodato&tabela=T_FORM_ENG_A 2007-07-03 dead August 14 August: Imre Simon, Hungarian-born Brazilian mathematician and computer scientist (died 2009) 26 August: Dori Caymmi, singer, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and producer, son of Dorival Caymmi[artist p6260/biography yes Allmusic biography] September 3 September: Waly Salomão, poet (died 2003)[artist p315225/biography yes Waly Salomão] 19 September: Cesar Camargo Mariano, pianist, arranger, composer and music producer 12 November: Claudio Slon, jazz musician (died 2002) Deaths 20 February - Elsie Houston, singer (born 1902; suicide)"Brazilian soprano is found dead here", New York Times, February 21, 1943 date unknown - Vittorio Capellaro, Italian Brazilian film director, film producer, film actor, and screenwriter (born 1877) References See also 1943 in Brazilian football List of Brazilian films of 1943 1943 in Category:1940s in Brazil Category:Years of the 20th century in Brazil Brazil Brazil