1942 in Brazil

none 1942 Events in the year 1942 in Brazil. Establishments Construction of the Basilica Shrine of Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces was completed. Incumbents Federal government President: Getúlio Vargas Governors Alagoas: Ismar de Góis Monteiro Amazonas: Álvaro Botelho Maia Bahia: Landulfo Alves (till 3 December); Renato Pinto Aleixo (from 3 December) Ceará: Francisco de Meneses Pimentel Espírito Santo: João Punaro Bley Goiás: Pedro Ludovico Teixeira Maranhão: Mato Grosso: Júlio Strübing Müller Minas Gerais: Benedito Valadares Ribeiro Pará: José Carneiro da Gama Malcher Paraíba: Rui Carneiro Paraná: Manuel Ribas Pernambuco: Agamenon Magalhães Piauí: Leônidas Melo Rio Grande do Norte: Rafael Fernandes Gurjão Rio Grande do Sul: Osvaldo Cordeiro de Farias Santa Catarina: Nereu Ramos São Paulo: Ademar de Barros (till 4 June); Fernando de Sousa Costa (from 4 June) Sergipe: Milton Pereira de Azevedo (till 27 March); Augusto Maynard Gomes (from 27 March) Vice governors Rio Grande do Norte: no vice governor São Paulo: no vice governor Events date unknown - Aircraft manufacturer Companhia Aeronáutica Paulista is established in São Paulo.Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 70. January January 28 - Brazil breaks diplomatic relations with the Axis countries.O Brasil rompeu com os paises do "Eixo" http://acervo.folha.com.br/fdn/1942/1/29/1/ 25 May 2014 Folha da Noite 29 January 1942 July July 26 - The Brazilian ship Tamandaré is sunk by the German submarine U-66 (1940) off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago. August August 17 - The ships Itagiba and Arará are torpedoed by German submarine U-507. August 22 - President Getúlio Vargas signs the declaration of war against Germany and Italy.O Brasil na Guerra http://acervo.folha.com.br/fdn/1942/8/22/1/ 25 May 2014 Folha da Noite 22 August 1942O Brasil em estado de beligerância com a Alemanha e a Itália http://acervo.estadao.com.br/pagina/#!/19420823-22380-nac-0001-999-1-not 25 May 2014 O Estado de S. Paulo 23 August 1942 October October 28 - The Brazilian freighter Rio Branco attacks a German submarine.Afundado pelo "Rio Branco" um Submarino do "Eixo" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha da Manhã (29 de outubro de 1942).O navio brasileiro "Rio Branco" ataca um submarino do "Eixo" (página 1 do único caderno), O Estado de S. Paulo (29 de outubro de 1942). November November 1 - The Cruzeiro "antigo" is adopted as the official currency.Cédulas do Cruzeiro (1942-1967). Accessed 24 May 2014 Arts and culture Books Jorge Amado - Gabriela Júlio Afrânio Peixoto - Pepitas Films Saludos Amigos (first appearance of José Carioca, the cigar-smoking Brazilian parrot)Walt & El Grupo (documentary film, 2008). Music Heitor Villa-Lobos - Rudepoêma (orchestral version)Kater, Carlos. 1987. "Villa-Lobos de Rubinstein". Latin American Music Review / Revista de Música Latinoamericana 8, no. 2 (Autumn-Winter): 246–53. (Portuguese) Births January 19 January - Nara Leão, singer and actress (died 1989) March 6 March - Flora Purim, jazz singerJulie Coryell Laura Friedman Ramsey Lewis Jazz-Rock Fusion: The People, the Music Hal Leonard Corporation January 2000 277 0-7935-9941-5 19 March - José Serra, politician April 20 April - Roberto Freire, politician 23 April - Jorge Antunes, composerDavid M. Cummings (2000). International Who's Who In Music and Musicians' Directory: (In the Classical and Light Classical Fields). Psychology Press. p. 19. June 3 June - Celso Amorim, diplomat and politician 26 June - Gilberto Gil, singer, guitarist, and songwriter August 7 August - Caetano Veloso, musician and writer 23 August Jarbas Vasconcelos, politician and lawyer Susana Vieira, actress (as Sônia Maria Vieira Gonçalves) October 26 October - Anecy Rocha, actress (died 1977) Deaths 13 February - Epitácio Pessoa, 11th President of Brazil (born (1865) 23 April - Olga Benário Prestes, political activist (born 1908 in Germany)https://books.google.com/books?id=Erbl362xMvYC&q=Eugenie+Gutmann+Leo+Ben%C3%A1rio&pg=PA16 Olga 9780802141897 Morais Fernando December 2004 17 October - Sebastião da Silveira Cintra, Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1882) References See also 1942 in Brazilian football List of Brazilian films of 1942 1942 in 1942 in Category:1940s in Brazil Category:Years of the 20th century in Brazil Brazil Brazil