1942 Rio de Janeiro Conference

Deplomatic meeting of South American Nation 15 January 1942 — 28 January 1942 13 days Recommendation of severance of relations with the Axis powers The 1942 Rio de Janeiro Conference was a diplomatic meeting held between 21 countries in the Americas (excluding Guyana and Suriname who were not independent at the time) from 15 to 28 January 1942,Historical Documents - Office of the Historian https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1942v05/ch27 2025-08-01 history.state.gov in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,with the intention of discussing relations with the Axis Powers and economic deals. Prior to the conference, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala had all declared war on Nazi Germany, while Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela had severed relations. Rio Conference (1942) Encyclopedia.com https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/rio-conference-1942 2026-02-14 www.encyclopedia.com The US Deputy to the Secretary of State, Sumner Welles. spearheaded the conference.1942's Rio de Janeiro Conference and its Impact on US-Brazilian Military Relations https://jtuh.org/index.php/jtuh/article/view/4952 2026-02-14 The result was a recommendation of severing diplomatic and economic relations with the Axis Powers.1942-01-25 RIO CONFERENCE MARKS PAN-AMERICAN PROGRESS; Its Full Purport Depends Upon Action To Be Taken by Argentina and Chile (Published 1942). https://www.nytimes.com/1942/01/25/archives/rio-conference-marks-panamerican-progress-its-full-purport-depends.html 2025-08-01 New York Times en On January 28, Brazil joined Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Uruguay in the severing of diplomatic relations with Nazi Germany. Widener Henry Research Guides: Brazil-U.S. Relations: Brazil in World War II https://guides.loc.gov/brazil-us-relations/brazil-world-war-ii 2026-02-14 guides.loc.gov en By February 10 1942, 10 countries had declared war on Germany, 9 had served diplomatic relations, with 2 failing to live up to the agreement. Historical Documents - Office of the Historian https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1942v05/d26 2026-02-14 history.state.gov References Category:South America in World War II