Contents

• Incumbents
• Federal government
• Governors
• Vice governors
• Events
• Arts and culture
• Books
• Films
• Music
• Births
• Deaths
• References
• See also

1931 in Brazil
Years 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933
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Year of Constitution: 1891

Events in the year 1931 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Events

• 15 January – Eleven Italian seaplanes led by Italo Balbo land at Botafogo Bay after a 6,000 mile flight from Italy that began on 17 December. The pilots are greeted by President Getúlio Vargas. ^[1]
• 16 September – Frente Negra Brasileira, Brazil's first Black political party, is founded. ^[2]
• 12 October – The statue of Christ the Redeemer , overlooking Rio de Janeiro, is consecrated. ^{[3] [4]}
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  • The Caiçaras Club is founded in Rio de Janeiro.^{[ citation needed ]}

Arts and culture

Births

• 8 January – Ozires Silva, entrepreneur, founder of Embraer
• 19 January – Ottomar Pinto, politician, Governor of Roraima (2004–2007) (died 2007)
• 10 February – Cauby Peixoto, singer (died 2016)
• 14 February – Newton de Sordi, footballer (died 2013)
• 16 March – Augusto Boal, theatre director, writer and politician (died 2009) ^[6]
• 2 March – Ruth Rocha, writer
• 31 March – Ary Fernandes, playwright, actor, producer and filmmaker (died 2010) ^[7]
• 28 April – Nair Bello, actress and comedian (died 2007)
• 8 May – Etty Fraser, actress (died 2018) ^[8]
• 10 June – João Gilberto, singer and guitarist (died 2019)
• 13 June – Moysés Baumstein, holographer and artist (died 1991)
• 18 June – Fernando Henrique Cardoso, 34th President of Brazil ^[9]
• 29 June – Palmirinha Onofre, cook and television presenter (died 2023) ^[10]
• 9 August – Mário Zagallo, footballer and manager (died 2024) ^[11]
• 3 September – Paulo Maluf, politician
• 16 October – Mílton Alves da Silva, football player (died 1973)
• 17 October – José Alencar, politician (died 2011) ^[12]

Deaths

• 26 January – Graça Aranha, writer and diplomat (born 1868) ^[13]
• 9 June – Henrique Oswald, pianist and composer (born 1852) ^[14]
• 24 July – Nonô, footballer (born 1899)
• 8 September – Prince Luiz Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, descendant of the Brazilian Imperial Family (born 1911)
• 6 October – Oscar Cox, sportsman (born 1880) ^[15]

References

See also

• 1931 in Brazilian football
• List of Brazilian films of 1931

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