Events in the year 1930 in Brazil.
Incumbents Federal government President: (until 24 October) Washington Luís (from 24 October to 3 November) General Tasso Fragoso, Admiral Isaías de Noronha, General Mena Barreto (from 3 November) Getúlio Vargas (Head of the Provisional Government) Vice President: Fernando de Melo Viana (until 24 October), vacant after 24 October.
Governors Alagoas: till 10 October: Álvaro Correia Pais 10 October-14 October: Pedro Reginaldo Teixeira from 14 October: Hermilo de Freitas Blackbird Amazonas: till 1 January: Ifigênio Ferreira de Sales 1 January-24 October: Dorval Pires Porto 24 October-1 November: Government Junta 1 November-20 November: Floriano da Silva Machado from 20 November: Álvaro Botelho Maia Bahia: Vital Soares, then Frederico Augusto Rodrigues da Costa, then Leopoldo Afrânio Bastos do Amaral Ceará: till 8 October: José Carlos de Matos Peixoto from 8 October: Manuel Fernandes Távora Goiás: till 11 August: Alfredo Lopes de Morais 11 August - 27 October: Humberto Martins Ribeiro 27 - 30 October: Carlos Pinheiro Chagas 30 October - 23 November: Goiana Governing Board of 1930 from 23 November: Pedro Ludovico Teixeira Maranhão: till 1 March: José Magalhães de Almeida 1 March - 8 October: José Pires Sexto 8 October - 14 November: Maranhão Governing Board of 1930 15 November - 27 November: Luso Torres from 27 November: José Maria Perdigão Mato Grosso: Mário Correia da Costa, then Aníbal Benício de Toledo, then Sebastião Rabelo Leite, then Antonino Mena Gonçalves Minas Gerais: until 7 September: Antônio Carlos Ribeiro de Andrada from 7 September: Olegário Maciel Pará: until 24 October: Eurico de Freitas Vale 24 October - 26 October: Pará Governing Board of October 1930 26 October - 28 October: Landry Sales Gonçalves 28 October - 12 November: Pará Governing Board of 1930 from 12 November: Joaquim de Magalhães Barata Paraíba: until 26 July: João Pessoa Cavalcanti 26 July - 4 October: Álvaro Pereira de Carvalho 4 October - 26 November: José Américo de Almeida from 26 November: Antenor de França Navarro Paraná: Afonso Camargo Mário Alves Monteiro Tourinho Pernambuco: until 28 May: Estácio Coimbra 28 May - 6 October: Júlio Celso de Albuquerque Belo from 6 October: Carlos de Lima Cavalcanti Piauí: till 4 October: João de Deus Pires Leal from 4 October: Humberto de Areia Leão Rio Grande do Norte: till 5 October: Juvenal Lamartine de Faria 5-12 October: Military Governing Board, consisting of: Luis Tavares Guerreiro, Abelardo Torres da Silva Castro, and Julius Perouse Bridges from 12 October: Irenaeus Jofili Rio Grande do Sul: till 9 October: Getúlio Dornelles Vargas 9-27 October: Osvaldo Euclides de Sousa Aranha 27-28 October: Sinval Saldanha from 28 October: José Antônio Flores da Cunha Santa Catarina: Adolfo Konder (until 29 September), Fulvius Aducci (29 September-25 October) São Paulo: Julio Prestes (until 24 October) Sergipe: Manuel Correia Dantas (until 17 October)
Vice governors Rio Grande do Norte: Joaquim Inácio (until 5 October) São Paulo: Heitor Teixeira Penteado (until 21 May)
Events 1 March - A general election is held; Júlio Prestes of the Republican Party of São Paulo, receives 57.7% of the vote and is elected president.Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 Vital Soares is elected vice-president, but never takes office. 16 July - Our Lady of Aparecida is proclaimed the Patroness of Brazil, by decree of Pope Pius XI. 26 July - The assassination of João Pessoa Cavalcânti de Albuquerque, governor of Paraíba, by João Duarte Dantas, stirs up a wave of bad feeling toward the federal government and the outgoing president Washington Luís, who is accused of bearing the "moral responsibility". 13 August - 1930 Curuçá River event: The area of Curuçá River near latitude 5° S and longitude 71.5° W experiences a meteoric air burst (also known as the Brazilian Tunguska event).Reza, Ramiro de la. O evento do Curuçá: bólidos caem no Amazonas (The Curuçá Event: Bolides Fall in the Amazon) , Rio de Janeiro: National Observatory. Retrieved from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas website. September - The state capital of Paraíba, formerly Parahyba, is renamed João Pessoa, in memory of its assassinated governor. 3 October - Nationwide outbreak of the Revolution of 1930. 24 October - Incumbent President Washington Luís is deposed.http://www.infoescola.com/historia-do-brasil/governo-de-washington-luis/ (Portuguese language) A military junta, led by General Augusto Tasso Fragoso, temporarily takes control of the country. 1 November - Beginning of the Vargas Era: the ruling junta hands power and the presidential palace to Getúlio Vargas. 18 November - A decree is signed creating the Brazilian Bar Association."A reorganização da Côrte de Appellação" (página 7 do 1° caderno), Jornal do Brasil (19 de novembro de 1930). date unknown - The National Institute of Metrology Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) is founded.
Arts and culture
Films As Armas, directed by Octavio Gabus Mendes
Births 22 February - Aracy Amaral, art historian and curator (died 2026) 29 March - Lima Duarte, actor 21 April - Mário Covas, politician (died 2003) 24 April - José Sarney, 31st President of Brazil 7 June - Dolores Duran, Brazilian singer, songwriter (died 1959) 28 June - Itamar Franco, 33rd President of Brazil (died 2011) 10 July - Jacques Klein, composer (died 1982) 22 August - Gylmar dos Santos Neves, footballer (died 2013) 28 August - Walmor Chagas, actor (died 2013) 16 August - Glauce Rocha, actress (died 1971) 2 September - Paulo Francis, journalist, novelist and critic (died 1997) 10 September - Ferreira Gullar (José Ribamar Ferreira), poet, playwright, essayist, art critic, and television writer 15 September - Odette Vidal de Oliveira, candidate for beatification (died 1939) 19 September - Ruth Cardoso, anthropologist, educator and public figure (died 2008) 29 October - Geraldo Del Rey, actor (died 1993) 12 December - Silvio Santos, television presenter (died 2024)
Deaths 26 July - João Pessoa Cavalcânti de Albuquerque, politician (born 1878; assassinated)
References
See also 1930 in Brazilian football List of Brazilian films of 1930