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Presidency Of Ernesto Geisel
The presidency of Ernesto Geisel began with the inauguration of General Ernesto Geisel as President of the Republic on March 15, 1974 and ended on March 15, 1979 when General João Figueiredo took office. Ernesto Geisel was the fourth president of Brazil's Military dictatorship in Brazil, military dictatorship. During his government, the country's process of re-democratization began, Guanabara (state), Guanabara was annexed to Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro, the state of Mato Grosso was divided into Mato Grosso do Sul and the Brazilian Miracle and Institutional Act Number Five were abolished. The administration of Ernesto Geisel was marked by growth of 31.88% in GDP (an average of 6.37%) and 19.23% in ''per capita'' income (an average of 3.84%). However, growth slowed after the 1973 oil crisis, 1973 Oil Crisis. Geisel took office with inflation at 15.54% and handed over at 40.81%. The president Ernesto Geisel began his career in 1921 as a student at the Military Colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Renewal Alliance
The National Renewal Alliance (Portuguese: ''Aliança Renovadora Nacional'', ARENA) was a far-right political party that existed in Brazil between 1966 and 1979. It was the official party of the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985. ARENA was part of a two-party system enforced by the dictadorship instituted on 1966, where only it and the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) — the "consented opposition" — were allowed. On 1979, a multi-party system was reintroduced to Brazil, both MDB and ARENA were officially dissolved, and the Democratic Social Party (PDS) was founded as a continuation of ARENA. Soon thereafter, PDS had a split which saw the creation of the Liberal Front Party (PFL), current Brazil Union (UNIÃO), while PDS merged with the PDC in 1993 became the Reform Progressive Party (PPR), which became the current Progressives (PP) on 1995. History Up to 1965, there were three main parties in Brazil: the populist Brazilian Labour Party (PTB), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institutional Security Bureau
The Institutional Security Bureau (, GSI; English: ''Institutional Security Bureau of the Presidency of the Republic'', ISB) is an executive cabinet office of the federal government of Brazil responsible for providing direct assistance at a moment's notice to the President on matters of national security and defense policy. It is currently headed by retired Army General Augusto Heleno. Institutional Security Bureau. Retrieved on 2012-03-23. . Responsibilities * Assist the President directly in the performance of their duties; * Prevent the occurrence of serious and imminent threats to institutional stability; * Organize crisis management response to a threat to national and institutional stability; * Provide personal advice on military and security issues; * Coordinate federal intelligence activities and information security; * Ensur ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerônimo Garcia De Santana
Jerônimo Garcia de Santana (October 29, 1934 – September 11, 2014) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer who served as the governor of Rondônia from 1987 until 1991. He was the first governor of Rondônia to be elected through direct election. Jerônimo Garcia de Santana was elected as a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 1970, 1974 and 1978 as a member of the PMDB. He was elected mayor of Porto Velho on November 15, 1985, and sworn into office on January 1, 1986. He resigned from the mayoral office in May 1986 to run for governor in the 1986 Rondônia gubernatorial election. Garcia de Santana attempted a political comeback in 1994, won the gubernatorial contest, becoming the first governor of Rondônia to be directly elected. He served until 1991. Jerônimo Garcia de Santana attempted a political comeback in 1994, was he was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Rondônia as a member of the Reform Progressive Party (PPR). In 1998, he lost election to the Chamber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Pedroso Horta
Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology), legendary figure, son of Oisín and grandson of Finn mac Cumhall Places * Oscar, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Louisiana, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Texas, an unincorporated community * Oscar, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Lake Oscar (other) * Oscar Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, a civil township Animals * Oscar (bionic cat), a cat that had implants after losing both hind paws * Oscar (bull), #16, (d. 1983) a ProRodeo Hall of Fame bucking bull * Oscar (fish), ''Astronotus ocellatus'' * Oscar (therapy cat), cat purported to pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Maria Alkmin
José Maria Alkmin (11 June 1901 – 22 April 1974) was the 15th vice president of Brazil from 1964 to 1967. Alkmin was born in Bocaiúva. He served as Minister of Finance before becoming vice president. He was also once the Partido Social Democrático's deputy. He died in Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ..., aged 72. References 1901 births 1974 deaths People from Minas Gerais Brazilian people of Lebanese descent Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–65) politicians National Renewal Alliance politicians Vice presidents of Brazil Finance Ministers of Brazil Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Minas Gerais {{Brazil-politician-stub Candidates for Vice President of Brazil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulo Francisco Torres
Paulo is a Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, and Italian masculine given name equivalent to English Paul. Notable people with the name include: *Paulo Jr. *Paulo Jr. (footballer) * Paulo Almeida, Brazilian footballer * Paulo André Cren Benini (born 1983), Brazilian football defender * Paulo Angeles (born 1997), Filipino actor, singer and dancer * Paulo Avelino (born 1988), Filipino actor and film actor * Paulo de Carvalho (born 1947), Portuguese singer-songwriter and actor * Paulo Coelho (born 1947), Brazilian lyricist and novelist * Paulo Fernando Craveiro, Brazilian author * Paulo Freire (1921–1997), Brazilian educator and philosopher *Paulo R. Holvorcem, Brazilian amateur astronomer, a prolific discoverer of asteroids * Paulo Jorge (other) *Paulo Kanoa (1802–1885), Governor of Kauaʻi *Paulo P. Kanoa (1832–1895), Governor of Kauaʻi * Paulo Miklos (born 1959), Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, musician and actor * Paulo Antonio de Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbosa Lima Sobrinho
Alexandre José Barbosa Lima e Sobrinho (January 22, 1897 – July 16, 2000) was a Brazilian lawyer, writer, historian, essayist, journalist and politician Sobrinho was born in Recife on January 22, 1897. In 1917 he graduated in law and social sciences in Recife. In 1926 he published his first book and was elected president of the Brazilian Press Association. Retrieved 2013-09-02 He was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 1937 and, at the end of the 1990s, appeared in the Guinness World Records as the oldest active journalist in the world. Author of over 70 books, he died in 2000 at the age of 103. References < ...
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Ulysses Guimarães
Ulysses Silveira Guimarães ( October 6, 1916 – October 12, 1992) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer who played an important role in opposing the military dictatorship in Brazil and in the fight to restore democracy in the country. He died in a helicopter accident by the shore near Angra dos Reis, in the south of Rio de Janeiro state. Biography Childhood and youth Ulysses Silveira Guimarães was born in the village of Itaqueri da Serra, today a district of Itirapina, which was then part of Rio Claro, São Paulo State. He had an active academic life, participating in the Centro Acadêmico XI de Agosto (August XI Academic Center) and exercising vice president of the União Nacional dos Estudantes. Guimarães has graduated in Law and Social Sciences, at the School of Law of University of São Paulo (USP). Professional life He was a teacher for several years at the Mackenzie University School of Law, where he eventually became Professor of Public International Law. He taugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Democratic Movement
The Brazilian Democratic Movement ( pt, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, MDB) is a Brazilian political party. It is considered a " big tent party" and it is one of the parties with the greatest representation throughout the national territory, with the most numbers of senators, mayors and city councillors, always having formed a large plurality at the National Congress since 1988, and also has the largest number of affiliates, with 2,131,547 members as of 2022. Originally, the MDB was founded on 1965 as part of an enforced two party system by the Brazilian military dictatorship, providing an official, if controlled, opposition. With political opening, on 1980 the former members of the MDB created the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party ( pt, Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, PMDB), name which was known until 2018. It was the party of former Presidents of Brazil Tancredo Neves, José Sarney, Itamar Franco and Michel Temer, as well providing support for the governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emílio Garrastazu Médici
Emílio Garrastazu Médici (; 4 December 1905 – 9 October 1985) was a Brazilian military leader and politician who was the president of Brazil from 1969 to 1974. His authoritarian rule marked the apex of the Brazilian military regime. Early life Médici was born in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul state. From his father's side, he was the grandson of Italian immigrants who went to Uruguay and then moved to Brazil. On his mother's side he descended from Basques. In the 1920s he entered military school at Porto Alegre and then the Army where he was steadily promoted, becoming general in 1961. Throughout the 1950s he served as a commander of reserve forces before being appointed chief of staff to Artur da Costa e Silva from 1957 to 1960. After the military coup Médici became Brazil's military attache to the USA from 1964–1966. In 1967 Médici was appointed chief of the National Intelligence Service of Brazil. Presidency (1969–1974) In 1969 he became commander of the Third Army an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrobras
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., better known by the portmanteau Petrobras (), is a state owned enterprise, state-owned Brazilian multinational corporation in the petroleum industry headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The company's name translates to Brazilian Petroleum Corporation — Petrobras. The company was ranked #181 in the most recent Fortune Global 500 list. In the 2020 Forbes Global 2000, Petrobras was ranked as the 65th-largest public company in the world.' History Petrobras was created in 1953 under the government of Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas with the slogan "The Oil is Ours" (Portuguese: "O petróleo é nosso"). It was given a legal monopoly in Brazil. In 1953, Brazil produced only 2,700 barrels of oil per day. In 1961, the company's REDUC refinery began operations near Rio de Janeiro, and in 1963, its Cenpes research center opened in Rio de Janeiro; it remains one of the world's largest centers dedicated to energy research. In 1968, the company estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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