The Automóvel Clube do Brasil, founded as the Automóvel Club do Brasil, is an automobile entity created in
Rio de Janeiro in 1907 and responsible, among other activities, for the realization of the
Grand Prix of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
History
The Automóvel Clube do Brasil was founded on September 27, 1907, as Automóvel Club do Brasil, and officially recognized by the federal government in 1908.
The club fulfilled a demand of the elite of Rio de Janeiro in the first decades of the 20th century, which, emerging from the
monarchy and under strong English cultural influence, sought to create spaces of sociability where they could exercise the social hierarchy and, in this specific case, promote automobile culture as a means of transportation, leisure and sport.
The headquarters of the club acquired great historical importance for Brazil because it was the location where the then President
João Goulart gave, on March 30, 1964, a
speech
Speech is a human vocal communication using language. Each language uses Phonetics, phonetic combinations of vowel and consonant sounds that form the sound of its words (that is, all English words sound different from all French words, even if ...
in response to military officers who criticized him for his support of the
sailors' revolt. This speech, which triggered the
Military Coup that placed Brazil in a
dictatorial period, happened during a tribute paid to him by sergeants of the
Brazilian Army Combatant NCO Academy and military police in the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Association of Sub-Lieutenants and Sergeants of the Military Police.
After the extinction of the club, the headquarters, with the facade intact, housed a hotel and also an investment company. In 2008, it served as a set for filming by director
Luiz Fernando Carvalho.
See also
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Meeting at Automóvel Clube
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Automotive industry in Brazil
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Brazilian Automobile Confederation
The Brazilian Automobile Confederation ( Portuguese: Confederação Brasileira de Automobilismo, CBA) is the highest authority responsible for the organization, planning, regulation, and creation of norms involved in the automobile sport in Braz ...
References
External links
Official website of Automóvel Clube do Brasil
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Sports clubs and teams in Rio de Janeiro (state)
Automobile associations
Defunct organisations based in Brazil