Cristiano Machado (5 November 189326 December 1953) was a Brazilian politician. Machado served as Mayor of

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 ...

between 1926 and 1929. He served as Congressman for

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

between 1945 and 1950, representing the

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties Fo ...

(PSD). He was nominated as the PSD's candidate in the 1950 presidential election, but most members of the PSD supported the candidacy of

Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (; 19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1954. Due to his long and controversial tenure as Brazi ...

and he won only 21.49%. He was named Brazilian ambassador to the

Holy See The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of Rome ...

in October 1953, but died shortly after taking office.

References

1893 births 1953 deaths People from Sabará Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–65) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Minas Gerais Mayors of Belo Horizonte Candidates for President of Brazil {{Brazil-mayor-stub