Darci Lima Sarmanho Vargas (12 December 1895 – 25 June 1968) was the wife 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 ...

, former

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, and the

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of the country during two different periods (from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 until her husband's

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). Darci and Getúlio Vargas, whom she married in March 1911, had five children. However, the president was an unfaithful husband.

Aimée de Heeren Aimée de Heeren, born Aimée Soto-Maior de Sá or Aimée de Sotomayor (3 August 1903 – 13 September 2006) was a Brazilian socialite and secret service agent keeping Getulio Vargas away from a WW2 alliance with Nazi Germany. She was named to th ...

, later the daughter-in-law of Fernanda Wanamaker, was reported to be one of his mistresses. She became a notable

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and founded many

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1895 births 1968 deaths First Ladies of Brazil Brazilian people of Portuguese descent People from Rio Grande do Sul

Darci Vargas Darci Lima Sarmanho Vargas (12 December 1895 – 25 June 1968) was the wife of Getúlio Vargas, former President of Brazil, and the First Lady of the country during two different periods (from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 until her husband's suicid ...

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