1918 in Brazil

Events in the year 1918 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Venceslau Brás (until 15 November); Delfim Moreira (acting President from 15 November)
• Vice President: Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo; Delfim Moreira (from 15 November)

Governors

• Alagoas:
• Amazonas:
• Bahia:
• Ceará:
• Goiás:
• Maranhão:
• Mato Grosso:
• Minas Gerais:
• Pará:
• Paraíba:
• Paraná:
• Pernambuco:
• Piauí:
• Rio Grande do Norte:
• Rio Grande do Sul:
• Santa Catarina:
• São Paulo:
• Sergipe:

Vice governors

• Rio Grande do Norte:
• São Paulo:

Events

Brazilian Medical Mission.

• 30 January - Ministerial Notice No. 501 is issued, establishing the Naval Division for War Operations (Divisão Naval em Operações de Guerra - DNOG).[1]
• 1 March - Brazilian general election, 1918:[2] Former president Rodrigues Alves receives 99.1% of the vote.
• June - The Brazilian battleship São Paulo is sent to the USA for a full refit.[3]
• 18 August - The Brazilian Medical Mission, led by Dr. Nabuco Gouveia and directed by General Aché, is established with 86 doctors.
• 24 September - The Brazilian Medical Mission lands at Marseilles, France, and supports the local population during a flu outbreak, ensuring the continuity of logistical support to the troops at the front.
• 15 November - President-elect Rodrigues Alves, suffering from influenza, is unable to take office on the scheduled date, and is replaced by Vice President Delfim Moreira.

Births

• 15 January - João Figueiredo, military leader and politician (died 1999)
• 21 February - Alberto Ruschel, actor (died 1996)
• 1 March - João Goulart, 24th President of Brazil (died 1976)
• 24 July - Antonio Candido, writer, academic, sociologist and literary critic
• 28 October - José Leite Lopes, physicist (died 2006)

Deaths

• 1 November - Eurípedes Barsanulfo, educator, pharmacist, politician and prominent spiritualist medium (born 1880)
• 27 November - Belfort Duarte, footballer (born 1883; murdered)[4]
• 28 December - Olavo Bilac, Parnassian poet, journalist and translator (born 1865)

References

1. Francisco Verras; "D.N.O.G.: contribuicao da Marinha Brasileira na Grande Guerra" ("DNOG; the role of Brazilian Navy in the Great War") (in Portuguese) "A Noite" Ed. 1920
2. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
3. Robert L Scheina, Latin America's Wars, Washington, D.C.: Brassey's, 2003. ISBN 1-57488-452-2. p 37.
4. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 35. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.

See also

• 1918 in Brazilian football