Getúlio Vargas

Born: 1882-04-19

Birthplace: São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Biography

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 until his suicide in 1954. Due to his long and controversial tenure as Brazil's provisional, constitutional, dictatorial and democratic leader, he is considered by historians as the most influential Brazilian politician of the 20th century.

Known For

Waking Sleeping Beauty
Italian Wings Over the Skies of Brazil
Brasil
1964: Brazil between weapons and books
History of Brazil
32 – A Guerra Civil
Os Inconfidentes
Trabalhadores: Presente!
O Mundo em que Getúlio Viveu
Acordo com Lampião? Só na Boca do Fuzil!

Top Movie Credits

Waking Sleeping Beauty Self (archive footage)
Brasil Self (archive footage)
History of Brazil Self (archive)
32 – A Guerra Civil Self (archive footage)
Os Inconfidentes Self (archive footage)
Trabalhadores: Presente! Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
O Mundo em que Getúlio Viveu Self (archive footage)