1918 in Brazil

Events in the year 1918 in Brazil.

Incumbents Federal government President: Venceslau Brás (until 14 November); Delfim Moreira (acting; from 15 November) Vice President: Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo (until 14 November); Delfim Moreira (from 15 November)

Governors Alagoas: João Batista Accioli Jr. (till 12 June); José Fernandes de Barros Lima (from 12 June) Amazonas: Pedro de Alcântara Bacelar Bahia: Antônio Ferrão Muniz de Aragão Ceará: João Tomé de Sabóia e Silva Goiás: until 21 December: João Alves de Castro from 21 December: Joaquim Rufino Ramos Jubé Maranhão: until 1 March: Antônio Brício de Araújo 1 March - 9 October: José Joaquim Marques 9 October - 21 October: Raul da Cunha Machado from 21 October: Urbano Santos Mato Grosso: Cipriano da Costa Ferreira, then Francisco de Aquino Correia Minas Gerais: until 7 September: Delfim Moreira from 7 September: Artur Bernardes Pará: Lauro Sodré Paraíba: Francisco Camilo de Holanda Paraná: Afonso Camargo Pernambuco: Manuel Antônio Pereira Borba Piauí: Eurípedes Clementino de Aguiar Rio Grande do Norte: Joaquim Ferreira Chaves Rio Grande do Sul: Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros Santa Catarina: São Paulo: Sergipe:

Vice governors Rio Grande do Norte: São Paulo:

Events

30 January - Ministerial Notice No. 501 is issued, establishing the Naval Division for War Operations (Divisão Naval em Operações de Guerra - DNOG).Francisco Verras; "D.N.O.G.: contribuicao da Marinha Brasileira na Grande Guerra" ("DNOG; the role of Brazilian Navy in the Great War") "A Noite" Ed. 1920 1 March - Brazilian general election, 1918:Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 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.Robert L Scheina, Latin America's Wars, Washington, D.C.: Brassey's, 2003. . p 37. 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 (died 2017) 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) 28 December - Olavo Bilac, Parnassian poet, journalist and translator (born 1865)

References

See also 1918 in Brazilian football