Events in the year 1934 in Brazil.

Incumbents Federal government President: Getúlio Vargas (Head of the Provisional Government before 20 July) Vice President: None

Governors Alagoas: till 2 March: Alfonso de Carvalho 2 March – 1 May: Themistocles Vieira de Azevedo from 1 May: Osman Laurel Amazonas: Nélson de Melo Bahia: Juracy Magalhães Ceará: Roberto Carneiro de Mendonça (till 5 September); Filipe Moreira Lima (from 5 September) Espírito Santo: João Punaro Bley Goiás: till 21 June: Pedro Ludovico Teixeira 21 June – 19 July: Inácio Bento de Loyola 19 July – 3 August: Vasco dos Reis Gonçalves 3 August – 9 October: Pedro Ludovico Teixeira 9 October – 18 October: Heitor Morais Fleury from 18 October: Pedro Ludovico Teixeira Maranhão: Benedito Valadares Ribeiro Mato Grosso: César de Mesquita Serva then Leônidas Antero de Matos Minas Gerais: Benedito Valadares Ribeiro Pará: Joaquim de Magalhães Barata Paraíba: Gratuliano da Costa Brito (until 26 December); José Marques da Silva Mariz (from 26 December) Paraná: Manuel Ribas Pernambuco: Carlos de Lima Cavalcanti Piauí: Landry Sales Rio Grande do Norte: Mario Leopoldo Pereira da Camera Rio Grande do Sul: José Antônio Flores da Cunha Santa Catarina: Aristiliano Ramos São Paulo: Armando de Sales Oliveira Sergipe: Augusto Maynard Gomes

Vice governors Rio Grande do Norte: no vice governor São Paulo: no vice governor

Events date unknown The University of São Paulo is established. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics is founded under the title of the National Institute of Statistics.

January 23 January - President Getúlio Vargas signs decree n° 23,793, which approves the first Brazilian Forest Code.Decreto n° 23.793 de 23 de janeiro de 1934 do Senado Federal do Brasil.

July 16 July - The Vargas government introduces what will be the shortest-lived Constitution of Brazil, lasting only 3 years (until 1937). It is the first time a Brazilian constitution has been written from scratch by directly elected deputies in multi-party elections, and incorporates a number of improvements to Brazilian political, social and economical life. 17 July - In the presidential election, carried out by the Constituent Assembly, acting president Getúlio Vargas receives 175 of the 248 votes.Getúilo Vargas in Brazil World History Chronology

Arts and culture Books Jorge Amado - Suor Monteiro Lobato - Emília no País da Gramática and Aritmética da Emília Carolina Nabuco - A SucessoraBrandão, Ruth Silviano. Mulher ao pé da letra: a personagem feminina na literatura : ensaio Editoria UFMG. pp. 107–110

Films O Caçador de Diamantes

Births

January 4 January: Elias Gleizer, comedian and actor (died 2015) 18 January: Zacarias, comedy actor (died 1990)

February 9 February: Ruth Volgl Cardoso, chess grandmaster (died 2000)

June 30 June: Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira, economist and social scientist

August 8 August: Cláudio Hummes, Roman Catholic cardinal (died 2022) 25 August: Zilda Arns, pediatrician and aid worker (died 2010) 27 August: Sylvia Telles, singer (died 1966)

October 15 October: Flávio Migliaccio, writer, director and screenwriter (died 2020)

Deaths

February 5 February: Ernesto Nazareth, composer (born 1863)

April 6 April: Ismael Nery, artist (born 1900; tuberculosis)Artistas da Arte Moderna at www.brasilescola.com

May 29 May: Augusto Pestana, engineer and politician (born 1868) 30 May: Júlia Lopes de Almeida, writer (born 1862)

June 9 June: Medeiros e Albuquerque, poet, politician and journalist (born 1867)

July 6 July: Prince Peter of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, son of Princess Leopoldina of Brazil (born 1866) 20 July: Padre Cicero, Catholic priest and spiritual leader (born 1844)

November 8 November: Carlos Chagas, sanitary physician and bacteriologist (born 1879) 28 November: Coelho Neto, writer and politician (born 1864)

See also 1934 in Brazilian football

References

See also 1934 in Brazilian football List of Brazilian films of 1934