Events in the year 1948 in Brazil.
Incumbents Federal government President: Marshal Eurico Gaspar Dutra Vice President: Nereu Ramos
Governors Alagoas: Silvestre Pericles Amazonas: Leopoldo da Silva Amorim Neves Bahia: Otávio Mangabeira Ceará: Faustino de Albuquerque Espírito Santo: Carlos Fernando Monteiro Lindenberg Goiás: Jerônimo Coimbra Bueno Maranhão: Sebastião Archer Mato Grosso: Arnaldo Estêvão de Figueiredo Minas Gerais: Milton Soares Campos Pará: Luís de Moura Carvalho Paraíba: Osvaldo Trigueiro Paraná: Moisés Lupion Pernambuco: Otávio Correia de Araújo (until 14 February) Alexandre Barbosa Lima Sobrinho (from 14 February) Piauí: José da Rocha Furtado Rio de Janeiro: Macedo Soares Rio Grande do Norte: José Augusto Varela Rio Grande do Sul: Walter Só Jobim Santa Catarina: Aderbal Ramos da Silva São Paulo: Ademar de Barros Sergipe: Jose Rollemberg
Vice governors Ceará: Francisco de Menezes Pimentel Espírito Santo: José Rodrigues Sette Goiás: Hosanah de Campos Guimarães (until 30 June) Vacant thereafter (from 30 June) Maranhão: Saturnino Bello Minas Gerais: José Ribeiro Pena Paraíba: José Targino Pereira da Costa Piauí: Osvaldo da Costa e Silva Rio Grande do Norte: Tomaz Salustino São Paulo: Luís Gonzaga Novelli Júnior
Events
date unknown The municipality of Paiçandu is founded by the Companhia de Melhoramentos do Norte do Paraná. The Escola de Arte Dramática (School of Dramatic Art) is founded by Alfredo Mesquita in São Paulo. Opening of the headquarters of the Banco Boavista, designed by Oscar Niemeyer.INEPAC. Guia de Bens Tombados
January January 7: The Chamber of Deputies approves the project to revoke the mandates of communist parliamentarians."Cassados os mandatos dos parlamentares comunistas" (primeira página do único caderno), Folha da Noite (8 de janeiro de 1948)."A Camara dos Deputados, por 169 contra 74 votos, aprovou, ontem, o projeto de cassação dos mandatos dos parlamentares comunistas" (página 7 do único caderno), Jornal do Brasil (8 de janeiro de 1948). April April 21: The Center for Petroleum Studies and Defense is created in Rio de Janeiro. This would markthe beginning of the Oil is Ours campaign, opposing the Petroleum Statute that was being processed in the Brazilian Congress."Centro de Estudos e Defesa do Petroleo" (página 4 do caderno Economia e Finanças), Folha da Manhã (23 de abril de 1948). December December 25: The Samba school GRES Beija-Flor is established."História", Beija-Flor (23 de abril de 1948).
Arts and culture
Books Alfonso Arinos - Pelo Sertão, with illustrations by Livio Abramo
Films Folias Cariocas, directed by Manoel Jorge and Hélio Thys, starring Dercy Gonçalves. Poeira de Estrelas, directed by Moacyr Fenelon and starring Lourdinha Bittencourt and Emilinha Borba.
Births January January 11: José Scheinkman, economist February February 16: Ellen Gracie Northfleet, judge March March 1: Ricardo Kanji, musician (died 2025) March 7: Danilo Caymmi, musician, singer, composer and arranger, son of Dorival Caymmi March 15: Sérgio Vieira de Mello, UN diplomat (died 2003) June June 27: Zezé Motta, actress and singer August August 12: Ana de Hollanda, politician September September 12: Caio Fernando Abreu, writer (died 1998)Abreu, Caio Fernando. 2005. Caio 3D. Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Agir December December 25: Joel Santana, footballer and manager
Deaths Date Unknown: Humberto Rosa, painter (born 1908)
July July 4: Monteiro Lobato, writer (born 1882) July 22: Sud Mennucci, journalist and educator (born 1882)
August August 27: Oscar Lorenzo Fernández, composer (born 1897)Béhague, Gerard. 2001. "Fernândez, Oscar Lorenzo". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan; New York: Grove’s Dictionaries.
References
See also 1948 in Brazilian football List of Brazilian films of 1948