1927 in Brazil

← 1926 1925 1924 1927 in Brazil → 1928 1929 1930
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
See also:	Other events of 1927 Timeline of Brazilian history

Events in the year 1927 in Brazil.

Incumbents

• President: Washington Luís
• Vice President: Fernando de Melo Viana

Events

• 11 June - The Brazilian submarine Humaytá is launched at the Odero-Terni-Orlando shipyard at La Spezia, Italy.=^[1]
• date unknown - The Brazilian Chess Championship is held for the first time, in Rio de Janeiro.

Arts and culture

Books

• Oswald de Andrade - Estrela de absinto

Films

• Rien que les heures, directed by Alberto Cavalcanti on location in France

Births

• 3 March - Teixeirinha, musician (died 1985)
• 23 March - Osvaldo Lacerda, composer (died 2011)
• 13 August - Péricles Azambuja, historian, writer and journalist (died 2012)
• 29 September - Adhemar da Silva, athlete (died 2001)^[2]
• 14 November - Fernando Torres, actor (died 2008)

Deaths

• February - Paulo do Rio Branco, French-born rugby player, son of José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco (born 1876)
• 27 April - Carlos de Campos, politician and incumbent president of the state of São Paulo (born 1866)^[3]

See also

• 1927 in Brazilian football

References

1. Gogin, Ivan (2011). "Humaytá submarine (1929)". navypedia.org. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
2. "IAAF Hall of Fame created – First 12 Members announced". IAAF. March 8, 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
3. The Official São Paulo Governors' Gallery