1943 in Brazil

← 1942 1941 1940 1943 in Brazil → 1944 1945 1946
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1943 Timeline of Brazilian history

Events in the year 1943 in Brazil.

Incumbents

• President: Getúlio Vargas

Events

• 11 June - The Order of Military Merit is established by President Getúlio Vargas.^[1]
• 23 July - On the recommendation of the National Petroleum Council, Brazil bans the use of private motorcycles throughout the nation in order to conserve fuel. Use of gasoline-powered automobiles had been prohibited the year before.^[2]
• 31 July - The Brazilian passenger ship and freighter Bage, largest commercial ship in Brazil's fleet, is torpedoed and sunk off the coast of the Sergipe state. The Bage, carrying 129 passengers and 102 crew, was en route from Belem to Rio de Janeiro when it was struck by a German U-boat. Seventy-eight people (41 passengers and 37 crew) are lost.^[3]
• 13 September - The Iguaçu Territory becomes a Brazilian territory.^[4][5]
• December - The prototype of the CNNA HL-8 makes its maiden flight.^[6]

Arts and culture

Books

• Maria José Dupré - Éramos Seis
• G. E. Kidder Smith - Brazil Builds

Films

• Brazil at War (short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information and the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs^[7]
• Samba in Berlin, directed by Luiz de Barros and starring Mesquitinha^[8]

Births

• 8 February - José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado, composer (died 2010).^[9]
• 19 February - Pedro Malan, economist and politician
• 21 June - Eumir Deodato, pianist, composer, producer and arranger^[10]
• 14 August - Imre Simon, Hungarian-born Brazilian mathematician and computer scientist (died 2009)
• 26 August - Dori Caymmi, singer, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and producer, son of Dorival Caymmi^[11]
• 3 September - Waly Salomão, poet (died 2003)^[12]
• 19 September - Cesar Camargo Mariano, pianist, arranger, composer and music producer
• 12 November - Claudio Slon, jazz musician (died 2002)

Deaths

• 20 February - Elsie Houston, singer (born 1902; suicide)^[13]
• date unknown - Vittorio Capellaro, Italian Brazilian film director, film producer, film actor, and screenwriter (born 1877)

See also

1943 in Brazilian football

References

1. Robertson, Megan C. (5 July 2007). "The Federative Republic of Brazil: Order of Military Merit". Medals of the World. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
2. "Ban Motorcycles in Brazil", Milwaukee Journal, July 23, 1943, p3
3. "Big Brazilian Ship Sunk; 78 Are Missing", Sarasota Herald-Tribune, August 8, 1943, p1
4. https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/decreto-lei/1937-1946/Del5812.htm Decreto-Lei N.º 5.812, de 13 de setembro 1943: cria os territórios federais do Amapá, do Rio Branco, do Guaporé, de Ponta Porã e do Iguassú. Presidência da República
5. OLIVEIRA, Licerio de (1999). "Estado do Iguaçu": o regionalismo em questão. Dissertação de Mestrado em Ciência Política, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP.
6. Sâo Paulo Technical Museum website (in Portuguese)
7. The short film Brazil at War is available for free download at the Internet Archive
8. Dennison, Stephanie & Shaw, Lisa. Popular Cinema in Brazil. Manchester University Press, 2004. p 71-72
9. "Compositor e pianista Almeida Prado morre aos 67 anos". Folha (in Portuguese) (São Paulo). 21 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
10. "Eumir Deodato". Cravo Albin Dictionary of Brazilian Popular Music. Cravo Albin Cultural Institute. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
11. Allmusic biography
12. Waly Salomão
13. "Brazilian soprano is found dead here", New York Times, February 21, 1943