1949 in Brazil

← 1948 1947 1946 1949 in Brazil → 1950 1951 1952
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1949 Timeline of Brazilian history

Events in the year 1949 in Brazil.

Incumbents

• President: Eurico Gaspar Dutra
• Vice President: Nereu Ramos

Events

• 25 January - IEPAC, the forerunner of UniÍtalo, is founded by professor and Italian immigrant Pasquale Cascino.
• 1 February - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Macapá is established as Territorial Prelature of Macapá from the Territorial Prelature of Santarém.
• date unknown - The Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas is founded by Cesar Lattes, José Leite Lopes, and Jayme Tiomno.

Arts and culture

Books

• Maria José Dupré - Dona Lola^[1]

Films

• Almas Adversas
• Estou Aí
• A Escrava Isaura
• O Homem que Passa
• Inocência
• Pinguinho de Gente
• Vendaval Maravilhoso

Music

• Afoxé music is introduced by a group called Filhos de Gandhi.

Births

• 27 January - Djavan, singer-songwriter
• 14 May - Helvécio Ratton, film director, producer and screenwriter^[2]
• 12 August - Fernando Collor de Mello, President of Brazil 1990-1992
• 21 September - Odilo Scherer, Archbishop of São Paulo

Deaths

• 11 December - Rudolf Komorek, Salesian missionary (born 1890)^[3]

See also

1949 in Brazilian football

References

1. Sadlier, Darlene Joy (February 1, 1992). One Hundred Years After Tomorrow: Brazilian Women's Fiction in the 20th Century. Indiana University Press. pp. 58–75. ISBN 0-253-35045-X. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
2. Nagib, Lúcia; Rosa, Almir (2002). O cinema da retomada: depoimentos de 90 cineastas dos anos 90. Editora 34. pp. 360–365.
3. Salesian Missions