1951 in Brazil

← 1950 1949 1948 1951 in Brazil → 1952 1953 1954
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1951 Timeline of Brazilian history

Events in the year 1951 in Brazil.

Incumbents

• President: Eurico Gaspar Dutra (till 31 January); Getúlio Vargas (from 31 January)
• Vice President: Nereu Ramos (till 31 January); Café Filho (from 31 January)

Events

• March - Clarice Lispector returns from London with her husband, Maury Gurgel Valente, following a miscarriage.^[1]
• 1 June - Última Hora, a tabloid newspaper, is founded by Samuel Wainer and personally endorsed by President Vargas.^[2]
• October - João Carlos Muniz of Brazil is President of the United Nations Security Council.
• November - Elizabeth Bishop, on a traveling fellowship from Bryn Mawr College, arrives in Santos with the aim of circumnavigating South America by boat.
• date unknown
  • The Brazilian Medical Association is founded.^[3]
  • The Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing is founded in São Paulo.^[4]

Arts and culture

Books

• Ștefan Baciu - Analiza cuvântului dor

Films

• Agüenta Firme, Isidoro, directed by Luiz de Barros.
• Aí Vem o Barão, directed by Watson Macedo, starring Oscarito, José Lewgoy and Eliana.
• Amazon Symphony, directed by Anelio Latini, starring Almirante.
• Quando a Noite Acaba, starring Tônia Carrero.
• O Saci, directed by Rodolfo Nanni, starrin Paulo Matozinho.^[5]

Births

• 29 April - Vinicius Cantuária, jazz musician
• 12 July - Carlos Minc, geographer, environmentalist and politician^[6]
• 20 October - José Gomes Temporão, doctor and politician^[7]

Deaths

• 2 August - Joseph Franz Seraph Lutzenberger, German-born architect and artist (born 1882)
• 13 November - Walter de Souza Goulart, footballer (born 1912)

See also

1951 in Brazilian football

References

1. Edilberto Coutinho, Criaturas de papel, p. 170
2. Tulchin, Joseph S.; Espach, Ralph H. (17 August 2000). Combating Corruption in Latin America. Woodrow Wilson Center Press. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-930365-01-8. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
3. "Brazilian doctor takes office as the new president of the World Medical Association", 21 October 2011. Accessed 13 August 2014
4. ESPM official website
5. Saci comemora 60 anos | revistapontocom
6. "Planalto confirma Carlos Minc como novo ministro do Meio Ambiente" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2008-05-25.
7. (Portuguese) Biography of José Gomes Temporão at the Ministry of Health official website