The Potenji River Conference

The Potenji River Conference, also known as the Natal Conference, was a meeting that occurred on January 28 and 29, 1943 between the President of Brazil, Getúlio Vargas and the President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.[1] On his way back from the Casablanca Conference the U.S. president paid a visit to the Brazilian president and inspected some of the military installations that were sending aircraft and equipment to the fronts in Africa and Asia.[2] The visit also involved the discussion of the ongoing support and role of Brazil in the World War II. This Conference between the Presidents of both countries took place aboard a U.S. destroyer in the Potenji River harbor in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte[2] and defined the agreements that led to the creation of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force.

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Joseph (2010). Brazil and the United States: Convergence and Divergence. Athens - London: University of Georgia Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-8203-3733-3.
  2. 1 2 Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1950). Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1943, Volume 12. Best Books on. p. 52. ISBN 9781623769727.

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