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Jânio da Silva Quadros (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɐ̃niu dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈkwadɾus] ⓘ; 25 January 1917 – 16 February 1992) [1] was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd president of Brazil from 31 January to 25 August 1961, when he resigned from office. He also served as the 24th and 36th mayor of São Paulo, and the ...
In 1961, UDN won national elections for the first time, supporting Jânio Quadros, who himself was a member of a minor party allied to UDN. Quadros, who, before his election, rose meteorically in politics with an anti-corruption stance, unexpectedly resigned the presidency seven months later.
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Janismo is defined by the electoral campaign promises and government actions under Jânio Quadros' presidency. The main goal of the ideology is to combat corruption. [3] It is characterized as right-wing populism making opposition to Getulismo and Peronism. The difference between Jânismo and Vargas' Getulismo was in the way their policies ...
Quadros' victory was the largest of any free election in Brazilian history at the time; the 16 percent margin of victory would remain a record until Fernando Henrique Cardoso won by 27 points in 1994. The election marked the first time in 31 years that the presidency had not been won by an heir to the legacy of Getúlio Vargas.
Presidente Tancredo Neves: Taperoá: Valença: Vale São-Franciscano da Bahia Barra Barra: Buritirama: Ibotirama: Itaguaçu da Bahia: Morpará: Muquém de São Francisco: Xique-Xique: Bom Jesus da Lapa Bom Jesus da Lapa: Carinhanha: Feira da Mata: Paratinga: Serra do Ramalho: Sítio do Mato: Juazeiro Campo Alegre de Lourdes: Casa Nova: Curaçá ...
The president of Brazil (Portuguese: presidente do Brasil), officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: presidente da República Federativa do Brasil) or simply the President of the Republic, is the head of state and head of government of Brazil.
Quadros inherited a bankrupt country and in the inauguration ceremony, with his formalism, tried to mark his distance from the vice president. [121] Quadros created a conservative ministry composed of military personnel, made moral prohibitions – such as banning the wearing of bikinis on television – and in foreign policy sought to be ...