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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 ...
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, who, before his election, rose meteorically in politics with an anti-corruption stance, unexpectedly resigned the presidency seven months later. Some historians suggest that Quadros was heavily drunk when he signed his resignation letter, while others suggest that Quadros felt that Congress would not accept his vice-president as ...
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.
The PTN was formed in 1945 by people linked to the Ministry of Labour who were seeking to create a trade union movement independent of Getúlio Vargas's PTB. [1] Among its early members was the samba artist Paulo da Portela, [2] who was never elected to any political office before his relatively early death in 1949.
Inauguration of the General Motors Factory in São José dos Campos (SP). 10 March 1959. On the second day of his administration, JK unveiled his Plano de Metas, composed of 30 objectives to be achieved during his five years in office. The goals sought to develop areas that were considered critical for the Brazilian economy, such as energy ...
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Jânio Quadros is elected President of Brazil for a five-year term. 1961: 25 August: João Goulart replaces Jânio Quadros as President of Brazil 17 December: A circus tent fire in Niterói, Brazil, kills 323. [231] 1962: 17 June: Brazil beats Czechoslovakia 3–1 to win the 1962 FIFA World Cup. The first official group of Korean immigrants to ...