Venceslau Brás

This article is about the Brazilian president. For the Brazilian city in Minas Gerais State, see Wenceslau Braz, Minas Gerais. For the Brazilian city in Paraná State, see Wenceslau Braz, Paraná.

His Excellency Venceslau Brás


9th President of Brazil
In office 15 November 1914 – 15 November 1918
Vice President	Urbano Santos
Preceded by	Hermes da Fonseca
Succeeded by	Delfim Moreira
6th Vice President of Brazil
In office 15 November 1910 – 15 November 1914
President	Hermes da Fonseca
Preceded by	Nilo Peçanha
Succeeded by	Urbano Santos
11th Governor of Minas Gerais
In office 3 April 1909 – 7 September 1910
Preceded by	Bueno Brandão
Succeeded by	Bueno Brandão
3rd Mayor of Belo Horizonte
In office 27 October 1898 – 31 January 1899
Preceded by	Américo Werneck
Succeeded by	Francisco de Sales
Personal details
Born	(1868-02-26)26 February 1868 Brasópolis, Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil
Died	15 May 1966(1966-05-15) (aged 98) Itajubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Political party	Minas Gerais Republican

Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes (Portuguese pronunciation: [vẽȷ̃sɪzˈlaʊ̯ ˈbɾas peˈɾejɾɐ ˈɡõmɪs]; 26 February 1868 – 15 May 1966) was a Brazilian politician who served as 9th President of Brazil between 1914 and 1918, during the First Brazilian Republic. Brás was born in Brasópolis (formerly São Caetano da Vargem Grande), Minas Gerais State. He became governor of that state in 1909, and in 1910 he was elected vice-president under Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca. He was elected president in 1914 and served until 1918. His government declared war on the Central Powers in October 1917 during World War I. He was the longest-lived Brazilian president, reaching 98 years of age.

President Venceslau Brás and his cabinet in 1915: Marshal José Caetano de Faria (War), Augusto Tavares de Lima (Transportation), Lauro Müller (Foreign Affairs) and Admiral Alexandrino de Faria Alencar (Navy). Around him, senators, congressmen and journalists.

President Brás signs a declaration of war against the Central Powers in October 1917. At his side, the former president and then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nilo Peçanha, and the governor of Minas Gerais and future president of the Republic, Delfim Moreira.

Legacy

Presidente Venceslau, a municipality in the state of São Paulo

Political offices
Preceded by Hermes da Fonseca	President of Brazil 1914–1918	Succeeded by Delfim Moreira
Preceded by None, eventually Nilo Peçanha	Vice-President of Brazil 1910–1914	Succeeded by Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo
Government offices
Preceded by Júlio Bueno Brandão	Governor of Minas Gerais 1909–1910	Succeeded by Júlio Bueno Brandão

Presidents of Brazil

Old Republic (1889–1930)	Deodoro da Fonseca Floriano Peixoto Prudente de Morais Campos Sales Rodrigues Alves Afonso Pena Nilo Peçanha Hermes da Fonseca Venceslau Brás Delfim Moreira Epitácio Pessoa Artur Bernardes Washington Luís Júlio Prestes

Vargas Era (1930–1945)	Military Junta (Augusto Fragoso • Isaías de Noronha • Mena Barreto) Getúlio Vargas José Linhares

Republic of 46 (1946–1964)	Eurico Gaspar Dutra Getúlio Vargas Café Filho Carlos Luz Nereu Ramos Juscelino Kubitschek Jânio Quadros Ranieri Mazzilli João Goulart

Military Regime (1964–1985)	Ranieri Mazzilli Humberto Castello Branco Artur da Costa e Silva Military Junta (Augusto Rademaker • Aurélio de Lira Tavares • Márcio Melo) Emílio Garrastazu Médici Ernesto Geisel João Figueiredo

New Republic (1985–)	Tancredo Neves José Sarney Fernando Collor de Mello Itamar Franco Fernando Henrique Cardoso Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Dilma Rousseff Michel Temer

Vice Presidents of Brazil

First Republic (1889–1930)	Floriano Peixoto Manuel Vitorino Francisco Rosa e Silva Silviano Brandão Afonso Pena Nilo Peçanha Venceslau Brás Urbano Santos Delfim Moreira Bueno de Paiva Estácio Coimbra Fernando de Melo Viana Vital Soares

Fourth Republic (1946–1964)	Nereu Ramos Café Filho João Goulart

Fifth Republic (1964–1985)	José Maria Alkmin Pedro Aleixo Augusto Rademaker Adalberto Pereira dos Santos Aureliano Chaves

Sixth Republic (1985–)	José Sarney Itamar Franco Marco Maciel José Alencar Michel Temer

Governors of Minas Gerais (1889 — 2016)

Antônio Olinto dos Santos Pires Cesário Alvim João Pinheiro da Silva Domingos José da Rocha Chispim Jacques Bias Fortes Frederico Augusto Álvares da Silva Antônio Augusto de Lima Eduardo Ernesto da Gama Cerqueira José Cesário Faria Alvim Eduardo Ernesto da Gama Cerqueira Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena Chrispim Jacques Bias Fortes Francisco Silviano de Almeida Brandão João Cândido da Costa Sena Francisco Antônio de Salles João Pinheiro da Silva Júlio Bueno Brandão Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes Júlio Bueno Brandão Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro Arthur da Silva Bernardes Raul Soares de Moura Olegário Dias Maciel Fernando de Mello Viana Antônio Carlos Ribeiro de Andrada Olegário Dias Maciel Gustavo Capanema Filho Benedito Valadares Ribeiro Nísio Batista de Oliveira João Tavares Corrêa Beraldo Júlio Ferreira de Carvalho Noraldino Lima Alcides Lins Milton Soares Campos Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Clóvis Salgado da Gama José Francisco Bias Fortes José de Magalhães Pinto Israel Pinheiro da Silva Rondon Pacheco Aureliano Chaves Levindo Ozanan Coelho Francelino Pereira dos Santos Tancredo Neves Hélio Garcia Newton Cardoso Hélio Garcia Eduardo Brandão Azeredo Itamar Franco Aécio Neves Antônio Anastasia Alberto Pinto Coelho Júnior Fernando Pimentel

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 11191514 LCCN: n82078024 GND: 1049350596

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Venceslau Brás

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