People
Leonel Brizola
Biography:
Leonel de Moura Brizola (22 January 1922 – 21 June 2004) was a Brazilian politician. Launched into politics by Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas in the 1930–1950s, Brizola was the only politician to serve as elected governor of two Brazilian states. An engineer by training, Brizola organized the youth wing of the Brazilian Labour Party and served as state representative for Rio Grande do Sul and mayor of its capital, Porto Alegre. In 1958 he was elected governor and subsequently played a major role in thwarting a first coup attempt by sectors of the armed forces in 1961, who wished to stop João Goulart from assuming the presidency, under allegations of communist ties. Three years... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Brizola, Anotações para uma História | 2024-10-07 |
Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho | 2022-10-06 |
Democracia em Preto e Branco as Himself (Archive Footage) | 2014-10-18 |
Dossiê Jango as Self (archive footage) | 2013-07-05 |
Darcy, um Brasileiro as Self | 2013-05-19 |
The Day That Lasted 21 Years as Self (archive footage) | 2012-09-30 |
Brizola - Tempos de Luta | 2007-10-19 |
1964: 40 Years After | 2004-01-01 |
O Velho - A História de Luiz Carlos Prestes as Himself | 1997-05-07 |
Beyond Citizen Kane as Self | 1993-09-01 |
Zona Eleitoral as Self (Archive Footage) | 1990-01-01 |
1º de Abril, Brasil | 1989-01-01 |
Muda Brasil as Self | 1985-03-18 |
Jango as Self | 1984-10-23 |
O Evangelho Segundo Teotônio | 1984-01-01 |