Getulio vargas biography books

Getúlio Vargas, from the pampas of the southern frontier state of Rio Grande do Sul, became the dictator who ruled without ever forgetting the lower classes.!

This book examines the life and times of Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian dictator and president for most of the period from to

Getúlio Dornelles Vargas, the Dictator, was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from to and from until his suicide in

Getúlio Vargas, from the pampas of the southern frontier state of Rio Grande do Sul, became the dictator who ruled without ever forgetting the lower classes.

This book is not strictly a biography of Vargas, or even an analysis of his political role in the years of his supremacy.

Vargas of Brazil: A Political Biography.

Getulio Dornelles Vargas

Getulio Dornelles Vargas (), certainly the most important Brazilian political leader of the 20th century, brought about fundamental changes in the economy, society, and politics of his native land.

Getulio Vargas was the son of a local political leader in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

After going through law school in Pôrto Alegre, he began his political career as a member of the state legislature of Rio Grande do Sul. Although he resigned his post for a short while because of disagreement with the state boss, Augusto Borges de Medeiros, Vargas was reinstated in the legislature and was promoted to a seat in the national Chamber of Deputies in

Vargas soon became leader of the Rio Grande do Sul delegation in Congress.

With inauguration of President Washington Luiz in , the new president chose Vargas as minister of finance. However, in Vargas resigned to become governor of his native state. In this post, he demonstrated outstanding ability as a recon