1903 in Brazil

1903 in Brazil
Years 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905
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Year of Constitution: 1891

Events in the year 1903 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
• Vice President: Francisco Silviano de Almeida Brandão

Governors

• Alagoas: Euclides Vieira Malta (till 12 June), Joaquim Paulo Vieira Malta (from 12 June)
• Amazonas: Silvério José Néri
• Bahia: Severino Vieira
• Ceará: Pedro Augusto Borges
• Goiás: José Xavier de Almeida
• Maranhão: Manuel Lopes da Cunha
• Mato Grosso: Antônio Pedro Alves de Barros, then Antônio Pais de Barros
• Minas Gerais: Francisco Salles
• Pará: Augusto Montenegro
• Paraíba: José Peregrino de Araújo
• Paraná: Francisco Xavier da Silva
• Pernambuco: Antônio Gonçalves Ferreira
• Piauí: Arlindo Francisco Nogueira
• Rio Grande do Norte: Alberto Maranhão
• Rio Grande do Sul: Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros
• Santa Catarina:
• São Paulo:
• Sergipe:

Vice governors

• Rio Grande do Norte:
• São Paulo:

Events

• 29 June - A meteorite fall, classification H5, is observed in Uberaba, Minas Gerais.
• 11 November - The Treaty of Petrópolis ends tension between Brazil and Bolivia over the then-Bolivian territory of Acre (today the Acre state).^[1]

Births

• 3 August - Aimée de Heeren, socialite (died 2006)^[2]
• 7 November - Ary Barroso, composer, pianist, songwriter, soccer commentator, and talent-show host (died 1964)
• 22 December - Joanídia Sodré, music educator, pianist, conductor and composer (died 1975)
• 30 December - Cândido Portinari, painter (died 1962)

Deaths

• 22 February - Victor Meirelles, painter (born 1832)^[3]

References

See also

• 1903 in Brazilian football

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