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Also known as João Café Filho, Cafe Filho

President of Brazil (1899-1970)

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João Fernandes Campos Café Filho (1899–1970) was a Brazilian lawyer, journalist, and politician. Born in Natal, he served as both the Vice President and President of Brazil. A member of the Progressive Social Party, he worked in Brasília and spoke Portuguese. His religious affiliation was Presbyterianism.

Café Filho received the Order of Naval Merit and the Sash of the Three Orders. He was associated with Alecrim Futebol Clube. As an author, he is credited with works including *Palestras semanais do Presidente João Café Filho*. He died in Rio de Janeiro and was buried at the Cemitério de São João Batista.

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  • Palestras semanais do Presidente João Café Filho
  • Palestras semanais do Presidente João Café Filho

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Key facts

Vice president
None
Preceded by
Getúlio Vargas
Succeeded by
Carlos Luz
President
Getúlio Vargas
Constituency
Rio Grande do Norte
Born
( 1899-02-03 ) 3 February 1899, Natal , Rio Grande do Norte , Brazil
Died
20 February 1970 (1970-02-20) (aged 71), Rio de Janeiro , Guanabara , Brazil
Party
Social Nationalist Party</span>"}]]}'>PSN (1933–1937), PSP (1946–1965)
Spouse
Jandira Fernandes de Oliveira ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 17 September 1921</span>"}]]}'>1921 ) ​
Profession
Journalist lawyer

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Encyclopedic overview

João Fernandes Campos Café Filho (/ʒuˈaʊn kæˈfeɪ ˈfiːljoʊ/ zhoo-OWN ka-FAY FEE-lyoh; Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w feʁˈnɐ̃dʒis ˈkɐ̃pus kaˈfɛ ˈfiʎu]; 3 February 1899 – 20 February 1970) was a Brazilian politician who served as the 18th president of Brazil, taking office upon the suicide of President Getúlio Vargas. He was the first Protestant to occupy the position.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Café Filho” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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