Republic of the United States of Brazil (1930–1937) República dos Estados Unidos do Brasil United States of Brazil (1937–1946) Estados Unidos do Brasil | |||||||||
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1930–1946 | |||||||||
Motto: "Ordem e Progresso" "Order and Progress" | |||||||||
Anthem: Hino Nacional Brasileiro (English: "Brazilian National Anthem") | |||||||||
Capital | Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||
Common languages | Portuguese | ||||||||
Government | Provisional government (1930–1934) Representative democracy (1934–1937) Authoritarian dictatorship (1937–1945) | ||||||||
President | |||||||||
• 1930 | Provisional Military Junta | ||||||||
• 1930–1945 | Getúlio Vargas | ||||||||
• 1945–1946 | José Linhares | ||||||||
Historical era | Interwar period · World War II | ||||||||
3 October 1930 | |||||||||
16 July 1934 | |||||||||
23 November 1935 | |||||||||
10 November 1937 | |||||||||
22 August 1942 | |||||||||
24 October 1945 | |||||||||
• Deposition of Vargas | 29 October 1945 | ||||||||
18 September 1946 | |||||||||
Currency | Brazilian real (1930–1942) Cruzeiro (1942–1946) | ||||||||
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The Vargas Era (Portuguese: Era Vargas; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛɾɐ ˈvaɾɡɐs]) is the period in the history of Brazil between 1930 and 1945, when the country was governed by President Getúlio Vargas.