1955 in Brazil

← 1954 1953 1952 1955 in Brazil → 1956 1957 1958
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1955 Timeline of Brazilian history

Events in the year 1955 in Brazil.

Incumbents

• President: (until November 8) Café Filho; (from November 8) Carlos Luz
• Vice President:, then vacant

Events

• October 3 - The presidential election results in victory for Juscelino Kubitschek, who receives 35.7% of the vote.^[1]
• November 3 - Café Filho is forced to give up the presidency of Brazil on health grounds.^[2] Kubitschek does not take office until the following year.
• date unknown
  • The Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, is completed, a Modernist concrete museum building, designed by Affonso Eduardo Reidy, with gardens designed by Burle Marx.^[3]
  • The Latin American Episcopal Conference is founded in Rio de Janeiro.

Culture and the arts

Books

• Osman Lins - 0 Visitante

Drama

• Ariano Suassuna - O Auto da Compadecida

Births

• March 16 - Bruno Barreto, film director
• June 24 - Betty Lago, actress
• July 17 - Luiz Alberto Figueiredo, diplomat and politician

Deaths

• March 23 - Arthur Bernardes, politician (born 1875)

See also

1955 in Brazilian football

References

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