Vitorino de Brito Freire

Vitorino de Brito Freire (28 November 1908 - 27 August 1977) was a Brazilian politician and congressman.

Vitorino was born in the municipality of Pedra, Pernambuco, the son of rural landowner.[1] While he was staying in Recife to attend college, he sided with the rebels who overthrew president Washington Luís during the Brazilian Revolution of 1930.[1] His support earned him the gratitude of the newly installed president Getúlio Vargas, who gave him an office in the government of Maranhão in 1933.[1]

From 1947 to 1971, he served as senator for the state of Maranhão,[2] where he had helped to found the PSD (Social Democratic Party).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Buzar, Benedito (December 11, 2008). "100 anos de Vitorino Freire" (PDF). Diário da Assembleia (in Portuguese). Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Maranhão. pp. 33–36.
  2. ↑ "Victorino de Britto Freire" (in Portuguese). Senado Federal.
  3. ↑ Rubim Santos Leão de Aquino. Sociedade brasileira: uma história através dos movimentos sociais (in Portuguese). p. 506.


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