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Leonel Brizola
Leonel de Moura Brizola is a Brazilian politician. Initiated politically by the Brazilian Getúlio Vargas Caudillo in the 1930s and 1950s, Brizola was the only politician to hold the post of elected governor of the two Brazilian states, before and after the military dictatorship of 1964-1985. As an engineer by training, Brizola organized the youth wing of the Brazilian Labor Party and served as representative of the state of Rio Grande do Sul and mayor of the capital, Porto Alegre. In 1958 he was elected governor and then played a key role in preventing a coup attempt by elements of the armed forces in 1961, who wanted to prevent brother-in-law João Goulart from taking power, under the allegation of communist relations, in a constitutional crisis provoked by the resignation of Jânio Quadros, carried out a campaign of civil and military disobedience known as Campanha da Legalidade.
BornLeonel de Moura Brizola, January 22, 1922, Carazinho, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
DiedJune 21, 2004, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyPDT, Independent, PTB
RelationsJoão Goulart (brother-in-law)
ChildrenNeusa, José Vicente, João Otávio
Alma materUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
ProfessionCivil engineer
Preceded byMoreira Franco
Succeeded byNilo Batista

About Leonel Brizola

Politician Leonel Brizola was born on January 22, 1922 in Brazil (He dies at the age of 82, on June 21, 2004).

This Democratic Labour Party politician is remembered as the first Brazilian politician to serve as governor of two states, leading Rio Grande do Sul from 1959 to 1963 and Rio de Janeiro from 1983 to 1987 and again from 1991 to 1994.

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Leonel Brizola before becoming famous

Leonel Brizola was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1922 is also the year of Dog (狗) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering before entering politics. In 1946, he was elected to the Rio Grande State Assembly, and a decade later, he was elected Mayor of Porto Alegre.

Achievement of Leonel Brizola

He was the vice president of the Socialist International organization.

Leonel Brizola's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Joao Otavio, Neusinha, and Jose Vicente were his children from his marriage to Neusa Goulart Brizola. World Leader Joao Goulart, his brother-in-law, was President of Brazil in the early 1960s.

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He, like World Cup-winning soccer player Soccer Player Bebeto, was a member of Brazil's Democratic Labour Party during his political career.

Leonel Brizola Income & Net worth

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Leonel Brizola Height and Weight

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Latest information about Leonel Brizola updated on March 16 2023.