In the political history of Brazil, João Goulart is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists João Goulart as President of Brazil from 1961 to 1964.
João Goulart was born at São Borja in 1918. His recorded nationality is Brazil. He was educated at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and Anchieta College.
Twentieth-century politics was conducted under the shadow of two world wars, decolonisation and the Cold War, and broadcast to electorates that could watch it happen.
He served as President of Brazil (1961–1964), Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1956–1961) and federal deputy of Rio Grande do Sul.
His political affiliation is recorded as Brazilian Labour Party.
What survives of a political career is usually not the speeches but the institutions left behind.
Recognition followed: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross, Order of Rio Branco, Order of Naval Merit and Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
That the career was made in Brazil is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
João Goulart died in 1976, aged 58. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- President of Brazil (1961–1964)
- Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1956–1961)
- federal deputy of Rio Grande do Sul
- Minister of Labour of Brazil (1953–1954)
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross
- Order of Rio Branco
- Order of Naval Merit
- Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Educated at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and Anchieta College
