Events in the year 1903 in Brazil.
Incumbents
editFederal government
editGovernors
edit- Alagoas: Euclides Vieira Malta (till 12 June), Joaquim Paulo Vieira Malta (from 12 June)
- Amazonas: Silvério José Néri
- Bahia: Severino Vieira
- Ceará: Pedro Augusto Borges
- Goiás: José Xavier de Almeida
- Maranhão: Manuel Lopes da Cunha
- Mato Grosso: Antônio Pedro Alves de Barros, then Antônio Pais de Barros
- Minas Gerais: Francisco Salles
- Pará: Augusto Montenegro
- Paraíba: José Peregrino de Araújo
- Paraná: Francisco Xavier da Silva
- Pernambuco: Antônio Gonçalves Ferreira
- Piauí: Arlindo Francisco Nogueira
- Rio Grande do Norte: Alberto Maranhão
- Rio Grande do Sul: Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros
- Santa Catarina:
- São Paulo:
- Sergipe:
Vice governors
editEvents
edit- 29 June - A meteorite fall, classification H5, is observed in Uberaba, Minas Gerais.
- 11 November - The Treaty of Petrópolis ends tension between Brazil and Bolivia over the then-Bolivian territory of Acre (today the Acre state).[1]
Births
edit- 3 August - Aimée de Heeren, socialite (died 2006)[2]
- 7 November - Ary Barroso, composer, pianist, songwriter, soccer commentator, and talent-show host (died 1964)
- 22 December - Joanídia Sodré, music educator, pianist, conductor and composer (died 1975)
- 30 December - Cândido Portinari, painter (died 1962)
Deaths
edit- 22 February - Victor Meirelles, painter (born 1832)[3]
References
edit- ^ Freitas Dutra, Eliana Regina (2005). Rebeldes literários da república: história e identidade nacional no Almanaque brasileiro Garnier (1903-1914) (in Portuguese). Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais: Editora UFMG. ISBN 8570414811.
- ^ Zilkha, Bettina (2004). Ultimate Style - The Best of the Best Dressed List. p. 160. ISBN 2-84323-513-8.
- ^ "Biography and critical analysis from the Museu Victor Meirelles". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
See also
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