Rio de Janeiro in the Interwar Period

The atlas holds 6 people and 10 moments here, from 1925 to 1938. The most recorded lives are Albert Einstein, Oscar Niemeyer and Getúlio Vargas.

Notable people

1. Albert Einstein

   in 1925

   3 moments here

   German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

   in 1936

   1 moment here

   Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

3. Getúlio Vargas

   from 1930 to 1938

   2 moments here

   Brazilian lawyer, military officer, and politician who led Brazil from 1930 to 1945 and again from 1951 until his death in 1954.…

4. Herbert Hoover

   in 1928

   1 moment here

   Herbert Clark Hoover was an American mining engineer, international relief administrator, U.S.…

5. Le Corbusier

   in 1936

   1 moment here

   Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…

6. Oscar Niemeyer

   from 1929 to 1934

   2 moments here

   Brazilian modernist architect whose career ranged from early work in Rio de Janeiro and New York to Brasília, Paris exile, and later international…

Moments

1. 1925 Brief first stop in Rio de Janeiro Albert Einstein
2. 1925 Returns to Rio de Janeiro Albert Einstein
3. 1925 Visits National Observatory Albert Einstein
4. 1928 Address before Brazilian Congress Herbert Hoover
5. 1929 Enrollment at the National School of Fine Arts Oscar Niemeyer
6. 1930 Arrival in Rio de Janeiro and assumption of power Getúlio Vargas
7. 1934 Architecture diploma in Rio Oscar Niemeyer
8. 1936 Rio de Janeiro project and conferences Le Corbusier
9. 1936 Addresses Brazil's Congress Franklin Delano Roosevelt
10. 1938 Integralista attack at Guanabara Palace Getúlio Vargas

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