1916 in Brazil

← 1915 1914 1913 1916 in Brazil → 1917 1918 1919
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
See also:	Other events of 1916 Timeline of Brazilian history

Events in the year 1916 in Brazil.

Incumbents

• President: Venceslau Brás
• Vice President: Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo

Events

• 5 March - The liner Príncipe de Asturias runs aground in fog on the shoals out of Ponta do Boi, in the island of Sao Sebastiao, while trying to approach the port of Santos. At least 445 people out of the 588 aboard are killed.^[1]
• 3 May - Brazilian merchant ship Rio Branco is sunk by a German submarine. Because the ship is in restricted waters and registered under the British flag, and most of its crew is Norwegian, it is not considered an illegal attack by the Brazilian government, despite public protests.
• August
  • Brazilian Naval Aviation is established, in preparation for the country's participation in the First World War.^[2]
  • The capture of rebel leader Deodato Manuel Ramos ("Adeodato") marks the effective end of the Contestado War.

Births

• 30 April - Armando Círio, Archbishop of Cascavel 1979-1995
• 14 July - André Franco Montoro, lawyer and politician (died 1999)
• 22 July - Gino Bianco, Italian-born racing driver (died 1984)^[3]
• 19 December - Manoel de Barros, poet

Deaths

• 24 August - João Zeferino da Costa, artist (born 1840)^[4]

References

1. García Novell, Francisco (2009). Naufragio, la historia olvidada del Titanic español. Madrid: La esfera de los libros. ISBN 978-84-9734-881-2.
2. Command of the Aeronaval Forces Official website
3. "Gino Bianco profile". Grandprix.com. Inside F1. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
4. DezenoveVinte - Brazilian Art from XIX and XX begins