Café Filho
Café Filho | |
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Official portrait, 1954 | |
| 18th President of Brazil | |
| In office 24 August 1954 – 8 November 1955[nb] | |
| Vice President | None |
| Preceded by | Getúlio Vargas |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Luz |
| 13th Vice President of Brazil | |
| In office 31 January 1951 – 3 September 1954 | |
| President | Getúlio Vargas |
| Preceded by | Nereu Ramos |
| Succeeded by | João Goulart |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 5 February 1946 – 31 January 1951 | |
| Constituency | Rio Grande do Norte |
| In office 2 May 1935 – 10 November 1937 | |
| Constituency | Rio Grande do Norte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1899 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
| Died | 20 February 1970 (aged 71) Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara, Brazil |
| Political party | PSN (1933–1937) PSP (1946–1965) |
| Spouse |
Jandira Fernandes de Oliveira
(m. 1921) |
| Children | 1 |
| Profession |
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| Signature | |
| n.b. ^ Acting president between 24 August 1954 and 3 September 1954. On leave of absence between 3 November 1955 and 21 November 1955. Impeached by Congress on 22 November 1955. | |
João Fernandes Campos Café Filho (Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w feʁˈnɐ̃dʒis ˈkɐ̃pus kaˈfɛ ˈfiʎu]; 3 February 1899 – 20 February 1970) was a Brazilian politician who served as the 18th president of Brazil, taking office upon the suicide of President Getúlio Vargas. He was the first Protestant to occupy the position.