Venceslau Brás
Venceslau Brás | |||||||||||
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Official portrait, 1914 | |||||||||||
| 9th President of Brazil | |||||||||||
| In office 15 November 1914 – 15 November 1918 | |||||||||||
| Vice President | Urbano Santos | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hermes da Fonseca | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Delfim Moreira | ||||||||||
| 6th Vice President of Brazil | |||||||||||
| In office 15 November 1910 – 15 November 1914 | |||||||||||
| President | Hermes da Fonseca | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Nilo Peçanha | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Urbano Santos | ||||||||||
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| Born | 26 February 1868 São Caetano da Vargem Grande, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||||||||||
| Died | 15 May 1966 (aged 98) Itajubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||||||||||
| Political party | PRM | ||||||||||
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| Children | 7 | ||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Francisco Brás Pereira Gomes (father) Isabel Pereira dos Santos (mother) | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | Faculty of Law of Largo de São Francisco | ||||||||||
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Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes (26 February 1868 – 15 May 1966) was a Brazilian politician who served as the ninth president of Brazil between 1914 and 1918, during the First Brazilian Republic. Brás was born in Brasópolis (formerly São Caetano da Vargem Grande), Minas Gerais State. He became governor of that state in 1909, and in 1910 he was elected vice-president under Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca. As the sixth vice president of Brazil, he also served as the President of the Senate. He was elected president in 1914 and served until 1918. His government declared war on the Central Powers in October 1917 during World War I. He was the longest-lived Brazilian president, reaching 98 years of age.