Leonel Brizola
Brazilian politician (1922-2004) · Brazil · On the map · Politicians · Died at 82
Leonel de Moura Brizola was a Brazilian politician. Launched into politics by Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas in the 1930-1950s, Brizola was the only politician to serve as elected governor of two Brazilian states.
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Brizola during the late 1930s
Brizola (left) greets President Juscelino Kubitschek in October 1958
Brizola during his inauguration ceremony as governor of Rio Grande do Sul, 1959
Brizola (right) with his brother-in-law President João Goulart in the early 1960s.
Dilma Rousseff, then a founding member of the Democratic Labour Party, with Brizola.
Brizola statue in Porto Alegre.
Brizola with architect Oscar Niemeyer in 2002Awards
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An engineer by training, Brizola organized the youth wing of the Brazilian Labour Party and served as state representative for Rio Grande do Sul and mayor of its capital, Porto Alegre.
