Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (; 19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician, who served as President during two periods: the first was from 1930–1945, when he served as interim president from 1930–1934, constitutional president from 1934–1937, and dictator from 1937–1945. After being overthrown in a 1945 coup, Vargas returned to power as the democratically elected president in 1951, serving until his suicide in 1954. Vargas led Brazil for 18 years, the longest of any President, and second in Brazilian history only to Emperor Pedro II among heads of state. He favored nationalism, industrialization,
Jose Antonio Vargas given to an individual who for promotes Queer Studies in their work or activism. In 2017, Vargas received an honorary doctorate degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. In 2018, the Mountain View Whisman school district voted to name a new elementary school after Vargas. In 2011, Vargas wrote an essay for "The New York Times Sunday Magazine" in which he revealed that he is an undocumented immigrant. He detailed how he came to discover this as a teenager and kept it hidden for almost 15 years, during which time he worked, paid taxes, and worried that his status