Vargas Era Vargas Era The Vargas Era (Portuguese: "Era Vargas"; ) is the period in the history of Brazil between 1930 and 1945, when the country was under the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas. The Brazilian Revolution of 1930 marked the end of the Old Republic. President Washington Luís was deposed; the swearing-in of President-elect Julio Prestes was blocked, on the grounds that the election had been rigged by his supporters; the 1891 Constitution was abrogated, the National Congress was dissolved and the provisional military junta ceded power to Vargas. Federal intervention in State governments increased and the political landscape was altered by
Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho (2 July 1888 - 30 July 1950) was a Brazilian lawyer, political leader and influential figure in the separation of the Brazilian Air Force from the Army. Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho was born the son of Joaquim Pedro Salgado and Maria Josefa Artayeta Palmeiro on 2 July 1888 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. He supported Getulio Vargas in the Revolution of 1930, working in the Federal District police (1930-1932), then Minister of Labour (1932-1934), congressman (1935-1937), prime minister of Aeronautics (1941-1945) and Senator (1947-1950). He was also president of the