(Encyclopedia) da Silva, Luiz Inácioda Silva, Luiz Ináciol&oomacr;ēshˈ ēnäsˈy&oomacr; dä sēlˈvə [key], 1945–, Brazilian labor leader and politician, known as Lula, b. Vargem Grande (now…
(Encyclopedia) Silva, Antonio José daSilva, Antonio José daəntôˈny&oobreve; zh&oobreve;zĕˈ dä sēlˈvə [key], 1705–39, Portuguese playwright, b. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He belonged to a family…
(Encyclopedia) Costa e Silva, Artur daCosta e Silva, Artur daərt&oomacr;rˈ dä koŏshˈtə ĕ sēlˈvə [key], 1902–69, president of Brazil (1967–69). An army general, he participated in the 1964 coup…
(Encyclopedia) Quadros, Jânio da SilvaQuadros, Jânio da Silvazhäˈny&oobreve; dä sēlˈvə kwäˈdr&oobreve;s [key], 1917–92, president of Brazil (Jan.–Aug., 1961). A schoolteacher and lawyer, he…
(Encyclopedia) Rondon, Cândido Mariano da SilvaRondon, Cândido Mariano da Silvakänˈdēᵺ&oobreve; mərēäˈn&oobreve; ᵺä sēlˈvə r&oobreve;ndônˈ [key], 1865–1958, Brazilian explorer and founder…
Argentina Juan Facundo Quiroga, Argentine caudillo (1790–1835) Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, Argentine general, supreme director of the United Provinces of La Plata (1816–19) Bernardino Rivadavia…
(Encyclopedia) Rio Branco, José Maria da Silva Paranhos, barão doRio Branco, José Maria da Silva Paranhos, barão dozh&oobreve;zĕˈ mərēˈə də sēlˈvə pəräˈny&oobreve;s bərouNˈ d&oobreve; rēˈ…
WorldRunoff Election Necessary in Brazil (Oct. 1): Incumbent president Luiz Inácio da Silva fails to win a majority in presidential election, taking 48.65% of the vote. He'll face Geraldo Alckmin…
(Encyclopedia) Silva, José AsunciónSilva, José Asunciónhōsāˈ äs&oomacr;nsyōnˈ sĭlˈvä [key], 1865–96, Colombian poet, one of the precursors of modernismo. Silva's life was shadowed by the loss of…
