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Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/22/1922
Place of Birth
Carazinho, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Leonel Brizola
Biography
Leonel de Moura Brizola (22 January 1922 – 21 June 2004) 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. 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. In 1958 he was elected governor and subsequently played a major role in thwarting a first coup attempt by sectors of the armed forces in 1961, who wished to stop Jo...
Known For
Brizola, Anotações para uma História
Unknown Role
The Day That Lasted 21 Years
as Self (archive footage)
Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho
as Self (archive footage)
Jango
as Self
Muda Brasil
as Self
Beyond Citizen Kane
as Self
Democracia em Preto e Branco
as Himself (Archive Footage)
1º de Abril, Brasil
Unknown Role
1964: Brazil between weapons and books
as Himself
1964: 40 Years After
Unknown Role
Darcy, um Brasileiro
as Self
Dossiê Jango
as Self (archive footage)
The Comrade: The Life of Luiz Carlos Prestes
as Himself
O Evangelho Segundo Teotônio
Unknown Role
Matheus Schdmit, um caso de amor pelo Brasil
as Arquivo
Zona Eleitoral
as Self (Archive Footage)
Invencíveis
Unknown Role
Brizola
as Self (archive footage)