Events in the year 1934 in Brazil. Incumbents Federal government President: Getúlio Vargas (Head of the Provisional Government before 20 July) Vice President: none Governors Alagoas: till 2 March: Alfonso de Carvalho 2 March-1 May: Themistocles Vieira de Azevedo from 1 May: Osman Laurel Amazonas: Nélson de Melo Bahia: Juracy Magalhães Ceará: Roberto Carneiro de Mendonça (till 5 September); Filipe Moreira Lima (from 5 September) Espírito Santo: João Punaro Bley Goiás: till 21 June: Pedro Ludovico Teixeira 21 June-19 July: Inácio Bento de Loyola 19 July-3 August: Vasco dos Reis Gonçalves 3 August-9 October: Pedro Ludovico Teixeira 9 October-18 October: Heitor Morais Fleury from 18 October: Pedro Ludovico Teixeira Maranhão: Benedito Valadares Ribeiro Mato Grosso: César de Mesquita Serva then Leônidas Antero de Matos Minas Gerais: Benedito Valadares Ribeiro Pará: Joaquim de Magalhães Barata Paraíba: Gratuliano da Costa Brito (until 26 December); José Marques da Silva Mariz (from 26 December) Paraná: Manuel Ribas Pernambuco: Carlos de Lima Cavalcanti Piauí: Landry Sales Rio Grande do Norte: Mario Leopoldo Pereira da Camera Rio Grande do Sul: José Antônio Flores da Cunha Santa Catarina: Aristiliano Ramos São Paulo: Armando de Sales Oliveira Sergipe: Augusto Maynard Gomes Vice governors Rio Grande do Norte: no vice governor São Paulo: no vice governor Events 16 July - The Vargas government introduces what will be the shortest-lived Constitution of Brazil, lasting only 3 years (until 1937). It is the first time a Brazilian constitution has been written from scratch by directly elected deputies in multi-party elections, and incorporates a number of improvements to Brazilian political, social and economical life. 17 July - In the presidential election, carried out by the Constituent Assembly, acting president Getúlio Vargas receives 175 of the 248 votes. date unknown The University of São Paulo is established. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics is founded under the title of the National Institute of Statistics. Arts and culture Books Jorge Amado - Suor Monteiro Lobato - Emília no País da Gramática and Aritmética da Emília Carolina Nabuco - A Sucessora Films O Caçador de Diamantes Births 4 January - Elias Gleizer, comedian and actor (died 2015) 18 January - Zacarias, comedy actor (died 1990) 9 February - Ruth Volgl Cardoso, chess grandmaster (died 2000) 30 June - Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira, economist and social scientist 8 August - Cláudio Hummes, Roman Catholic cardinal 27 August - Sylvia Telles, singer (died 1966) 15 October -