Events in the year 1918 in Brazil. Incumbents Federal government President: Venceslau Brás (until 14 November); Delfim Moreira (acting; from 15 November) Vice President: Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo (until 14 November); Delfim Moreira (from 15 November) Governors Alagoas: João Batista Accioli Jr. (till 12 June); José Fernandes de Barros Lima (from 12 June) Amazonas: Pedro de Alcântara Bacelar Bahia: Antônio Ferrão Muniz de Aragão Ceará: João Tomé de Sabóia e Silva Goiás: until 21 December: João Alves de Castro from 21 December: Joaquim Rufino Ramos Jubé Maranhão: until 1 March: Antônio Brício de Araújo 1 March - 9 October: José Joaquim Marques 9 October - 21 October: Raul da Cunha Machado from 21 October: Urbano Santos Mato Grosso: Cipriano da Costa Ferreira, then Francisco de Aquino Correia Minas Gerais: until 7 September: Delfim Moreira from 7 September: Artur Bernardes Pará: Lauro Sodré Paraíba: Francisco Camilo de Holanda Paraná: Afonso Camargo Pernambuco: Manuel Antônio Pereira Borba Piauí: Eurípedes Clementino de Aguiar Rio Grande do Norte: Joaquim Ferreira Chaves Rio Grande do Sul: Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros Santa Catarina: São Paulo: Sergipe: Vice governors Rio Grande do Norte: São Paulo: Events 30 January - Ministerial Notice No. 501 is issued, establishing the Naval Division for War Operations (Divisão Naval em Operações de Guerra - DNOG). 1 March - Brazilian general election, 1918: Former president Rodrigues Alves receives 99.1% of the vote. June - The Brazilian battleship São Paulo is sent to the USA for a full refit. 18 August - The Brazilian Medical Mission, led by Dr. Nabuco Gouveia and directed by General Aché, is established with 86 doctors. 24 September - The Brazilian Medical Mission lands at Marseilles, France, and supports the local population during a flu outbreak, ensuring the continuity of logistical support to the troops at the front. 15 November - President-elect Rodrigues Alves, suffering from influenza, is unable to take office on the scheduled date, and is replaced by Vice President Delfim Moreira. Births 15 January - João Figueiredo, military leader and politician (died 1999) 21 February - Alberto Ruschel, actor (died 1996) 1 March - João Goulart, 24th President of Brazil (died 1976) 24 July - Antonio Candido, writer, academic, sociologist and literary critic (died 2017) 28 October - José Leite Lopes, physicist (died 2006) Deaths 1 November - Eurípedes Barsanulfo, educator, pharmacist, politician and prominent spiritualist medium (born 1880) 27 November - Belfort Duarte,