Events in the year 1916 in Brazil. Incumbents Federal government President: Venceslau Brás Vice President: Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo Governors Alagoas: João Batista Accioli Jr. Amazonas: Jônatas de Freitas Pedrosa Bahia: José Joaquim Seabra, then Antônio Ferrão Muniz de Aragão Ceará: till 12 July: Benjamin Liberato Barroso from 12 July: João Tomé de Sabóia e Silva Goiás: till 6 May: Joaquim Rufino Ramos Jubé 6 May - October 13: Salatiel Simões de Lima from October 13: Aprígio José de Sousa Maranhão: Herculano Nina Parga Mato Grosso: Caetano Manuel de Faria e Albuquerque Minas Gerais: Delfim Moreira Pará: Enéas Martins Paraíba: till 1 July: Antônio da Silva Pessoa 1 July - 22 October: Sólon Barbosa de Lucena from 22 October: Francisco Camilo de Holanda Paraná: Carlos Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Afonso Camargo Pernambuco: Manuel Antônio Pereira Borba Piauí: till 1 July: Miguel de Paiva Rosa from 1 July: Eurípedes Clementino de Aguiar Rio Grande do Norte: Joaquim Ferreira Chaves Rio Grande do Sul: Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros Santa Catarina: São Paulo: Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves (until 1 May); Altino Arantes Marques (from 1 May) Sergipe: Vice governors Rio Grande do Norte: São Paulo: Events 5 March - The liner Príncipe de Asturias runs aground in fog on the shoals out of Ponta do Boi, in the island of Sao Sebastião, while trying to approach the port of Santos. At least 445 people out of the 588 aboard are killed. 3 May - Brazilian merchant ship Rio Branco is sunk by a German submarine. Because the ship is in restricted waters and registered under the British flag, and most of its crew is Norwegian, it is not considered an illegal attack by the Brazilian government, despite public protests. August Brazilian Naval Aviation is established, in preparation for the country's participation in the First World War. The capture of rebel leader Deodato Manuel Ramos ("Adeodato") marks the effective end of the Contestado War. Births 30 April - Armando Círio, Archbishop of Cascavel 1979-1995 (died 2014) 14 July - André Franco Montoro, lawyer and politician (died 1999) 22 July - Gino Bianco, Italian-born racing driver (died 1984) 19 December - Manoel de Barros, poet (died 2014) Deaths 24 August - João Zeferino da Costa, artist (born 1840) References See also 1916 in Brazilian football 1910s in Brazil Years of the 20th century in Brazil Brazil Brazil