US government and the IMF for his efforts to solve some chronic problems of Rio such as water services, public transportation and housing. As part of this drive, Lacerda ordered areas of the city - often areas targeted by developers - to be cleared of the inhabitants. Over this period, up to 140,000 people were evicted, mostly from the three favelas on the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, located near the beaches of the city's south zone. An opinionated and controversial politician, Lacerda was involved in the crisis of the resignation of President Jânio Quadros in 1961 and conspired against the presidency of João Goulart. Hoping to be elected president in the 1965 elections, Lacerda initially supported the military coup d'état of 1964 and was nominated the UDN candidate. Since the military was not willing to give up power, the 1965 elections were cancelled, and Lacerda definitely fell from the military's favor. In 1968, his efforts to restore democracy in Brazil made him ally with his old enemies, Kubitschek and Goulart, and Lacerda was arrested for a brief period and stripped of his right to run for political office for ten years. Then, he retired from politics and resumed his journalism and publishing career. In 1977, he died suddenly in Rio de Janeiro from a heart attack. Popular culture Lacerda was portrayed by Alexandre Borges in the 2014 biographical drama film Getúlio. His friendship with the architect Lota de Macedo Soares is depicted as a sideplot in the 2013 film Flores Raras (Reaching for the Moon), directed by Bruno Barreto and starring Gloria Pires and Miranda Otto. Actor Marcello Airoldi played Lacerda in this biographical drama about the 15 years relationship of American poet Elizabeth Bishop and Lota de Macedo Soares. He is also mentioned in the book, "Child of the Dark", The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus. References Biographical reference Dulles, John W. F. Carlos Lacerda: Brazilian Crusader. Austin: University of Texas, 1996. 1914 births 1977 deaths People from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian anti-communists Brazilian journalists Male journalists Brazilian people of Swiss-German descent Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Mayors of Rio de Janeiro (city) National Democratic Union (Brazil) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio de Janeiro (state) Governors of Guanabara (state) Maria Moors Cabot Prize winners 20th-century Brazilian lawyers Conservatism in Brazil 20th-century journalists