Vitorino de Brito Freire [SEP] date of death
Vitorino de Brito Freire
Vitorino de Brito Freire (28 November 1908 - 27 August 1977) was a Brazilian politician and congressman.
Vitorino was born in the municipality of Pedra, Pernambuco, the son of rural landowner. While he was staying in Recife to attend college, he sided with the rebels who overthrew president Washington Luís during the Brazilian Revolution of 1930. His support earned him the gratitude of the newly installed president Getúlio Vargas, who gave him an office in the government of Maranhão in 1933.
From 1947
Vitorino Freire
Vitorino Freire is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.
This municipality is named after senator Vitorino de Brito Freire.
The municipality contains a small part of the Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1991 that has been a Ramsar Site since 2000.
See also.
- List of municipalities in Maranhão