Quadros, Jânio da Silva (zhä`ny
dä sēl`və kwä`drs), 1917–92, president of Brazil (Jan.–Aug., 1961). A schoolteacher and lawyer, he served as mayor of the city of (1953–54) and as governor of the state of São Paulo (1955–59). A political independent, he was elected president in 1960 by an unprecedented popular margin. He initiated reform measures, drastically cut government spending, and attempted to reduce economic dependence on the United States. Encountering opposition, especially in congress, he abruptly resigned (Aug., 1961), creating a national crisis before the controversial vice president, João Goulart Goulart, João (zhwouN g
..... Click the link for more information. , succeeded him. In 1964, after a military takeover in Brazil, Quadros was deprived of his political rights. After restoration of civilian government (1985) he again served as mayor of São Paulo.
dä sēl`və kwä`drs), 1917–92, president of Brazil (Jan.–Aug., 1961). A schoolteacher and lawyer, he served as mayor of the city of (1953–54) and as governor of the state of São Paulo (1955–59). A political independent, he was elected president in 1960 by an unprecedented popular margin. He initiated reform measures, drastically cut government spending, and attempted to reduce economic dependence on the United States. Encountering opposition, especially in congress, he abruptly resigned (Aug., 1961), creating a national crisis before the controversial vice president, João Goulart Goulart, João (zhwouN g..... Click the link for more information. , succeeded him. In 1964, after a military takeover in Brazil, Quadros was deprived of his political rights. After restoration of civilian government (1985) he again served as mayor of São Paulo.
Quadros, Jânio da Silva
(born Jan. 25, 1917, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso, Braz.—died Feb. 16, 1992, São Paulo) President of Brazil (1961). A colourful and eccentric populist, he campaigned with a broom to dramatize his pledge to “sweep out corruption.” In his seven months as president, he banned bikini swimsuits and cockfights, reestablished relations with the Soviet Union, decorated Che Guevara, and refused to support the U.S. in the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. He attributed his sudden resignation to “terrible forces” conspiring against him. Stripped of political rights and exiled in 1968, he was granted amnesty in 1980 and returned to serve two terms as mayor of São Paulo.
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