1912 in Brazil

Events in the year 1912 in Brazil.

Incumbents

20 September - Clube de Regatas Brasil is founded.
October - Beginning of the Contestado War, a dispute between settlers and landowners.^[1]
19 December - The Federal University of Paraná is established.^[2]
29 December - The federal government sends in 200 federal troops to deal with ongoing trouble in the State of Santa Catarina.

9 April - Amácio Mazzaropi, actor (died 1981)
24 April - Aymoré Moreira, footballer (died 1998)^[3]
13 June - Avelar Brandão Vilela, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (died 1986)^[4]
25 June - Carvalho Leite, footballer (died 2004)
29 July - Max Wolff, sergeant killed in World War II^[5] (died 1945)
6 August - Adoniran Barbosa, singer and composer (died 1982)
10 August - Jorge Amado, writer (died 2001)
5 October – João Marinho Neto, Supercentenarian, World’s Oldest living man from 25 November 2024.
13 December - Luiz Gonzaga, singer, songwriter, and poet (died 1989)
22 December - Alberto Zarzur, footballer (died 1958)

22 October - José Maria de Santo Agostinho, mystic (born 1889; killed by Brazilian state military and police)

^ Diacon, Todd A. Millenarian Vision, Capitalist Reality: Brazil's Contestado Rebellion, 1912–1916 (Duke University Press 1991), ISBN 0-8223-1167-4
^ Official Homepage (Portuguese)
^ Aymoré Moreira in the Sports Museum Archived 2016-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
^ New York Times. Cardinal Brandao Vilela Dies; Head of the Brazilian Church December 21, 1986
^ EsSA Max Wolff Filho Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine (Portuguese)