deaths
June 21, 2004
Leonel Brizola, Brazilian engineer and politician, Governor of Rio de Janeiro (born 1922)
Leonel Brizola
Leonel de Moura Brizola was a Brazilian politician. Launched into politics by Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas in the 1930–1950s, Brizola was the only politician to serve as elected governor of two Brazilian states. An engineer by training, Brizola organized the youth wing of the Brazilian Labour Party and served as state representative for Rio Grande do Sul and mayor of its capital, Porto Alegre.
List of governors of Rio de Janeiro
This is a list of governadores, interventores ("inspectors") and presidents of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.