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October 24, 1930
A bloodless coup d'état in Brazil ends the First Republic, replacing it with the Vargas Era.
Brazilian Revolution of 1930
The Revolution of 1930 was an armed insurrection across Brazil that ended the Old Republic. The revolution replaced incumbent president Washington Luís with defeated presidential candidate and revolutionary leader Getúlio Vargas, concluding the political hegemony of a four-decade-old oligarchy and beginning the Vargas Era.