Knowra Estado Novo (Brazil) Estado Novo (Brazil) The Estado Novo was Getúlio Vargas’s authoritarian Brazilian regime from 1937 to 1945, marked by centralized rule, political repression, and state-led nationalism.
1937 Brazilian coup d'état : The military-backed seizure of power through which Getúlio Vargas cancelled elections and imposed Brazil’s 1937 Constitution. It inaugurated the Estado Novo by ending constitutional government and suspending political competition.
Revolution of 1930 : A Brazilian political and military movement that brought Getúlio Vargas to power and ended the First Republic. It began Vargas’s rule and weakened the old political order that the Estado Novo later displaced.
Getúlio Vargas : A Brazilian politician who served as president from 1930 to 1945 and again from 1951 until his death in 1954. As dictator, he created and led the Estado Novo, balancing coercion with popular labor policies.
Brazilian participation in World War II : Brazil’s wartime alignment with the Allies, including its 1944–1945 military campaign in Italy. Fighting dictatorships abroad sharpened pressure to end authoritarian rule at home.
Brazilian Integralism : A Brazilian nationalist movement founded by Plínio Salgado in 1932, with fascist-inspired organization and ideology. Although initially allied with Vargas, it was an independent movement that the regime ultimately outlawed.
1937 Constitution of Brazil : The constitution imposed by Getúlio Vargas after the 1937 coup, centralizing authority and expanding presidential power. It supplied the regime’s legal framework while concentrating power in Vargas’s office.
Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932 : An armed uprising in São Paulo demanding a constitution and greater political autonomy from Vargas’s provisional government. Its defeat exposed the conflict between Vargas’s centralizing project and regional political forces.
Francisco Campos : A Brazilian jurist and politician who drafted the 1937 Constitution and served as justice minister under Vargas. His constitutional design gave legal form to the regime’s centralized authoritarian government.
Brazilian Expeditionary Force : The Brazilian army force sent to fight alongside the Allies in Italy during World War II. Its overseas service made the contradiction between Allied ideals and Vargas’s dictatorship especially visible.
Estado Novo (Portugal) : Portugal’s authoritarian regime, established under António de Oliveira Salazar and lasting from 1933 to 1974. The shared name invites comparison, but the Portuguese regime had different leaders, institutions, and duration.
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