Venceslau Brás

9th President of Brazil
Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes

In office November 15, 1914 – November 15, 1918
Vice President	Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo
Preceded by	Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca
Succeeded by	Delfim Moreira¹

Born	February 26, 1868(1868-02-26) Brasópolis, Minas Gerais
Died	May 15, 1966 (aged 98) Itajubá, Minas Gerais
Nationality	Brazilian
Political party	Mineiro Republican Party - PRM
Note 1: President elect Rodrigues Alves died before assuming office.

Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes (February 26, 1868 - May 15, 1966) was a Brazilian politician. Brás was born in Minas Gerais State. He became governor of that state in 1909, but in 1910 he was elected vice-president under Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca. He was elected president in 1914 and served until 1918. He declared war on the German Empire in 1917 during World War I. He was the longest lived Brazilian president, reaching 98 years of age.

Preceded by Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca	President of Brazil 1914–1918	Succeeded by Delfim Moreira
Preceded by None, eventually Nilo Peçanha	Vice-President of Brazil 1910–1914	Succeeded by Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo
Preceded by Júlio Bueno Brandão	President of Minas Gerais 1909–1910	Succeeded by Júlio Bueno Brandão

v • d • e Presidents of Brazil

Old republic	Deodoro da Fonseca · Floriano Peixoto · Prudente de Morais · Campos Sales · Rodrigues Alves · Afonso Pena · Nilo Peçanha · Hermes da Fonseca · Venceslau Brás · Delfim Moreira · Epitácio Pessoa · Artur Bernardes · Washington Luís · Júlio Prestes · Mena Barreto · Isaías de Noronha

Vargas era	Augusto Fragoso · Getúlio Vargas · José Linhares

Republic of 1946	Eurico Gaspar Dutra · João Café Filho · Carlos Coimbra da Luz · Nereu de Oliveira · Juscelino Kubitschek · Jânio Quadros · Ranieri Mazzilli · João Goulart

Military dictatorship	Castelo Branco · Artur da Costa e Silva · Aurélio de Lira Tavares · Augusto Rademaker · Márcio Melo · Emílio Garrastazu Médici · Ernesto Geisel · João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo

New republic	Tancredo Neves · José Sarney · Fernando Collor · Itamar Franco · Fernando Henrique Cardoso · Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

v • d • e

Floriano Peixoto · Manuel Vitorino Pereira · Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva · Silviano Brandão · Afonso Pena · Nilo Peçanha · Venceslau Brás · Urbano Araújo · Delfim Moreira · Bueno de Paiva · Estácio Coimbra · Fernando de Melo Viana · Vital Soares · office abolished · Nereu de Oliveira · Café Filho · João Goulart · José Maria Alkmin · Pedro Aleixo · Augusto Rademaker · Adalberto Pereira dos Santos · Aureliano Chaves · José Sarney · Itamar Franco · Marco Maciel · José Alencar

v • d • e Governors of Minas Gerais (1889 — 2008)

Antônio Olinto dos Santos Pires \| José Cesário de Faria Alvim \| João Pinheiro da Silva \| Domingos José da Rocha \| Chispim Jacques Bias Fortes \| Frederico Augusto Álvares da Silva \| Antônio Augusto de Lima \| Eduardo Ernesto da Gama Cerqueira \| José Cesário Faria Alvim \| Eduardo Ernesto da Gama Cerqueira \| Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena \| Chrispim Jacques Bias Fortes \| Francisco Silviano de Almeida Brandão \| João Cândido da Costa Sena \| Francisco Antônio de Salles \| João Pinheiro da Silva \| Júlio Bueno Brandão \| Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes \| Júlio Bueno Brandão \| Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro \| Artur da Silva Bernardes \| Raul Soares de Moura \| Olegário Dias Maciel \| Fernando de Mello Viana \| Antônio Carlos Ribeiro de Andrada \| Olegário Dias Maciel \| Gustavo Capanema Filho \| Benedito Valadares Ribeiro \| Nísio Batista de Oliveira \| João Tavares Corrêa Beraldo \| Júlio Ferreira de Carvalho \| Noraldino Lima \| Alcides Lins \| Milton Soares Campos \| Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira \| Clóvis Salgado da Gama \| José Francisco Bias Fortes \| José de Magalhães Pinto \| Israel Pinheiro da Silva \| Rondon Pacheco \| Antônio Aureliano Chaves de Mendonça \| Levindo Ozanan Coelho \| Francelino Pereira dos Santos \| Tancredo de Almeida Neves \| Hélio Carvalho Garcia \| Newton Cardoso \| Hélio Carvalho Garcia \| Eduardo Brandão Azeredo \| Itamar Augusto Cautiero Franco \| Aécio Neves da Cunha

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