1919 in Brazil

Events in the year 1919 in Brazil.

Federal government

 * President: Delfim Moreira (acting; until 28 July); Epitácio Pessoa (from 28 July)
 * Vice President: Delfim Moreira

Governors

 * Alagoas: José Fernandes de Barros Lima
 * Amazonas: Pedro de Alcântara Bacelar
 * Bahia: Antônio Ferrão Muniz de Aragão
 * Ceará: João Tomé de Sabóia e Silva
 * Goiás:
 * until April 24: Joaquim Rufino Ramos Jubé
 * from April 24: João Alves de Castro
 * Maranhão: Urbano Santos
 * Mato Grosso: Francisco de Aquino Correia
 * Minas Gerais: Artur Bernardes
 * Pará: Lauro Sodré
 * Paraíba: Francisco Camilo de Holanda
 * Paraná: Afonso Camargo
 * Pernambuco:
 * until 18 December: Manuel Antônio Pereira Borba
 * 18 December - 24 December: José Henrique Carneiro da Cunha
 * from 24 December: José Rufino Bezerra Cavalcanti
 * Piauí: Eurípedes Clementino de Aguiar
 * Rio Grande do Norte: Joaquim Ferreira Chaves
 * Rio Grande do Sul: Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros
 * Santa Catarina:
 * São Paulo:
 * Sergipe:

Vice governors

 * Rio Grande do Norte:
 * São Paulo:

Events

 * 13 April - In the presidential election brought about by the death of Rodrigues Alves, Epitácio Pessoa of the Paraíba Republican Party receives 71.0% of the vote.
 * 24 April - Ford Brasil, a subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company, is founded.
 * 11-29 May - The 1919 South American Championship football tournament is held in Rio de Janeiro, with Brazil winning it.
 * 28 July - Epitácio Pessoa takes office as President, replacing acting President Delfim Moreira, who continues as Vice President.

Births

 * 13 March - Edgard Cognat, painter and sculptor (died 1994)
 * 10 May - Antônio Olinto, writer and translator (died 2006)
 * 12 June - Rui Moreira Lima, fighter pilot (died 2013)
 * 21 June - Nelson Gonçalves, singer and songwriter (died 1998)
 * 8 July - Helena Salles, swimmer (died 2011)
 * 18 October - Orlando Drummond, actor (died 2021)
 * 11 November - Armando Falcão, politician (died 2010)
 * 31 December - Carmen da Silva, psychoanalyst and feminist journalist (died 1985)

Deaths

 * 16 January - Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, President-elect of Brazil (born 1848; Spanish flu)