Personal Info
Leonel Brizola
Acting
Biography
Leonel de Moura Brizola (22 January 1922 – 21 June 2004) 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. In 1958 he was elected governor and subsequently played a major role in thwarting a first coup attempt by sectors of the armed forces in 1961, who wished to stop Jo…
Filmography
Movies
Legacy of Silence: The Remnants of the Military Dictatorship in Porto Alegre
as Leonel Brizola
Brizola
as Self (archive footage)
Brizola, Anotações para uma História
Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho
as Self (archive footage)
1964: Brazil between weapons and books
as Himself
Matheus Schdmit, um caso de amor pelo Brasil
as Arquivo
Democracia em Preto e Branco
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Darcy, um Brasileiro
as Self
Dossiê Jango
as Self (archive footage)
The Day That Lasted 21 Years
as Self (archive footage)
