Word: brigadeiro
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...office at Recife, liked his honesty and directness. "Even if I can't always convince him," said one, "I feel good knowing that others won't be able to unsell him on the things he's sold on." Flying "anything with two seats," the Brigadeiro ranged the coast to the remotest bases, keeping a sharp eye out for graft and mismanagement...
...Intransigent. When Vargas made himself dictator, Gomes refused to lend his prestige to the "New State." He devoted himself to the Army. He declined promotions (his men still call him "the Colonel"). Finally, when the Vargas star went into decline, dissident politicians turned to the intransigent Brigadeiro as their likely leader...