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...been since the bloody, abortive 1932 revolt against President Getúlio Vargas. In the ugly spirit of '32, a Congressman from Sao Paulo cried recently: "We are ready-old, young, even children-to go again to the trenches." Says middle-roading Congressman Joao Calmon, who now packs a Smith & Wesson .38: "Brazil is catching fire so rapidly, we cannot accept a dinner date any more without wondering whether we'll be able to keep...
...ordinary, mill-of-the-runway week, one Cabinet minister spends Monday and Tuesday in the new capital of Brasilia, Wednesday through Friday at his office in the old capital of Rio de Janeiro, and flies home for the weekend in São Paulo. Publishing Executive João Calmon easily logs 30 flights a month, "which means," he says casually, "that I take off and land practically every day." A sudden crush of crises in his work recently compelled one labor leader to fly between Rio and São Paulo four times in a single day. Former President...
...squabbling in the outback capital of Brasilia in the last session that Congress proved itself incapable of passing legislation aimed at solving Brazil's desperate economic and social problems. It rarely even produced a quorum. Since then, the problems have only grown worse. Last week Finance Minister Miguel Calmon reported that Brazil owes foreign oil suppliers $45 million and cannot pay, and that the trade deficit for the first nine months of 1962 stands at $162 million...
...chosen one: Office Boy Edmundo Monteiro, who eventually worked his way to control of all of Chatô's companies in Sāo Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina states. A few years later in Rio, Chatô went rowing with a student named Joāo Calmon, who happened to be standing on the dock when the press lord arrived. After a couple of hours afloat, Chatô told the youth to report for work next day at his daily O Jornal...
...Calmon showed up-and began a rapid climb to control of all newspapers, radio and television stations that were not under Monteiro...
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