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Better from Rio. Goulart first became a landholder in 1943, when he inherited a 3,520-acre ranch in Rio Grande do Sul from his father. But his genius was not apparent until his great teacher, Getúlio Vargas, returned to the presidency in 1951, and Jango went with him to Rio. Suddenly, Goulart found ranching and real estate highly profitable when practiced from the nation's capital. Items...
...home state of Rio Grande do Sul, Goulart's holdings grew until he now owns four ranches totaling 36,530 acres, stocked with 24,000 head of cattle, 20,000 sheep, 1,500 horses. He also reportedly owns several parcels of real estate in the Pôrto Alegre state capital, plus 25 rental houses in the town of São Borja...
...wealthy rancher from Rio Grande do Sul state, Goulart learned his politics at the knee of a ranching neighbor, oldtime Brazilian Strongman Getúlio Vargas, became Labor Minister when Vargas swept back into the presidency in 1950. Jango immediately began buying labor's votes with promises of pay boosts, was finally pressured out of the ministry by the military when he tried to double Brazil's minimum wage. With Vargas' suicide in 1954, Goulart inherited the leadership of the Brazilian Labor Party, became Vice President under Kubitschek, then under Quadros, thanks to a system that permits...
...inland city of Brasília. But even Brasília threatened to become too hotly rebellious for comfort. Still spouting defiance, Jango flew south to still loyal Pôrto Alegre, homeground of his firebrand brother-in-law and capital of his home state of Rio Grande do Sul. From there, Goulart hoped to lead a "counterattack of the legalist forces." Vowed Jango: "I will not resign. I will not put a bullet through my chest. I will resist...
Maimonides was physician to the Sul tan's court, and legend has it that Rich ard the Lion-Hearted tried to lure him away from Saracen service during the Third Crusade. One of his century's medical pioneers, Maimonides wrote treatises on curing asthma, indigestion, hemorrhoids and various male sexual disorders. He was also appointed head of Egypt's Jewish communities, and wrote the 14-volume Mishneh Tor ah, a masterful, encyclopedic codification of Jewish Law that summarized 15 centuries of Talmudic interpretation...