Brazilian politician who served as the 13th president of Brazil. In 1920, he was elected governor of S 'o Paulo state and in 1926, elected president of Brazil. He was overthrown in a coup d'etat during the Brazilian Revolution of 1930, three weeks before the end of his term. In 1891, he graduated from the University of S 'o Paulo Law School. In 1892, he was appointed prosecutor in Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro but resigned to devote himself to law in Batatais, S 'o Paulo.
