Tancredo Neves
Overview
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more commonly Tancredo Neves (tɐ̃ˈkɾedu ˈnɛvis; March 4, 1910 – April 21, 1985) was a Brazilian politician
Politician
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. He was born in São João del Rey, in the state of Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
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, of mostly Portuguese, but also Austrian
Austrian Brazilian
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descent and graduated in law
Law
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. The Neves family name comes from an Azorean great great grandfather. Tancredo Neves was a descendant of Amador Bueno
Amador Bueno
Amador Bueno was born around 1572 in the city of São Paulo, Captaincy of São Vicente which is now the State of São Paulo in Brazil. He was born to Bartholomeu Bueno da Ribeira, a Spanish settler from Seville and Maria Pires, from São Paulo, daughter of Salvador Pires and Mécia Fernandes...
, a noted paulista from the colonial Brazilian era
Colonial Brazil
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He began his political career as a member of the legislative chamber
City council
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of his hometown in 1934, and was elected in 1947 to the Minas Gerais state legislature.
