Famous People with Name Braga

Odilon Duarte Braga            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Odilon Duarte Braga: was a Brazilian lawyer and politician.Braga served as Minister of Agriculture under Getúlio Vargas between July 24, 1935 and November 10, 1937.

Rubem Braga            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Rubem Braga: was a notable Brazilian writer of short stories.Braga was raised in his hometown, but at an early age was sent to the city of Niterói by his parents, to live with relatives. He attended law school in Rio de Janeiro, but graduated in Minas Gerais, in the year of 1932, after having acted as a field reporter for the Diários Associados during the Revolução Constitucionalista.He was a correspondent in Italy for the Brazilian newspaper Diário Carioca during World War II. He subsequently returned to Brazil, taking definitive residence in Rio de Janeiro. Braga was arrested several times by the Nationalist military government of the time.

Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga: was a Portuguese writer, playwright, politician and the leader of the Republican Provisional Government after the abdication of King Manuel II, as well as the second elected President of the First Portuguese Republic, following the resignation of Presiden

Luís Carlos De Lima De Almeida Braga            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

Luís Carlos De Lima De Almeida Braga: was a Portuguese writer and politician who has one of the leading figures within the Integralismo Lusitano movement.

Carlos Eduardo De Sousa Braga            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Carlos Eduardo De Sousa Braga: is a Brazilian politician, businessman, and current senator representing the state of Amazonas.Better known as Eduardo Braga, he was a councilman in Manaus (1981–1985), state deputy (1987–1991), representative (1991–1993), vice-mayor (1993–1994) and mayor (1994–1997). He campaigned for the government of Amazonas in 1998 and for the city hall of Manaus in 2000 without success. He was elected governor of Amazonas in October 2002, in the first turn, with 52.4% of the votes, and assumed office on the 1st of January, 2003. In 2006, Braga was re-elected, in the first turn. He renounced in 2010 to run for the Senate on the elections of that year.