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Kubitschek, Juscelino (1902–1976)| Brazilian president 1956–61. His term as president saw political peace, civil liberty, and rapid economic growth at the cost of high inflation and corruption. He had a strong commitment to public works and the construction of Brasília as the nation's capital. |
| Kubitschek entered congress in 1934, remaining there until its dissolution in 1937 (he re-entered in 1946). He was mayor of Belo Horizone, Minas Gerais state, from 1939 and governor of Minas Gerais 1951–55, pursuing an active policy of road building, electrification, and industrial development. |
| He was born in Diamantia, Minas Gerais, and studied medicine at Minas Gerais University, later practising in Europe and Brazil, until 1933 and again 1937–39. |
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