1948 in Brazil
Events in the year 1948 in Brazil.Incumbents
- President: Marshal Eurico Gaspar Dutra
- Vice President: Nereu Ramos
Governors
- :pt:Lista de governadores de Alagoas|Alagoas:
- Amazonas:
- Bahia:
- Ceará:
- Espírito Santo:
- :pt:Lista de governadores de Goiás|Goiás:
- Maranhão:
- Mato Grosso:
- Minas Gerais:
- :pt:Lista de governadores do Pará|Pará:
- :pt:Lista de governadores da Paraíba|Paraíba:
- Paraná:
- :pt:Lista de governadores de Pernambuco|Pernambuco:
- :pt:Lista de governadores do Piauí|Piauí:
- Rio Grande do Norte:
- Rio Grande do Sul:
- :pt:Lista de governadores de Santa Catarina|Santa Catarina:
- São Paulo:
- :pt:Lista de governadores de Sergipe|Sergipe:
- :pt:Lista de vice-governadores do Ceará|Ceará:
- :pt:Lista de vice-governadores do Espírito Santo|Espírito Santo:
- :pt:Lista de vice-governadores de Goiás|Goiás:
- :pt:Lista de vice-governadores de Minas Gerais|Minas Gerais:
- :pt:Lista de vice-governadores da Paraíba|Paraíba:
- :pt:Lista de vice-governadores do Piauí|Piaui:
- :pt:Lista de vice-governadores do Rio Grande do Norte|Rio Grande do Norte:
- :pt:Lista de vice-governadores de São Paulo|São Paulo:
- August - Brazil's team at the Summer Olympics in London compete in eleven sports and win a bronze medal in the basketball competition.
- date unknown
- *The municipality of Paiçandu is founded by the :pt:Companhia de Melhoramentos do Norte do Paraná|Companhia de Melhoramentos do Norte do Paraná.
- *The Escola de Arte Dramática is founded by Alfredo Mesquita in São Paulo.
- *Opening of the headquarters of the Banco Boavista, designed by Oscar Niemeyer.
Arts and culture
Books
- Alfonso Arinos - Pelo Sertão, with illustrations by Livio Abramo
Films
- Folias Cariocas, directed by Manoel Jorge and Hélio Thys, starring Dercy Gonçalves.
- Poeira de Estrelas, directed by Moacyr Fenelon and starring Lourdinha Bittencourt and Emilinha Borba.
Births
- January 11 - José Scheinkman, economist
- February 16 - Ellen Gracie, judge
- March 7 - Danilo Caymmi, musician, singer, composer and arranger, son of Dorival Caymmi
- March 15 - Sérgio Vieira de Mello, UN diplomat
- June 27 - Zezé Motta, actress and singer
- August 12 - Ana de Hollanda, politician
- September 12 - Caio Fernando Abreu, writer
- December 25 - Joel Santana, footballer and manager
Deaths
- July 4 - Monteiro Lobato, writer
- August 27 - Oscar Lorenzo Fernández, composer
- date unknown - Humberto Rosa, painter
