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'''Heráclito Fontoura Sobral Pinto''' (5 November 1893 – [[Rio de Janeiro]], 30 November 1991) was a [[Brazil]]ian lawyer known for his [[human rights]] activism and devout [[Catholicism]]. He strongly opposed dictator [[Getúlio Vargas]] and worked against Brazil's later military regime following the [[1964 Brazilian coup d'état|military coup of 1964]].
'''Heráclito Fontoura Sobral Pinto''' (5 November 1893 – [[Rio de Janeiro]], 30 November 1991) was a [[Brazil]]ian lawyer known for his [[human rights]] activism and devout [[Catholicism]]. He strongly opposed dictator [[Getúlio Vargas]] and worked against Brazil's later military regime following the [[1964 Brazilian coup d'état|military coup of 1964]].


He was born on 5 November 1893 in [[Barbacena]], [[Minas Gerais]],<ref name="Dulles2002 p1">Dulles 2002, p. 1.</ref><ref>Dulles 2007, p. 177.</ref> to Príamo Cavalcanti Sobral Pinto, who was a station master working for the [[Central do Brasil]] railroad in Barbacena.<ref>Dulles 2002, p. 1.</ref>
He was born on 5 November 1893 in [[Barbacena]], [[Minas Gerais]],<ref name="Dulles2002 p1">Dulles 2002, p. 1.</ref><ref>Dulles 2007, p. 177.</ref> to Príamo Cavalcanti Sobral Pinto, who was a station master working for the [[Central do Brasil]] railroad in Barbacena.<ref name ="Dulles20012 p1></ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 04:00, 20 July 2018

Heráclito Fontoura Sobral Pinto (5 November 1893 – Rio de Janeiro, 30 November 1991) was a Brazilian lawyer known for his human rights activism and devout Catholicism. He strongly opposed dictator Getúlio Vargas and worked against Brazil's later military regime following the military coup of 1964.

He was born on 5 November 1893 in Barbacena, Minas Gerais,[1][2] to Príamo Cavalcanti Sobral Pinto, who was a station master working for the Central do Brasil railroad in Barbacena.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Dulles 2002, p. 1.
  2. ^ Dulles 2007, p. 177.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dulles20012 p1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

Bibliography

  • Dulles, John W. F. (2002) Sobral Pinto, "The Conscience of Brazil": leading the attack against Vargas (1930-1945). Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71616-2
  • Dulles, John W. F. (2007) Resisting Brazil's Military Regime: an account of the battles of Sobral Pinto. Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71725-1