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Events on Friday 3 October 1930 1
1930Brazilian Revolution of 1930Getúlio Vargas seizes power and ends the Old RepublicAn armed uprising led by Getúlio Vargas began in Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais and Paraíba, and the military removed President Washington Luís. Vargas took office as head of the provisional government on 3 November. This ended the First Brazilian Republic and began fifteen years of Vargas rule.