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Elvira Cupello Calônio
Elza Fernandes (October 1, 1921 – March 1, 1936), whose real name was Elvira Cupello Calônio, was a political activist affiliated with the Brazilian Communist Party. Death She was killed by strangulation in 1936 on suspicion of being a traitor to the communist movement. The order to execute her was given by the leader Luís Carlos Prestes. In 1940, Prestes and others were convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of Elza. However, in 1945, he was granted amnesty by Getúlio Vargas, who was seeking his support in the 1950 Brazilian presidential election. Sérgio Rodrigues, a Brazilian writer, has claimed that the Brazilian left deliberately erased the memory of Elza Fernandes because her death was seen as shameful. When searching through public archives, it was always noticed that the folders related to Elza were empty. Rodrigues wrote a book about her in 2008. See also * Antônio Maciel Bonfim * Brazilian communist uprising of 1935 The 1935 Braz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honório De Freitas Guimarães
Honório de Freitas Guimarães (8 July 1902 – 1 February 1968) was a member of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB). He used the aliases M., Martins, Nico, and Henrique Vieira de Sousa. Born into a family of farmers and sugar mill owners, Guimarães was descended from Brazilian nobility. During his adolescence, he studied at Eton College, and upon returning to Brazil, he became involved with socialism and communism under the influence of his first wife, who had been part of the intellectual circles in Paris at the time. Guimarães joined the PCB in 1931 and played a role in planning the Brazilian communist uprising of 1935, which ultimately failed. Arrested in 1938–1939, he was released in 1945 following amnesty for political prisoners. Guimarães did not rejoin the PCB and died in a car accident at the age of 65. He participated in the execution of the teenager Elza Fernandes, strangled with a clothesline and buried inside a Hessian fabric, burlap sack. Early life Honório ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
