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He was considered the last left-wing president of Brazil until Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in 2003.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1 March 1918","date":"1918-03-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34982#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"São Borja","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q385327"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34982#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"6 December 1976","date":"1976-12-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34982#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Mercedes","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1783539"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34982#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Brazil","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34982#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34982#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Brazilian Labour Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1576143"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34982#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q766447"},{"text":"Anchieta College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16490148"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34982#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Maria Thereza Goulart","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5550245"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34982#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Brazil (8 September 1961 – 1 April 1964)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5176750","start":"1961-09-08","end":"1964-04-01"},{"text":"Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (31 January 1961 – 25 August 1961)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2978540","start":"1961-01-31","end":"1961-08-25"},{"text":"President of the Federal Senate of Brazil (31 January 1959 – 25 August 1961)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48855351","start":"1959-01-31","end":"1961-08-25"},{"text":"President of the Federal Senate of Brazil (31 January 1958 – 31 January 1959)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48855351","start":"1958-01-31","end":"1959-01-31"},{"text":"Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (31 January 1956 – 30 January 1961)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2978540","start":"1956-01-31","end":"1961-01-30"},{"text":"Minister of Labour of Brazil (18 June 1953 – 23 February 1954)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52334511","start":"1953-06-18","end":"1954-02-23"},{"text":"federal deputy of Rio Grande do Sul","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59401956"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34982#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22058319"},{"text":"Order of Rio Branco","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2628946"},{"text":"Order of Naval Merit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2202366"},{"text":"Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10905105"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34982#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Goulart","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34982"],"faq":[{"q":"When was João Goulart born?","a":"João Goulart was born on 1 March 1918 in São Borja."},{"q":"What positions has João Goulart held?","a":"Positions held by João Goulart include: President of Brazil (1961–1964); Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1961–1961); President of the Federal Senate of Brazil (1959–1961); President of the Federal Senate of Brazil (1958–1959); Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1956–1961)."},{"q":"Where did João Goulart study?","a":"João Goulart was educated at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Anchieta College."}],"related":[{"name":"Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva"},{"name":"Dilma Rousseff","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/dilma-rousseff"},{"name":"João Figueiredo","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/joao-figueiredo"},{"name":"Ranieri Mazzilli","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ranieri-mazzilli"},{"name":"Getúlio Vargas","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/getulio-vargas"},{"name":"Juscelino Kubitschek","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/juscelino-kubitschek"},{"name":"Floriano Peixoto","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/floriano-peixoto"},{"name":"José Sarney","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-sarney"},{"name":"Café Filho","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/cafe-filho"},{"name":"Nilo Peçanha","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nilo-pecanha"},{"name":"Afonso Pena","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/afonso-pena"},{"name":"Venceslau Brás","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/venceslau-bras"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/joao-goulart-1a5eb9bcd6.jpg","width":365,"height":508,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Brazilian Government. 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Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T10:00:46Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/joao-goulart","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/joao-goulart","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/joao-goulart?lang=ne"}}