Sobral Pinto

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.

Sobral Pinto, on the left

Early life

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

See also

References
  1. Dulles 2002, p. 1.
  2. Dulles 2007, p. 177.

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
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