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Antônio de Orleans e Bragança

1950–2024

Born
24 Jun 1950, Rio de Janeiro
Country of birth
Brazil
Died
8 Nov 2024, Rio de Janeiro
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Facts and their sources

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A life in time

  1. Born · Rio de Janeiro

    Birth, Rio de Janeiro

  2. Died · Rio de Janeiro

    Death, Rio de Janeiro

What was it like?

The world around Rio de Janeiro, 1950: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Antônio was born the same year as George Yonashiro, Sônia Braga, and Steve Wozniak.

Who ruled

  • Eurico Gaspar Dutra

    President of Brazil, 1946–1951 · Republic of Brazil

  • Getúlio Vargas

    President of Brazil, 1951–1954 · Republic of Brazil

  • Café Filho

    President of Brazil, 1954–1955 · Republic of Brazil

Then and now

Rio de Janeiro

2.4M
people in 1950
6.7M
people in 2025

Rio de Janeiro has about 3× as many people today.

Born the same year

  • George Yonashiro

    Japanese association football player and manager

  • Sônia Braga

    Brazilian-American actress

  • Steve Wozniak

    American computer pioneer, inventor, computer engineer and programmer; co-founder of Apple Inc.

  • Stevie Wonder

    American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born 1950)

  • Bill Murray

    American actor and comedian

  • Roberto Bettega

    Italian footballer

Fashion

Airplane tires as beach floats

Beachgoers often used large inner tubes from airplane tires as swimming floats, nicknamed "tua mãe" by local youth.

Exclusive custom gowns for high society

High-society women would commission up to five custom dresses from the exclusive Casa Canadá for the social season.

Music

Samba-canção and nightlife in 1950s Rio

During the 1950s, the samba-canção genre dominated nightlife, characterized by intimate, slow-tempo performances in dimly lit nightclubs where people listened to songs about heartache and love while drinking whiskey.

Samba school percussion structure in the 1950s

Samba school percussion batteries in the 1950s were composed exclusively of percussion instruments, omitting string or brass instruments.

Getting around

Daily suburban train volume in 1950

In 1950, 676 suburban trains arrived daily at the Dom Pedro II station, transporting an average of 600,000 passengers.

Leopoldina railway train travel duration

Train travel on the Leopoldina railway between these regions took 12 hours, which was longer than traveling by road.

Daily life

Modern Bathing Habits

Some new housing projects introduced families to modern amenities like indoor bathrooms with showers, which were unfamiliar to those used to bathing children with buckets.

Water Supply Instability

In the 1950s, water supply problems were common, and even minor issues with the Guandu pipeline left the city without water.

Food
Around 1952–1952

Cachaça and fruit pairings in bars

In small local bars, common people often drank cachaça accompanied by a small piece of fruit, such as a cajá-manga.

Childrens diet of sweets in Rio

Children in the city would frequently consume sweets like coconut candies, sighs (meringue cookies), and peanut brittle, especially during the festival of Cosme and Damião.

Prices and wages
Around 1958–1958

1958 Rio cinema and beer prices

In 1958 Rio de Janeiro, a cinema ticket cost 18 cruzeiros, while a bottle of Brahma beer cost 15 cruzeiros.

Around 1958–1958

1958 Rio meat and barber prices

A kilogram of meat cost 68 cruzeiros in 1958 Rio de Janeiro, and a barber service cost 15 cruzeiros.

During their lifetime

  1. 1960

    Brasília becomes capital in 1960

    In 1960, the government inaugurated Brasília as the new capital, shifting the center of political power to the country's interior.

  2. 1994

    The Real Plan of 1994

    In 1994, the government introduced the Real Plan, which successfully stabilized the economy and curtailed hyperinflation.

  3. 2001

    Energy rationing program implemented

    Brazil implemented mandatory electricity consumption targets, bonuses, and surcharges due to a severe energy crisis caused by low reservoir levels.

  4. 2003

    Bolsa Familia program launched

    The Bolsa Familia program was created to unify income distribution efforts for low-income families.

  5. 2003

    SAMU emergency service created

    The Urgent Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU) was created to provide rapid medical assistance.

  6. 2006

    Maria da Penha Law sanctioned

    A landmark law was enacted to combat domestic and family violence against women.

Family

Parents

Spouses

Ancestors and children

Open the full tree

Four generations back to the right, the children to the left. The number beside a child counts the generations of descendants known after them.