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Tereza Leite

Ubá, 11 Jan 1929 – Rio de Janeiro, 27 Jun 2020

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Facts and their sources

  • Born11 Jan 1929, Ubáor 17 Jan 1929Records disagree1 source
  • Died27 Jun 2020, Rio de Janeironot verified1 source
  • FatherJose Leitenot verified1 source
  • MotherBlanca Cesarnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 11 Jan 1929

    Born in Ubá

  2. 27 Jun 2020

    Dies in Rio de Janeiro, aged 91

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 11 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Ubá.

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The 1920s · Tereza is born in Ubá

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Jura

Mário Reis · 1928

A samba by Sinhô, recorded in 1928 by his guitar pupil Mário Reis.

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Who governed

Getting around

Trolley Cars Were the Primary Transport

In 1920, 84% of Rio residents used electric trolley cars known as bondes as their primary means of transportation.

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.Around the world · 1929–1939

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.

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At the table

Staple diet for the poor: angu and beans

In 1917, impoverished families in Rio often had to survive on a diet consisting almost exclusively of cornmeal mush (angu) and beans, as these were among the few affordable staples. The price of cornmeal was reported as 300 réis per kilogram at that time.

In the news1920

National public health agency established

The National Public Health Department was created, marking the first time Brazil centralized sanitary control at a national level.

What people wore

New silhouettes and the cloche hat

Women moved away from corsets to adopt a rectangular silhouette and frequently wore the cloche hat, a staple accessory of the era.

Daily life

High infant mortality rates in 1921

In 1921, infant mortality was notably high in Rio de Janeiro, with 185 out of every 1,000 children dying within their first year of life.