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20 Anos das Diretas Já!

20 Years of Direct Now!

Statues of president Tancredo Neves, deputy Ulysses Guimarães and senator Teotônio Vilela in commemoration of the 20 years of the movement "Direct Now!" (a civil unrest movement which, in 1984, demanded direct presidential elections in Brazil)

Leo Santana
2004

Belo Horizonte / 20 Anos das Diretas Já!

Description

Three bronze statues of Tancredo Neves, Ulysses Guimarães and Teotônio Vilela, two of them waving to the public, the third holds a book in his hands, on which the text "20 anos diretas" - tancredo neves - teotônio vilela - ulisses guimarães - 2004".

Belo Horizonte - Diretas Já!
Tancredo de Almeida Neves
São João del Rey, MG 1910 - São Paulo 1985
Brazilian politician, lawyer, and entrepreneur; Minister of Justice and Interior Minister, 1953-54, Prime Minister, 1961-62, Finance Minister in 1962, and Governor of Minas Gerais, 1983-84. Elected as President of Brazil in 1985, but died before he took office (Wikipedia).
Belo Horizonte - Diretas Já!
Ulysses Silveira Guimarães
Itirapina, SP, 1916 - Angra do Reis, RJ, 1992
Brazilian politician and lawyer who played an important role in opposing the military dictatorship in Brazil (Wikipedia).

Teotônio Brandão Vilela
Viçosa, Alagoas 1917 - Maceió, Alagoas 1983
Brazilian politician, vice-governor of Alagoas, 1961-66, senator for Alagoas 1967-82 (Wikipedia).

Signature

(all three statues) leo santana 2004

Sculptor

Leo Santana (Teófilo Otoni, MG, c. 1957), Brazilian sculptor (Website).

Sources & Information

UAI, Por trás das esculturas espalhadas por BH, há casos de censura e perseguição.
Carime Zunzarren (Blogspot), esCULTURArte.

Locatie (S 19°55'54" - W 43°57'1") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: brmg023; Photograph: 7 July 2017
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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