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Leonel Brizola
Deceased

How Did Leonel Brizola Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 82
GenderMaleNationalityBrazilBorn22/01/1922Born inCarazinho, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilDied21/06/2004 (aged 82)Died inRio de JaneiroCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1395356 ↗TMDb#1155694 ↗

Leonel de Moura Brizola was a Brazilian politician. Launched into politics by Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas in the 1930–1950s, Brizola was the only politician to serve as elected governor of two Brazilian states. An engineer by training, Brizola organized the youth wing of the Brazilian Labour Party and served as state representative for Rio Grande do Sul and mayor of its capital, Porto Alegre.

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Filmography15 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
20251961SeriesSelf (archive footage)103
2025Fernando Collor: The Maharajah HunterSeriesSelf (archive footage)103
2025InvencíveisMovie—103
2025Legacy of Silence: The Remnants of the Military Dictatorship in Porto AlegreMovieLeonel Brizola103
2022Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth CarvalhoMovieSelf (archive footage)100
2014Democracia em Preto e BrancoMovieHimself (Archive Footage)92
2013Dossiê JangoMovieSelf (archive footage)91
2013Darcy, um BrasileiroMovieSelf91
2008Abdias do Nascimento - Memória NegraMovieSelf (archive footage)86
20041964: 40 Years AfterMovie—82
1993Beyond Citizen KaneMovieSelf71
1992Beijoqueiro: Portrait of a Serial KisserMovieSelf (archive footage)70
1990Zona EleitoralMovieSelf (Archive Footage)68
1985Muda BrasilMovieSelf63
1984JangoMovieSelf62