João Alberto

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João Alberto Lins de Barros
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Born16 July 1897
Recife, Brazil
Died26 January 1955
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

João Alberto Lins de Barros was a Brazilian politician in the early 20th century. He was appointed by

São Paulo
. Elite paulistas loathed Alberto, resenting his centralization efforts and alarmed by his economic reforms, such as a mere 5% wage increase and some minor distribution of some land to participants in the revolution. Amid threats of revolt, Vargas replaced João Alberto with a civilian from São Paulo, appointed a conservative paulista banker as his minister of finance, and announced a date for the holding of a constituent assembly. The coffee oligarchs were only emboldened, launching the counterrevolutionary revolt in July 1932, which collapsed after some minor, lackadaisical combat.