1914 Beginning of the First World War.

1922 The Semana de Arte Moderna, (Modern Art Week, which is the public beginning of the modernist movement in São Paulo) takes place at the Municipal Theater in São Paulo, in February.

1930 Revolution in Brazil: end of the first republican period, when São Paulo and Minas Gerais’ oligarchies directed the political life of the country.

1932 São Paulo constitutional Revolution.

1934 Women get the right to vote.

1939 Beginning of the Second World War.

1964 Military coup d’état in Brazil.

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