Juscelino Kubitschek (de Oliveira)

Brazilian statesman and president (1956–61), born in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, SE Brazil. He studied medicine at Belo Horizonte, Paris, and Berlin. His government sponsored rapid economic growth, and the dramatic building of a new capital, Brasília.

Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira

24th President of Brazil
In office January 31, 1956 – January 31, 1961
Vice President(s)	João Goulart
Preceded by	Nereu Ramos
Succeeded by	Jânio Quadros
Born	September 12, 1902 Diamantina, Minas Gerais
Died	August 22, 1976 Resende, Rio de Janeiro
Political party	Social Democratic Party - PSD

Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (JK) (September 12, 1902 – August 22, 1976) was a prominent Brazilian politician who was President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. On October 2, 1956, during his first visit to the place chosen for the construction of the new city — a desert highland located in the central part of Brazil — Kubitschek enthusiatically made the following prophesy: "From this central highland, from this lonely place which very soon will be the head office of the main national decisions, I see the future of my country and I can foresee, faithfully, a new dawn for my homeland relying on its destiny."

He returned to Brazil in 1967 but was killed in a car crash in 1976, near the city of Resende in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

The Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport of Brasília was named after him, and also the luxurious hotel named Kubitschek Plaza located in that city. ISBN 85-7302-407-0 (In Portuguese only)

Preceded by: José Oswaldo de Araújo	Mayor of Belo Horizonte 1940–1945	Succeeded by: João Gusman Júnior
Preceded by: Milton Soares Campos	Governor of Minas Gerais 1951–1955	Succeeded by: Clóvis Salgado da Gama
Preceded by: Nereu de Oliveira Ramos	President of Brazil 1956 – 1961	Succeeded by: Jânio Quadros