1917 in Brazil
Events in the year 1917 in Brazil. Incumbents Federal government President: Venceslau Brás Vice President: Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo Governors Alagoas: João Batista Accioli Jr. Amazonas: Pedro de Alcântara Bacelar Bahia: Antônio Ferrão Muniz de Aragão Ceará: João Tomé de Sabóia e Silva Goiás: until 9 May: Aprígio José de Sousa 9 May - 14 July: Salatiel Simões de Lima from 14 July: João Alves de Castro Maranhão: until 20 March: Herculano Nina Parga from 20 March Antônio Brício de Araújo Mato Grosso: Caetano Manuel de Faria e Albuquerque, then Camilo Soares de Moura, then Cipriano da Costa Ferreira Minas Gerais: Delfim Moreira Pará: until 1 February: Enéas Martins from 1 February: Lauro Sodré Paraíba: Francisco Camilo de Holanda Paraná: Afonso Camargo Pernambuco: Manuel Antônio Pereira Borba Piauí: Eurípedes Clementino de Aguiar Rio Grande do Norte: Joaquim Ferreira Chaves Rio Grande do Sul: Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros Santa Catarina: São Paulo: Sergipe: Vice governors Rio Grande do Norte: São Paulo: Events 5 April - The steamship Paraná, loaded with coffee and travelling in accordance with the demands made on neutral countries, is torpedoed by a German submarine; three Brazilians are killed. 11 April - Brazil breaks off diplomatic