1954 assassination attempt in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rua Tonelero shooting
Part of Fourth Brazilian Republic
Rua Tonelero in 2021. The number 180 is the building in the middle of the photo.
Location
Rua Tonelero, 180 Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro
Date
5 August 1954 (1954-08-05)
Target
Carlos Lacerda
Attack type
Assassination attempt
Weapons
.45 ACP pistol
Deaths
1
Injured
2
Assailants
Alcino João do Nascimento
Gregório Fortunato
Climério Euribes de Almeida
José Antônio Soares
Nelson Raimundo
No. of participants
5
Convictions
Nascimento and Almeida convicted to 33 years in prison
Fortunato convicted to 25 years in prison
Soares convicted to 26 years in prison
Raimundo convicted to 11 years in prison
Rua Toneleiro shooting was an attack with political bias, which aimed to assassinate the journalist and politician Carlos Lacerda. The attack occurred on the night of August 5th, 1954, in front of Lacerda's residence at Rua Toneleiro, 180, in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. The attack led to the death of Air Force Major Rubens Florentino Vaz and wounded municipal guard Sálvio Romeiro.[1][2]
It gained historic significance for being a landmark in the fall of then President Getúlio Vargas, leading to his suicide 19 days later.[3][4]
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^"Atentado da Rua Toneleros". FGV CPDOC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^Dariano, Daniela (5 August 2004). "Rua Tonelaro, 50 anos depois". JB Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 March 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^Sammartini, Giulio (10 August 2004). "O atentado da Rua Tonelero". Observatorio da Imprensa (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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