Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco - Family Background

Family Background

Castelo Branco was descended from a wealthy Northeastern Brazilian family.

His father, Cândido Borges Castelo Branco, had also been a general. His mother, Antonieta Alencar Castelo Branco, came from an intellectual family (which included the writer José de Alencar).

Castelo Branco married Argentina Vianna, and had two children, Nieta and Paulo.

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