Trivia

He was the 26th President of Brazil (1964-1967), the first of the Brazilian military dictatorship following the 1964 coup d'état.

The plane crash that resulted in his death on 18 July, 1967, isn't completely explained, leading to many theories. The military records inform that his plane hit a small jet on the way back to the capital but the most valid theory is that another military plane hit Castelo Branco's aircraft mid-air on purpose since the current administration weren't too pleased with his soft politics against enemies of the government, which later was transformed into a more radical leadership.