In 1950, during his second term as President, Getúlio Vargas combined strategy and emotion in a letter addressed to his allies.

• Handwritten letter from Getúlio Vargas to Argemiro.
• One sheet, two pages.
• 15.7 cm x 21 cm.
• Written in Portuguese.
• No location information. Dated November 12, 1950.
• In excellent condition.
• Unique piece.

Excerpts transcribed in modern Portuguese

(...) I take advantage of Dinarte's visit to send him this thank you for his effort and dedication as a friend in favor of my candidacy.

(...) You deserve all my appreciation and I believe that, together, we can strengthen our professions without leaving aside the issues of the spirit and the evolution of thought.

(...) Everything is going well. If you can dedicate yourself to our activities, it would be great. As one of the first students at Dom Magalhães School, you have already demonstrated in social studies that you have a solid foundation, something that is valuable both for the present and for the future.

(...) How time has flown by!

Getúlio Vargas is an essential figure in Brazilian history, often described as ambivalent. For the Brazilian people, he is both the “Father of the Poor”, thanks to important social reforms such as the creation of the CLT (Consolidation of Labor Laws) and the minimum wage, and a controversial figure due to his authoritarianism, especially during the Estado Novo (1937-1945).

Historians, on the other hand, highlight his role in the modernization of Brazil, transforming an agrarian economy into an industrialized nation. They emphasize his economic nationalism, symbolized by the creation of Petrobras and the Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional, but also his contradictions: a populist leader who centralized power while claiming to act in favor of the people.

Thus, Vargas is seen as an architect of modern Brazil, although his legacy continues to be marked by controversy.

This letter, dated November 1950, falls within a crucial moment in Getúlio Vargas' career: his return to power by popular vote after five years of political exile.

In a tone that mixes nostalgia and strategy, he sends a personal message to Argemiro, an ally, thanking him for his support and recalling memories of the past. This illustrates Vargas' method, which relied on human and direct relationships to strengthen his political base. In the midst of rebuilding his political image, this letter reveals his concern with mobilizing his network of allies to consolidate his authority, as well as his talent for combining the personal and the political.

This is a very valuable piece for understanding how Vargas saw his role as head of state and popular leader at a time of great political transformations in Brazil.