Background
SOUZA COSTA, Arthur de was born on May 26, 1893 in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul., Brazil.
SOUZA COSTA, Arthur de was born on May 26, 1893 in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul., Brazil.
Educated Ginásio Gonzaga. Dr. honoris causa, University de Sao Paulo, 1943.
Director of its branch in Cachoeira, vice-director and later director of its branch in Porto Alegre. President, Banco do Brasil. 1931-1934; minister of finance, 1934-1945.
Chief of Brazilian economics mission to the United States and England, 1935, to the United States, 1937, to the United States and Canada, 1942. Head, Brazilian delegation, International Monetary Conference, Bretton Woods. 1944: leader, Partido Social Demócrata in Rio Grande do Sul, since 1946.
Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul, since 1947. S. Manuel de Souza Costa and Eulalia Pereira:.
Member Brazilian delegation to United Nations, 1947.