Background
CARVALHO, Estevâo de Leitâo was born in 1881 in Penedo, Alagôas, Brazil.
CARVALHO, Estevâo de Leitâo was born in 1881 in Penedo, Alagôas, Brazil.
Educated Colegio Carneiro, Bahia. Escola Militar, Rio de Janeiro. 1898-1903; Escola de EstadoMaior, 1908.
Director, Escola de EstadoMaior, 1932-1935. Chief of Brazilian delegation, commission to formulate Paraguay-Bolivia peace treaty. Deputy chief of general staff, 1937.
Ambassador extraordinary, Chile, 1938. Commander, 3d military region, 1939-1942. Rank of division general, 1940.
Military attaché, Washington, District of Columbia, 1942-1945. Chief of Brazilian delegation, Joint Brazil-United States Defense Commission. Retired from the army, 1945.
Delegate. United Nations Conference, San Francisco, 1945.