Background
MENDONÇA LIMA, Joâo de was born on April 12, 1886 in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
MENDONÇA LIMA, Joâo de was born on April 12, 1886 in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Educated primary and secondary schools of Rio Grande do Sul, and courses in infantry, cavalry and engineering.
Director general, postal and telegraph service. Became colonel, 1933. Brigadier general, 1938.
Army chief of staff. Director, Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil. Minister of communications and public works 1937-1945.
Division general, 1945.