Background
PINTO GUEDES, Mario José was born on March 16, 1886 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
PINTO GUEDES, Mario José was born on March 16, 1886 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Educated Colégio Paula Freitas, until 1902, Escola Preparatoria e de Tática, Realengo, 1902-1903, Escola Militar, Rio de Janeiro, 1904-1905, Escola de Guerra, Porto Alegre, 1906-1908.
Professional da Policía Militar do Distrito Federal, 1921-1927. Major, 1928; military attaché in Paraguay, 1928-1930. Lieutenant colonel, 1931.
Assistant, commander and director of edn., Escola Militar, 1931-1933, commander, 1938. Colonel, 1933; chief of staff, 1st and 4th military regions, 1934-1936. Commander, military police of federal district, 1937.
Brigadier general, 1938. Assistant, chief, army general staff, 1939^40. Commander, 9th military region, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso, 194042.
Secretary general, ministry of war, 1942-1943. Director of army edn., 1943. Division general, 1945.
Officer, Del Mérito (Chile, Paraguay).