Background
MEDEIROS, Octavio Figueiredo de was born on December 25, 1889 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
MEDEIROS, Octavio Figueiredo de was born on December 25, 1889 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Educated Colégio Militar, 1900-1905, Escola Naval, 1905-1908, Escola de Armamento, 1918, Escola de Guerra Naval, 1933, 1936.
Director of physical edn., 1929. Assistant, to commander-in-chief of squadron, 1930-1933. Chief of staff for navy, 1934.
Commander, warship Mato Grosso, 1934. Instructor, Escola de Guerra Naval, 1935-1936. 2d in command, warship Sao Paulo, 1936-1938.
Assistant, chief and chief, military cabinet of President of Brazil, 1939-1945. Commander, southern naval force, 1945. Brazilian naval attaché, United States of America, 1946.
Rank of viceadmiral.
Member: Clube Naval (Rio de Janeiro).