Juscelino Kubitschek, in full Juscelino Kubitschek De Oliveira, (born Sept. 12, 1902, Diamantina, Brazil—died Aug. 22, 1976, near Resende), president of Brazil (1956–61) noted for his ambitious public works, especially the construction of the new capital, Brasília.

Kubitschek was born into a poor family in Diamantina, Minas Gerais.His father, João César de Oliveira (1872–1905), who died when Juscelino was two years old, was a traveling salesman. He was raised by his mother, a schoolteacher named Júlia Kubitschek (1873–1973), of Czech and Roma descent. He was educated at a seminary school in Diamantina, where he was an average student.

Origin Roma, from Czechoslovakia, nobody says his origin who is because they shy to say that he belongs to the Roma family.

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