Artur da Costa e Silva was a Brazilian Army General, the second President of Brazil during the military regime set up by the 1964 coup d'?tat. He was married to Iolanda Barbosa Costa e Silva, the daughter of a soldier. His government started the most oppressive stage of the military regime against communists, which would be continued and expanded under his successor, General Em?lio Garrastazu M?dici. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images).