About the Institute
Who was Pandiá Calógeras
João Pandiá Calógeras (1870-1934), , engineer and Brazilian politician, was the first civilian to head the then Ministry of the country's War, 1919-1922, during Pessoa government.
His tenure was marked by take-important process of modernization, expansion and improvement of the army, that had significant collaboration of a French Military Mission from 1920..
At the same time, Pandiá Calógeras left remarkable legacy as a writer, scholar and researcher.
