Figueiredo was elected president of Brazil and took the oath of office on March 15, 1979, serving until March 15, 1985.
Figueiredo was against this desire and in 1984 the Congress rejected the return of direct elections.
João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo was the son of General Euclides de Oliveira Figueiredo, who was exiled after an attempt to topple a dictatorship in 1932.
Maestro António Fortunato de Figueiredo (August 20, 1903-1981) was a famous Goan conductor and violinist.
António was born in Nacordá, near Loutolim, in the Portuguese colony of Goa, in Portuguese India, the son of Gabriel de Figueiredo and Ermelinda Parras e Figueiredo.
Maestro António de Figueiredo was its director until 1977, by which time, the Music Academy had merged with the Kala Academy, and handed the directorship to Lourdino Barreto.