at a glance

rua almirante saddock de sá, formerly called rua 32, was renamed in 1933 to honour saddock de sá, known as the hero of the lieutenant's tenentismo social movement, which challenged the political and social actions of the governments of the coffee oligarchies.

saddock de sá came from a traditional military family and was an important member of this 1922 movement - he participated in the famous lieutenant's revolt of '18 do forte de copacabana' led by siqueira campos.

the movement looked for social reform, in particular a change in the voting system from the halter voting system (whereby votes were rigged and rural workers were pressured to vote for their bosses) to secret ballot and for reform in the country's public education system.