Mascarenhas de Moraes
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Marshal João Baptista Mascarenhas de Moraes (November 13, 1883 - September 17, 1968) was the commander of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in the Second World War.
Mascarenhas was born in São Gabriel, a province of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. His father was a trader, son of a veteran official from the 'War of Tatters' (Guerra dos Farrapos).