Darci Lima Sarmanho Vargas (12 December 1895 – 25 June 1968) was the wife of Getúlio Vargas, former President of Brazil, and the First Lady of the country during two different periods (from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 until her husband's suicide).

Darci Vargas
Darci Vargas in 1940
First Lady of Brazil
In role
31 January 1951 – 24 August 1954
PresidentGetúlio Vargas
Preceded byCarmela Dutra
Succeeded byJandira Café
In role
3 November 1930 – 29 October 1945
PresidentGetúlio Vargas
Preceded bySofia Pais de Barros
Succeeded byLuísa Linhares
First Lady of Rio Grande do Sul
In role
25 January 1928 – 9 October 1930
PresidentGetúlio Vargas
Preceded byCarlinda Borges
Succeeded byDelminda Aranha
Personal details
Born
Darci Lima Sarmanho

(1895-12-12)12 December 1895
São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died25 June 1968(1968-06-25) (aged 72)
Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara, Brazil
Spouse
(m. 1911; died 1954)
ChildrenLutero, Jandira, Alzira, Maneco and Getulinho
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Darci and Getúlio Vargas, whom she married in March 1911, had five children. However, the president was an unfaithful husband. Aimée de Heeren, later the daughter-in-law of Fernanda Wanamaker, was reported to be one of his mistresses.

She became a notable philanthropist and founded many charitable organizations.

Darci (second right) and Getúlio Vargas (center; in uniform) in the Catete Palace after the Revolution of 1930.

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