Apolônio de Carvalho

Apolônio de Carvalho (9 February 1912 –  23 September 2005) was a Brazilian socialist important in the history of the Workers' Party (Brazil). Due to his communist ideals, Carvalho was expelled from the Brazilian Army and left for Spain to fight alongside the republicans in the Spanish civil war and afterwards against the nazis in occupied France, reaching the rank of colonel in the French Army. Considered a hero in France, he was awarded the Legion of Honour among other decorations for bravery.