Ulysses Guimarães nació el 6 de octubre de 1916 en São Paulo, Brasil. Estuvo casado con Ida de Almeida. Murió el 12 de octubre de 1992 en Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Died on a helicopter crash in Angra dos Reis along with his wife Ida de Almeida (known as Dona Mora), former senator Severo Gomes and his wife, and the pilot. His body was the only one never found on the ocean.