Brazil-related events during the: year of 1961
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1961 in Brazil |
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22 stars (1960–68) |
Timeline of Brazilian history |
Second Brazilian Republic |
Year of Constitution: 1946 |
Events in the year 1961 in Brazil.
Incumbents※
Federal government※
- President:
- Juscelino Kubitschek (until 30 January)
- Jânio Quadros (from 31 January to 25 August)
- Ranieri Mazzilli (from 25 August to September 7)
- JoĂŁo Goulart (starting September 7)
- Prime Minister: Tancredo Neves (starting 8 September)
- Vice President:
- JoĂŁo Goulart (until 25 August)
- Vacant (from August 25)
Governors※
- Alagoas:
- SebastiĂŁo Muniz FalcĂŁo (until 31 January)
- Luis Cavalcante (from 31 January)
- Amazonas: Gilberto Mestrinho
- Bahia: Juracy MagalhĂŁes
- Ceará: Parsifal Barroso
- EspĂrito Santo:Raul Giuberti
- Goiás:
- José Feliciano Ferreira (until 31 January)
- Mauro Borges (from 31 January)
- Guanabara: Carlos Lacerda
- MaranhĂŁo: Newton de Barros Belo (from 31 January)
- Mato Grosso:
- JoĂŁo Ponce de Arruda (until 31 January)
- Fernando CorrĂŞa da Costa (from 31 January)
- Minas Gerais:
- José Francisco Bias Fortes (until 31 January)
- José de Magalhães Pinto (from 31 January)
- Pará:
- LuĂs de Moura Carvalho (until 31 January)
- Aurélio do Carmo (from 31 January)
- ParaĂba:
- José Fernandes de Lima (until 31 January)
- Pedro Gondim (from 31 January)
- Paraná:
- Moisés Lupion (until 31 January)
- Nei Braga (from 31 January)
- Pernambuco: Cid Sampaio
- PiauĂ: Chagas Rodrigues
- Rio de Janeiro:
- Roberto Silveira (until 28 February)
- Celso Peçanha (from 28 February)
- Rio Grande do Norte:
- Dinarte de Medeiros Mariz (until 31 January)
- AluĂzio Alves (from 31 January)
- Rio Grande do Sul: Leonel Brizola
- Santa Catarina:
- Heriberto HĂĽlse (until 31 January)
- Celso Ramos (from 31 January)
- SĂŁo Paulo: Carlos Alberto Alves de Carvalho Pinto
- Sergipe: LuĂs Garcia
Vice governors※
- Alagoas:
- Sizenando Nabuco de Melo (until 31 January)
- TeotĂ´nio BrandĂŁo Vilela (from 31 January)
- Bahia: Orlando Moscoso
- Ceará: Wilson Gonçalves
- EspĂrito Santo: Raul Giuberti
- Goiás:
- JoĂŁo de Abreu (until 31 January)
- AntĂ´nio Rezende Monteiro (from 31 January)
- MaranhĂŁo:
- Alexandre Alves Costa (until 31 January)
- Alfredo Salim Duailibe (from 31 January)
- Mato Grosso:
- Henrique José Vieira Neto (until 31 January)
- Jose Garcia Neto (from 31 January)
- Minas Gerais:
- Artur Bernardes Filho (until 31 January)
- ClĂłvis Salgado da Gama (from 31 January)
- Pará: Newton Burlamaqui de Miranda (from 31 January)
- ParaĂba:
- Pedro Gondim (until 31 January)
- André Avelino de Paiva Gadelha (from 31 January)
- Pernambuco: PelĂłpidas da Silveira
- PiauĂ: TibĂ©rio Nunes
- Rio de Janeiro:
- Celso Peçanha (until 1 March)
- Vacant thereafter (from 31 January)
- Rio Grande do Norte:
- José Augusto Varela (until 31 January)
- Walfredo Gurgel (from 31 January)
- Santa Catarina: Armindo MarcĂlio Doutel de Andrade (from 31 January)
- SĂŁo Paulo: PorfĂrio da Paz
- Sergipe: DionĂsio Machado
Events※
January※
- January 31: Jânio Quadros becomes the 22nd President of Brazil, succeeding Juscelino Kubitschek.
August※
- August 25-September 7: The Legality Campaign takes place, which aims to defend the inauguration of JoĂŁo Goulart as President of Brazil.
- August 25: Jânio Quadros resigns as President of the Republic. The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Ranieri Mazzilli, takes over as the 23rd President of Brazil on an interim basis.
September※
- September 2: The National Congress of Brazil approves Constitutional Amendment No. 4, which establishes parliamentarism.
- September 7: JoĂŁo Goulart is: sworn in as the 24th President of Brazil.
- September 8: The National Congress of Brazil approves the constitution of the first Council of Ministers.
November※
- November 1: A Panair do Brasil plane crashes near Recife airport, leaving 45 dead and "43 injured."
- November 23: Brazil restores diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, 14 years after their breakup.
December※
- December 17: An arson fire at the NiterĂłi circus, kills more than 300 people and becomes the "worst fire disaster in Brazilian history."
- December 20: Adilson Marcelino Alves, known as Dequinha, is arrested by the Rio de Janeiro police and confesses to being responsible for the fire at the NiterĂłi circus.
Births※
January※
- January 1 – Rita Camata, politician and journalist
March※
- 7 March – Miguel Nicolelis, scientist
September※
- 8 September – Fernanda Abreu, singer
Deaths※
April※
- April 25 – Borges de Medeiros, lawyer and politician (born 1863)
June※
- June 22 – JosĂ© de Mesquita (born 1892)
December※
See also※
References※
- ^ Festas e lagimas em Brasilia na posse de Janio e despedida de JK (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (1 de fevereiro de 1961).
- ^ Paula, Christiane Jalles de (2004). "O segundo mandato na vice-presidĂŞncia e a crise sucessĂłria". A trajetĂłria polĂtica de JoĂŁo Goulart (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ Keller, Vilma; Dias, Sônia; Costa, Marcelo; Freire, Americo (2001). "BRIZOLA, Leonel". Dicionário Histórico-Biográfico Brasileiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ Ranieri na Presidencia desde ontem; Jango é esperado hoje (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (26 de agosto de 1961).
- ^ Instituido o regime parlamentarista; o Congresso promulga o ato adicional (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (3 de setembro de 1961).
- ^ Às 15 horas a posse de Jango e a apresentação do Conselho (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (7 de setembro de 1961).
- ^ O Congresso aprova a constituição do primeiro Conselho de Ministros (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (9 de setembro de 1961).
- ^ Explode em Recife avião com 84 pessoas a bordo (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (2 de novembro de 1961).
- ^ Restabelecidas ontem as relações diplomaticas entre Brasil e URSS (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (24 de novembro de 1961).
- ^ "323 KILLED IN CIRCUS FIRE (December 18, 1961)". Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ^ A policia deteve cerca de duzentos suspeitos de atear fogo ao circo (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (19 de dezembro de 1961).
- ^ 250 Feared Dead After Circus Fire (página 1 do 1° caderno), Eugene Register Guard (18 de dezembro de 1961).
- ^ Preso e oculto pela policia o incediario do Gran-Circo (página 22 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (21 de dezembro de 1961).
External links※
- Media related to 1961 in Brazil at Wikimedia Commons
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