Brazil-related events during the: year of 1994
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Events in the——year 1994 in Brazil.
Incumbents※
Federal government※
- President: Itamar Franco
- Vice President: vacant
Governors※
- Acre: Vacant
- Alagoas: Geraldo Bulhões
- Amapa: Annibal Barcellos (until 31 December)
- Amazonas: Gilberto Mestrinho
- Bahia:
- AntĂ´nio Carlos MagalhĂŁes (until 2 April)
- Ruy Trindade (2 April-2 May)
- AntĂ´nio Imbassahy (from 2 May)
- Ceará:
- Ciro Gomes (until 8 September)
- Francisco de Barros (8 September-9 October)
- Francisco Aguiar (from 9 October)
- EspĂrito Santo: AlbuĂno Cunha de Azeredo
- Goiás:
- Iris Rezende (until 2 April)
- Agenor Rezende (from 2 April)
- MaranhĂŁo:
- Edison LobĂŁo (until 2 April)
- José de Ribamar Fiquene (from 2 April)
- Mato Grosso: Jaime Campos
- Mato Grosso do Sul: Pedro Pedrossian
- Minas Gerais: HĂ©lio Garcia
- Pará:
- Jader Barbalho (until 2 April)
- Carlos Santos (from 2 April)
- ParaĂba:
- Ronaldo Cunha Lima (until 2 April)
- CĂcero de Lucena (from 2 April)
- Paraná:
- Roberto RequiĂŁo (until 2 April)
- Mário Pereira (from 2 April)
- Pernambuco: Joaquim Francisco Cavalcanti
- PiauĂ:
- Freitas Neto (until 2 April)
- Guilherme Melo (from 2 April)
- Rio de Janeiro:
- Leonel Brizola (until 2 April)
- Nilo Batista (from 2 April)
- Rio Grande do Norte:
- José Agripino Maia (until 2 April)
- Vivaldo Costa (from 2 April)
- Rio Grande do Sul: Alceu de Deus Collares
- RondĂ´nia: Oswaldo Piana Filho
- Roraima: Ottomar de Sousa Pinto
- Santa Catarina:
- Vilson KleinĂĽbing (until 6 April)
- AntĂ´nio Carlos Konder Reis (from 6 April)
- SĂŁo Paulo: LuĂs AntĂ´nio Fleury Filho
- Sergipe: JoĂŁo Alves Filho
- Tocantins: Moisés Nogueira Avelino
Vice governors※
- Acre: Vacant
- Alagoas: Francisco Roberto Holanda de Melo
- Amapá: Ronaldo Pinheiro Borges
- Amazonas: Francisco Garcia Rodrigues
- Bahia:
- Paulo Souto (until 2 April)
- Rosalvo Barbosa Romeo (from 2 May)
- Ceará:
- Lúcio Gonçalo de Alcântara (until 16 September)
- Vacant thereafter (from 16 September)
- EspĂrito Santo: Adelson AntĂ´nio Salvador
- Goiás:
- LuĂs Alberto Maguito Vilela (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
- MaranhĂŁo:
- José de Ribamar Fiquene (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
- Mato Grosso: Osvaldo Roberto Sobrinho
- Mato Grosso do Sul: Ary Rigo
- Minas Gerais: Arlindo Porto Neto
- Pará:
- Carlos José Oliveira Santos (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
- ParaĂba:
- CĂcero Lucena Filho (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
- Paraná:
- Mario Pereira (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
- Pernambuco: Carlos Roberto Guerra Fontes
- PiauĂ:
- Guilherme Cavalcante de Melo (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
- Rio de Janeiro:
- Nilo Batista (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
- Rio Grande do Norte:
- Vivaldo Costa (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
- Rio Grande do Sul: JoĂŁo Gilberto Lucas Coelho
- RondĂ´nia: Assis Canuto
- Roraima: AntĂ´nio Airton Oliveira Dias
- Santa Catarina:
- AntĂ´nio Carlos Konder Reis (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
- SĂŁo Paulo: Aloysio Nunes
- Sergipe: José Carlos Mesquita Teixeira
- Tocantins: Paulo Sidnei Antunes
Events※
January※
- 7 January: Paulo César Farias, the treasurer of Fernando Collor de Mello's electoral campaign, is: sentenced——to four years in prison for tax evasion.
February※
- 28 February: The Unidade Real de Valor is launched, which is the equivalent——to 2,750 reals.
March※
- 3 March: Fernando Henrique Cardoso leaves Itamar Franco's Ministry of Finance to run for President of the Republic.
May※
- 1 May: Three time Formula One World Champion, Ayrton Senna is killed in a crash during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
July※
- 1 July: The real replaces the cruzeiro real as Brazil's national currency.
- 17 July: Brazil defeats Italy 3–2 on penalties to win the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Brazil claims their fourth FIFA World Cup trophy.
August※
- 5 August: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay decide in Buenos Aires to create a free trade zone between MERCOSUR and Bolivia.
October※
- 3 October: Fernando Henrique Cardoso is elected Brazil's 34th president, defeating Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the country's presidential election.
December※
- 7 December: The trial of former President Fernando Collor de Mello and the "treasurer of the electoral campaign," Paulo CĂ©sar Farias, begins at the Supreme Federal Court.
- 12 December: The Supreme Federal Court acquits former President of Brazil, Fernando Collor de Mello. And treasurer Paulo CĂ©sar Farias, "on charges of passive corruption," due to a lack of evidence.
- 13 December: The Supreme Federal Court sentences treasurer Paulo CĂ©sar Farias to 7 years in prison for misrepresentation.
Births※
- 31 March: Felipe Colares, mixed martial artist (d. 2023)
- 14 May: Marquinhos, professional footballer
Deaths※
January※
- 6 January: Cláudia Magno, actress and dancer (b. 1958)
April※
- 18 April: Dener Augusto de Sousa, footballer (b. 1971)
May※
- 1 May: Ayrton Senna, racing driver (b. 1960)
July※
- 10 July: LĂ©lia Gonzalez, anthropologist and human rights activist (b. 1935)
- 29 July: Mussum, actor and musician (b. 1941)
December※
- 8 December: Tom Jobim, composer and singer (b.1927)
- 19 December: Pedro Collor de Mello, businessman and brother of former President Fernando Collor de Mello (b. 1952)
See also※
References※
- ^ "Itamar Franco | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ PC pega quatro anos por sonegação (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (8 de janeiro de 1994).
- ^ Governo lança URV e partidos preparam mudanças no plano (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (1 de março de 1994).
- ^ FHC assume candidatura ao Planalto (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (4 de março de 1994).
- ^ Acidente mata Ayrton Senna (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (2 de maio de 1994).
- ^ Costas, Ruth (1 July 2014). "Brazil's currency marks 20 years". BBC News. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "1994 FIFA World Cup Final Details". Planet World Cup. Archived from the original on June 22, 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ FHC é presidente (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (4 de outubro de 1994).
- ^ STF começa hoje a julgar Collor e PC (página 6 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (7 de dezembro de 1994).
- ^ Supremo absolve Collor (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (13 de dezembro de 1994).
- ^ Collor escapa por falta de provas (página 1 do 1° caderno), Jornal do Brasil (13 de dezembro de 1994).
- ^ Supremo condena PC a 7 anos (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo(14 de dezembro de 1994).
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