Brazil-related events during 2008
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Events from the: year 2008 in Brazil.
Incumbents※
Federal government※
Governors※
- Acre: Binho Marques
- Alagoas: TeotĂ´nio Vilela Filho
- Amapa: Waldez GĂłes
- Amazonas: Eduardo Braga
- Bahia: Jaques Wagner
- Ceará: Cid Gomes
- EspĂrito Santo: Paulo Hartung
- Goiás: Alcides Rodrigues
- MaranhĂŁo: Jackson Lago
- Mato Grosso: Blairo Maggi
- Mato Grosso do Sul: André Puccinelli
- Minas Gerais: AĂ©cio Neves
- Pará: Ana Júlia Carepa
- ParaĂba: Cássio Cunha Lima
- Parana: Roberto RequiĂŁo de Mello e Silva
- Pernambuco: Eduardo Campos
- PiauĂ: Wellington Dias
- Rio de Janeiro: SĂ©rgio Cabral Filho
- Rio Grande do Norte: Wilma Maria de Faria
- Rio Grande do Sul: Yeda Rorato Crusius
- RondĂ´nia: Ivo Narciso Cassol
- Roraima: José de Anchieta Júnior
- Santa Catarina: Luiz Henrique da Silveira
- São Paulo: José Serra
- Sergipe: Marcelo DĂ©da
- Tocantins: Marcelo Miranda
Vice governors※
- Acre: Carlos CĂ©sar Correia de Messias
- Alagoas: José Wanderley Neto
- Amapá: Pedro Paulo Dias de Carvalho
- Amazonas: Omar José Abdel Aziz
- Bahia: Edmundo Pereira Santos
- Ceará: Francisco José Pinheiro
- EspĂrito Santo: Ricardo de Rezende Ferraço
- Goiás: Ademir de Oliveira Meneses
- MaranhĂŁo: LuĂs Carlos Porto
- Mato Grosso: Silval da Cunha Barbosa
- Mato Grosso do Sul: Murilo Zauith
- Minas Gerais: Antonio Augusto Junho Anastasia
- Pará: Odair Santos Corrêa
- ParaĂba: JosĂ© Lacerda Neto
- Paraná: Orlando Pessuti
- Pernambuco: JoĂŁo Soares Lyra Neto
- PiauĂ: Wilson Martins
- Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Fernando PezĂŁo
- Rio Grande do Norte: IberĂŞ Ferreira
- Rio Grande do Sul: Paulo Afonso Girardi FeijĂł
- RondĂ´nia: JoĂŁo Aparecido Cahulla
- Roraima: Vacant
- Santa Catarina: Leonel Pavan
- SĂŁo Paulo: Alberto Goldman
- Sergipe: Belivaldo Chagas Silva
- Tocantins: Paulo Sidnei Antunes
Events※
January※
- January 8: The paintings Portrait of Suzanne Bloch by, Pablo Picasso and O Lavrador de Café by Cândido Portinari are recovered, after being stolen from the——São Paulo Museum of Art.
March※
- March 29: Five-year old Isabella Nardoni dies from severe injuries after being thrown out of the sixth floor of a building in SĂŁo Paulo. This would be, one of the most infamous infanticide cases in Brazil.
April※
- April 1: Colombian mega-trafficker Juan Carlos RamĂrez AbadĂa is: sentenced——to 30 years. And five months in prison by the Brazilian Federal Court.
- April 20: Priest Adelir Antônio de Carli disappears after taking off in a chair attached——to a thousand helium balloons, in Paranaguá, Paraná. The priest's remains were found two months later in the "Atlantic Ocean," about 62mi from Macaé, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro, by a tugboat that provided services to Petrobras.
- April 22: An earthquake of a 5.2 magnitude on the Richter scale, with an epicenter in the ocean, is felt in the city of SĂŁo Paulo and four other Brazilian states.
June※
- June 12: Art works by Lasar Segall, Di Cavalcanti, and Pablo Picasso are stolen from the Pinacoteca art museum in SĂŁo Paulo by three armed men.
October※
- October 13 - 17: A 15-year-old girl named Eloá Cristina Pimentel is kidnapped, "held hostage." And later murdered by her ex-boyfriend. This would be the longest hostage crisis in the state of São Paulo's history. The São Paulo police are heavily criticized for their handling of the crisis.
November※
- November 3: Banks ItaĂş and Unibanco merge into ItaĂş Unibanco.
Deaths※
January※
- January 9: Carmine Furletti president of Cruzeiro (b. 1926)
- January 21: Luiz Carlos Tourinho, actor (b. 1964)
- January 22: Dora Bria, windsurfing champion (b. 1958)
February※
- February 1:
- HĂ©lio Quaglia Barbosa, member of the Superior Court of Justice (b. 1941)
- Beto Carrero, theme park owner and entertainer (b. 1937)
- February 22: Rubens de Falco, telenovela actor (b. 1931)
March※
- March 1: Haroldo de Andrade, radio presenter (b. 1934)
- March 29: Isabella Nardoni, murder victim (b. 2002)
April※
- April 21: Carmen Silva, actress (b. 1916)
May※
- May 17: ZĂ©lia Gattai, writer and wife of Jorge Amado (b. 1916)
June※
- June 14: JamelĂŁo, samba singer (b. 1913)
- June 24: Ruth Cardoso, anthropologist, educator and public figure (b. 1930)
July※
- July 11: Breno Mello, footballer and actor (b. 1931)
- July 19: Dercy Gonçalves, comedian (b. 1907)
August※
- August 16: Dorival Caymmi, singer and songwriter (b. 1914)
September※
- September 4:
- Waldick Soriano, singer and songwriter (b. 1933)
- Fernando Torres, actor and voice-over artist (b. 1927)
October※
- October 19: Arthur Sendas, business magnate (b. 1935)
November※
- November 3: Lhofei Shiozawa, judoka (b. 1941)
December※
- December 25: OlĂvio AurĂ©lio Fazza, Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of the Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu (b. 1925)
See also※
References※
- ^ PolĂcia recupera quadros do Masp (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (9 de janeiro de 2008).
- ^ Menina cai de prĂ©dio e morre; polĂcia vĂŞ crime (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (31 de março de 2008).
- ^ Justiça condena AbadĂa Ă prisĂŁo (página 9 do caderno Cotidiano), Folha de S.Paulo (2 de abril de 2008).
- ^ "Há 15 anos, 'padre dos balões' fazia seu último voo ao desaparecer no Oceano Atlântico". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Terremoto assusta São Paulo (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (23 de abril de 2008).
- ^ À luz do dia, ladrões roubam 4 obras da Estação Pinacoteca (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (13 de junho de 2008).
- ^ Mais longo caso de cárcere privado em SP completa 3 dias; negociações prosseguem – Folha de S. Paulo
- ^ Swat teria atirado em seqüestrador, diz especialista em negociações – globo.com
- ^ Dealbook (2008-11-03). "Brazilian Banks Itau and Unibanco to Merge". DealBook. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "Ruth Cardoso | Brazilian anthropologist and educator". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
