| 1962 in Brazil |
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 22 stars (1960–68) |
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| Second Brazilian Republic |
| Year of Constitution: 1946 |
Events in the year 1962 in Brazil.
Incumbents
[edit]Federal government
[edit]- President: João Goulart
- Prime Minister:
- Tancredo Neves (until 12 July)
- Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha (from 12 July to 18 September)
- Hermes Lima (starting 18 September)
- Vice President: Vacant
Governors
[edit]- Alagoas: Luis Cavalcante
- Amazonas: Gilberto Mestrinho
- Bahia: Juracy Magalhães
- Ceará: Parsifal Barroso
- Espírito Santo:
- Raul Giuberti (until 6 July)
- Hélsio Pinheiro Cordeiro (6 July-5 August)
- Asdrúbal Martins Soares (from 5 August)
- Goiás: Mauro Borges
- Guanabara: Carlos Lacerda
- Maranhão: Newton de Barros Belo
- Mato Grosso: Fernando Corrêa da Costa
- Minas Gerais: José de Magalhães Pinto
- Pará: Aurélio do Carmo
- Paraíba: Pedro Gondim
- Paraná: Nei Braga
- Pernambuco: Cid Sampaio
- Piauí:
- Chagas Rodrigues (until 3 July)
- Tibério Nunes (from 3 July)
- Rio de Janeiro:
- Celso Peçanha (until 7 July)
- José Janotti (from 7 July)
- Rio Grande do Norte: Aluízio Alves
- Rio Grande do Sul: Leonel Brizola
- Santa Catarina: Celso Ramos
- São Paulo: Carlos Alberto Alves de Carvalho Pinto
- Sergipe:
- Luís Garcia (until 6 July)
- Dionísio Machado (from 6 July)
Vice governors
[edit]- Alagoas: Teotônio Brandão Vilela
- Bahia: Orlando Moscoso
- Ceará: Wilson Gonçalves
- Espírito Santo:
- Raul Giuberti (until 6 July)
- Vacant thereafter (from 6 July)
- Goiás: Antônio Rezende Monteiro
- Maranhão: Alfredo Salim Duailibe
- Mato Grosso: Jose Garcia Neto
- Minas Gerais: Clóvis Salgado da Gama
- Pará: Newton Burlamaqui de Miranda
- Paraíba: André Avelino de Paiva Gadelha
- Pernambuco: Pelópidas da Silveira
- Piauí:
- Tibério Nunes (until 6 July)
- Vacant thereafter (from 6 July)
- Rio de Janeiro: Vacant
- Rio Grande do Norte:
- Walfredo Gurgel (until 31 January)
- Vacant thereafter (from 31 January)
- Santa Catarina: Armindo Marcílio Doutel de Andrade
- São Paulo: Porfírio da Paz
- Sergipe:
- Dionísio Machado (until 6 July)
- Vacant thereafter (from 6 July)
Events
[edit]April
[edit]- April 4: Brazilian President João Goulart is received by US President John F. Kennedy at the White House in Washington, DC.[1]
- April 21: The University of Brasília is established.
May
[edit]- May 23: O Pagador de Promessas is the first Brazilian film to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, in France.[2]
June
[edit]- June 15: The territory of Acre becomes the country's 22nd state. A star representing Acre would be added to the flag of Brazil six years later. [3]
- June 17: Brazil defeats Czechoslovakia 3–1 to win the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final in Chile. Brazil wins its second FIFA World Cup.[4]
July
[edit]- July 13: President João Goulart signs a law establishing the 13th salary.[5]
October
[edit]- October 11: Santos FC wins its first Intercontinental Cup after beating Portuguese club Benfica 5-2 at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, as well as the first Brazilian club to win the championship.[6]
Births
[edit]January
[edit]- 4 January: Norton Nascimento, actor (died 2007)
February
[edit]- 13 February: Jackie Silva, volleyball player
April
[edit]- 19 April: Eduardo Galvão, actor (died 2020)
October
[edit]- 31 October: Raphael Rabello, guitarist (died 1995)
December
[edit]- 31 December: Pedro Cardoso, actor
Deaths
[edit]February
[edit]- 6 February: Candido Portinari, painter (born 1903)
August
[edit]- 29 August: Georgina de Albuquerque, painter (born 1885)
September
[edit]- 26 September: Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha, Prime Minister of Brazil (born 1910)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kennedy ressalta seu interesse pelo desenvolvimento do Brasil" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (5 de abril de 1962).
- ^ "O "Pagador" ganha a "Palma de Ouro"" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (24 de maio de 1962).
- ^ "O Acre é Estado" (primeira página de Assuntos Diversos), Folha de S. Paulo (16 de junho de 1962).
- ^ "O Brasil é bicampeão" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (18 de junho de 1962).
- ^ "Goulart sancionou o 13° mês salarial" (última página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (14 de julho de 1962).
- ^ "O Santos levantou o titulo goleando o Benifica" (página provável 9 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (12 de outubro de 1962).
External links
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Media related to 1962 in Brazil at Wikimedia Commons
