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Events in the year 2024 in Brazil.
Incumbents
[edit]Federal government
[edit]- President
- Vice President
- President of the Chamber of Deputies
- President of the Federal Senate
- President of the Supreme Federal Court
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 8 January – Twenty-five people are killed and six others are injured in a crash involving a truck and a tourist minibus on a highway near São José do Jacuípe, Bahia.[1]
- 15 January – Heavy rains kill 11 people in Rio de Janeiro.[2]
- 29 January – A Piper PA-46 crashes in the rural area of Itapeva, Minas Gerais, killing seven people on board.[3]
February
[edit]- 22 February – At least eight people are killed during floods and landslides in Rio de Janeiro State.[4]
- 21 February – 8 May – 2024 Copa Verde football competition is held.[5]
March
[edit]- 24 March – Twenty-three people are killed in a rainstorm in Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro states.[6]
April
[edit]- 26 April – A fire at a guesthouse in Porto Alegre kills at least ten people.[7]
May
[edit]- 2-13 May – 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods - At least 147 people are killed from flooding caused by heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul. At least 127 others are listed as missing and 372 injured, while more than two million people in the state are affected and 600,000 others displaced.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
- 3 May – The 14 de Julho Dam fails after heavy rainfall in Rio Grande do Sul.[14]
- 17 May – Brazil is awarded the hosting rights for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.[15]
- 29 May – Brazil withdraws its ambassador to Israel amid criticism over the latter's war in Gaza.[16]
June
[edit]- 10 June – 2024 Brazil wildfires: 32,000 hectares (79,000 acres) of tropical wetland in the Pantanal are affected, a 935% increase in the number of fires over the same period last year.[17] A state of emergency is subsequently declared in the region on 25 June.[18]
- 25 June – The Supreme Federal Court rules in favor of decriminalising possession of marijuana for personal use.[19]
July
[edit]- 1 July – Air Europa Flight UX045 makes an emergency landing at Natal Airport after encountering severe turbulence near the Brazilian coast on its way from Madrid to Montevideo. Thirty of the aircraft's 325 passengers and crew are injured.[20]
- 5 July – Ten people are killed and 42 others are injured after a bus crashes into a bridge near Itapetininga, São Paulo state.[21]
- 9 July – 2024 Brazil wildfires: Wildfires burn 760,000 hectares (1.8 million acres) of the Pantanal, destroying over 4% of Brazil's largest wetland.[22]
- 17 July – A massive fishkill suspected to have been caused by the dumping of industrial waste from a sugar and ethanol plant results in the deaths of between 10-20 tons of fish in the Piracicaba River in São Paulo state.[23]
- 23 July – A study by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation finds the first incidence of cocaine discovered in sharks following tests on 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharks off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, in what is believed to be caused by waste from illegal laboratories and users.[24]
- 25 July –
- The Brazilian government formally issues an apology for the persecution and detention of Japanese immigrants from 1946 to 1948.[25]
- The Ministry of Health reports the world's first Oropouche fever deaths from two women in Bahia.[26]
Scheduled events
[edit]- 6 October:
- 27 October – 2024 Brazilian municipal elections (second round)
- 18–19 November – 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit[28]
Art and entertainment
[edit]- List of 2024 box office number-one films in Brazil
- List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Holidays
[edit]Source:[29]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 12–13 February – Carnival
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 21 April – Tiradentes's Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 30 May – Feast of Corpus Christi
- 7 September – Independence Day
- 12 October – Our Lady of Aparecida
- 2 November – All Souls' Day
- 15 November – Republic Day
- 20 November – Black Consciousness Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- 4 January – Denise Assunção, 67, actress (Hoje É Dia de Maria), singer and songwriter.[30]
- 5 January – Mário Zagallo, 92, football player (Flamengo, Botafogo) and manager (national team).[31]
- 6 January – Campos Machado, 84, lawyer and politician.[32]
- 10 January – Walmir Amaral, 84, comic artist (The Phantom).[33]
- 12 January – Paulo Roberto, 71, footballer (Fluminense de Feira, Vasco da Gama, Goiás).[34]
- 13 January – Edemar Cid Ferreira, 80, economist, banker, and art collector.[35]
- 21 January – Sérgio Rodrigues da Costa Silva, 44, militia leader.[36]
- 22 January – Antônio Henrique Cunha Bueno, 74, politician, deputy (1975–2003)[37]
- 25 January – Deodoro, 74, footballer (Portuguesa, Clube Atlético Juventus, Coritiba).[38]
- 28 January:
- Walter Ivan de Azevedo, 97, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (1986–2002).[39]
- Marcelo Cecé, 88, politician.[40]
- 29 January – Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães, 84, diplomat, secretary-general of foreign affairs (2003–2009).[41]
- 30 January – Jandira Martini, 78, actress (O Clone, América, Caminho das Índias).[42]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "25 killed and 6 injured in collision between minibus and truck in Brazil's northeast". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ "Photos: Torrential rains leave at least 11 dead in Brazil". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "'Tragédia', descreve testemunha sobre queda de avião monomotor que matou 7 pessoas no Sul de Minas". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-01-28. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ "8 people die in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state as heavy rains cause landslides and floods". AP News. 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ "CBF divulga datas da Copa Verde 2024; confira" [CBF announces dates for Copa Verde 2024; check out] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Death toll from heavy rains in southeastern Brazil jumps to 23". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "Fire at Brazil guesthouse leaves at least 10 dead, 11 injured". Reuters. April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Temporais no RS: Defesa Civil confirma 66 mortes e investiga outros 6 óbitos" [Storms in RS: Civil Defense confirms 66 deaths and investigates another 6 deaths]. g1.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Nível do Guaíba continua subindo e marca 5,3 metros; Porto Alegre tem maior cheia da história" [Guaíba level continues to rise and reaches 5.3 meters; Porto Alegre has the biggest flood in history]. g1.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Brazil floods death toll rises to 95". www.panorama.am. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "Death toll from heavy rains in Brazil rises to 100". Reuters. May 8, 2024.
- ^ "Death toll from floods in Brazil hits 113 as rain returns". Reuters. May 10, 2024.
- ^ "Brazil's Lula delays state visit to Chile over historic floods". France 24. May 13, 2024.
- ^ "Barragem se rompe com chuvas no RS; mortos no estado chegam a 29" [Dam breaks with rain in RS; deaths in the state reach 29]. noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Brazil named as hosts for 2027 Women's World Cup". BBC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Brazil president withdraws his country's ambassador to Israel after criticizing the war in Gaza". Associated Press. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "Brazil wildfires: Parts of Pantanal wetlands ablaze amid drought". BBC. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "State of emergency declared over wildfires in Brazil's Pantanal wetland". NHK. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Brazil's Supreme Court decriminalizes possession of marijuana for personal use". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Plane diverted to Brazil after turbulence injures 30". BBC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "At least 10 dead after bus crash in Brazil's Sao Paulo state". Reuters. July 5, 2024.
- ^ Barber, Harriet (2024-07-09). "Devastation as world's biggest wetland burns: 'those that cannot run don't stand a chance'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Tons of dead fish cover major river in Brazil after alleged dumping of industrial waste". Associated Press. 2024-07-18. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine". BBC. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ "Brazil apologizes for post-WWII persecution of Japanese immigrants". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ "World's first Oropouche virus deaths reported in Brazil". The Telegraph. 2024-07-26. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ Isabella Alonso Panho (6 June 2023). "Quem são os pré-candidatos à prefeitura de São Paulo na eleição de 2024?" [Who are the pre-candidates for mayor of São Paulo in the 2024 election?]. Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Rio de Janeiro to host G20 summit in 2024". Reuters. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Brazil Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Morre a atriz, cantora e compositora Denise Assunção, aos 67 anos". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "Zagallo: morre um dos símbolos do futebol brasileiro". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Ex-deputado Campos Machado morre aos 84 anos em SP". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ Phantom, The (2024-01-11). "The Passing Of Brazilian Artist Walmir Amaral". The Phantom. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ Alves, Alê (2024-01-12). "Luto no futebol feirense: Morre aos 71 anos Paulo roberto, ex-Flu de Feira, Vasco e Goiás". Diplomatas News (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ "Morre Edemar Cid Ferreira, fundador do falido Banco Santos, aos 80 anos". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ "Purported leader of criminal gang is slain at a beachfront restaurant in Rio de Janeiro". AP News. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ Claudio (2024-01-22). "Ex-deputado Cunha Bueno morre em São Paulo aos 74 anos". Jornal da Comarca (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ Redação (2024-01-25). "Morre Deodoro, ex-zagueiro da Portuguesa, aos 74 anos". NETLUSA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ "Bishop Walter Ivan de Azevedo [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ Prefeitura, Ascom. "Prefeitura de Sete Lagoas decreta luto oficial pelo falecimento do ex-prefeito Marcelo Cecé". Sete Lagoas - Prefeitura Municipal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ Lessa, Henrique (2024-01-29). "Morre, aos 84 anos, o embaixador Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães". Cidades DF (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ "Morre aos 78 anos, Jandira Martini, atriz de O Clone, América e outras novelas famosas". observatoriodosfamosos.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
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