1961 in Brazil

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)
  • João Goulart (starting September 7)
• Prime Minister : Tancredo Neves (starting 8 September)
• Vice President :
  • João Goulart (until 25 August)
  • Vacant (from August 25)

Governors

• Alagoas :
  • Sebastião Muniz Falcão (until 31 January)
  • Luis Cavalcante (from 31 January)
• Amazonas : Gilberto Mestrinho
• Bahia : Juracy Magalhães
• Ceará : Parsifal Barroso
• Espírito Santo :Raul Giuberti
• Goiás :
  • José Feliciano Ferreira (until 31 January)
  • Mauro Borges (from 31 January)
• Guanabara : Carlos Lacerda
• Maranhão : Newton de Barros Belo (from 31 January)
• Mato Grosso :
  • João Ponce de Arruda (until 31 January)
  • Fernando Corrêa da Costa (from 31 January)
• Minas Gerais :
  • José Francisco Bias Fortes (until 31 January)
  • José de Magalhães Pinto (from 31 January)
• Pará :
  • Luís de Moura Carvalho (until 31 January)
  • Aurélio do Carmo (from 31 January)
• Paraíba :
  • 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
• Piauí : 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)
  • Aluízio Alves (from 31 January)
• Rio Grande do Sul : Leonel Brizola
• Santa Catarina :
  • Heriberto Hülse (until 31 January)
  • Celso Ramos (from 31 January)
• São Paulo : Carlos Alberto Alves de Carvalho Pinto
• Sergipe : Luís Garcia

Vice governors

• Alagoas :
  • Sizenando Nabuco de Melo (until 31 January)
  • Teotônio Brandão Vilela (from 31 January)
• Bahia : Orlando Moscoso
• Ceará : Wilson Gonçalves
• Espírito Santo : Raul Giuberti
• Goiás :
  • João de Abreu (until 31 January)
  • Antônio Rezende Monteiro (from 31 January)
• Maranhão :
  • 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)
  • Clóvis Salgado da Gama (from 31 January)
• Pará : Newton Burlamaqui de Miranda (from 31 January)
• Paraíba :
  • Pedro Gondim (until 31 January)
  • André Avelino de Paiva Gadelha (from 31 January)
• Pernambuco : Pelópidas da Silveira
• Piauí : Tibério 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 Marcílio Doutel de Andrade (from 31 January)
• São Paulo : Porfírio da Paz
• Sergipe : Dionísio Machado

Events

January

• January 31 : Jânio Quadros becomes the 22nd President of Brazil, succeeding Juscelino Kubitschek. ^[1]

August

• August 25 - September 7 : The Legality Campaign takes place, which aims to defend the inauguration of João Goulart as President of Brazil. ^{[2] [3]}
• 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. ^[4]

September

• September 2 : The National Congress of Brazil approves Constitutional Amendment No. 4, which establishes parliamentarism. ^[5]
• September 7 : João Goulart is sworn in as the 24th President of Brazil. ^[6]
• September 8 : The National Congress of Brazil approves the constitution of the first Council of Ministers. ^[7]

November

• November 1 : A Panair do Brasil plane crashes near Recife airport, leaving 45 dead and 43 injured. ^[8]
• November 23 : Brazil restores diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, 14 years after their breakup. ^[9]

December

• December 17 : An arson fire at the Niterói circus, kills more than 300 people and becomes the worst fire disaster in Brazilian history. ^{[10] [11] [12]}
• 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 Niterói circus. ^[13]

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– José de Mesquita (born 1892)

December

• 31 December– Péricles, cartoonist (born 1924)

See also

• 1961 in Brazilian television

References

1. 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).
2. Paula, Christiane Jalles de (2004). "O segundo mandato na vice-presidência e a crise sucessória". A trajetória política de João Goulart (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
3. 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.
4. Ranieri na Presidencia desde ontem; Jango é esperado hoje (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (26 de agosto de 1961).
5. Instituido o regime parlamentarista; o Congresso promulga o ato adicional (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (3 de setembro de 1961).
6. 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).
7. O Congresso aprova a constituição do primeiro Conselho de Ministros (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (9 de setembro de 1961).
8. Explode em Recife avião com 84 pessoas a bordo (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (2 de novembro de 1961).
9. Restabelecidas ontem as relações diplomaticas entre Brasil e URSS (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (24 de novembro de 1961).
10. "323 KILLED IN CIRCUS FIRE (December 18, 1961)" . Retrieved 2017-05-23.
11. 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).
12. 250 Feared Dead After Circus Fire (página 1 do 1° caderno), Eugene Register Guard (18 de dezembro de 1961).
13. 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