1965 in Brazil

Events in the year 1965 in Brazil .

Incumbents

Federal government

• President : Marshal Castelo Branco
• Vice President : José Maria Alkmin

Governors

• Acre : Vacant
• Alagoas : Luis Cavalcante
• Amazonas : Artur César Ferreira Reis
• Bahia : Lomanto Júnior
• Ceará : Virgilio Távora
• Espírito Santo : Francisco Lacerda de Aguiar
• Goiás :
  • Carlos de Meira Mattos (until 23 January)
  • Emílio Rodrigues Ribas Jr (from 23 January)
• Guanabara :
  • Carlos Lacerda (until 11 October)
  • Raphael de Almeida Magalhães (11 October–5 December)
  • Francisco Negrão de Lima (from 5 December)
• Maranhão : Newton de Barros Belo
• Mato Grosso : Fernando Corrêa da Costa
• Minas Gerais : José de Magalhães Pinto
• Pará : Jarbas Passarinho
• Paraíba : Pedro Gondim
• Paraná :
  • Ney Braga (until 17 November)
  • Antônio Ferreira Rüppel (17 November-20 November)
  • Algacir Guimarães (from 20 November)
• Pernambuco : Paulo Pessoa Guerra
• Piauí : Petrônio Portella
• Rio de Janeiro : Pablo Torres
• Rio Grande do Norte : Aluízio Alves
• Rio Grande do Sul : Ildo Meneghetti
• Santa Catarina : Celso Ramos
• São Paulo : Ademar de Barros
• Sergipe : Celso Carvalho

Vice governors

• Alagoas : Teotônio Brandão Vilela
• Bahia : Orlando Moscoso
• Ceará : Joaquim de Figueiredo Correia
• Espírito Santo : Rubens Rangel
• Goiás : Vacant
• Maranhão : Alfredo Salim Duailibe
• Mato Grosso : Jose Garcia Nieto
• Minas Gerais : Clóvis Salgado da Gama
• Pará : Agostinho de Meneses de Monteiro
• Paraíba : André Avelino de Paiva Gadelha
• Paraná :
  • Afonso Alves de Camargo Neto (until 17 November)
  • Vacant (17 November-20 November)
  • Alípio Ayres de Carvalho (from 20 November)
• Pernambuco : Vacant
• Piauí : João Clímaco d'Almeida
• Rio de Janeiro : Teotônio Araújo
• Rio Grande do Norte : Teodorico Bezerra
• Santa Catarina : Armindo Marcílio Doutel de Andrade
• São Paulo : Laudo Natel
• Sergipe : Vacant

Events

March

• 27 March : Presidents Castelo Branco of Brazil and Alfredo Stroessner of Paraguay inaugurate the Friendship Bridge over the Paraná river, which connects the two countries. ^[1]
• 31 March : Pico da Neblina, the highest mountain in Brazil (9,827 ft), is climbed for the first time. ^[2]

April

• 8 April : The National Congress approves the amendment of direct elections in eleven Brazilian states. ^[3]
• 26 April : Rede Globo is launched in Rio de Janeiro. It is the largest television network in the country today. ^[4]

October

• 3 October : Direct elections for mayors, governors and senators are held in eleven states. ^{[5] [6]}
• 27 October : President Humberto Castelo Branco issues Institutional Act Number Two (AI-2), which abolishes political parties. ^[7]

Births

January

• January 3– Ricardo Prado, swimmer
• January 8– Uidemar, coach and former footballer

March

• March 11– José de Anchieta Júnior, Brazilian politician (d. 2018) ^[8]

May

• May 15– Raí, footballer

November

• November 25– Ana Paula Padrão, journalist

December

• December 31– Fernanda Porto, singer

References

1. "Presidentes inauguram Brasil-Paraguai" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (28 de março de 1965).
2. "Geociências: IBGE revê as altitudes de sete pontos culminantes". IBGE (Comunicação Social).
3. "Sucessão nos Estados: Congresso aprova emenda constituicional" (página 3 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (9 de abril de 1965).
4. "Reestruturação" (página 4 do 4° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (27 de abril de 1965).
5. "Eleições normais nos onze estados" (primeira página do 4° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (28 de outubro de 1965).
6. "Cronologia das eleições no Brasil (1945 - 2008)". Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
7. "País recebe tranquilo Ato Institucional n.° 2" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (28 de outubro de 1965).
8. "Morre José de Anchieta, ex-governador de Roraima". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-12-07.

See also

• 1965 in Brazilian football
• 1965 in Brazilian television