1999 in Brazil

Events in the year 1999 in Brazil .

Incumbents

Federal government

• President : Fernando Henrique Cardoso
• Vice President : Marco Maciel

Governors

• Acre :
  • Orleir Messias Cameli (until 1 January)
  • Jorge Viana (from 1 January)
• Alagoas :
  • Manoel Gomes de Barros (Mano) (until 1 January)
  • Ronaldo Lessa (from 1 January)
• Amapa : João Capiberibe
• Amazonas : Amazonino Mendes
• Bahia :
  • Paulo Souto (until 1 January)
  • César Borges (from 1 January)
• Ceará : Tasso Jereissati
• Espírito Santo :
  • Vitor Buaiz (until 1 January)
  • José Ignácio Ferreira (from 1 January)
• Goiás :
  • Helenês Cândido (until 1 January)
  • Marconi Perillo (from 1 January)
• Maranhão : Roseana Sarney
• Mato Grosso : Dante de Oliveira
• Mato Grosso do Sul : José Orcírio Miranda dos Santos (from 1 January)
• Minas Gerais :
  • Eduardo Brandão Azeredo (until 1 January)
  • Itamar Franco (from 1 January)
• Pará : Almir Gabriel
• Paraíba : José Maranhão
• Paraná : Jaime Lerner
• Pernambuco :
  • Miguel Arraes (until 1 January)
  • Jarbas Vasconcelos (from 1 January)
• Piauí : Mão Santa
• Rio de Janeiro :
  • Marcello Alencar (until 1 January)
  • Benedita da Silva (from 1 January)
• Rio Grande do Norte : Garibaldi Alves Filho
• Rio Grande do Sul :
  • Antônio Britto (until 1 January)
  • Olívio Dutra (from 1 January)
• Rondônia : José de Abreu Bianco
• Roraima : Neudo Ribeiro Campos
• Santa Catarina :
  • Paulo Afonso Vieira (until 1 January)
  • Esperidião Amin (from 1 January)
• São Paulo : Mário Covas
• Sergipe : Albano Franco
• Tocantins : José Wilson Siqueira Campos (from 1 January)

Vice governors

• Acre :
  • Labib Murad (until 1 January)
  • Edison Simão Cadaxo (from 1 January)
• Alagoas : Geraldo Costa Sampaio (from 1 January)
• Amapá :
  • Antônio Hildegardo Gomes de Alencar (until 1 January)
  • Maria Dalva de Souza Figueiredo (from 1 January)
• Amazonas : Samuel Assayag Hanan (from 1 January)
• Bahia :
  • César Borges (until 1 January)
  • Otto Alencar (from 1 January)
• Ceará :
  • Moroni Bing Torgan (until 1 January)
  • Benedito Clayton Veras Alcântara (from 1 January)
• Espírito Santo
  • José Renato Casagrande (until 1 January)
  • Celso José Vasconcelos (from 1 January)
• Goiás : Alcides Rodrigues Filho (from 1 January)
• Maranhão : José Reinaldo Carneiro Tavares
• Mato Grosso :
  • José Márcio Panoff de Lacerda (until 1 January)
  • José Rogério Sales (from 1 January)
• Mato Grosso do Sul :
  • Vacant (until 1 January)
  • Moacir Kohl (from 1 January)
• Minas Gerais :
  • Walfrido Silvino dos Mares Guia Neto (until 1 January)
  • Newton Cardoso (from 1 January)
• Pará :
  • Hélio Mota Gueiros Júnior (until 1 January)
  • Hildegardo de Figueiredo Nunes (from 1 January)
• Paraíba : Antônio Roberto de Sousa Paulino
• Paraná : Emília de Sales Belinati
• Pernambuco :
  • Jorge José Gomes (until 1 January)
  • José Mendonça Bezerra Filho (from 1 January)
• Piauí :
  • Osmar Antônio de Araújo (until 1 January)
  • Osmar Ribeiro de Almeida Júnior (from 1 January)
• Rio de Janeiro :
  • Luiz Paulo Correa da Rocha (until 1 January)
  • Benedita da Silva (from 1 January)
• Rio Grande do Norte : Fernando Freire
• Rio Grande do Sul :
  • Vicente Joaquim Bogo (until 1 January)
  • Miguel Soldatelli Rossetto (from 1 January)
• Rondônia :
  • Aparício Carvalho de Moraes (until 1 January)
  • Miguel de Souza (from 1 January)
• Roraima :
  • Airton Antonio Soligo (until 1 January)
  • Francisco Flamarion Portela (from 1 January)
• Santa Catarina :
  • José Augusto Hülse (until 1 January)
  • Paulo Roberto Bauer (from 1 January)
• São Paulo : Geraldo Alckmin
• Sergipe :
  • José Carlos Machado (until 1 January)
  • Benedito de Figueiredo (from 1 January)
• Tocantins :
  • Raimundo Nonato Pires dos Santos (until 1 January)
  • João Lisboa da Cruz (from 1 January)

Events

January

• January 1 : Fernando Henrique Cardoso begins his second term as president of Brazil. ^[1]
• January 24 : Central Station by Walter Salles, wins the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. ^[2]

February

• February 1 : Antônio Carlos Magalhães (PFL/BA) and Michel Temer (PMDB/SP) are re-elected, respectively, as presidents of the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.

March

• March 11 : A blackout affects the Federal District, as well as ten states in the South, Southeast, and Central-West regions. ^[3]
• March 21 : After 94 days, the kidnapping of Wellington Camargo (brother of the country duo Zezé di Camargo & Luciano) ends. Camargo was found in a bush on the side of a road in Guapó and the kidnappers were arrested. ^[4]
• March 22 : The newspaper Agora São Paulo is launched to replace Folha da Tarde. ^[5]

May

• May 10th : The television network Rede Manchete ceases broadcasting, due to a growing decrease in audience, excessive interest on the station's debt and that of the Bloch Group; management failures and salary arrears since the previous year. The network later becomes RedeTV!.

June

• June 6 : In São José dos Campos, 345 prisoners escape from Putim prison through the front gate. ^[6]

July

• July 18 : Brazil defeats Uruguay 3-0, earning their sixth Copa América championship. ^[7]
• July 26 - Truckers go on a national strike for four days in a row. Drivers claimed toll tariff reduction, tax exemption and retirement regulation. ^[8]

September

• September 29 : Francisco de Assis Pereira, "The Park Maniac", is sentenced to 121 years in prison for the death of ten women in the State Park, in São Paulo. ^[9]

November

• November 3 : Mateus da Costa Meira, a 24-year old medical student, kills 3 people in a theater with a submachine gun. ^{[10] [11]}

December

• December 11 : Unsuccessful launch of VLS-1 V02 occurs.

Births

January

• 14 January: Emerson Royal, footballer ^[12]

March

• 27 May: Matheus Cunha, footballer

August

• 13 August: Giulia Be, singer
• 15 August: Paola Reis, BMX rider ^[13]

October

• 8 October: Camila Rossi, rhythmic gymnast ^[14]

December

• 28 December: Ary Borges, footballer ^[15]

Deaths

March

• 7 March: Antônio Houaiss, writer and lexicographer (born 1915)
• 12 March: Bidu Sayão, opera singer (born 1902)
• 24 March: Ladjane Bandeira, journalist and artist (born 1927) ^[16]

April

• 1 April: Marcos Rey, writer (born 1925)

May

• 18 May: Dias Gomes, dramatist (born 1922)
• 22 May: Milton Banana, bossa nova and jazz drummer (born 1935)
• 29 May: João Carlos de Oliveira, athlete (born 1954)

June

• 12 June: Carlos Kroeber, actor (born 1934)
• 19 June: Heloísa Helena, actress (born 1917)

July

• 16 July: Franco Montoro, politician (born 1916)

August

• 27 August: Hélder Câmara, Catholic archbishop (born 1909)

October

• 8 October:
  • Manfredo Fest, bossa nova and jazz pianist (born 1936)
  • Zezé Macedo, comedian and actress (born 1916)
• 30 October: Nise da Silveira, psychiatrist and student of Carl Jung (born 1905)

November

• 19 November: Plínio Marcos, writer and actor (born 1935)
• 22 November: Flávio Costa, football player and coach (born 1906)

December

• 3 December: Edmond Safra, Lebanese-born banker (born 1932)
• 8 December: Toninho, footballer (born 1948)
• 24 December: João Figueiredo, 30th President of Brazil (born 1918)
• 29 December: José Cláudio dos Reis, sports administrator (born 1939)

See also

• 1999 in Brazilian football
• 1999 in Brazilian television

References

1. Não sou gerente da crise, diz FHC (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (2 de janeiro de 1999).
2. "Central do Brasil" vence Globo de Ouro (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (25 de janeiro de 1999).
3. Blecaute atinge dez Estados (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (12 de março de 1999).
4. Wellington volta para casa após 94 dias, Folha de S.Paulo (22 de março de 1999).
5. Pinto, Ana Estela de Sousa (2012). "A História". In Alcino Leite Neto (ed.). Folha (in Portuguese) (1 ed.). São Paulo: Publifolha. ISBN   978-85-7914-371-7.
6. "334 fogem do Putim". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 7 June 1999. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
7. Brasil é bi na Copa América, Folha de S.Paulo (19 de julho de 1999).
8. ALMEIDA, Álvaro; MEIRELES, Andrei (1999-08-04). "Por que parou?". ISTOÉ Independente. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
9. 'Maníaco do parque' é condenado a 121 anos (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (30 de setembro de 1999).
10. Atirador mata 1 em shopping (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (4 de novembro de 1999).
11. Almanaque Abril: Edição Brasil 2000. Editora Abril, 2000. ISBN 8573392983.
12. 12 Emerson Royal
13. "Cycling BMX | Athlete Profile: REIS Paola - Pan American Games Lima 2019". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
14. "Rhythmic Gymnastics | Team Profile: Brazil - Pan American Games Lima 2019". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
15. ARY BORGES
16. Dornelles, Marlova Lenz (2007). Interpretações Possíveis aa Obra de Ladjane Bandeira (in Portuguese). Recife. p. 9.