2001 in Brazil

Events in the year 2001 in Brazil .

Incumbents

Federal government

• President : Fernando Henrique Cardoso ^[1]
• Vice President : Marco Maciel

Governors

• Acre : Jorge Viana
• Alagoas : Ronaldo Lessa
• Amapa : João Capiberibe
• Amazonas : Amazonino Mendes
• Bahia : César Borges
• Ceará : Tasso Jereissati
• Espírito Santo : José Ignácio Ferreira
• Goiás : Marconi Perillo
• Maranhão : Roseana Sarney
• Mato Grosso : Dante de Oliveira
• Mato Grosso do Sul : José Orcírio Miranda dos Santos
• Minas Gerais : Itamar Franco
• Pará : Almir Gabriel
• Paraíba : José Maranhão
• Paraná : Jaime Lerner
• Pernambuco : Jarbas Vasconcelos
• Piauí :
  • Mão Santa (until 6 November)
  • Kléber Eulálio (9 November-19 November)
  • Hugo Napoleão (from 19 November)
• Rio de Janeiro : Anthony Garotinho
• Rio Grande do Norte : Garibaldi Alves Filho
• Rio Grande do Sul : Olívio Dutra
• Rondônia : José de Abreu Bianco
• Roraima : Neudo Ribeiro Campos
• Santa Catarina : Esperidião Amin
• São Paulo :
  • Mário Covas (till 6 March)
  • Geraldo Alckmin (from 6 March)
• Sergipe : Albano Franco
• Tocantins : José Wilson Siqueira Campos

Vice governors

• Acre : Edison Simão Cadaxo
• Alagoas : Geraldo Costa Sampaio
• Amapá : Maria Dalva de Souza Figueiredo
• Amazonas : Samuel Assayag Hanan
• Bahia : Otto Alencar
• Ceará : Benedito Clayton Veras Alcântara
• Espírito Santo : Celso José Vasconcelos
• Goiás : Alcides Rodrigues Filho
• Maranhão : José Reinaldo Carneiro Tavares
• Mato Grosso : José Rogério Sales
• Mato Grosso do Sul : Moacir Kohl
• Minas Gerais : Newton Cardoso
• Pará : Hildegardo de Figueiredo Nunes
• Paraíba : Antônio Roberto de Sousa Paulino
• Paraná : Emília de Sales Belinati
• Pernambuco : José Mendonça Bezerra Filho
• Piauí :
  • Osmar Ribeiro de Almeida Júnior (until 6 November)
  • Felipe Mendes de Oliveira (from 19 November)
• Rio de Janeiro : Benedita da Silva
• Rio Grande do Norte : Fernando Freire
• Rio Grande do Sul : Miguel Soldatelli Rossetto
• Rondônia : Miguel de Souza
• Roraima : Francisco Flamarion Portela
• Santa Catarina : Paulo Roberto Bauer
• São Paulo :
  • Geraldo Alckmin (till 6 March)
  • Vacant (from 6 March)
• Sergipe : Benedito de Figueiredo
• Tocantins : João Lisboa da Cruz

Events

January

• January 11 : A flash fire hits the studio of the children's program Xuxa Park, leaving 26 injured; seven being serious. The fire started while Xuxa Meneghel was recording the special carnival program and singing her biggest hit, Ilariê . ^[2]
• January 12 : The third edition of Rock in Rio with performances by Sting, R.E.M., Guns N' Roses, 'N Sync, Iron Maiden, Neil Young, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
• January 15 : Gol Transportes Aéreos starts operations with a flight from Brasília to São Paulo. ^[3]

February

• February 2 : The Canadian government suspends imports of Brazilian beef due to mad cow disease. ^[4]
• February 4 : Musician Herbert Vianna is left a paraplegic after his ultralight plane crashed in Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro. His wife Lucy Needhan-Vianna is killed in the crash. ^[5]
• February 19 : The First Command of the Capital organizes a major rebellion in São Paulo prisons, leaving 14 inmates dead and 19 correctional officers injured. Until then, it would be the biggest rebellion registered in Brazil. ^[6]

March

• March 15 : Three explosions on the P-36 platform, the largest oil production platform in the world, in Campos Basin; leaves eleven employees dead. ^[7]
• March 21: The killing of Lucas Terra in Bahia, allegedly committed by two pastors of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. ^[8]

April

• April 15 : A walkway collapses inside the Estácio de Sá University campus in Barra da Tijuca, West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, injuring 54 people. ^[9]

May

• May 17 : The electricity rationing program in the Southeast, Central-West, and Northeast regions take effect. Measure was announced by the Federal government to control the Blackout Crisis. ^[10]
• May 30 : Amidst accusations of involvement in the electronic panel violation scandal, Senator Antônio Carlos Magalhães (PFL-BA) resigns from office to avoid his impeachment. ^{[11] [12]}

July

• July 30 : Colonel Ubiratan Guimarães is sentenced to 632 years in prison for the death of 102 prisoners in the Carandiru Massacre. ^[13]

August

• August 6 : 18-year-old Robério Souza de Oliveira shot six students and a teacher with a shotgun at a school in Macaúbas, after the shooting the perpetrator fled and committed suicide. ^[14]
• August 21 : Student Patrícia Abravanel, daughter of presenter and businessman Silvio Santos, is kidnapped in São Paulo. She was released from captivity seven days after the ransom was paid. ^[15]
• August 30 : Presenter and businessman Silvio Santos is kidnapped from his home in Jardim Morumbi, São Paulo after it was invaded by Fernando Dutra Pinto. Pinto led the gang that kidnapped Santos' daughter, Patricia, the week before. After 8 hours of negotiation, Pinto surrendered to police with the arrival of São Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin at the scene. ^[16]

September

• September 10 : Antônio da Costa Santos, mayor of Campinas, is assassinated. ^[17]
• September 11 : Three Brazilians are killed in the September 11 attacks in the United States. ^[18]

November

• November 24 : A fire at a nightclub leaves seven dead and 197 injured in Belo Horizonte. ^[19]
• November 26 : One hundred and six prisoners escape from the Sao Paulo House of Detention prison through a dug tunnel; the largest recorded escape in its history. ^{[20] [21]}

December

• December 3 : Transbrasil, the third largest airline in Brazil ceases all operations. ^[22]

Births

January

• January 9– Rodrygo, footballer

June

• June 18– Gabriel Martinelli, footballer

September

• September 24– Jade Picon, social media personality

December

• December 14– Luis Henrique, footballer

Deaths

January

• January 12–
  • Luiz Bonfá, guitarist and composer (b. 1922)
  • Adhemar da Silva, triple jumper (b. 1927)
• January 20– Nico Assumpção, bass player (b. 1954)

February

• February 27– Walther Moreira Salles, banker and politician (b. 1912)

March

• March 6– Mário Covas, then Governor of São Paulo (b. 1930)
• March 8– Luís Rocha, politician and lawyer (b. 1937)

April

• April 1– Eugênio German, chess master (b. 1930)

May

• May 15– Juracy Magalhães, military officer and politician (b. 1905)

June

• June 13– Marcelo Fromer, guitarist for the band Titãs (b. 1961)
• June 24: Milton Santos, geographer (b. 1926)

August

• August 10– Jorge Amado, Brazil's best known modern writer (b. 1912)

September

• September 10– Toninho, architect and politician (b. 1952)

October

• October 9– Roberto de Oliveira Campos, economist (b. 1917)

December

• December 29– Cássia Eller, musician (b. 1962)

See also

• 2001 in Brazilian football
• 2001 in Brazilian television
• List of Brazilian films of 2001

References

1. "Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
2. Castro, Thell de (9 August 2020). "Em 2001, incêndio na Globo destruiu cenário do Xuxa Park e quase matou Xuxa". Notícias da TV (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
3. "Memória". Gol. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
4. "Governo canadense veta carne brasileira" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (3 de fevereiro de 2001).
5. "Herbert Vianna sofre acidente de ultraleve e sua mulher morre". Folha de S. Paulo. 4 February 2001.
6. "PCC lidera 27 mil presos em 19 cidades de SP na maior rebelião da história do país". Folha de S. Paulo. 19 February 2001.
7. "Explosões em plataforma da Petrobras fazem 11 vítimas" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (16 de março de 2001).
8. "Morte do adolescente Lucas Terra completa 18 anos; apenas um dos três suspeitos foi condenado". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
9. "Passarela de universidade desaba no Rio", Folha de S.Paulo (16 de abril de 2001).
10. "Racionamento de energia começa hoje e antecipa cortes", Folha de S.Paulo (17 de maio de 2001).
11. AP via the Los Angeles Times, "Antonio Carlos Peixoto de Magalhaes, 79; influential politician in Brazil" 21 July 2007
12. New York Times, "Antonio Carlos Magalhães, Brazil Politician, Dies at 79" July 21 2007
13. "Coronel deve permanecer em liberdade para recorrer" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (1 de julho de 2001).
14. "Folha de S.Paulo - Bahia: Agricultor invade escola, fere 7 e se mata - 07/08/2001". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
15. "Termina sequestro de Patrícia, 24, filha de Silvio Santos", Folha de S.Paulo (28 de agosto de 2001).
16. "Homem invade casa de Silvio Santos, no Morumbi (SP)", Folha de S.Paulo (30 de agosto de 2001).
17. Lilian Santos (28 February 2002), POLÍCIA DE SÃO PAULO DIVULGA LAUDOS DOS CASOS DOS PREFEITOS DO PT... ^{[ permanent dead link ]} São Paulo State Public Security Secretariat (SSP-SP) official site. In Portuguese; accessed on 17 August 2009.
18. "Lembranças de dor e perplexidade: Emoção marca cerimônia pelos mortos em 11 de setembro". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). 11 September 2003. Archived from the original on 19 September 2003. Retrieved 19 September 2003. Dentre eles, os de três brasileiros: Anne Marie Sallerin Ferreira, Sandra Fajardo Smith e Ivan Kyrillos Barbosa
19. "Incêndio em casa de show mata 6 em BH" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (25 de novembro de 2001).
20. "108 presos escapam por túnel na maior fuga do Carandiru" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (27 de novembro de 2001).
21. "Seis condenados por incêndio no 'Canecão Mineiro' cumprem pena, no portal G1 (30 de janeiro de 2013).
22. "Transbrasil Secret Files {in Portuguese}" . Retrieved 14 October 2011.