1962 in Brazil

Events in the year 1962 in Brazil .

Incumbents

Federal government

• President : João Goulart
• Prime Minister :
  • Tancredo Neves (until 12 July)
  • Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha (from 12 July to 18 September)
  • Hermes Lima (starting 18 September)
• Vice President:Vacant

Governors

• Alagoas : Luis Cavalcante
• Amazonas : Gilberto Mestrinho
• Bahia : Juracy Magalhães
• Ceará : Parsifal Barroso
• Espírito Santo :
  • Raul Giuberti (until 6 July)
  • Hélsio Pinheiro Cordeiro (6 July-5 August)
  • Asdrúbal Martins Soares (from 5 August)
• Goiás : Mauro Borges
• Guanabara : Carlos Lacerda
• Maranhão : Newton de Barros Belo
• Mato Grosso : Fernando Corrêa da Costa
• Minas Gerais : José de Magalhães Pinto
• Pará : Aurélio do Carmo
• Paraíba : Pedro Gondim
• Paraná : Nei Braga
• Pernambuco : Cid Sampaio
• Piauí :
  • Chagas Rodrigues (until 3 July)
  • Tibério Nunes (from 3 July)
• Rio de Janeiro :
  • Celso Peçanha (until 7 July)
  • José Janotti (from 7 July)
• Rio Grande do Norte : Aluízio Alves
• Rio Grande do Sul : Leonel Brizola
• Santa Catarina : Celso Ramos
• São Paulo : Carlos Alberto Alves de Carvalho Pinto
• Sergipe :
  • Luís Garcia (until 6 July)
  • Dionísio Machado (from 6 July)

Vice governors

• Alagoas : Teotônio Brandão Vilela
• Bahia : Orlando Moscoso
• Ceará : Wilson Gonçalves
• Espírito Santo :
  • Raul Giuberti (until 6 July)
  • Vacant thereafter (from 6 July)
• Goiás : Antônio Rezende Monteiro
• Maranhão : Alfredo Salim Duailibe
• Mato Grosso : Jose Garcia Neto
• Minas Gerais : Clóvis Salgado da Gama
• Pará : Newton Burlamaqui de Miranda
• Paraíba : André Avelino de Paiva Gadelha
• Pernambuco : Pelópidas da Silveira
• Piauí :
  • Tibério Nunes (until 6 July)
  • Vacant thereafter (from 6 July)
• Rio de Janeiro : Vacant
• Rio Grande do Norte :
  • Walfredo Gurgel (until 31 January)
  • Vacant thereafter (from 31 January)
• Santa Catarina : Armindo Marcílio Doutel de Andrade
• São Paulo : Porfírio da Paz
• Sergipe :
  • Dionísio Machado (until 6 July)
  • Vacant thereafter (from 6 July)

Events

April

• April 4 : Brazilian President João Goulart is received by US President John F. Kennedy at the White House in Washington, DC. ^[1]
• April 21 : The University of Brasília is established.

May

• May 23 : O Pagador de Promessas is the first Brazilian film to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, in France. ^[2]

June

• June 15 : The territory of Acre becomes the country's 22nd state. A star representing Acre would be added to the flag of Brazil six years later. ^[3]
• June 17 : Brazil defeats Czechoslovakia 3–1 to win the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final in Chile. Brazil wins its second FIFA World Cup. ^[4]

July

• July 13 : President João Goulart signs a law establishing the 13th salary. ^[5]

October

• October 11 : Santos FC wins its first Intercontinental Cup after beating Portuguese club Benfica 5-2 at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, as well as the first Brazilian club to win the championship. ^[6]

Births

January

• 4 January: Norton Nascimento, actor (died 2007)

February

• 13 February: Jackie Silva, volleyball player

April

• 19 April: Eduardo Galvão, actor (died 2020)

October

• 31 October: Raphael Rabello, guitarist (died 1995)

December

• 31 December: Pedro Cardoso, actor

Deaths

February

• 6 February: Candido Portinari, painter (born 1903)

August

• 29 August: Georgina de Albuquerque, painter (born 1885)

September

• 26 September: Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha, Prime Minister of Brazil (born 1910)

See also

• 1962 in Brazilian television

References

1. "Kennedy ressalta seu interesse pelo desenvolvimento do Brasil" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (5 de abril de 1962).
2. "O "Pagador" ganha a "Palma de Ouro"" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (24 de maio de 1962).
3. "O Acre é Estado" (primeira página de Assuntos Diversos), Folha de S. Paulo (16 de junho de 1962).
4. "O Brasil é bicampeão" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (18 de junho de 1962).
5. "Goulart sancionou o 13° mês salarial" (última página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (14 de julho de 1962).
6. "O Santos levantou o titulo goleando o Benifica" (página provável 9 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (12 de outubro de 1962).

External links

• Media related to 1962 in Brazil at Wikimedia Commons