1961 in Brazil

none January 2018 1961 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.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). August August 25-September 7: The Legality Campaign takes place, which aims to defend the inauguration of João Goulart as President of Brazil.Paula Christiane Jalles de 2004 https://cpdoc.fgv.br/producao/dossies/Jango/artigos/VicePresidenteJanio/O_segundo_mandato_e_a_crise_sucessoria O segundo mandato na vice-presidência e a crise sucessória A trajetória política de João Goulart 2021-04-15 pt-br 2021-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20210415190733/https://cpdoc.fgv.br/producao/dossies/Jango/artigos/VicePresidenteJanio/O_segundo_mandato_e_a_crise_sucessoria liveKeller Vilma Dias Sônia Costa Marcelo Freire Americo 2001 BRIZOLA, Leonel http://www.fgv.br/cpdoc/acervo/dicionarios/verbete-biografico/leonel-de-moura-brizola 2021-04-15 Dicionário Histórico-Biográfico Brasileiro pt-br 2021-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20210415153749/http://www.fgv.br/cpdoc/acervo/dicionarios/verbete-biografico/leonel-de-moura-brizola live 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.Ranieri na Presidencia desde ontem; Jango é esperado hoje (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (26 de agosto de 1961). September September 2: The National Congress of Brazil approves Constitutional Amendment No. 4, which establishes parliamentarism.Instituido o regime parlamentarista; o Congresso promulga o ato adicional (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (3 de setembro de 1961). September 7: João Goulart is sworn in as the 24th President of Brazil.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). September 8: The National Congress of Brazil approves the constitution of the first Council of Ministers.O Congresso aprova a constituição do primeiro Conselho de Ministros (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (9 de setembro de 1961). November November 1: A Panair do Brasil plane crashes near Recife airport, leaving 45 dead and 43 injured.Explode em Recife avião com 84 pessoas a bordo (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (2 de novembro de 1961). November 23: Brazil restores diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, 14 years after their breakup.Restabelecidas ontem as relações diplomaticas entre Brasil e URSS (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (24 de novembro de 1961). December December 17: An arson fire at the Niterói circus, kills more than 300 people and becomes the worst fire disaster in Brazilian history.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1961/12/18/page/1/article/323-killed-in-circus-fire 323 KILLED IN CIRCUS FIRE (December 18, 1961) 2017-05-23A 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).250 Feared Dead After Circus Fire (página 1 do 1° caderno), Eugene Register Guard (18 de dezembro de 1961). 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.Preso e oculto pela policia o incediario do Gran-Circo (página 22 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (21 de dezembro de 1961). 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 2 External links 1961 in 1961 in Category:1960s in Brazil Category:Years of the 20th century in Brazil Brazil Brazil Category:Long stubs with short prose