1981 in Brazil

none 1981 Events in the year 1981 in Brazil. Incumbents Federal government President: General João FigueiredoJoão Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo president of Brazil https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joao-Baptista-de-Oliveira-Figueiredo Encyclopedia Britannica 24 April 2019 en Vice President: Aureliano ChavesChaffee Wilber A. Desenvolvimento: Politics and Economy in Brazil 1998 Lynne Rienner Publishers 9781555877477 135 https://books.google.com/books?id=WGZtzcFEBIMC&pg=PA135 en Governors Acre: Vacant Alagoas: Guilherme Palmeira Amazonas: José Bernardino Lindoso Bahia: Antônio Carlos Magalhães Ceará: Virgílio Távora Espírito Santo: Eurico Vieira Resende Goiás: Ary Valadão Maranhão: João Castelo Mato Grosso: Frederico Campos Mato Grosso do Sul: Pedro Pedrossian Minas Gerais: Francelino Pereira Pará: Alacid Nunes Paraíba: Tarcísio Burity Paraná: Nei Braga Pernambuco: Marco Maciel Piauí: Lucídio Portela Rio de Janeiro: Antônio Chagas Freitas Rio Grande do Norte: Lavoisier Maia Rio Grande do Sul: José Augusto Amaral de Souza Santa Catarina: Jorge Bornhausen São Paulo: Paulo Maluf Sergipe: Augusto Franco Vice governors Acre: José Fernandes Rego Alagoas: Teobaldo Vasconcelos Barbosa Amazonas: Paulo Pinto Nery Bahia: Luis Viana Neto Ceará: Manuel de Castro Filho Espírito Santo: José Carlos Fonseca Goiás: Rui Brasil Cavalcanti Maranhão: Artur Teixeira de Carvalho Mato Grosso: José Vilanova Torres Mato Grosso do Sul: Vacant Minas Gerais: João Marques de Vasconcelos Pará: Gerson dos Santos Peres Paraíba: Clóvis Cavalcanti Paraná: José Hosken de Novaes Pernambuco: Roberto Magalhães Melo Piauí: Waldemar de Castro Macedo Rio de Janeiro: Hamilton Xavier Rio Grande do Norte: Geraldo Melo Rio Grande do Sul: Otávio Badui Germano Santa Catarina: Henrique Hélion Velho de Córdova São Paulo: José Maria Marin Sergipe: Djenal Tavares Queiroz Events January January 6: A passenger ship called Novo Amapá was sunk by an overcrowded capacity off of a river mouth in Caja, Pará State. According to the Transport Ministry of Brazil, there was a confirmed report of at least 130 fatalities."Barco afunda em rio do Amapá e mata 130 pessoas" (página 17 do 1° caderno), Jornal do Brasil (9 de janeiro de 1981). January 13-17: Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau makes his visit to Brazil to meet President João Figueiredo at the Planalto Palace the following day."Trudeau chega de tênis branco e cravo vermelho na lapela" (página 3 do 1° caderno), Jornal do Brasil (14 de janeiro de 1981)."Trudeau passia a pé pelo centro de Manaus, olha vitrinas mas não compra" (página 3 do 1° caderno), Jornal do Brasil (18 de janeiro de 1981). April April 30: Two bombs explode inside a car at the Pavilhão Riocentro, in Rio de Janeiro, during a concert commemorating Labor Day. Sergeant Guilherme Pereira do Rosário is killed and Captain Wilson Dias Machado is injured; both of the Brazilian Army."Mais bombas no carro" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (2 de maio de 1981) August August 19: The Brazilian television network Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT) is launched by businessman and television personality Silvio Santos.https://www.sbt.com.br/sbtnaweb/fiquepordentro/79660/SBT-celebra-35-anos-com-releitura-moderna-de-icones-da-sua-historia.html SBT celebra 35 anos com releitura moderna de ícones da sua história 12 August 2016 SBT na Web SBT 20 August 2016 pt 25 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180425114759/https://www.sbt.com.br/sbtnaweb/fiquepordentro/79660/SBT-celebra-35-anos-com-releitura-moderna-de-icones-da-sua-historia.html dead September September 12: President João Figueiredo inaugurates the JK Memorial in Brasília."Inaugura-se em Brasília o Memorial JK" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (12 de setembro de 1981) September 19: According to an official report from the Transport Ministry of Brazil, a passenger ferry, called the Sobral Santos II was capsized nearby Óbidos Port, Pará State, on the Amazon River, where more than 300 people drowned."Megulhadores só resgatam 16 dos 300 mortos em naufrágio" (página 14 do 1° caderno), Jornal do Brasil (21 de setembro de 1981)."Barco afunda no Pará com 530 pessoas" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (20 de setembro de 1981) December December 22: President João Figueiredo signs a law, creating the state of Rondônia."Figueiredo sanciona lei da criação de Rondônia" (página 6 do primeiro caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (23 de dezembro de 1981) Births January January 21: Michel Teló, singer February February 4 – Sabrina Sato, television presenter March March 1 – Ana Hickmann, model April April 11 – Alessandra Ambrosio, model April 25 – Felipe Massa, race car driver April 26 – Mariana Ximenes, actress June June 12 – Adriana Lima, model June 24 – Júnior Assunção, mixed martial artist June 25 – Carlo Prater, mixed martial artist June 27 – Cléber Santana, footballer (d. 2016) June 29 – Maria Maya, actress July July 5 – Gianne Albertoni, model July 19 – Anderson Luiz de Carvalho, footballer July 26 – Maicon Douglas Sisenando, footballer August August 31 – Mosiah Rodrigues, gymnist October October 11 – Arturo Ruas, professional wrestler November November 4 – Adriana Araujo, boxerAdriana ARAUJO - Olympic Boxing Brazil https://www.olympic.org/adriana-araujo International Olympic Committee 24 April 2019 en 20 November 2016 December December 28 – Wilton Sampaio, FIFA football referee Deaths June June 13 – Amácio Mazzaropi, actor (b. 1912) August August 18 – Carolina Nabuco, writer and translator (b. 1890) August 22 – Glauber Rocha, film director (b. 1939) See also 1981 in Brazilian football 1981 in Brazilian television List of Brazilian films of 1981 References 1981 in 1981 in Category:1980s in Brazil Category:Years of the 20th century in Brazil Brazil Brazil