1977 in Brazil

Events in the year 1977 in Brazil. == Incumbents == === Federal government === President: General Ernesto Geisel Vice President: General Adalberto Pereira dos Santos === Governors === Acre: Vacant Alagoas: Divaldo Suruagy Amazonas: Henoch da Silva Reis Bahia: Roberto Santos Ceará: José Adauto Bezerra Espírito Santo: Élcio Álvares Goiás: Irapuan Costa Jr. Maranhão: Oswaldo da Costa Nunes Freire Mato Grosso: Jose Garcia Neto Mato Grosso do Sul: Vacant Minas Gerais: Aureliano Chaves Pará: Aloysio Chaves Paraíba: Ivan Bichara Paraná: Jaime Canet Júnior Pernambuco: Francisco Moura Cavalcanti Piauí: Dirceu Arcoverde Rio de Janeiro: Floriano P. Faria Lima Rio Grande do Norte: Tarcisio de Vasconcelos Maia Rio Grande do Sul: Sinval Sebastião Duarte Guazzelli Santa Catarina: Antônio Carlos Konder Reis São Paulo: Paulo Egídio Martins Sergipe: José Rollemberg === Vice governors === Acre: Omar Sabino de Paula Alagoas: Vacant Amazonas: João Bosco Ramos de Lima Bahia: Edvaldo Brandão Correia Ceará: José Waldemar de Alcântara e Silva Espírito Santo: Carlos Alberto Lindenberg von Schilgen Goiás: José Luís Bittencourt Maranhão: José Duailibe Murad Mato Grosso: Cássio Leite de Barros Mato Grosso do Sul: Vacant Minas Gerais: Levindo Ozanam Coelho Pará: Clovis Silva de Morais Rego Paraíba: Dorgival Terceiro Neto Paraná: Octávio Cesário Pereira Júnior Pernambuco: Paulo Gustavo de Araújo Cunha Piauí: Djalma Martins Veloso Rio de Janeiro: Vacant Rio Grande do Norte: Geraldo Melo Rio Grande do Sul: José Augusto Amaral de Sousa Santa Catarina: Marcos Henrique Büechler São Paulo: Ferreira Filho Sergipe: Antônio Ribeiro Sotelo == Events == === April === April 1: President Ernesto Geisel closes the National Congress of Brazil to control presidential succession as conflict erupts between him, the duristas, Congress, the Church, and the media. April 14: President Geisel signs constitutional amendment n°8 and reopens the National Congress of Brazil. === June === June 23: In a second ballot by 226 votes in favor and 159 against; the National Congress of Brazil approves a constitutional amendment by Senators Nelson Carneiro and Acioli Filho, that legalizes divorce. === August === August 3: Writer Rachel de Queiroz becomes the first woman elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters. August 17: Jorge Amado's novel Tieta do Agreste is published, which becomes one of his best-selling works. === October === October 1: Pelé, playing for the New York Cosmos, scores his last goal to defeat Santos FC 2-1, at Giants Stadium, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. This would be his last official game, thus saying goodbye to his professional football career. October 11: President Ernesto Geisel signs a law, creating the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. === December === December 26: President Ernesto Geisel signs a law that legalizes and regulates divorce. == Births == === March === 27 March: Vítor Meira race car driver === April === 1 April: Vitor Belfort, MMA fighter === June === 8 June: Falcão, footballer === July === 20 July: Susana Werner, model and actress 30 July: Fabrício Werdum, Jiu-Jitsu practitioner === August === 24 August: Denílson, footballer === September === 14 September: Alex, footballer === October === 31 October: Larissa Maciel, actress === November === 6 November: Demian Maia, mixed martial artist 8 November: João Rodrigo Silva Santos soccer player (d. 2013) === December === December 12: Evangelista Santos, mixed martial arts fighter == Deaths == === January === 22 January: Maysa Matarazzo, singer (b. 1936) === February === 13 February: Carolina Maria de Jesus, memorialist (b. 1914) === March === 18 March: Carlos Pace, racing driver (b. 1944) === July === 21 July: Zózimo, World Cup-winning footballer (b. 1932) === December === 9 December: Clarice Lispector, writer (b. 1920) == See also == 1977 in Brazilian football Brazilian military government == References == == See also == 1977 in Brazilian football 1977 in Brazilian television