1970 in Brazil

none 1970 Events in the year 1970 in Brazil. Incumbents Federal government President: General Emílio Garrastazu Médici Vice President: General Augusto Rademaker Governors Acre: Vacant Alagoas: Antônio Simeão de Lamenha Filho Amazonas: Danilo Duarte de Matos Areosa Bahia: Luís Viana Filho Ceará: Plácido Castelo Espírito Santo: Cristiano Dias Lopes Filho Goiás: Otávio Lage Guanabara: Francisco Negrão de Lima (until 15 March) Antonio de Pádua Chagas Freitas (starting 15 March) Maranhão: José Sarney (until 14 May) Antônio Jorge Dino (from 14 May) Mato Grosso: Pedro Pedrossian Minas Gerais: Israel Pinheiro da Silva Pará: Alacid Nunes Paraíba: João Agripino Maia Paraná: Pablo Cruz Pimentel Pernambuco: Nilo Coelho Piauí: Helvídio Nunes (until 14 May) João Turíbio Monteiro de Santana (14 May-15 May) João Clímaco d'Almeida (from 15 May) Rio de Janeiro: Geremias de Mattos Fontes Rio Grande do Norte: Walfredo Gurgel Dantas Rio Grande do Sul: Walter Peracchi Barcelos Santa Catarina: Ivo Silveira São Paulo: Roberto Costa de Abreu Sodré Sergipe: Lourival Baptista (until 14 May) Wolney Leal de Melo (14 May-4 June) João de Andrade Garcez (from 4 June) Vice governors Alagoas: Manoel Sampaio Luz Amazonas: Deoclides de Carvalho Leal Bahia: Jutahy Magalhães Ceará: Humberto Ellery Espírito Santo: Isaac Lopes Rubim Goiás: Osires Teixeira Maranhão: Antonio Jorge Dino (until 14 May) Vacant thereafter (from 14 May) Mato Grosso: Lenine de Campos Póvoas Minas Gerais: Pio Soares Canedo Pará: João Renato Franco Paraíba: Antônio Juarez Farias (from 12 September) Paraná: Plínio Franco Ferreira da Costa Pernambuco: Salviano Machado Filho Piauí: João Clímaco d'Almeida (until 14 May) Vacant thereafter (from 14 May) Rio de Janeiro: Heli Ribeiro Gomes Rio Grande do Norte: Clóvis Motta Santa Catarina: Jorge Bornhausen São Paulo: Hilário Torloni Sergipe: Manoel Paulo Vasconcelos (until 14 May) Vacant thereafter (from 14 May) Events January January 26: After Leila Diniz's controversial interview to O Pasquim, the government signs Decree-Law Nº 1.077/1970, which censors material "subversive of morals and good customs"2022-10-26 2022-10-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20221026234202/https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/geral-61795046 André Bernardo 2022-06-04 pt-BR BBC News Brasil Leila Diniz: os 50 anos da morte da atriz que desafiou conservadorismo e foi perseguida pela ditadura https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/geral-617950462022-10-27 2022-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20221027001812/http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/decreto-lei/1965-1988/del1077.htm Emílio Gaspar Médici e Alfredo Buzaid 1970-01-26 pt-BR Presidência da Repúblia do Brasil DECRETO-LEI Nº 1.077 http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/decreto-lei/1965-1988/del1077.htm March March 11: Japanese consul-general in São Paulo, Nobuo Okuchi is kidnapped by the leftist guerrilla group Vanguarda Popular Revolucionária.Skidmore Thomas The Politics of Military Rule in Brazil, 1964–1985 8 March 1990 9780195063165 117–118 https://books.google.com/books?id=b0kpyNx8sVwC&q=Nobuo+Okuchi+kidnapped&pg=PA117 19 November 2016 March 14: Five political prisoners are released in exchange for the release of Japanese consul Nobuo Okuchi."Os cinco presos em vôo para o México" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (15 de março de 1970). March 15: Japanese consul Nobuo Okuchi is released in the early evening, 97 hours and 45 minutes after being kidnapped by members of the VPR."Posto em liberdade o consul do Japão" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (16 de março de 1970). March 25: President Emílio Garrastazu Médici signs a decree-law, providing for the expansion of the Brazilian territorial sea from 12 to 200 nautical miles."Brasil amplia seu limite maritimo" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (26 de março de 1970). June June 11: West German ambassador Ehrenfried von Holleben is kidnapped in Rio de Janeiro, by the Vanguarda Popular Revolucionária and Ação Libertadora Nacional.Baumann Carol The Diplomatic Kidnappings: A Revolutionary Tactic of Urban Terrorism July 1973 9024714664 78–79"Brasil informa Bonn: tudo para salvar von Holleben" (página 5 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (13 de junho de 1970). June 21: Brazil defeats Italy 4–1 to win the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. It is the third time Brazil wins the FIFA World Cup.Great Sporting Moments: Brazil 4 Italy 1, 1970 World Cup final https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/great-sporting-moments-brazil-4-italy-1-1970-world-cup-final-1741232.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/great-sporting-moments-brazil-4-italy-1-1970-world-cup-final-1741232.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Independent 19 November 2016"Ele voltam amanhã com a Taça" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (22 de junho de 1970). July July 1: Four Vanguarda Popular Revolucionária (VPR) members unsuccessfully attempt to hijack a Cruzeiro do Sul plane with 34 passengers and 7 crew on board. The aircraft was stormed and the hijackers arrested."O primeiro sequestro de avião frustrado no País" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (2 de julho de 1970). July 31: Brazilian consul Aloísio Mares Dias Gomide is kidnapped in Montevideo, Uruguay, by the Tupamaros; an Uruguayan urban guerrilla group."Sequestrado consul do Brasil: Uruguai" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (1 de agosto de 1970). November November 15: General elections for senators, federal and state deputies, mayors, and councilors are held."Trinta milhões vão hoje às urnas" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (15 de novembro de 1970). December December 7: Giovanni Enrico Bucher, the Swiss ambassador to Brazil, is kidnapped by the Ação Libertadora Nacional in Rio de Janeiro; kidnappers demand the release of 70 political prisoners.LEFTISTS IN BRAZIL SEIZE SWISS ENVOY https://www.nytimes.com/1970/12/08/archives/leftists-in-brazil-seize-swiss-envoy-police-guard-is-wounded.html The New York Times 19 November 2016"O embaixador da Suiça é sequestrado no Rio" (páginas 1 e 4 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (8 de dezembro de 1970). Births January January 1 – João Miguel, actor January 20 – Andrucha Waddington, director and producer April April 18 – Patrícia Bastos, singer April 20 – Adriano Moraes, rodeo performer May May 22 – Pedro Diniz, racing driver June June 7 – Ronaldo da Costa, long-distance runnerhttps://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14176145 Ronaldo da Costa worldathletics.org Cafu, footballer76824 June 8 – Seu Jorge, Musical artist August August 11 – Daniella Perez, actress (died 1992) August 27 – Edinho, footballer and manager September September 4 – Igor Cavalera, drummer September 19 – Sonny Anderson, footballer Deaths February February 20 – João Café Filho, 18th President of Brazil (b. 1899) See also 1970 in Brazilian football 1970 in Brazilian television List of Brazilian films of 1970 References 1970 in 1970 in Category:1970s in Brazil Category:Years of the 20th century in Brazil Brazil Brazil