1996 in Brazil
Years 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
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History of Brazil since 1985
Year of Constitution: 1988

Incumbents

Federal government

President: Fernando Henrique Cardoso^[1]
Vice President: Marco Maciel

Governors

Acre: Orleir Messias Cameli
Alagoas: Divaldo Suruagy
Amapa: João Capiberibe
Amazonas: Amazonino Mendes
Bahia: Paulo Souto
Ceará: Tasso Jereissati
Espírito Santo: Vitor Buaiz
Goiás: Maguito Vilela
Maranhão: Roseana Sarney
Mato Grosso: Dante de Oliveira
Mato Grosso do Sul: Wilson Barbosa Martins
Minas Gerais: Eduardo Brandão Azeredo
Pará: Almir Gabriel
Paraíba: José Maranhão
Paraná: Jaime Lerner
Pernambuco: Miguel Arraes
Piauí: Mão Santa
Rio de Janeiro: Marcello Alencar
Rio Grande do Norte: Garibaldi Alves Filho
Rio Grande do Sul: Antônio Britto
Rondônia: Valdir Raupp de Mattos
Roraima: Neudo Ribeiro Campos
Santa Catarina: Paulo Afonso Vieira
São Paulo: Mário Covas
Sergipe: Albano Franco
Tocantins: José Wilson Siqueira Campos

Vice governors

Acre: Labib Murad
Alagoas: Manuel Gomes de Barros
Amapá: Antônio Hildegardo Gomes de Alencar
Amazonas: Alfredo Pereira do Nascimento
Bahia: César Borges
Ceará: Moroni Bing Torgan
Espírito Santo: José Renato Casagrande
Goiás: Naphtali Alves de Souza
Maranhão: José Reinaldo Carneiro Tavares
Mato Grosso: José Márcio Panoff de Lacerda
Mato Grosso do Sul:
- Braz Melo (until 3 May)
- Vacant (starting 3 May)
Minas Gerais: Walfrido Silvino dos Mares Guia Neto
Pará: Hélio Mota Gueiros Júnior
Paraíba: vacant
Paraná: Emília de Sales Belinati
Pernambuco: Jorge José Gomes
Piauí: Osmar Antônio de Araújo
Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Paulo Correa da Rocha
Rio Grande do Norte: Fernando Freire
Rio Grande do Sul: Vicente Joaquim Bogo
Rondônia: Aparício Carvalho de Moraes
Roraima: Airton Antonio Soligo
Santa Catarina: José Augusto Hülse
São Paulo: Geraldo Alckmin
Sergipe: José Carlos Machado
Tocantins: Raimundo Nonato Pires dos Santos

Events

January

8 January: President Fernando Henrique Cardoso issues Decree 1775, which creates a framework for the clear demarcation of indigenous territories. However, as part of the process, this opens indigenous territories to counterclaims by adjacent landowners.^[2]
20 January: Varginha UFO incident in Minas Gerais.^[3]^[4]

March

2 March: A Learjet 25 carrying the Brazilian satirical rock band Mamonas Assassinas attempts a go-around at São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, but crashes in the Serra da Cantareira mountain range. All eight people on board are killed, including all five members of the band.^[5]

April

17 April: Nineteen landless farmers who were squatting at a private ranch are shot dead by military police.^[6]
20 April: Launch of the Fiat Palio, a car model that would become the country's sales leader. ^[7]

June

23 June: Paulo César Farias and his girlfriend are found dead in their house on Guaxuma beach, in Maceió, Alagoas.^[8]

October

31 October: A fokker 100 jet, departing for Rio de Janeiro, crashes into houses in the Jabaquara neighborhood, south of São Paulo, leaving 99 dead.^[9]

November

25 November: Darci Alves Pereira, one of the murderers of rubber tapper leader Chico Mendes, is recaptured by the Federal Police in Guaíra, Paraná.^[10]

Births

January

January 11: Baco Exu do Blues, rapper
January 19: Rodrigo Becão, footballer
January 28: Kim Kataguiri, politician and co-founder of the Free Brazil Movement.

February

February 8: Isadora Williams, figure skater^[11]

March

March 22: Everton Soares, professional footballer

May

May 6: Valesca Machado, mixed martial artist^[12]

July

July 9: Rafael Miguel, actor (d. 2019)

August

August 12: Arthur Melo, professional footballer
August 30: Gabriel Barbosa, professional footballer

December

December 14: Raphinha, professional footballer

Deaths

January

18 January: Alberto Ruschel, actor (b. 1918)

June

23 June: Paulo Cesar Farias, politician (b. 1945)

September

September 12: Ernesto Geisel, 29th President of Brazil (b. 1907)

October

October 11: Renato Russo, singer (b. 1960)

December

December 16: Dondinho, professional footballer and father of Pelé (b. 1917)

References

^ "Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ Moore, Sara Gavney; Lemos, Maria Carmen (1999-05-01). "Indigenous Policy in Brazil: The Development of Decree 1775 and the Proposed Raposa/Serra do Sol Reserve, Roraima, Brazil". Human Rights Quarterly. 21 (2): 444–463. doi:10.1353/hrq.1999.0026. ISSN 1085-794X. S2CID 144099400.
^ "ET de Varginha ainda instiga imaginário brasileiro 20 anos depois". EBC. 19 January 2016.
^ "A história oficial do ET de Varginha". 15 October 2010.
^ "Famous people who died in aviation accidents". www.planecrashinfo.com.
^ Amnesty.org Library
^ Fiat Palio: história do novo líder de vendas do Brasil
^ PC Farias é assassinado em Maceió (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (24 de junho de 1996).
^ Avião da TAM cai sobre casas em SP e mata 101 (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (1 de novembro de 1996).
^ Preso no PR assassino de Chico Mendes (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (26 de novembro de 1996).
^ "Isadora WILLIAMS - Olympic Figure skating | Brazil". International Olympic Committee. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ "Valesca Machado Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

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