1994 in Brazil

1994 in Brazil
Events in the year 1994 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Itamar Franco
Vice President: vacant
Governors
Acre: Vacant
Alagoas: Geraldo Bulhões
Amapa: Annibal Barcellos (until 31 December)
Amazonas: Gilberto Mestrinho
Bahia:
Antônio Carlos Magalhães (until 2 April)
Ruy Trindade (2 April-2 May)
Antônio Imbassahy (from 2 May)
Ceará:
Ciro Gomes (until 8 September)
Francisco de Barros (8 September-9 October)
Francisco Aguiar (from 9 October)
Espírito Santo: Albuíno Cunha de Azeredo
Goiás:
Iris Rezende (until 2 April)
Agenor Rezende (from 2 April)
Maranhão:
Edison Lobão (until 2 April)
José de Ribamar Fiquene (from 2 April)
Mato Grosso: Jaime Campos
Mato Grosso do Sul: Pedro Pedrossian
Minas Gerais: Hélio Garcia
Pará:
Jader Barbalho (until 2 April)
Carlos Santos (from 2 April)
Paraíba:
Ronaldo Cunha Lima (until 2 April)
Cícero de Lucena (from 2 April)
Paraná:
Roberto Requião de Mello e Silva (until 2 April)
Mario Pereira (from 2 April)
Pernambuco: Joaquim Francisco Cavalcanti
Piauí:
Freitas Neto (until 2 April)
Guilherme Melo (from 2 April)
Rio de Janeiro:
Leonel Brizola (until 2 April)
Nilo Batista (from 2 April)
Rio Grande do Norte:
José Agripino Maia (until 2 April)
Vivaldo Costa (from 2 April)
Rio Grande do Sul: Alceu de Deus Collares
Rondônia: Oswaldo Piana Filho
Roraima: Ottomar de Sousa Pinto
Santa Catarina:
Vilson Kleinübing (until 6 April)
Antônio Carlos Konder Reis (from 6 April)
São Paulo: Luís Antônio Fleury Filho
Sergipe: João Alves Filho
Tocantins: Moisés Nogueira Avelino
Vice governors
Acre: Vacant
Alagoas: Francisco Roberto Holanda de Melo
Amapá: Ronaldo Pinheiro Borges
Amazonas: Francisco Garcia Rodrigues
Bahia:
Paulo Souto (until 2 April)
Rosalvo Barbosa Romeo (from 2 May)
Ceará:
Lúcio Gonçalo de Alcântara (until 16 September)
Vacant thereafter (from 16 September)
Espírito Santo: Adelson Antônio Salvador
Goiás:
Luís Alberto Maguito Vilela (until 2 April)
Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
Maranhão:
José de Ribamar Fiquene (until 2 April)
Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
Mato Grosso: Osvaldo Roberto Sobrinho
Mato Grosso do Sul: Ary Rigo
Minas Gerais: Arlindo Porto Neto
Pará:
Carlos José Oliveira Santos (until 2 April)
Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
Paraíba:
Cícero Lucena Filho (until 2 April)
Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
Paraná:
Mario Pereira (until 2 April)
Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
Pernambuco: Carlos Roberto Guerra Fontes
Piauí:
Guilherme Cavalcante de Melo (until 2 April)
Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
Rio de Janeiro:
Nilo Batista (until 2 April)
Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
Rio Grande do Norte:
Vivaldo Costa (until 2 April)
Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
Rio Grande do Sul: João Gilberto Lucas Coelho
Rondônia: Assis Canuto
Roraima: Antônio Airton Oliveira Dias
Santa Catarina:
Antônio Carlos Konder Reis (until 2 April)
Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
São Paulo: Aloysio Nunes
Sergipe: José Carlos Mesquita Teixeira
Tocantins: Paulo Sidnei Antunes
Events
January
7 January: Paulo César Farias, the treasurer of Fernando Collor de Mello's electoral campaign, is sentenced to four years in prison for tax evasion.
February
28 February: The Unidade Real de Valor is launched, which is the equivalent to 2,750 reals.
March
3 March: Fernando Henrique Cardoso leaves Itamar Franco's Ministry of Finance to run for President of the Republic.
May
1 May: Three time Formula One World Champion, Ayrton Senna is killed in a crash during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
July
1 July: The real replaces the cruzeiro real as Brazil's national currency.
17 July: Brazil defeats Italy 3–2 on penalties to win the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Brazil claims their fourth FIFA World Cup trophy.
August
5 August: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay decide in Buenos Aires to create a free trade zone between MERCOSUR and Bolivia.
October
3 October: Fernando Henrique Cardoso is elected Brazil's 34th president, defeating Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the country's presidential election.
December
7 December: The trial of former President Fernando Collor de Mello and the treasurer of the electoral campaign, Paulo César Farias, begins at the Supreme Federal Court.
12 December: The Supreme Federal Court acquits former President of Brazil, Fernando Collor de Mello, and treasurer Paulo César Farias, on charges of passive corruption, due to a lack of evidence.
13 December: The Supreme Federal Court sentences treasurer Paulo César Farias to 7 years in prison for misrepresentation.
Births
31 March: Felipe Colares, mixed martial artist (d. 2023)
14 May: Marquinhos, professional footballer
Deaths
January
6 January: Cláudia Magno, actress and dancer (b. 1958)
April
18 April: Dener Augusto de Sousa, footballer (b. 1971)
May
1 May: Ayrton Senna, racing driver (b. 1960)
July
10 July: Lélia Gonzalez, anthropologist and human rights activist (b. 1935)
29 July: Mussum, actor and musician (b. 1941)
December
8 December: Tom Jobim, composer and singer (b.1927)
19 December: Pedro Collor de Mello, businessman and brother of former President Fernando Collor de Mello (b. 1952)
See also
1994 in Brazilian football
1994 in Brazilian television
References
1990s in Brazil
Years of the 20th century in Brazil
Brazil
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