1957 in Brazil

1957 in Brazil
Events in the year 1957 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Juscelino Kubitschek
Vice President: João Goulart
Governors
Alagoas:
Sebastião Muniz Falcão (until 15 September)
Sizenando Nabuco de Melo (from 15 September)
Amazonas: Plínio Ramos Coelho
Bahia: Antônio Balbino
Ceará: Paulo Sarasate
Espírito Santo: Francisco Lacerda de Aguiar
Goiás: José Ludovico de Almeida
Maranhão:
Eurico Ribeiro (until 9 July)
José de Matos Carvalho (from 9 July)
Mato Grosso: João Ponce de Arruda
Minas Gerais: José Francisco Bias Fortes
Pará: Magalhães Barata
Paraíba: Flávio Coutinho
Paraná: Moisés Lupion
Pernambuco: Osvaldo Cordeiro de Farias
Piauí: Jacob Gaioso e Almendra
Rio de Janeiro: Miguel Couto Filho
Rio Grande do Norte: Dinarte de Medeiros Mariz
Rio Grande do Sul: Ildo Meneghetti
Santa Catarina: Jorge Lacerda
São Paulo: Jânio Quadros
Sergipe: Leandro Maciel
Vice governors
Alagoas: Sizenando Nabuco de Melo
Ceará: Wilson Gonçalves
Espírito Santo: Adwalter Ribeiro Soares
Goiás: Bernardo Sayão Carvalho Araújo
Maranhão: Alexandre Alves Costa (from 9 July)
Mato Grosso: Henrique José Vieira Neto
Minas Gerais: Artur Bernardes Filho
Paraíba: Pedro Gondim
Pernambuco: Otávio Correia de Araújo (from 23 May)
Piauí: Francisco Ferreira de Castro
Rio de Janeiro: Roberto Silveira
Rio Grande do Norte: José Augusto Varela
Santa Catarina: Heriberto Hülse
São Paulo: Porfírio da Paz
Sergipe: José Machado de Souza
Events
January
January 26: The Ibirapuera Planetarium in São Paulo opens to the public. It is the first planetarium in the Southern Hemisphere.
March
March 16: Rede Ferroviária Federal, a public company responsible for the operation of 19 unified railways, is created by Federal Law n° 3,115.
April
April 7: A Varig aircraft crashes near Bagé airport, in Rio Grande do Sul, after suffering a fire on board. All 40 occupants on board lose their lives.
April 10: After suffering a breakdown in one of its engines, a Real Douglas DC-3 crashes into the slopes of Pico do Papagaio on Anchieta Island. Of the 30 passengers and crew aboard, 27 are killed.
October
October 1: President Juscelino Kubitschek ratifies a law that sets the date for moving the new federal capital to Brasília.
October 16: Farmer Antônio Vilas Boas claims to have been abducted by extraterrestrials. This would become one of the earliest recorded alien abduction cases.
November
November 4: An alleged extraterrestrial attack on two sentries at the Itaipu Fort takes place in Praia Grande, São Paulo. The entire electricity of the fort, including the emergency circuits, went down during the incident. Afterwards, Brazilian Army and United States Air Force (USAF) personnel, along with investigators of the Brazilian Air Force, flew to the fort to interview the soldiers.
Births
January
January 11: Reinaldo, footballer
May
May 21: Ana Maria Rangel, political scientist
June
June 6: Fábio Barreto, filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, and film producer (d. 2019)
June 7: Otávio Frias Filho, journalist (d. 2018)
June 12: Ciro Pessoa, musician (Titãs, Cabine C), journalist, screenwriter and poet
Deaths
January
January 26: José Linhares, 15th President of Brazil (b. 1886)
August
August 4: Washington Luis, 13th President of Brazil (b. 1869)
References
See also
1957 in Brazilian football
1957 in Brazilian television
1950s in Brazil
Years of the 20th century in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil