1972 in Brazil

1972 in Brazil
Events in the year 1972 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: General Emílio Médici
Vice President: General Augusto Rademaker
Governors
Acre: Vacant
Alagoas: Afrânio Lages
Amazonas: João Walter de Andrade
Bahia: Antônio Carlos Magalhães
Ceará: César Cals
Espírito Santo: Artur Carlos Gerhardt Santos
Goiás: Leonino Caiado
Guanabara: Antonio de Pádua Chagas Freitas
Maranhão: Pedro Neiva de Santana
Mato Grosso: José Fragelli
Minas Gerais: Rondon Pacheco
Pará: Fernando Guilhon
Paraíba: Ernâni Sátiro
Paraná: Pedro Viriato Parigot de Sousa
Pernambuco: Eraldo Gueiros
Piauí: Alberto Silva
Rio de Janeiro: Raimundo Padhila
Rio Grande do Norte: Jose Pereira de Araújo Cortez
Rio Grande do Sul: Euclides Triches
Santa Catarina: Colombo Salles
São Paulo: Laudo Natel
Sergipe: Paulo Barreto de Menezes
Vice governors
Acre: Alberto Barbosa da Costa
Alagoas: José de Medeiros Tavares
Amazonas: Deoclides de Carvalho Leal
Bahia: Menandro Minahim
Ceará: Francisco Humberto Bezerra
Espírito Santo: Henrique Pretti
Goiás: Ursulino Tavares Leão
Maranhão: Alexandre Sá Colares Moreira
Mato Grosso: José Monteiro de Figueiredo
Minas Gerais: Celso Porfírio de Araújo Machado
Pará: Newton Burlamaqui Barreira
Paraíba: Clóvis Bezerra Cavalcanti
Paraná: Vacant
Pernambuco: José Antônio Barreto Guimarães
Piauí: Sebastião Rocha Leal
Rio de Janeiro: Teotônio Araújo
Rio Grande do Norte: Tertius Rebelo
Rio Grande do Sul: Edmar Fetter
Santa Catarina: Atílio Francisco Xavier Fontana
São Paulo: Antonio José Rodrigues Filho
Sergipe: Adalberto Moura
Events
February
19 February: The inauguration of the Festa da Uva by President Emílio Garrastazu Médici, in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul; is nationally broadcast on color television for the first time.
24 February: A fire at the Pirani Building (now the Andraus Building), leaves 16 dead and 330 injured in São Paulo, making it one of the biggest tragedies in the city's history.
June
June 29: The National Congress of Brazil approves the project to create Telecomunicações Brasileiras S/A (Telebras).
July
July 24: A team from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo builds the first Brazilian (and South American) computer. It is introduced by Governor of São Paulo and rector Miguel Reale.
September
18 September: São Paulo Metro is inaugurated in Brazil.
27 September: Emerson Fittipaldi wins his first Formula One world championship after winning the Italian Grand Prix.
27 September: President Emílio Garrastazu Médici introduces the first stretch of the Trans-Amazonian Highway.
Births
January
January 1: Gabriela Alves, actress
January 2:
Rita Guedes, actress
Sérgio Baresi, coach and former footballer
January 19: Cynthia Falabella, actress
February
4 February: Giovanni Silva de Oliveira, footballer
7 February: Amon Tobin, musician
13 February – Ana Paula Connelly, volleyball player
April
19 April: Rivaldo, footballer
May
23 May: Rubens Barrichello, racing driver
27 May: Ivete Sangalo, singer-songwriter, actress and television show host
June
16 June: Kiko Loureiro, guitarist
30 June: Fabiano Scherner, mixed martial artist and jiu-jitsu black belt
July
23 July: Giovane Élber, footballer
August
1 August: Sergio Moro, politician and federal judge
28 August: Ivan Almeida Dias, futsal player
September
28 September: Guta Stresser, actress
October
30 October: Paola Carosella, Cook and MasterChef judge
November
November 12: Reynaldo Gianecchini, actor and model
November 22: Eliana, television host and businesswoman
November 29: Rodrigo Pessoa, equestrian
December
December 2: Gustavo Borges, swimmer
December 30: Selton Mello, actor and film director
Deaths
Lia Torá, dancer and actress (b. 1907)
June
14 June: Leila Diniz, actress (b. 1945)
August
31 August: Dalva de Oliveira, singer (b.1917)
October
6 October: Cléo de Verberena, actress and film director (b. 1904)
November
November 10: Torquato Neto, poet, journalist and songwriter (b. 1944)
References
See also
1972 in Brazilian football
1973 in Brazilian television
1970s in Brazil
Years of the 20th century in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil