1996 in Brazil

1996 in Brazil
Events in the year 1996 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Fernando Henrique Cardoso
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.
20 January: Varginha UFO incident in Minas Gerais.
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.
April
17 April: Nineteen landless farmers who were squatting at a private ranch are shot dead by military police.
20 April: Launch of the Fiat Palio, a car model that would become the country's sales leader.
June
23 June: Paulo César Farias and his girlfriend are found dead in their house on Guaxuma beach, in Maceió, Alagoas.
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.
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.
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
March
March 22: Everton Soares, professional footballer
May
May 6: Valesca Machado, mixed martial artist
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)
See also
1996 in Brazilian football
1996 in Brazilian television
References
1990s in Brazil
Years of the 20th century in Brazil
Brazil
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