1997 in Brazil

1997 in Brazil
Events in the year 1997 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Vice President: Marco Maciel
Governors
Acre: Orleir Messias Cameli
Alagoas:
Divaldo Suruagy (till 17 July)
Manoel Gomes de Barros (Mano) (from 17 July)
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 (until 17 July)
Vacant (starting 17 July)
Amapá: Antônio Hildegardo Gomes de Alencar
Amazonas:
Alfredo Pereira do Nascimento (until 17 July)
Vacant (starting 17 July)
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: Vacant
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
January 25: Guilherme de Pádua is sentenced to 19 years in prison for the 1992 murder of actress Daniella Perez.
March
March 31: A Jornal Nacional report on TV Globo, shows images of military police officers from São Paulo caught attacking residents of Favela Naval, in Diadema, during a blitz they carried out there. Mario José Josino died from a gunshot to the back of the head.
April
April 5: The program Planeta Xuxa premiers on TV Globo.
April 20: Galdino Jesus dos Santos, a Pataxó native, is murdered by five students from Brasilia after celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day.
May
May 6: The company Vale do Rio Doce is privatized and sold to Consórcio Brasil, led by CSN, for R$3.3 billion.
June
June 29: Brazil defeats Bolivia 3-1, to win their fifth Copa America trophy.
October
October 2: Pope John Paul II visits Rio de Janeiro to participate in the 2nd World Meeting with Families.
December
December 21: Brazil defeats Australia 6-0 to win the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Births
February
February 26: Malcom, professional footballer
March
March 3: David Neres, professional footballer
March 10: Gabi Nunes, professional footballer
March 23: Thiago Maia, professional footballer
April
April 3: Gabriel Jesus, professional footballer
May
May 10: Richarlison, professional footballer
August
August 9: Luisa Stefani, professional tennis player
August 27: Lucas Paquetá, professional footballer
November
November 16: Bruno Guimarães, professional footballer
December
December 21: Pedro Sampaio, music and producer
Deaths
February
February 2: Chico Science, singer and composer (b. 1966)
February 17: Darcy Ribeiro, anthropologist and politician (b. 1922)
April
April 11: Castor de Andrade, mobster (b. 1926)
May
May 2: Paulo Freire, philosopher (b. 1921)
August
August 9: Herbert de Souza, activist and sociologist (b. 1935)
See also
1997 in Brazilian football
1997 in Brazilian television
References
1990s in Brazil
Years of the 20th century in Brazil
Brazil
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