2010 in Brazil

2010 in Brazil
Events in the year 2010 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Vice President: José Alencar
Governors
Acre: Binho Marques
Alagoas: Teotônio Vilela Filho
Amapa:
Waldez Góes (until 4 April)
Pedro Paulo Dias de Carvalho (4 April-31 December)
Amazonas:
Eduardo Braga (until 31 March)
Omar Aziz (starting 31 March)
Bahia: Jaques Wagner
Ceará: Cid Gomes
Espírito Santo: Paulo Hartung
Goiás: Alcides Rodrigues
Maranhão: Roseana Sarney
Mato Grosso:
Blairo Maggi (until 31 March)
Silval da Cunha (from 31 March)
Mato Grosso do Sul: André Puccinelli
Minas Gerais:
Aécio Neves (until 31 March)
Antônio Anastasia (starting 31 March)
Pará: Ana Júlia Carepa
Paraíba: José Maranhão
Parana:
Roberto Requião de Mello e Silva (until 1 April)
Orlando Pessuti (from 1 April)
Pernambuco: Eduardo Campos
Piauí:
Wellington Dias (until 2 April)
Wilson Martins (starting 2 April)
Rio de Janeiro: Sérgio Cabral Filho
Rio Grande do Norte: Wilma Maria de Faria
Rio Grande do Sul: Yeda Rorato Crusius
Rondônia:
Ivo Narciso Cassol (until 31 March)
João Aparecido Cahulla (starting 31 March)
Roraima: José de Anchieta Júnior
Santa Catarina:
Luiz Henrique da Silveira (until 25 March)
Leonel Pavan (starting 25 March)
São Paulo:
José Serra (until 2 April)
Alberto Goldman (starting 2 April)
Sergipe: Marcelo Déda
Tocantins: Carlos Henrique Gaguim
Vice governors
Acre: Carlos César Correia de Messias
Alagoas: José Wanderley Neto
Amapá: Pedro Paulo Dias de Carvalho
Amazonas: Omar José Abdel Aziz
Bahia: Edmundo Pereira Santos
Ceará: Francisco José Pinheiro
Espírito Santo: Ricardo de Rezende Ferraço
Goiás: Ademir de Oliveira Meneses
Maranhão: João Alberto Souza
Mato Grosso: Silval da Cunha Barbosa
Mato Grosso do Sul: Murilo Zauith
Minas Gerais:
Antonio Augusto Junho Anastasia (until 31 March)
Vacant thereafter
Pará: Odair Santos Corrêa
Paraíba: Luciano Cartaxo Pires de Sá
Paraná: Orlando Pessuti
Pernambuco: João Soares Lyra Neto
Piauí:
Wilson Martins (until 2 April)
Vacant thereafter
Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Fernando Pezão
Rio Grande do Norte:
Iberê Ferreira (until 31 March)
Vacant thereafter
Rio Grande do Sul: Paulo Afonso Girardi Feijó
Rondônia: João Aparecido Cahulla
Roraima: Vacant
Santa Catarina:
Leonel Pavan (until 25 March)
Vacant thereafter
São Paulo:
Alberto Goldman (until 2 April)
Vacant thereafter
Sergipe: Belivaldo Chagas Silva
Tocantins: Eduardo Machado Silva
Events
January
December 30 (2009) – January 6: Floods and landslides cause at least 85 deaths in Rio de Janeiro. More than 4,000 people are forced to evacuate their homes.
January 1: The new minimum wage takes effect (510 reals a month).
January 12: Humanitarian and aid worker, Zilda Arns is killed by the 2010 Haiti earthquake. She was there carrying out humanitarian activities on behalf of Pastoral da Criança.
February
February 11: José Roberto Arruda, Governor of the Federal District, is arrested by Federal Police, after accusations of corruption.
February 17: Sinking of the Concordia.
April
April 5: Starting on April 5 until the middle of the month, another series of floods and mudslides in Rio de Janeiro, causes at least 249 deaths, 161 injuries, and over 15,000 homeless. Property damage is estimated to be around R$23.76 billion (estimated to be around $4.636 billion USD).
April 15: 2010 IBSA summit.
April 16: 2nd BRIC summit.
May
May 8: Miss Brasil 2010.
June
June 7: The construction firm TWS announces the construction of the Tour Geneve, which will feature 51 floors. It will be the first skyscraper in Brazil to have over 50 floors since the construction of the Mirante do Vale in 1960.
August
August 1: Beginning of the 2010 Census by the IBGE; which ends on October 31.
August 21: Vila Prudente on Line 2 (Green) opens as an assisted operation from Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm.
October
October 3: General elections for president, governor, senator, state deputy, federal deputy, district deputy (only for the Federal District), and deputy of the Mercosur Parliament.
October 31:
Dilma Vana Rousseff is elected President of Brazil in the second round of general elections.
End of the 2010 Brazilian census.
November
November 21–28: Criminal drug trafficking factions in Rio de Janeiro initiate a series of attacks in response to the government placing permanent police forces in the favelas.
Deaths
January
January 12:
Zilda Arns, pediatracian and aid worker (born 1934)
Luiz Carlos da Costa, diplomat (born 1949)
January 28: José Eugênio Corrêa, Roman Catholic Bishop of Caratinga (1957–1978) (born 1914)
February
February 10: Armando Falcão, Justice Minister (1974–1979) (born 1919)
February 28: José Mindlin, businessman and bibliophile (born 1914)
March
March 4: Johnny Alf, singer and composer (born 1929)
April
April 30: José Fragelli, governor of Mato Grosso (1970–1974) and Senate president (1985–1987) (born 1915)
May
May 13: Cinthia Régia Gomes do Livramento, Education Secretary (Amazonas) (born 1964)
June
June 7: Viana Junior, comedian (born 1942)
July
July 3: Roberto Piva, poet and writer (born 1937)
July 12: Paulo Moura, saxophonist and clarinetist (born 1932)
August
August 29: Ary Fernandes, filmmaker (born 1931)
September
September 14: Paulo Machado de Carvalho Filho, businessman and founder of Jovem Pan Radio (born 1924)
Elections
Brazilian general election, 2010
Brazilian gubernatorial elections, 2010
Opinion polling in the Brazilian presidential election, 2010
Founded
Revista Autismo magazine.
Revista Santástico magazine.
Rádio Santos and Santos TV.
Canal Viva TV channel.
Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana university.
Cidade Nova Station subway station.
Funvic Brasilinvest-São José dos Campos cycling team.
Liga Brasileira de Futebol Americano, American Football league.
Whitejets airline.
Football Clubs
Cordino Esporte Clube, Foz Cataratas Futebol Clube, Igreja Nova Futebol Clube, Novoperário Futebol Clube, Clube Atlético Portal, São José Esporte Clube (women) and União Frederiquense de Futebol
Film
List of Brazilian films of 2010
List of 2010 box office number-one films in Brazil
Television
Debuted
Busão do Brasil
El clon Spanish remake of O Clone
Escrito nas Estrelas
Passione (telenovela)
Por Um Fio
Ribeirão do Tempo
The Buzz
Uma Rosa com Amor
Ended
Bela, a Feia
Busão do Brasil
Cama de Gato
Caras & Bocas
El clon
Escrito nas Estrelas
Poder Paralelo
Topa ou Não Topa
Uma Rosa com Amor
Seize the Day
Music
João Lucas & Marcelo form.
Fellini stop performing.
First year of SWU Music & Arts
Sport
Football
2010 in Brazilian football
2010 Copa Libertadores Finals
Brazil at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 Copa Libertadores Femenina
2010 Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo de Futebol Feminino
Tennis
2010 Brasil Open
2010 BH Tennis Open International Cup
2010 Aberto de Brasília
2010 Aberto de Bahia
Racing
2010 Brazilian Grand Prix
2010 São Paulo Indy 300
2010 Rally International of Curitiba
2010 FIA GT1 Interlagos round
2010 Desafio Internacional das Estrelas
2010 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil
2010 Formula 3 Brazil Open
2010 GT Brasil season
2010 Stock Car Brasil season
2010 Copa Chevrolet Montana season
2010 Fórmula Truck season
2010 Formula 3 Sudamericana season
2010 Trofeo Linea season
Misc
2010 Panamerican Men's Youth Handball Championship
2010 USA-Brazil Challenge
Brazil at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Brazil at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Brazil participate in the 2010 South American Rugby Championship "A"
See also
2010 in Brazilian football
References
2010s in Brazil
Years of the 21st century in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil