1980 in Brazil

1980 in Brazil
Events in the year 1980 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: General João Figueiredo
Vice President: Aureliano Chaves
Governors
Acre: Vacant
Alagoas: Guilherme Palmeira
Amazonas: José Bernardino Lindoso
Bahia: Antônio Carlos Magalhães
Ceará: Virgílio Távora
Espírito Santo: Eurico Vieira Resende
Goiás: Ary Valadão
Maranhão: João Castelo
Mato Grosso: Frederico Campos
Mato Grosso do Sul:
Marcelo Miranda Soares (until 29 October)
Pedro Pedrossian (from 29 October)
Minas Gerais: Francelino Pereira
Pará: Alacid Nunes
Paraíba: Tarcísio Burity
Paraná: Nei Braga
Pernambuco: Marco Maciel
Piauí: Lucídio Portela
Rio de Janeiro: Antônio Chagas Freitas
Rio Grande do Norte: Lavoisier Maia
Rio Grande do Sul: José Augusto Amaral de Souza
Santa Catarina: Jorge Bornhausen
São Paulo: Paulo Maluf
Sergipe: Augusto Franco
Vice governors
Acre: José Fernandes Rego
Alagoas: Teobaldo Vasconcelos Barbosa
Amazonas: Paulo Pinto Nery
Bahia: Luis Viana Neto
Ceará: Manuel de Castro Filho
Espírito Santo: José Carlos Fonseca
Goiás: Rui Brasil Cavalcanti
Maranhão: Artur Teixeira de Carvalho
Mato Grosso: José Vilanova Torres
Mato Grosso do Sul: Vacant
Minas Gerais: João Marques de Vasconcelos
Pará: Gerson dos Santos Peres
Paraíba: Clóvis Cavalcanti
Paraná: José Hosken de Novaes
Pernambuco: Roberto Magalhães Melo
Piauí: Waldemar de Castro Macedo
Rio de Janeiro: Hamilton Xavier
Rio Grande do Norte: Geraldo Melo
Rio Grande do Sul: Otávio Badui Germano
Santa Catarina: Henrique Hélion Velho de Córdova
São Paulo: José Maria Marin
Sergipe: Djenal Tavares Queiroz
Events
April
April 12: A Transbrasil Boeing 727 crashes in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, killing 54 people.
June
June 1: Mauro Milhomem, a Brazilian pilot, attempted to crash his Sertanejo-721 into the Hotel Presidente, owned by his mother-in-law, after he had an argument with his wife the previous day due to her cheating on him. The plane failed to hit the target and hit instead into several other objects, ultimately crashing into an accounting office in front of a forum. Six people were killed and four were wounded.
June 30: Pope John Paul II arrives in Brazil for the first time with his twelve-day visit.
July
July 9: On the 10th day of Pope John Paul II's visit to Brazil, in an effort to get good seats, the crowd at the Castelao Stadium broke down an unguarded gate and trampled those killed in the rush.
August
August 11: Construction of the São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport begins.
November
November 13: The National Congress of Brazil unanimously approves the constitutional amendment that reestablishes direct elections for the governors of the States and the Federal District.
Births
February
February 25 – Fernando Santos, footballer
March
March 21 – Ronaldinho, footballer
April
April 5 –
Carolina Moraes, synchronized swimmer
Isabela Moraes, synchronized swimmer
May
May 20 – Cauã Reymond, actor
July
July 20 –
Gisele Bündchen, model
Dado Dolabella, actor
August
August 16 – Raniere Silva dos Santos, footballer
October
October 2 – Henry Bugalho, YouTuber, writer, translator and philosopher
November
November 8 – Luis Fabiano, footballer
Deaths
March
March 22 – Hélio Oiticica, artist (born 1937)
July
July 9 – Vinicius de Moraes, poet and dramatist (born 1913)
December
December 21 – Nelson Rodrigues, journalist, novelist and playwright (born 1912)
See also
1980 in Brazilian football
1980 in Brazilian television
List of Brazilian films of 1980
References
1980s in Brazil
Years of the 20th century in Brazil
Brazil
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