Events in the year 1969 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

* President: ** Marshal Artur da Costa e Silva (until 31 August) **

Pedro Aleixo Pedro Aleixo (1 August 1901 – 3 March 1975) served as President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1937 and as the 16th vice president of Brazil from 15 March 1967 to 14 October 1969. As President of the Chamber of Deputies he witnessed the coup d' ...

(from 31 August to 30 October, ''de jure'') ** Admiral

Augusto Rademaker Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald (11 May 1905 – 13 September 1985) was a Brazilian admiral, of German and Danish descent, in the Brazilian Navy. Rademaker was one of the leaders of the Military Junta (30 August 1969 – 30 October 1969) that ...

, General Aurélio de Lira Tavares and General

Márcio Melo Márcio de Sousa e Melo (26 May 1906 – 31 January 1991) was a general with the Brazilian Air Force. Melo was one of the military in the joint military board that ruled Brazil between the illness of Artur da Costa e Silva in August 1969 and t ...

(from 31 August to 30 October, ''de facto'') ** General Emílio Garrastazu Médici (starting 30 October) * Vice President: **

(until 31 August) ** ''Vacant'' (from 31 August to October) ** General

(from October 30)

Governors

Acre The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism. Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to: Places United States * Imperial, California * Imperial, Missouri * Imp ...

: ''Vacant'' * Alagoas:

Antônio Simeão de Lamenha Filho Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

* Amazonas:

Danilo Duarte de Matos Areosa Danilo is a given name found in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Serbian. Notable people with the name Danilo include: Athletes Footballers * Danilo (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer Danilo de Andrade * Danilo (footballer, born 1 ...

* Bahia:

Luís Viana Filho Luís Viana Filho, in old spelling Luiz Vianna Filho (28 March 1908 – 5 June 1990), was a Brazilian lawyer, professor, historian and politician who governed the state Bahia from 1967 to 1971. Biography Luís Viana Filho was born in Paris, ...

Ceará Ceará (, pronounced locally as or ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the ...

Plácido Castelo Placido may refer to: People Surname * José Plácido de Castro (1873–1908), Brazilian soldier and politician *Michele Placido, (born 1946) Italian actor and director *Plácido Vega y Daza, (1830-1878) 19th century Mexican general and politician ...

* Espírito Santo:

Cristiano Dias Lopes Filho Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Portugal national team. He is currently a free agent. Widely regarded as one of the greatest play ...

* Goiás:

Otávio Lage Otávio is a Portuguese masculine given name, the equivalent of English Octavian, Octavius or Italian Ottavio. The Portuguese long form Octávio occurs more rarely. The Portuguese diminutive form is Otavinho. Given name *Otávio (footballer, born ...

* Guanabara: Francisco Negrão de Lima * Maranhão:

Jose Sarney Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. * Jose ben Abin * Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galile ...

Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighboring ...

Pedro Pedrossian Pedro Pedrossian (13 August 1928 – 22 August 2017) was a Brazilian politician. A member of the Party of National Mobilization, he served two terms as the List of Governors of Mato Grosso do Sul, Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul. The first term (19 ...

* Minas Gerais: Israel Pinheiro da Silva * Pará:

Alacid Nunes Alacid da Silva Nunes (25 November 1924 – 5 September 2015) was a Brazilian politician and retired military commander and colonel. Nunes served as the Governor of the Brazilian state of Pará for two nonconsecutive tenures: 1966 to 1971 and f ...

Paraíba Paraíba ( Tupi: ''pa'ra a'íba''; ) is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba ...

João Agripino Maia João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * Jo ...

* Paraná: Pablo Cruz Pimentel * Pernambuco:

Nilo Coelho Nilo may refer to: * Nilo (name) * Nilo, Cundinamarca, a town in Colombia See also * Nilo-Saharan languages * Nilo Rukundpur, a village in Patepur Tehsil, Vaishali, Bihar, India * Nilo Syrtis, a region just north of Syrtis Major Planum on Mars ...

Piauí Piaui (, ) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the country's Northeast Region. The state has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.7% of the Brazilian GDP. Piaui has the shortest coastline of any coastal Brazilian state at 66&n ...

: Helvídio Nunes * Rio de Janeiro: Geremias de Mattos Fontes * Rio Grande do Norte: Walfredo Gurgel Dantas *

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...

Walter Peracchi Barcelos Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1 ...

* Santa Catarina: Ivo Silveira * São Paulo:

Roberto Costa de Abreu Sodré The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

* Sergipe: Lourival Baptista

Vice governors

* Alagoas:

Manoel Sampaio Luz Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manu ...

* Amazonas: **

Rui Arajuo Rui or RUI may refer to: Names * Rui (surname) (芮), a Chinese surname * Rui (given name), a given name Places * Rui (state) (芮), a Chinese state during the Zhou Dynasty * Rui (village), a census town in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, ...

(until 26 July) **''Vacant'' thereafter (from 26 July) * Bahia:

Jutahy Magalhães Jutahy Borges Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro, August 6, 1929, Salvador, Bahia, Salvador – January 31, 2000) was a Brazilian politician. Political career The son of the politician Juracy Magalhães, from an early age he suffered paternal influen ...

Humberto Ellery Humberto is a Portuguese and Spanish masculine given name of Germanic origin. It may refer to: * Humberto Aguilar Coronado * Humberto Ak'ab'al *Humberto Albiñana * Humberto Albornoz *Humberto Alonso Morelli * Humberto Alonso Razo *Humberto Andrade ...

* Espírito Santo:

Isaac Lopes Rubim Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the ...

* Goiás: Osires Teixeira * Maranhão:

Antonio Jorge Dino Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

Lenine de Campos Póvoas Lenine may refer to: *Lenine (musician), Brazilian singer-songwriter * Lenine, Crimea, an urban-type settlement on the Crimean Peninsula *Lenine Raion, a district of Crimea *Lenine, an alternative transliteration of Lenin Vladimir Ilyich U ...

* Minas Gerais:

Pio Soares Canedo Pio may refer to: Places * Pio Lake, Italy * Pio Island, Solomon Islands * Pio Point, Bird Island, south Atlantic Ocean People * Pio (given name) * Pio (surname) * Pio (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer * Pio (footballer, born 1 ...

* Pará:

João Renato Franco João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * ...

Antônio Juarez Farias Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

* Paraná:

Plínio Franco Ferreira da Costa Plinio may refer to: *Pliny, in Italian ** Pliny the Elder (c. 23 – 79) ** Pliny the Younger (61 – c. 113) *Ulmus 'Plinio', an elm cultivar named after Pliny * Plínio (footballer, born 1946) José Plínio de Godoy (born 3 February 1946), k ...

* Pernambuco: Salviano Machado Filho *

: João Clímaco d'Almeida * Rio de Janeiro:

Heli Ribeiro Gomes Heli, also ''heli'', ''heli-'' may refer to: People *Heli, King of Britain (mythical) *Heli (Bible), listed as an ancestor of Jesus *Heli (name) Places * Heli, Tangyuan County (鹤立镇), town in Tangyuan County, Heilongjiang, China * Heli, Fun ...

* Rio Grande do Norte:

Clóvis Motta Clovis may refer to: People * Clovis (given name), the early medieval (Frankish) form of the name Louis ** Clovis I (c. 466 – 511), the first king of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler ** Clovis II (c. 634 – c. 657), ...

* Santa Catarina:

Jorge Bornhausen Jorge Bornhausen (Rio de Janeiro, October 1, 1937) is a Brazilian politician. He was governor of the state of Santa Catarina from 1979 to 1982, and senator for Santa Catarina from 1983 to 1991 and from 1999 to 2007. He was also President of the ...

* São Paulo:

Hilário Torloni Hilario or Hilário can be both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Hilario (1905–1989), Spanish footballer and manager * Hilário (born 1939), Portuguese footballer and manager * Hilário (born 1975), Port ...

* Sergipe: ''Vacant''

Events

February

February 26 Events Pre-1600 *747 BC – According to Ptolemy, the epoch (origin) of the Nabonassar Era began at noon on this date. Historians use this to establish the modern BC chronology for dating historic events. * 364 – Valentinian I is p ...

: President Artur da Costa e Silva issues ''AI-7'', which suspends elections for governors and mayors.

March

* March 20: The '' Brazilian Company of Posts and Telegraphs (ECT)'' is founded; a public company that replaces the ''Department of Posts and Telegraphs (DCT)''.

April

16 April Events Pre-1600 * 1457 BC – Battle of Megido - the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail. * 69 – Defeated by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Otho commits suicide. * 73 – Masada ...

: Mobster

Castor de Andrade Castor Gonçalves de Andrade e Silva (12 February 1926 – 11 April 1997) was a well-known ''bicheiro''A "bicheiro" or "banker" is the mobster who operates the jogo do bicho ("the animal's game"), a popular Brazilian illegal gambling game. in ...

is arrested for the second time. PASQUIM. Edição nº 599(1980), pp. 12-21.

May

*Unknown Date:

is released in the beginning of the month, after being detained on Ilha das Flores. This is the last time he's detained by the military regime.PASQUIM. Edição nº 599(1980), pp. 12-21.

August

16 August Events Pre-1600 * 1 BC – Wang Mang consolidates his power in China and is declared marshal of state. Emperor Ai of Han, who died the previous day, had no heirs. * 942 – Start of the four-day Battle of al-Mada'in, between the Hamd ...

Embraer Embraer S.A. () is a Brazilian multinational aerospace manufacturer that produces commercial, military, executive and agricultural aircraft, and provides aeronautical services. It was founded in 1969 in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, where i ...

is created by the Brazilian government as a national champion for domestic aerospace technology. *

31 August Events Pre-1600 *1056 – After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty. *1057 – Abdication of Byzantine Emperor Michael VI Bringas after just one year. * ...

: A military junta rules the country following the sudden illness of President Artur da Costa e Silva. The junta is made up of ministers Aurélio de Lira Tavares from the Army,

from the Navy, and Márcio de Sousa e Melo from the Air Force.

September

September 1 Events Pre-1600 * 1145 – The main altar of Lund Cathedral, at the time seat of the archiepiscopal see of all the Nordic countries, is consecrated. * 1173 – The widow Stamira sacrifices herself in order to raise the siege of Ancon ...

: The newscast '' Jornal Nacional'' on

Rede Globo de Televisão TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo. The TV station ...

premieres. * September 4: The

US Ambassador to Brazil The following is a list of ambassadors of the United States, or other chiefs of mission, to Brazil. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. List ...

, Charles Burke Elbrick, is kidnapped by two armed members of the revolutionary group

MR-8 8th October Revolutionary Movement (''Movimento Revolucionário 8 de Outubro'', MR8) was a Marxist political organization that took part in armed struggle against the Military dictatorship in Brazil. It was formed in 1964 among college students i ...

and the

ALN Aluminium nitride ( Al N) is a solid nitride of aluminium. It has a high thermal conductivity of up to 321 W/(m·K) and is an electrical insulator. Its wurtzite phase (w-AlN) has a band gap of ~6 eV at room temperature and has a potent ...

, in Rio de Janeiro. * September 7:

Charles Burke Elbrick is freed by armed members of the revolutionary group

in Rio de Janeiro. * September 18: In Rio de Janeiro, the Provisional Governing Board signs a decree-law, establishing the new National Security Law.

October

October 15 Events Pre-1600 *1066 – Following the death of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, Edgar the Ætheling is proclaimed King of England by the Witan; he is never crowned, and concedes power to William the Conqueror two months later. * 1211 ...

: The three military ministers sign the ''Complementary Acts'' in Rio de Janeiro, which order the reopening of the National Congress of Brazil. * October 17: The military junta promulgates ''Constitutional Amendment n°1'', known as the 1969 Constitution. *

October 25 Events Pre-1600 * 285 (or 286) – Execution of Saints Crispin and Crispinian during the reign of Diocletian, now the patron saints of leather workers, curriers, and shoemakers. * 473 – Emperor Leo I acclaims his grandson Leo II a ...

: ARENA candidate Emílio Garrastazu Médici is elected President of Brazil by a joint session of Congress, specially reopened by '' AI-16''. * October 30: Emílio Garrastazu Médici takes office as the 28th president of Brazil.

November

* November 4:

Ação Libertadora Nacional The National Liberation Action (''Ação Libertadora Nacional'', ALN) was a Marxism-Leninism, Marxist-Leninist Urban guerrilla warfare, urban guerrilla group in Brazil which fought against the Military dictatorship in Brazil, Brazilian military dic ...

leader

Carlos Marighella Carlos Marighella (; 5 December 1911 – 4 November 1969) was a Brazilian politician, writer, and guerrilla fighter of Marxist–Leninist orientation. He was accused of engaging in "terrorist acts" against the Brazilian military dictatorshi ...

is shot to death by

DOPS The Department of Political and Social Order () or DOPS was a political police organ of the Brazilian government, notably used by the ''Estado Novo'' of Getúlio Vargas and the military dictatorship established in 1964. The DOPS was established in ...

agents in São Paulo. *

November 19 Events Pre-1600 * 461 – Libius Severus is declared emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The real power is in the hands of the ''magister militum'' Ricimer. * 636 – The Rashidun Caliphate defeats the Sasanian Empire at the Battle o ...

Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, ...

scores his 1,000th goal for Santos, beating

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...

2–1 at the

Maracanã Stadium Maracanã Stadium ( pt, Estádio do Maracanã, standard Brazilian Portuguese: , local pronunciation: ), officially named Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (), is an association football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The stadium is part o ...

Births

January

* 16 January:

Daniela Escobar Daniela Escobar Duncan (born 16 January 1969) is a Brazilian actress, television presenter and voice actress. Biography Escobar was born in São Borja, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil At the age of ten, she moved with her family ...

, actress and television presenter

April

* 30 April:

Paulo Jr. Paulo Xisto Pinto Júnior (born 30 April 1969) is a Brazilian musician best known as the bassist for heavy metal band Sepultura. He joined Sepultura after Roberto Raffan left the band in 1984, becoming Sepultura's second bassist. Although no o ...

, bassist

June

* 30 June: Dira Paes, actress

July

* 25 July: David Brazil, promoter and actor

September

*5 September:

Leonardo Leonardo is a masculine given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese equivalent of the English, German, and Dutch name, Leonard Leonard or ''Leo'' is a common English masculine given name and a surname. The given name and surname originate ...

, footballer * 18 September:

Gralak Paulo Sérgio Gralak (born 18 September 1969), known as just Gralak, is a Brazilian former professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the wo ...

, footballer * 26 September:

Dan Stulbach Dan Filip Stulbach (born September 26, 1969) is a Brazilian actor, television presenter, director and artistic director. Biography He is the first member of a small family of Polish Jewish immigrants to be born in Brazil. He has only one siste ...

, actor, television presenter, director and artistic director

November

* 11 November: Bismarck Barreto Faria, footballer

December

* 5 December: Jean Elias, footballer

Deaths

March

* 12 March:

Adhemar de Barros Adhemar Pereira de Barros (22 April 1901 – 12 March 1969) was the mayor of São Paulo (1957–1961), and twice elected Governor of São Paulo (1947–1951 & 1963–1966). Barros was born in Piracicaba, Brazil. He was the federal interv ...

, politician

July

* 10 July:

João de Souza Mendes João de Souza Mendes Júnior (23 June"Mundo del Ajedrez" August–September 1969, p. 253. But "23 July" according to Gaige. 1892 – 10 July 1969) was a seven-time Brazilian chess champion and physician. Prior to emergence of Henrique Mecking, he ...

, chess master

September

* 6 September:

Arthur Friedenreich Arthur Friedenreich (18 July 1892 – 6 September 1969) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He was nicknamed ''The Tiger'' or ''The Original "Black" Pearl'', and was arguably the sport's first outstanding mixed-race ...

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November

* 4 November:

, Marxist revolutionary and writer * 7 November: Cyro de Freitas Valle, lawyer

December

* 17 December: Artur da Costa e Silva, former president, heart attack

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Governors

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Events

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Births

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References

See also