Events in the year 1987 in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Incumbents

Federal government

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

José Sarney José Sarney de Araújo Costa (; born José Ribamar Ferreira de Araújo Costa; 24 April 1930) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and writer who served as 31st president of Brazil from 1985 to 1990. He briefly served as the 20th vice president of ...

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on ...

: ''vacant''

Governors

* Acre:

Iolanda Fleming Iolanda Lima Fleming (born 20 June 1936, Manoel Urbano) is a Brazilian professor and politician. She is noted as the first woman to become a state governor in Brazil. She served as the Governor of Acre from 1986 to 1987. Fleming is the daughte ...

(until 15 March); Flaviano Melo (from 15 March) *

Alagoas Alagoas (, ) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is the city of Maceió. ...

: José de Medeiros Tavares (until 15 March);

Fernando Collor de Mello Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello (; born 12 August 1949) is a Brazilian politician who served as the 32nd president of Brazil from 1990 to 1992, when he resigned in a failed attempt to stop his impeachment trial by the Brazilian Senate. Collor ...

(from 15 March) * Amazonas: Gilberto Mestrinho (until 15 March);

Amazonino Mendes Amazonino Armando Mendes (born November 16, 1939) is a Brazilian politician. He served as the Governor of the Brazilian state of Amazonas for three non-consecutive tenures. He was born in Eirunepé, Amazonas. He first served as governor from 19 ...

(from 15 March) *

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...

: João Durval Carneiro then Waldir Pires * Ceará: Gonzaga Mota (until 15 March);

Tasso Jereissati Tasso Ribeiro Jereissati (born 15 December 1948) is federal senator of Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and w ...

(from 15 March) *

Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attra ...

: José Moraes (until 15 March); Max Freitas Mauro (from 15 March) *

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goi ...

Onofre Quinan ''Onofre'' is a genus of Brazilian jumping spiders that was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz & Antônio Domingos Brescovit in 2007. it contains only three species, found in the Amazon basin of Brazil: '' O. carnifex'', '' O. necator'', and '' ...

(until 15 March);

Henrique Santillo Henrique () may refer to: *Henry, Count of Portugal (1066–1112) * Henry I, King of Portugal (1512–1580) *Henry the Navigator (1394–1460), a royal prince and important figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire * Infante Henry, 4th Duk ...

(from 15 March) *

Maranhão Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of . Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and ...

: Luís Rocha (until 15 March); Epitácio Cafeteira (from 15 March) * Mato Grosso: Wilmar Peres de Faria then Carlos Bezerra * Mato Grosso do Sul: Ramez Tebet (until 15 March); Marcelo Miranda Soares (from 15 March) *

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

Hélio Garcia Hélio de Carvalho Garcia (March 16, 1931 – June 6, 2016) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He served as governor of Minas Gerais from 1984 to 1987 and again from 1991 until 1995. Biography Garcia was born in Santo Antônio do Amparo, M ...

(until 15 March); Newton Cardoso (from 15 March) *

Pará Pará is a state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest are the borders of Guyana ...

Jader Barbalho Jader Fontenelle Barbalho (born 27 October 1944) is a Brazilian politician, businessman and landowner from the state of Pará. He is currently a member of the PMDB party and a Senator for Pará. He is the father of Hélder Barbalho, former mayo ...

(until 15 March); Hélio Gueiros (from 15 March) * Paraíba: Milton Bezerra Cabral (until 15 March); Tarcísio Burity (from 15 March) * Paraná: João Elísio Ferraz de Campos then Alvaro Dias *

Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it List of Brazilian states by population, sev ...

: Gustavo Krause (until 15 March); Miguel Arraes (from 15 March) * Piauí: Bona Medeiros (until 15 March); Alberto Silva (from 15 March) *

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...

Leonel Brizola Leonel de Moura Brizola (22 January 1922 – 21 June 2004) was a Brazilian politician. Launched into politics by Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas in the 1930–1950s, Brizola was the only politician to serve as elected governor of two Brazi ...

then Moreira Franco *

Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte (, , ) is one of the states of Brazil. It is located in the northeastern region of the country, forming the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. The name literally translates as "Great Northern River", re ...

: Radir Pereira de Araujo (until 15 March); Geraldo José Ferreira de Melo (from 15 March) * Rio Grande do Sul: Jair de Oliveira Soares (until 15 March); Pedro Simon (from 15 March) * Rondônia: Ângelo Angelin (until 15 March); Jerônimo Garcia de Santana (from 15 March) * Santa Catarina:

Esperidião Amin Esperidião Amin Helou Filho (December 21, 1947) is a Brazilian politician. Born to a family of businessmen and politicians of Lebanese origin, he was twice elected governor of the state of Santa Catarina and twice mayor of the city of Florianó ...

(until 15 March); Pedro Ivo Campos (from 15 March) *

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...

André Franco Montoro André Franco Montoro (; 14 July 1916 – 16 July 1999) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He was born in São Paulo as the son of André de Blois Montoro and Tomásia Alijostes. He was a Brazilian Senate, senator and governor of São Paulo. ...

(until 15 March); Orestes Quércia (from 15 March) *

Sergipe Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region along the Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geographical area at , larger only than the Federal District. Serg ...

: João Alves Filho (until 15 March);

Antônio Carlos Valadares Antônio Carlos Valadares (born April 6, 1943) is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Sergipe Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region along the Atlantic coast of the country, Sergi ...

(from 15 March)

Vice governors

* Acre: Edison Simão Cadaxo (from 15 March) *

: Moacir Andrade (from 15 March) * Amazonas: Vivaldo Barros Frota (from 15 March) *

: Edvaldo de Oliveira Flores (until 15 March); Nilo Moraes Coelho (from 15 March) * Ceará: José Adauto Bezerra (until 15 March); Francisco Castelo de Castro (from 15 March) *

: José Moraes (until 15 March); Carlos Alberto Batista da Cunha (from 15 March) *

: Joaquim Domingos Roriz (from 15 March) *

: João Rodolfo Ribeiro Gonçalves (until 15 March); João Alberto Souza (from 15 March) * Mato Grosso: Edison Freitas de Oliveira (from 15 March) * Mato Grosso do Sul: vacant (until 15 March); George Takimoto (from 15 March) *

: Júnia Marise de Azeredo Coutinho (from 15 March) *

: Laércio Dias Franco (until 15 March); Hermínio Calvinho Filho (from 15 March) * Paraíba: Antônio da Costa Gomes (until 15 March); vacant (from 15 March) * Paraná: Ary Veloso Queiroz (from 15 March) *

: Carlos Wilson Rocha de Queirós Campos (from 15 March) * Piauí: Lucídio Portela Nunes (from 15 March) *

: Darcy Ribeiro (until 15 March); Francisco Amaral (from 15 March) *

: vacant (until 15 March); Garibaldi Alves (from 15 March) * Rio Grande do Sul: Cláudio Ênio Strassburger (until 15 March); Sinval Sebastião Duarte Guazzelli (from 15 March) * Rondônia: Orestes Muniz Filho (from 15 March) * Santa Catarina: Victor Fontana (until 15 March); Casildo João Maldaner (from 15 March) *

: vacant (until 15 March); Almino Afonso (from 15 March) *

(until 15 March); Benedito de Figueiredo (from 15 March)

Events

Births

* January 10 –

César Cielo César Augusto Cielo Filho (, born 10 January 1987) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer who specializes in sprint events. He is the most successful Brazilian swimmer in history, having obtained three Olympic medals, winning six individual Wor ...

, swimmer * January 15 –

Jesus Luz Jesus Pinto da Luz (born January 15, 1987) is a Brazilian model and DJ. Early life and family Luz was born in Rio de Janeiro. He is the son of a hairdresser and public official in the Rio de Janeiro city government. His name was given to him b ...

, model and DJ *

June 25 Events Pre-1600 * 524 – The Franks are defeated by the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce. * 841 – In the Battle of Fontenay-en-Puisaye, forces led by Charles the Bald and Louis the German defeat the armies of Lothair I of ...

– Hugo Bonemer, actor

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