Events in the year 2016 in Brazil:

Incumbents

Federal government

* President: Dilma Rousseff (until August 31), Michel Temer (starting August 31) * Vice President: Michel Temer (until August 31), ''vacant'' (from August 31)

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 ...

Tião Viana Sebastião Afonso Viana Macedo Neves, better known as Tião Viana ( Rio Branco, February 9, 1961), is a doctor and Brazilian politician. He was formerly Governor of Acre and is a member of the Workers' Party. He served as interim President of ...

* Alagoas: Renan Filho * Amapa: Waldez Góes * Amazonas:

José Melo José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

* Bahia: Rui Costa *

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 ...

: Camilo Santana * Espírito Santo: Paulo Hartung * Goiás: Marconi Perillo * Maranhão: Flávio Dino *

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 Taques José Pedro Gonçalves Taques (born March 15, 1968) is a Brazilian teacher and politician. He has previously as governor of Mato Grosso and senator for the same state.Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, and ...

: Reinaldo Azambuja * Minas Gerais:

Fernando Damata Pimentel Fernando Damata Pimentel (born 31 March 1951) is a Brazilian politician and economist. He is a member of the Workers' Party (PT). He was the Mayor of Belo Horizonte from 2001 to 2009, the Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade in ...

* Pará: Simão Jatene *

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 ...

: Ricardo Coutinho * Paraná: Beto Richa * Pernambuco:

Paulo Câmara Paulo Henrique Saraiva Câmara (born August 8, 1972, in Recife) is a Brazilian politician who served as governor of Pernambuco from 2015 to 2023. He became Governor of Pernambuco on January 1, 2015. Political career In 2014, he was elected gove ...

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 ...

: Wellington Dias * Rio de Janeiro: * Rio Grande do Norte:

Robinson Faria Robinson Mesquita de Faria is a Brazilian politician. He had served as governor of Rio Grande do Norte state in Brazil (2015–2018). Biography and early career Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, on April 12, 1959, Robinson Mesquita de Fari ...

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 ...

: José Ivo Sartori *

Rondônia Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, ...

: Confúcio Moura *

Roraima Roraima (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas ...

Suely Campos Maria Suely Silva Campos (born March 14, 1953) is a Brazilian businesswoman and politician. She was governor of the State of Roraima between the years 2015 and 2018. She is affiliated with the Progressive Party (Brazil). She replaced her husband ...

* Santa Catarina: Raimundo Colombo * São Paulo:

Geraldo Alckmin Geraldo José Rodrigues Alckmin Filho (; born 7 November 1952) is a Brazilian politician who is the vice president-elect of Brazil. He previously served as the Governor of São Paulo from 2001 to 2006, and then again from 2011 to 2018, the long ...

* Sergipe: Jackson Barreto * Tocantins:

Marcelo Miranda Marcelo Miranda can refer to: * Marcelo Miranda (footballer) * Marcelo Miranda (politician) Marcelo Miranda (born October 10, 1961) is an ex-governor of the Brazilian state of Tocantins. He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement ...

Vice governors

: Maria Nazareth Melo de Araújo Lambert * Alagoas: José Luciano Barbosa da Silva *

Amapá Amapá () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northern region of Brazil. It is the second least populous state and the eighteenth largest by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by Fr ...

João Bosco Papaléo Paes 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 * ...

* Amazonas: José Henrique Oliveira * Bahia: João Leão *

: Maria Izolda Cela de Arruda Coelho * Espírito Santo:

César Roberto Colnago Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt * César Award, a French film award Places * Cesar, Portugal * Ce ...

* Goiás:

José Eliton de Figueiredo Júnior José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

* Maranhão:

Carlos Orleans Brandão Júnior Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsew ...

Carlos Henrique Baqueta Fávaro Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere ...

Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, and ...

Rose Modesto Rosiane Modesto de Oliveira (born in 20 February 1978) is a Brazilian politician and teacher, is currently serving her first term as a federal deputy of Mato Grosso do Sul, she was previously Vice Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul from January 2015 ...

* Minas Gerais: Antônio Eustáquio Andrade Ferreira * Pará:

José da Cruz Marinho José da Cruz Marinho (born 18 September 1959) more commonly known as Zequinha Marinho is a Brazilian politician, as well as a pedagogist, accounting technician, and pastor. Although born in Tocantins, he has spent his political career represent ...

: Lígia Feliciano * Paraná:

Maria Aparecida Borghetti Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...

* Pernambuco:

Raul Jean Louis Henry Júnior Raul, Raúl and Raül are the Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan forms of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph. They are cognates of the French Raoul. Raul, Raúl or Raül may r ...

* Piaui: Margarete de Castro Coelho * Rio de Janeiro:

Francisco Dornelles Francisco Dornelles (born January 7, 1935) is a Brazilian lawyer, economist and politician. He was the vice governor of Rio de Janeiro from 2015 to 2019 and was the interim Governor during March and October 2016 after the illness of governor Lui ...

* Rio Grande do Norte:

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: José Paulo Dornelles Cairoli *

: *

: Paulo César Justo Quartiero * Santa Catarina: Eduardo Pinho Moreira * São Paulo:

Márcio França Márcio Luiz França Gomes (born 23 June 1963) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), and former governor and vice governor of São Paulo, elected with Geraldo Alckmin in 2014. França assumed the o ...

* Sergipe: Belivaldo Chagas Silva * Tocantins: Cláudia Telles de Menezes Pires Martins Lelis

Events

March

*March 13 - Hundreds of thousands of people all over Brazil protest against corruption and denounce the government of President Dilma Rousseff. *March 16 **Senator Delcídio do Amaral, the speaker of the Worker's Party (PT) signed a plea bargain with Operation Car Wash prosecutor Sérgio Moro disclosing allegations of corruption against other political figures. ** Dilma Rousseff appointed former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as her chief of staff, a position that would have made him immune from prosecution. A conversation between them was recorded and later leaked by Sérgio Moro, who was rebuked for the disclosure.

April

* April 17 - Brazil's Chamber of Deputies votes 367-137 in favor of beginning impeachment procedures against President Dilma Rousseff.

May

* May 10 - Senate approves the removal from office of former Worker's Party Speaker Delcídio do Amaral for breaching decorum following his admissions in his March 16 plea bargain agreement. * May 12 ** The

Brazilian Senate The Federal Senate ( pt, Senado Federal) is the upper house of the National Congress of Brazil. When created under the Imperial Constitution in 1824, it was based on the House of Lords of the British Parliament, but since the Proclamation ...

voted (55-22) to begin the impeachment process against the President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff and suspend her from office while the trial takes place. ** Vice President of Brazil Michel Temer assumed presidential powers and duties as Acting President of Brazil. ** Temer announces a new Cabinet, exclusively made of white males. * May 24 **Temer announced plans for austerity measures. **Temer planning minister Romero Juca resigned after a recording of him was released in which he appeared to conspire to obstruct justice.

June

*June 9 - A bus plunges over a ravine in Brazil's São Paulo state, resulting in at least 18 people killed and 28 injured.

July

*July 29 - Former President of Brazil Lula da Silva will stand trial on obstruction of justice charges relating to the

Petrobras Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., better known by the portmanteau Petrobras (), is a state owned enterprise, state-owned Brazilian multinational corporation in the petroleum industry headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The company's name transla ...

scandal.

August

*August 5–21 - The

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are held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. * August 10 - The Federal Senate votes 59 to 21 to indict suspended President Dilma Rousseff on charges of breaking budget laws and put her on trial. * August 25 - Brazil's Federal Senate begins the impeachment trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff. * August 31 - The

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

votes 61 to 20 in favor of removing Dilma Rousseff from office as President of Brazil. Vice President Michel Temer (who has been acting president since May 12) succeeds to the presidency and serves out the remainder of the term, which ends at midnight January 1, 2019. * August 31- Economic numbers released showing the Brazilian economy shrank 3.8% year-on-year in the second quarter.

September

*September 7–18 - The

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are held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. *September 12 -

Eduardo Cunha Eduardo Cosentino da Cunha (born 29 September 1958), is a Brazilian politician and radio host, born in Rio de Janeiro. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil from February 2015 until May 5, 2016, when he was removed from the pos ...

, former President of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, loses his position as a Deputy following a vote of the Chamber as a result of a series of corruption scandals. * September 14 - Brazilian prosecutors file corruption charges against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his wife,

Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva ('' née'' Casa; 7 April 1950 – 3 February 2017) was the wife of the 35th and 39th president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and First Lady of Brazil from 2003 to 2010. Lula's first wife, Maria de Lourdes ...

. Federal judge Sérgio Moro will preside over his case. * September 22 - Brazilian police arrest former Finance Minister Guido Mantega as part of an ongoing probe into corruption. * September 27 - Senator Gleisi Hoffman and her husband were indicted as part of the Operation Car Wash investigation.

October

*October 2 - Brazilian voters cast ballots in the nationwide election of mayors and city councils in 5,568 municipalities. *October 5 - Former president Lula da Silva is charged with corruption linked to Odebrecht in Angola. *October 15 - A wildlife sanctuary for rescued

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opens in

. *October 17 - Clashes between rival gangs in at least two prisons, leave at least 18 people killed. *October 20 - Prosecutors file homicide charges against 21 employees of Samarco,

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and BHP for the November 2015 iron ore mine dam breach in the state of Minas Gerais which killed 19 people and polluted waterways.

November

*November 17 - Former Rio de Janeiro governor Sérgio Cabral is arrested in corruption probe. *November 20 - Four policemen are killed in Rio de Janeiro after their helicopter is shot down by a gang. *November 21 - Testimony begins in a corruption case against former President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. *November 23 - The

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announces plans to repay up to $29 billion in loans to the Government of Brazil in order to stem a burgeoning deficit. *November 25 - Brazilian Minister

Geddel Vieira Lima Geddel Vieira Lima (born 18 March 1959) is a Brazilian politician who served in the Cabinet of Brazil under President Michel Temer until his resignation on 25 November 2016, amid accusations that he and the President had pressured Minister of Cul ...

resigns following allegations he and President Michel Temer pressured a fellow

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minister into approving a real estate project. *November 28 - Contractors and suppliers for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games claim they are owed millions in unpaid debts. *November 29 **A chartered Avro RJ85 plane carrying 77 people, including the Chapecoense football team, crashes near

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. Rescuers report at least six survivors have been found in the wreckage. The

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are suspended. **Three of Brazil's leading football clubs –

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football ...

, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras and

São Paulo FC São Paulo Futebol Clube (), commonly referred to as São Paulo, is a professional football club in the Morumbi district of São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1930. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista (the State of São Paulo's premier state leag ...

– offer players to

Associação Chapecoense de Futebol Associação Chapecoense de Futebol, commonly known as Chapecoense, is a Brazilian Association football, football club, based in the city of Chapecó in the state of Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina. The club was founded in 1973 with the ...

after the team loses the majority of its squad in the

LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 LaMia Flight 2933 was a charter flight of an Avro RJ85, operated by LaMia, that on 28 November 2016 crashed near Medellín, Colombia, killing 71 of the 77 people on board. The aircraft was transporting the Brazilian Chapecoense football squad a ...

crash. **Protesters in Brasília hold a violent demonstration against a proposed public spending cap. Police used tear gas and rubber bullets in order to disperse the demonstrators.

December

*December 1 - Odebrecht apologizes for "illicit actions in business activities". *December 5 - In association football,

CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...

officially awards Chapecoense the

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title in the wake of the plane crash that killed almost the entire team. Atlético Nacional, which would have faced Chapecoense in the final and had campaigned for the Brazilians to be awarded the title, receives a fair play award from CONMEBOL. *December 13 - The Brazilian Senate passed PEC 55, a constitutional amendment requiring 20-year spending cap, in a 53-16 vote. *December 21 - Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht and affiliated petrochemical company Braskem plead guilty of violating American foreign bribery laws in connection with the

deal. *December 29 - The Ambassador of Greece to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis, is reported missing while on vacation in Rio de Janeiro. A homicide team is investigating his disappearance. *December 31 - A body found in a burnt-out vehicle north of the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro is confirmed to be that of missing Greek Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis. A military police officer who had an affair with the ambassador's wife confesses to the murder. The wife and a second man are also detained.

Arts and culture

* 2015–16 Brazil network television schedule

Sports

2016 in Brazilian football The following article presents a summary of the 2016 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 115th season of competitive football in the country. Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May ...

Deaths

* January 1 – Gilberto Mendes, 93, Brazilian composer. * January 5 – Antônio Pompêo, 62, Brazilian actor. * January 11 – Reginaldo Araújo, 38, Brazilian footballer, heart attack. * January 14 – Shaolin, 44, Brazilian humorist, heart attack. * January 25 – , 38, Brazilian ultra-distance cyclist, traffic collision. * February 2 –

Luiz Felipe Lampreia Luiz Felipe Palmeira Lampreia (19 October 1941 – 2 February 2016) was a Brazilian diplomat and sociologist. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. Lampreia worked as a professor at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. He served as cha ...

, 74, Brazilian diplomat. * February 15 –

Paulo Barreto Menezes Paulo Barreto Menezes (October 9, 1925 – February 15, 2016) was a Brazilian civil engineer and politician. He served as the Governor of the state of Sergipe from 1971 to 1975. Barreto Menezes died from cardiac arrest at the Unidade de Terapia ...

, 90, Brazilian civil engineer and politician, Governor of Sergipe (1971–1975). * March 7 – Ana Luiza Pessoa de Queiroz, 60s, Brazilian fashion agent (

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). * March 9 – Naná Vasconcelos, 71, Brazilian jazz percussionist and vocalist, eight-time Grammy Award winner, lung cancer. * March 17 – Gaúcho, 52, Brazilian football coach and player ( Flamengo), prostate cancer. * March 18 – José Carlos Avellar, 79, Brazilian film critic (''

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''). * March 19 –

Roger Agnelli Roger Agnelli (May 3, 1959 – March 19, 2016) was a Brazilian Investment banker, entrepreneur and corporate leader. He ran one of the largest mining companies in the world, Vale SA, and in 2013 was voted by Harvard Business Review as the world� ...

, 56, Brazilian bank and mining executive, CEO of

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(2001–2011), plane crash. * March 25 –

Clodomir Santos de Morais Clodomir Santos de Morais (30 September 1928 – 25 March 2016) was a Brazilian sociologist who originated the Organization Workshop (OW) and the associated Activity-based Large Group Capacitation Method (LGCM). In the 1940s and 1950s de Mora ...

, 87, Brazilian sociologist. * March 26 –

Lucas Gomes Arcanjo Lucas Gomes Arcanjo (April 30, 1971 – March 26, 2016) was a police officer who served as civil police for the State Traffic Department of Minas Gerais and was also a candidate for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies for the Brazilian Labour Rene ...

, 44, Brazilian police officer and political activist. * March 28 – Gilson Alvaristo, 59, Brazilian professional cyclist. * March 31 – Amaury Epaminondas, 80, Brazilian footballer (

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, Deportivo Toluca F.C.). * April 1 – Petrucio Melo, 65, Brazilian television presenter, cardiac arrest. * April 7 – , 56, Portuguese-born Brazilian actor. * April 25 – Patrick Fabionn Lopes, 35, Brazilian football player. * May 6 -

Larry Pinto de Faria Larry Pinto de Faria (3 November 1932 – 6 May 2016) was a Brazilian football player. Early life He was born in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro. He later lived in Porto Alegre. Career He began his career at Fluminense Football Club where he ...

, 83, Brazilian footballer ( Sport Club Internacional). * May 7 –

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, 26, Brazilian footballer (

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, Newcastle Jets, IFK Mariehamn). * May 7 –

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, 70, Brazilian footballer ( São Paulo). * May 15 –

Cauby Peixoto Cauby Peixoto (10 February 1931 – 15 May 2016) was a Brazilian singer, whose career lasted from the late 1940s until his death in 2016. He is known for his deep voice and extravagant mannerisms and hairstyles. He had a brief career in the Un ...

, 85, Brazilian singer, pneumonia. * May 30 – Gérson Bergher, 91, Brazilian politician. * June 5 –

Jarbas Passarinho Jarbas Gonçalves Passarinho (11 January 1920 – 5 June 2016) was a Brazilian military officer and politician. Passarinho began his political career when he was appointed Governor of Pará. He served as head of several government ministries du ...

, 96, Brazilian politician,

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(1981–1983), Governor of Pará (1964–1966). * June 6 – Hélio Garcia, 85, Brazilian politician, Governor of Minas Gerais (1984-1987, 1991-1995). * June 6 – Tunga, 64, Brazilian sculptor and performance artist. * June 9 –

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, 74, Italian-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Territorial Prelate of

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(since 2000). * June 24 –

Francisco Ivens de Sá Dias Branco Francisco Ivens de Sá Dias Branco (August 3, 1934 – June 24, 2016) was a Brazilian businessman and one of the richest people in the world according to '' Forbes'' magazine, with an estimated net worth of $4.2 billion in January 2015. Per ...

, 81, Brazilian billionaire businessman. * June 27 – Luís Carlos Melo Lopes, 61, Brazilian footballer. * June 28 – Fabiane Niclotti, 31, Brazilian model, Miss Universo Brasil 2004. * July 2 – Irineu Roque Scherer, 65, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Garanhuns (1998–2007) and Joinville (since 2007). * July 4 – Rondon Pacheco, 96, Brazilian politician, Governor of Minas Gerais (1971–1975), pneumonia. * July 7 – Guilherme Karan, 58, Brazilian actor (''

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'', ''

Xuxa e os Duendes Xuxa e os Duendes ( en, Xuxa and the Elves, italic=yes) is a 2001 Brazilian fantasy musical adventure children's film directed by Paulo Sérgio de Almeida, Rogério Gomes and Márcio Vito with a screenplay by Vivian Perl and Wagner de Assis. Ba ...

'', '' Meu Bem, Meu Mal'', ''

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''), Machado–Joseph disease. * July 13 – Héctor Babenco, 70, Argentine-born Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter ('' Kiss of the Spider Woman'', '' Ironweed'', '' Carandiru''), heart attack. * July 13 – Celso Peçanha, 99, Brazilian politician, Governor of Rio de Janeiro (1961–1962). * July 17 – Sérgio Henrique Ferreira, 82, Brazilian scientist. * August 5 –

Vander Lee Vander Lee (March 3, 1966 – August 5, 2016) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter. His songs were a fusion of rock, pop, and classical jazz. He began his career singing in bars and festivals in Belo Horizonte and cities of Minas Gerais. In 1987, h ...

, 50, Brazilian singer-songwriter. * August 6 –

Ivo Pitanguy Ivo Hélcio Jardim de Campos Pitanguy (July 5, 1926 – August 6, 2016) was a Plastic surgery, plastic surgeon based in Rio de Janeiro. Pitanguy studied at the Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, where he worked with John Longacre. Soon after, ...

, 90, Brazilian plastic surgeon, natural causes. * August 16 –

Luis Álvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro Luis Álvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro (December 16, 1942 – August 16, 2016), commonly known as LAOR, was a Brazilian businessman of the real estate industry. He was president of Santos FC from 2009 to 2014. History Born in Santos on December 16, ...

, 73, Brazilian businessman, president of Santos FC (2010–2014). * August 16 – João Havelange, 100, Brazilian football executive, ex-president of FIFA. * August 16 – Elke Maravilha, 71, Brazilian actress. * August 22 –

Geneton Moraes Neto Geneton Moraes Neto (13 July 1956 – 22 August 2016) was a Brazilian journalist and writer from Pernambuco. Neto worked as a journalist for over 40 years in print and television. Among other roles, he was a correspondent for '' O Estado de Sã ...

, 60, Brazilian writer and journalist, aortic aneurysm. * August 23 –

Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto (April 29, 1929 – August 23, 2016) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1955, Zuqueto served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas The Roman Cath ...

, 86, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas (1983–2005). * August 23 – , 83, Brazilian television host and journalist. * August 27 – Alcindo, 71, Brazilian footballer ( Grêmio), diabetes. * September 3 – Claudio Olinto de Carvalho, 74, Brazilian football player and coach. * September 15 –

Domingos Montagner Domingos Montagner Filho (26 February 1962 – 15 September 2016) was a Brazilian actor, playwright and entrepreneur. He began his career in theaters and circuses, through the course of interpretation of Myriam Muniz. In 1997, Montagner formed La ...

, 54, Brazilian actor, drowning. * October 14 – Orival Pessini, 72, Brazilian actor (''

A Praça É Nossa A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes'' ...

'', '' Balão Mágico''), comedian, plastic artist and creator of character Fofão, spleen cancer. * October 25 – Carlos Alberto Torres, 72, Brazilian footballer and manager, world champion (

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

), heart attack. * November 6 – Redovino Rizzardo, 77, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Dourados (2001–2015). * November 20 – Diógenes da Silva Matthes, 83, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Franca (1971–2006). * November 29 – Notable people killed in the LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crash: ** Ananias, 27, Brazilian football player ( Chapecoense). **

Mateus Caramelo Mateus Lucena dos Santos (30 August 1994 – 28 November 2016), commonly known as Caramelo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played for Chapecoense on loan from São Paulo FC as a right back. Caramelo was one of the victims when L ...

, 22, Brazilian football player ( Chapecoense). ** Dener, 25, Brazilian football player ( Chapecoense). **

Guilherme Gimenez de Souza Guilherme Gimenez de Souza (18 June 1995 – 28 November 2016), simply known as Gimenez, was a Brazilian footballer who last played for Chapecoense. Mainly a right back, he also played as a defensive midfielder. Gimenez was one of the victim ...

, 21, Brazilian football player ( Chapecoense). ** Josimar, 30, Brazilian football player ( Chapecoense). ** Caio Júnior, 51, Brazilian football player and manager ( Chapecoense, Vitória de Guimarães). ** Filipe Machado, 32, Brazilian football player ( Chapecoense, CSKA Sofia). ** Arthur Maia, 24, Brazilian football player ( Chapecoense, Vitória) ** Bruno Rangel, 34, Brazilian football player ( Chapecoense). **

Cléber Santana Cléber Santana Loureiro (27 June 1981 – 28 November 2016) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He won state championships with Sport, Vitória, Santos and Avaí. He also had spells abroad, with Kas ...

, 35, Brazilian football player ( Chapecoense,

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). ** Marcos Danilo Padilha, 31, Brazilian footballer ( Chapecoense) ** Mário Sérgio Pontes de Paiva, 66, Brazilian footballer, manager and commentator ( Fox Sports). **, 51, announcer ( Fox Sports). ** Paulo Julio Clement, 51, commentator ( Fox Sports). **

Victorino Chermont Victorino Chermont (24 April 1973 in Rio de Janeiro – 28 November 2016 in La Unión) was a Brazilian sports journalist and television presenter. Chermont died in the crash of LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 on 28 November 2016 while covering the Asso ...

, 43, reporter ( Fox Sports). * December 4 –

Ferreira Gullar José Ribamar Ferreira (September 10, 1930 – December 4, 2016), known by his pen name Ferreira Gullar, was a Brazilian poet, playwright, essayist, art critic, and television writer. In 1959, he was instrumental in the formation of the Neo-Concre ...

, 86, Brazilian writer, essayist and art critic, pneumonia. * December 8 –

Lélis Lara Lélis Lara (December 19, 1925 – December 8, 2016) was a Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1959, Lara served auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Itabira-Fabriciano, Brazil from 1976 to 1995; he then served as coadjutor ...

, 90, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Itabira–Fabriciano (1996–2003). * December 9 – Élcio Álvares, 84, Brazilian politician,

Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

(1991–1994, 1995–1999), Minister of Defence (1999–2000), and Governor of Espírito Santo (1975–1979). * December 10 – Damião Experiença, 81, Brazilian outsider musician. * December 11 – João Castelo, 79, Brazilian politician, Governor of Maranhão (1979–1982), complications from surgery. * December 14 – Paulo Evaristo Arns, 95, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate,

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(since 1973) and Archbishop of São Paulo (1970–1998), complications from pneumonia. * December 23 – Alida Victoria Grubba Rudge, 113, Brazilian supercentenarian, nation's oldest person. * December 27 –

Mariza Corrêa Mariza Corrêa (1 December 1945 – 27 December 2016) was a Brazilian anthropologist and Sociology, sociologist. She was professor at the Department of Anthropology of the University of Campinas, State University of Campinas (Unicamp). Trained in ...

, 71, Brazilian anthropologist.Unicamp perde Edgar De Decca e Mariza Corrêa

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