Events in the year 1976 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

* President: General Ernesto Geisel * Vice President: General

Adalberto Pereira dos Santos Adalberto Pereira dos Santos (11 April 1905 – 2 April 1984) was a Brazilian general and politician. A veteran of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force during World War II, he served as the Army Chief of Staff during Costa e Silva's Presidency and ...

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: Divaldo Suruagy * Amazonas:

Henoch da Silva Reis Henoch may refer to: * ''Henoch'' (journal), on the history of Judaism * Henoch–Schönlein purpura, a vascular disease * Henoch Leibowitz (1918–2008), Lithuanian-American rabbi * Chanoch Henoch Bornsztain (died 1965), Polish rabbi * Eduard He ...

* Bahia:

Roberto Santos Roberto Santos Pinhanez (1928–1987) was a Brazilian film director, known for films like '' Matraga'' (''A Hora e Vez de Augusto Matraga'') and ''The Great Moment'' (''O Grande Momento''). Biography Santos was born in a working-class subur ...

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 ...

José Adauto Bezerra José Adauto Bezerra (3 July 1926 – 3 April 2021) was a Brazilian politician. He was Governor of Ceará from 1975 to 1978, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ceará from 1959 to 1979, and a national deputy from 1979 to 1983. Biography He ...

* Espírito Santo: Élcio Álvares * Goiás: Irapuan Costa Jr. * Maranhão: Oswaldo da Costa Nunes Freire *

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 ...

Jose Garcia Neto 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 Galilean ...

* Minas Gerais:

Aureliano Chaves Aureliano Chaves (13 January 1929 – April 30, 2003) was a Brazilian politician. Born in Três Pontas, state of Minas Gerais, he was a Representative of this state in the Chamber of Deputies in 1967 from the ARENA party. He was se ...

* Pará: Aloysio Chaves *

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 ...

Ivan Bichara Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

* Paraná:

Jaime Canet Júnior Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ...

* Pernambuco: Francisco Moura Cavalcanti *

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 ...

: Dirceu Arcoverde * Rio de Janeiro: Floriano P. Faria Lima * Rio Grande do Norte: Tarcisio de Vasconcelos Maia *

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 ...

: Sinval Sebastião Duarte Guazzelli * Santa Catarina: Antônio Carlos Konder Reis * São Paulo: Paulo Egídio Martins * Sergipe: José Rollemberg

Vice governors

: Omar Sabino de Paula * Alagoas: ** Antônio Gomes de Barro (until 12 September) **''Vacant'' thereafter (from 12 September) * Amazonas:

João Bosco Ramos de Lima 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 * ...

* Bahia: Edvaldo Brandão Correia *

: José Waldemar de Alcântara e Silva * Espírito Santo: Carlos Alberto Lindenberg von Schilgen * Goiás: José Luís Bittencourt * Maranhão: José Duailibe Murad *

Cássio Leite de Barros Cássio is a Brazilian masculine given name, and Cassio is an Italian surname. Cássio or Cassio may refer to: People Given name * Cássio Alessandro de Souza (born 1986), Brazilian footballer * Cássio Alves de Barros (born 1970), Brazilian foo ...

* Minas Gerais: Levindo Ozanam Coelho * Pará: Clovis Silva de Morais Rego *

: Dorgival Terceiro Neto * Paraná: Octávio Cesário Pereira Júnior * Pernambuco: Paulo Gustavo de Araújo Cunha *

: Djalma Martins Veloso * Rio de Janeiro: ''Vacant'' * Rio Grande do Norte:

Geraldo Melo Geraldo José da Câmara Ferreira de Melo (12 July 1935 – 6 March 2022) was a Brazilian businessman, politician and journalist. Life and career Geraldo worked as journalist until 1959, the year he graduated in Economic Development at Unit ...

José Augusto Amaral de Sousa 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 ...

* Santa Catarina: Marcos Henrique Büechler * São Paulo: Ferreira Filho * Sergipe: Antônio Ribeiro Sotelo

Events

*Unknown Dates **formation of

Banda Black Rio Banda Black Rio is a Brazilian musical group from Rio de Janeiro that was formed in 1976. It has a repertoire based on funk but also including samba, jazz and Brazilian rhythms. History Compared to other soul-funk groups, such as Kool & the Gan ...

**dissolution of

Centro de Ensino Unificado de Brasília Esporte Clube Centro de Ensino Unificado de Brasília Esporte Clube, commonly known as CEUB, were a Brazilian football club from Brasília. They won the Campeonato Brasiliense once and competed in the Série A three times. History They were founded in 1968, b ...

**dissolution of

Associação Atlética Rodoviária Associação Atlética Rodoviária, commonly known as Rodoviária, were a Brazilian football team from Manaus, Amazonas state. They won the Campeonato Amazonense in 1973, and competed in the Série B in 1971. History Associação Atlética R ...

January

* January 17: A metallurgist named Manuel Fiel Filho is found dead on the premises of DOI-CODI in São Paulo.

June

* June 24: By 221 votes in favor, the National Congress of Brazil approves the '' Falcão Law'', which regulates electoral propaganda on radio and television.

July

July 1 Events Pre-1600 * 69 – Tiberius Julius Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to Vespasian as Emperor. * 552 – Battle of Taginae: Byzantine forces under Narses defeat the Ostrogoths in Italy, and the ...

: President Ernesto Geisel signs the ''Falcão Law'', which is named after its creator

Armando Falcão Armando Ribeiro Falcão (November 11, 1919 – February 10, 2010) was a Brazilian politician. Falcão was born in Fortaleza. He graduated from Federal University Of Rio de Janeiro Faculty Of Law. From 1974 to 1979, he served as Brazil's Justice ...

. The objective of the law is to prevent the strengthening of an opposition by limiting their political propaganda on television and radio. *

July 9 Events Pre-1600 *118 – Hadrian, who became emperor a year previously on Trajan's death, makes his entry into Rome. * 381 – The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman Emperor Theodos ...

Fiat Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. (, , ; originally FIAT, it, Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino, lit=Italian Automobiles Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer, formerly part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and since 2021 a subsidiary ...

opens a factory in Betim, in the metropolitan region of

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

; and begins production with the Fiat 147.

August

* August 22: Former President of Brazil, Juscelino Kubitschek, dies in an auto accident on the

Presidente Dutra Highway The Rodovia Presidente Dutra, (BR-116 – or SP-060 in the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo), colloquially known as Via Dutra is a federal highway which runs through the eastern part of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo and ...

, near Resende, Rio de Janeiro.

December

December 16 Events Pre-1600 * 714 – Pepin of Herstal, mayor of the Merovingian palace, dies at Jupille (modern Belgium). He is succeeded by his infant grandson Theudoald, while his widow Plectrude holds actual power in the Frankish Kingdom. * 755 ...

: Three leaders of the Brazilian Communist Party are killed after an ambush in the neighborhood of Lapa, São Paulo, in what was known as the ''Slaughter of Lapa''.

Births

January

* January 7: ** Marcelo Bordon, footballer **

Alfonso Soriano Alfonso Guilleard Soriano (born January 7, 1976) is a Dominican former professional baseball left fielder and second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, and Chicago Cu ...

, footballer * January 8:

Alexandre Pires Alexandre Pires do Nascimento (born January 8, 1976) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Pires was previously the singer of group Só Pra Contrariar which he joined in the late 1980s. Career Pires began his career playing a new and more appellati ...

, singer-songwriter * January 19:

Tarso Marques Tarso Anibal Santanna Marques (born 19 January 1976) is a Brazilian racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 79 Ford Mustang for Team Stange Racing in both series. He previously p ...

, racing driver

March

* 12 March:

Alexandré Pölking Alexandré Pölking (born 12 March 1976), sometimes known simply as Mano, is a Brazilian-German football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Thailand national team. Playing career He started his career in his ancestra ...

, footballer and manager * 18 March:

Giovanna Antonelli Giovanna Antonelli Prado (born 18 March 1976) is a Brazilian actress, television host, and producer. Biography 1991–1999: Beginning of career and first works In 1991, at age 15, Antonelli appeared in the children's show ''Clube da Crian ...

, actress, television host, and producer

April

* 4 April: Emerson, footballer

May

* May 10:

Rogério Oliveira da Costa Rogério ( �uˈʒɛɾiuor �oˈʒɛɾiu is a Portuguese male given name, and a variant of the first name Roger. It may refer to: * Rogério Fidélis Régis, or simply Rogério (1976), Brazilian footballer * Rogério Lourenço (1971), Brazilian fo ...

, footballer (d.

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

) * May 23: Ricardinho, footballer and manager

June

* June 2: Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, mixed martial artist * June 20: Juliano Belletti, footballer * June 26: Wilson Lima, politician and journalist * June 27: Wagner Moura, actor

July

* July 3: Wanderlei Silva, mixed martial artist * July 10:

Edmílson José Edmílson Gomes de Moraes (born 10 July 1976), known simply as Edmílson, is a Brazilian football executive and former professional footballer. He's currently a technical consultant for São Caetano. Either a defensive midfielder or a ...

, footballer * July 17:

Marcos Senna Marcos Antônio Senna da Silva (born 17 July 1976), known as Senna, is a retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He was mainly known for his passing range and long-range shooting and was also a penalty specialist. H ...

, footballer

August

* August 29:

Luana Piovani Luana Elídia Afonso Piovani (, born 29 August 1976) is a Brazilian actress, TV host, and former model. Career Piovani started her career as a Ford Models Agency model in 1990 and a year later spent some time working in Japan. Piovani's first ...

, actress and model * August 31:

Roque Júnior José Vítor Roque Júnior (; born 31 August 1976), more commonly known as Roque Júnior, is a Brazilian football pundit and former player who played as a defender. He won 48 caps for Brazil and was part of the winning squad at the 2002 Wor ...

, footballer

September

* September 6: Rodrigo Amarante ,singer-songwriter * September 10: Gustavo Kuerten, tennis player * September 18:

Ronaldo Ronaldo is a Portuguese given name equivalent to the English Ronald. It became a common name in all Portuguese-speaking countries, being also prevalent in Italy and Spanish-speaking countries. People Notable people known as Ronaldo include: As ...

, footballer

October

* October 7:

Gilberto Silva Gilberto Aparecido da Silva (; born 7 October 1976) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder most notably for English Premier League club Arsenal, Super League club Panathinaikos F.C., Clube Atlétic ...

, football player * October 10: Bob Burnquist, skateboarder * October 24: Isabel Clark Ribeiro, snowboarder

December

* December 3: Marcos Denner, footballer * December 5:

Rafinha Bastos Rafael Bastos Hocsman, better known as Rafinha Bastos or simply Rafi Bastos (born December 5, 1976) is a Brazilian comedian, actor, journalist and television personality. Biography Rafinha Bastos was born to a Jewish family in Porto Alegre, Bra ...

, comedian and television personality * December 19:

Fernanda Brum Fernanda Brum Costa da Cruz Pinheiro (born 19 December 1976) is a Brazilian Christian singer, songwriter, worship pastor and writer. Biography Born in Rio de Janeiro, she grew up in Irajá, a middle-class neighborhood in the north. Fernanda h ...

, gospel singer and pastor

Deaths

January

*January 7:

Luís Sérgio Person Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archai ...

, actor and director (b.

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

)

May

*May 13:

Roberto Batata Roberto Monteiro, commonly known by the nickname Roberto Batata (July 24, 1949 – May 13, 1976), was an association football Forward (association football), forward who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro Esporte Clu ...

, footballer (born

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

)

August

*August 22: Juscelino Kubitschek, 21st President of Brazil (1956-1961) (born

1902 Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's f ...

)

December

*December 6: João Goulart, 24th President of Brazil (1961-1964) (born

1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the c ...

)

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