Events in the year 1991 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 ful ...

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. Coll ...

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 t ...

Itamar Franco Itamar Augusto Cautiero Franco (; 28 June 19302 July 2011) was a Brazilian politician who served as the 33rd president of Brazil from 29 December 1992 to 31 December 1994. Previously, he was the 21st vice president of Brazil from 1990 until the ...

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 ...

: ** Édison Simão Cadaxo (until 15 March) ** Edmundo Pinto (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. It ...

: ** Moacir Andrade (until 15 March) ** Geraldo Bulhões (from 15 March) * Amapa: Annibal Barcellos (from 1 January) * Amazonas: ** Vivaldo Barroso Frota (until 15 March) ** Gilberto Mestrinho (from 15 March) *

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

: ** Nilo Moraes Coelho (until 15 March) **

Antônio Carlos Magalhães Antônio Carlos Peixoto de Magalhães (4 September 1927 – 20 July 2007), also known by his initials ACM, was a Brazilian politician. He served as Governor of Bahia three times and represented Bahia in the Senate of Brazil three times. Magalhãe ...

(from 15 March) *

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 ...

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Tasso Jereissati Tasso Ribeiro Jereissati (born 15 December 1948) is federal senator of Brazil. He is a former governor of Ceará Ceará (, pronounced locally as or ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the ...

(until 15 March) **

Ciro Gomes Ciro Ferreira Gomes (; born 6 November 1957), known mononymously as Ciro, is a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and academic. Ciro is currently affiliated with and vice-president of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT). Born in São Paulo but rais ...

(from 15 March) * Espírito Santo: ** Max Freitas Mauro (until 15 March) **

Albuíno Cunha de Azeredo Albuíno Cunha de Azeredo (January 21, 1945 – September 16, 2018) was a Brazilian civil engineer and politician. He served as the Governor of Espírito Santo from 1991 until 1995 as a member of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT). Early life an ...

(from 15 March) *

Federal District A federal district is a type of administrative division of a federation, usually under the direct control of a federal government and organized sometimes with a single municipal body. Federal districts often include capital districts, and they e ...

: Wanderley Vallim *

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 Goiânia. ...

: ** Henrique Santillo (until 15 March) **

Iris Rezende Iris Rezende Machado (22 December 1933 – 9 November 2021) was a Brazilian politician who was a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB). Biography Rezende made his career in the state of Goiás, being City Councillor and Mayor of Go ...

(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 ...

: **

João Alberto de Souza João Alberto de Souza (born 1 October 1935) is a Brazilian politician and businessman. He had represented Maranhão in the Federal Senate from 2011 to 2019. Previously, he was a Deputy from Maranhão from 1999 to 2003. Alberto de Souza was gover ...

(until 15 March) ** Edison Lobão (from 15 March) *

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 ...

: **

Edison de Oliveira Edison Freitas de Oliveira (27 April 1930 – 13 July 2021) was a Brazilian politician who briefly served as the governor of the state of Mato Grosso from 1990 to 1991. He was previously vice-governor under Carlos Bezerra, and assumed the positi ...

(until 15 March) **

Jayme Campos Jayme Veríssimo de Campos (born 13 September 1951) better known as Jayme Campos is a federal senator of Brazil representing his home state of Mato Grosso. He was previously governor of Mato Grosso from 1991 to 1994 and also served as mayor of V ...

(from 15 March) *

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 ...

: **

Marcelo Miranda Soares Marcelo Miranda Soares (born 1 December 1938) is a Brazilian politician, affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB). In 1976 he was elected mayor of Campo Grande. In 1979 he was named governor of Mato Grosso do Sul, staying in t ...

(until 1 March) **

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 ...

(from 1 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 ...

: **

Newton Cardoso Newton Cardoso (born 22 May 1938) is a Brazilian politician who served as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies and as Governor of Minas Gerais from 1987 to 1991. His son Newton Cardoso Jr is a Member of the Chamber of Deputies The chamber of de ...

(until 15 March) ** Hélio Garcia (from 15 March) *

Pará Pará is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian state) ...

: **

Hélio Gueiros Hélio Gueiros (12 December 1925 – 15 April 2011) was a Brazilian politician who served as the Governor of Pará from 1987 to 1991. He also served as the Mayor of Belém from 1993 to 1996. Biography Gueiros worked as a journalist and ...

(until 15 March) ** Jader Barbalho (from 15 March) *

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 ...

: **

Tarcísio Burity Tarcísio de Miranda Burity (João Pessoa, November 28, 1938 – São Paulo, July 8, 2003) was a Brazilian jurist, politician, writer and professor. He was a federal deputy and, twice, governor of Paraíba. He was also a prosecutor and professor at ...

(until 15 March) **

Ronaldo Cunha Lima Ronaldo Cunha Lima (18 March 1936 – 7 July 2012) was a Brazilian poet and politician. He served as the Governor of Paraíba from 1991 to 1994. Early life Cunha Lima was born on 18 March 1936, in Guarabira, Brazil. He moved with his family t ...

(from 15 March) * Paraná: **

Alvaro Dias Alvaro Fernandes Dias (born December 7, 1944) is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Paraná in the Federal Senate since 1999. Previously, he was the governor of Paraná. He is a member of Podemos. Early life and career Alvaro Dias was ...

(until 15 March) ** Roberto Requião de Mello e Silva (from 15 March) *

Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...

: ** Joaquim Francisco Cavalcanti (until 15 March) ** Joaquim Francisco Cavalcanti (from 15 March) *

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 ...

: ** Alberto Silva (until 15 March) ** Freitas Neto (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 b ...

: **

Moreira Franco Wellington Moreira Franco (; born October 19, 1944) is a Brazilian politician who served as the 54th Governor of Rio de Janeiro from 1987 to 1991 and Minister of Mines and Energy in 2018. He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB ...

(until 15 March) ** Leonel Brizola (from 15 March) *

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", ref ...

: ** Geraldo José Ferreira de Melo (until 15 March) ** José Agripino Maia (from 15 March) *

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 (until 15 March) ** Alceu de Deus Collares (from 15 March) *

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, ...

: ** Jerônimo Garcia de Santana (until 15 March) ** Oswaldo Piana Filho (from 15 March) *

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 ...

: ** Rubens Vilar (until 15 March) ** Ottomar de Sousa Pinto (from 15 March) * Santa Catarina: **

Casildo Maldaner Casildo Maldaner (April 2, 1942 – May 17, 2021) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He represented Santa Catarina in the Federal Senate from 2011 to 2015. He was governor of Santa Catarina from 1990 to 1991. He was a member of the Brazilian ...

(until 15 March) ** Vilson Kleinübing (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 GaWC a ...

: **

Orestes Quércia Orestes Quércia () (18 August 1938 – 24 December 2010) was a Brazilian politician. He was the 28th governor of São Paulo State. Quércia moved with his family from Pedregulho to the city of Campinas, where he graduated in journalism. He was ...

(until 15 March) **

Luís Antônio Fleury Filho 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 archaic ...

(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 ...

: **

Antônio Carlos Valadares Antônio Carlos Valadares (born April 6, 1943) is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Sergipe in the Federal Senate since 1995. Previously he was the Governor of Sergipe from 1987 to 1991 and a Deputy from Sergipe from 1979 to 1983. He is ...

(until 15 March) **

João Alves Filho João Alves Filho (3 July 1941 – 24 November 2020) was a Brazilian politician and civil engineer. Career He served as governor of the state of Sergipe from 1983 to 1987, from 1991 to 1995, and from 2003 to 2007. From 1987 to 1990 he was Bra ...

(from 15 March) *

Tocantins Tocantins () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is the newest state, formed in 1988 and encompassing what had formerly been the northern two-fifths of the state of Goiás. Tocantins covers and had an estimated population of 1,496,880 in 20 ...

: ** José Wilson Siqueira Campos (until 15 March) ** Moisés Nogueira Avelino (from 15 March)

Vice governors

: Romildo Magalhães da Silva (from 15 March) *

: Francisco Roberto Holanda de Melo (from 15 March) *

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 ...

: Ronaldo Pinheiro Borges (from 1 January) * Amazonas: Francisco Garcia Rodrigues (from 15 March) *

Paulo Souto Paulo Ganem Souto (born November 19, 1943) is a Brazilian geologist and politician. He served as governor of Bahia from 1995 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2007. He was also a senator from 1999 to 2003. Governor of Bahia In 1994, Souto run-off for go ...

(from 15 March) *

: ** Francisco Castelo de Castro (until 15 March) ** Lúcio Gonçalo de Alcântara (from 15 March) * Espírito Santo: ** Carlos Alberto Batista da Cunha (until 15 March) ** Adelson Antônio Salvador (from 15 March) *

: ** Joaquim Domingos Roriz (until 15 March) ** Luís Alberto Maguito Vilela (from 15 March) *

: José de Ribamar Fiquene (from 15 March) *

: Osvaldo Roberto Sobrinho (from 15 March) *

: ** George Takimoto (until 14 March) ** Ary Rigo (from 15 March) *

: ** Júnia Marise de Azeredo Coutinho (until 31 January) ** Arlindo Porto Neto (from 15 March) *

: ** Hermínio Calvinho Filho (until 15 March) ** Carlos José Oliveira Santos (from 15 March) *

: Cícero Lucena Filho (from 15 March) * Paraná: ** Ary Veloso Queiroz (until 15 March) ** Mário Pereira (from 15 March) *

: Carlos Roberto Guerra Fontes (from 15 March) *

: ** Lucídio Portela Nunes (until 15 March) ** Guilherme Cavalcante de Melo (from 15 March) *

: ** Francisco de Assis Amaral (until 15 March) ** Nilo Batista (from 15 March) *

: **

Garibaldi Alves Garibaldi Alves (27 May 1923 – 7 April 2022) was a Brazilian politician. He represented Rio Grande do Norte in the Brazilian Senate, Federal Senate from 2011 to 2014. Previously, he was vice-governor of Rio Grande do Norte from 1987 to 1991. H ...

(until 15 March) **

Vivaldo Costa Vivaldo is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Danilo Vivaldo (born 1987), Brazilian footballer *Jorge Vivaldo (born 1967), Argentine footballer and manager *Vivaldo Eduardo Vivaldo Francisco Eduardo (born 11 Se ...

(from 15 March) *

: João Gilberto Lucas Coelho (from 15 March) *

: ** Orestes Muniz Filho (until 15 March) ** Assis Canuto (from 15 March) *

: Antônio Airton Oliveira Dias (from 1 January) * Santa Catarina: Antônio Carlos Konder Reis (from 15 March) *

: **''Vacant'' (until 15 March) **

Aloysio Nunes Aloysio Nunes Ferreira Filho (born 5 April 1945) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. A member of PSDB, Nunes was a senator from São Paulo from 2011 to 2017, and was Brazil's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2019. Biography Aloysio Nu ...

(from 15 March) *

: ** Benedito de Figueiredo (until 15 March) ** José Carlos Mesquita Teixeira (from 15 March) *

: ** Darci Martins Coelho (until 15 March) ** Paulo Sidnei Antunes (from 15 March)

Events

January

1 January January 1 or 1 January is the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 364 days remaining until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the year. ...

, a former territory, becomes Brazil's 26th state. It was the most recent state to be established in the country. *

2 January Events Pre-1600 * 69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor. * 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Empir ...

: Creation of

Pedra Azul State Park Pedra Azul State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual de Pedra Azul) is a state park in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Location The Pedra Azul State Park was created in 1991 to protect the natural heritage of the region, and in particular the Pedra ...

, in Espírito Santo. *

11 January Events Pre-1600 * 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence. * 630 – Conquest of Mecca: The prophet Muhammad ...

: President

signs Decree No. 1, also known as the ''Royalties Law'', which regulates the payment of royalties to municipalities producing ore and electricity. *

18 January Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later. * 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople fail. * 1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chines ...

: The second edition of the Rock in Rio music festival takes place 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 ...

March

26 March Events Pre-1600 * 590 – Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. * 1021 – On the feast of Eid al-Adha, the death of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, kept secret for six weeks, is ...

: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay sign the Treaty of Asunción, establishing the South Common Market ( Mercosur is its acronym in Spanish).

May

30 May Events Pre-1600 * 70 – Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his Roman legions breach the Second Wall of Jerusalem. Jewish defenders retreat to the First Wall. The Romans build a circumvallation, cutting down all trees within fifteen kilometres ...

Florisvaldo de Oliveira Florisvaldo de Oliveira (November 18, 1958 – September 26, 2012), commonly known as "Cabo Bruno", was a Brazilian Vigilantism, vigilante, serial killer and former officer of the Military Police of São Paulo State accused of more than 50 murders ...

, also known as "Cabo Bruno"; accused of over 50 murders, is arrested in Santo Amaro, in the state of

. *

31 May Events Pre-1600 * 455 – Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome. *1223 – Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeat Kieva ...

Chiara Lubich Chiara Lubich (born Silvia Lubich; January 22, 1920, Trento – March 14, 2008, Rocca di Papa), was an Italian teacher and author who founded the Focolare Movement, which aims to bring unity among people and promote universal family. She was a c ...

, founder of the

Focolare Movement The Focolare Movement is an international organization that promotes the ideals of unity and universal brotherhood. Founded in Trent, northern Italy, in 1943 by Chiara Lubich as a Catholic movement, it remains largely Roman Catholic but has st ...

, visits Brazil and proposes the idea of an

Economy of Communion The Economy of Communion (EOC) project is an initiative of the international ecclesial and ecumenical Focolare Movement, and is a concrete attempt to address acute social problems by creating businesses that are integral parts of their communities. ...

August

* 1-

6 August Events Pre-1600 *1284 – The Republic of Pisa is defeated in the Battle of Meloria by the Republic of Genoa, thus losing its naval dominance in the Mediterranean. * 1538 – Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada ...

: South African anti-apartheid activist

Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (; ; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist who served as the President of South Africa, first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1 ...

makes a six-day visit to Brazil, arriving in

September

30 September Events Pre-1600 * 489 – The Ostrogoths under Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time. * 737 – The Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus, and capture their b ...

: A tornado destroys parts of

Itu The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It was established on 17 May 1865 as the International Telegraph Unio ...

, a city in southeastern Brazil, killing 16 and leaving 176 injured.

October

* 12-

21 October Events Pre-1600 *1096 – A Seljuk Turkish army successfully fights off the People's Crusade. *1097 – First Crusade: Crusaders led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemund of Taranto, and Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, begin the Siege of Ant ...

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

makes a ten-day visit to Brazil.

Births

January

*8 January:

Allan Allan may refer to: People * Allan (name), a given name and surname, including list of people and characters with this name * Allan (footballer, born 1984) (Allan Barreto da Silva), Brazilian football striker * Allan (footballer, born 1989) ...

, footballer *17 January:

Tiquinho Soares Francisco das Chagas Soares dos Santos (born 17 January 1991), known as Soares or Tiquinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Botafogo. Having only played in the lower leagues of his homeland, he moved to Portug ...

, footballer *26 January: Alex Sandro, footballer

March

*13 March: Luan Santana, singer

April

*4 April:

Lucas Lucco Lucas Corrêa de Oliveira, better known by his stage name Lucas Lucco (born April 4, 1991), is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and actor. Married to model Lorena Carvalho Lucco, the Brazilian musician also works occasionally as a model, scriptwr ...

, singer, songwriter and actor *9 April: Sancler Frantz, model and journalist

June

*21 June: Bruno Aquino, footballer *26 June:

Jesuíta Barbosa José Jesuíta Barbosa Neto (born 26 June 1991) is a Brazilian actor. He is considered an important talent of recent Brazilian cinema and has performed in critically acclaimed feature films. Biography Jesuíta was born in Salgueiro and spent ...

, actor

August

*28 August:

Humberto Carrão Humberto Halbout Carrão Sinoti (born 28 August 1991) is a Brazilian actor. Filmography Television Film References External links * 1991 births Living people Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian male film actors Bra ...

, actor

September

*3 September: Maurício Destri, actor *9 September: Oscar, footballer *16 September: Marlon Teixeira, model

October

*2 October:

Roberto Firmino Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira (born 2 October 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for club Liverpool and the Brazil national team. After starting his career with Figueirense in 20 ...

, footballer

November

*6 November:

Camila Finn Camila Caroline Finn (born November 6, 1991) is a Brazilian model. She who won the Ford "Supermodel of the Year" award at the age of 14. Biography Finn became the first Brazilian to win the Ford Models "Supermodel of the World" contest, which to ...

, model

Deaths

January

*7 January:

José Guilherme Merquior José Guilherme Merquior (April 22, 1941 – January 7, 1991) was a Brazilian diplomat, academic, writer, literary critic and philosopher. Biography He was a prolific writer, and member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras (the Brazilian Acade ...

, diplomat and philosopher (born

1941 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Eu ...

) *17 January: Antônio Villas Boas, farmer who claimed alien abduction (born

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

) *31 January:

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 ...

, politician (born

1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...

)

March

*9 March: Ely do Amparo, footballer (born

1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil. ** The Spanish lin ...

)

July

*31 July:

João Chedid João Chedid, OMM (18 February 1914 – 31 July 1991) was the first Maronite Bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of São Paulo in Brazil. Life Chedid was born in Kherbet-Kanafar, Lebanon. On 20 December 1941 he was orda ...

, Maronite bishop (born

1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...

)

December

*4 December:

Moysés Baumstein Moysés Baumstein (June 13, 1931 – December 4, 1991) was a Brazilian artist. Baumstein worked in many fields: from literary creation to painting, from film making to holography. He was driven by singular curiosity and diligence and typified ...

, holographer and artist (born

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

)

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