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Incumbents


Federal government

* President: Dilma Rousseff * Vice President: Michel Temer


Governors

*
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: ** Binho Marques (until 1 January) **
Tião Viana Sebastião Afonso Viana Macedo Neves, better known as Tião Viana ( Rio Branco, February 9, 1961), is a doctor and Brazilian politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in ...
(starting 1 January) * Alagoas: Teotônio Vilela Filho * Amapa:
Camilo Capiberibe Carlos Camilo Góes Capiberibe (born 23 May 1972) is a Brazilian politician. He was the Governor of the Brazilian state of Amapá from 2011 to 2015 Personal life Capiberibe is the son of zoologist João Capiberibe and teacher Janete Capiberibe. ...
(starting 1 January) * Amazonas: Omar Aziz * Bahia: Jaques Wagner *
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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Cid Gomes Cid Ferreira Gomes (born 27 April 1963) is a Brazilian politician who serves as a Senator for the state of Ceará since 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT) since 2015, and is the brother of fellow Brazilian politician Ciro ...
* Espírito Santo: Paulo Hartung * Goiás: **
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(until 1 January) ** Marconi Perillo (starting 1 January) * Maranhão:
Roseana Sarney Roseana Sarney Murad (born 1 June 1953) is a Brazilian politician and sociologist. She was the governor of the Brazilian state of Maranhão from 1995 to 2002 and again from 2009 to 2014. She is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Part ...
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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 ...
: Silval da Cunha *
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 ...
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André Puccinelli André Puccinelli (born 2 July 1948) is an Italian-Brazilian physician and politician, affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB). He was the first foreigner to be List of mayors of Campo Grande (Mato Grosso do Sul), mayor of Campo Gr ...
* Minas Gerais:
Antônio Anastasia Antônio Augusto Junho Anastasia (Belo Horizonte, May 9, 1961) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, affiliated to the Social Democratic Party. He graduated with a bachelor's and later a master's from the Federal University of Minas Gerais's Law ...
* Pará: **
Ana Júlia Carepa Ana Júlia Carepa (born 23 December 1957) is a Brazilian politician and former Governor of the Brazilian state of Pará Pará is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. ...
(until 1 January) **
Simão Jatene Simão Robison Oliveira Jatene is the former Governor of the Brazilian state of 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, Toca ...
(starting 1 January) *
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: **
Orlando Pessuti Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, acco ...
(until 1 January) **
Beto Richa Carlos Alberto "Beto" Richa (born June 29, 1965) is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He was the Governor of the Brazilian state of Paraná until April 6, 2018, when he resigned to run for a seat at the Brazilian Senate. He was succeeded by Ci ...
(starting 1 January) * Pernambuco:
Eduardo Campos Eduardo Henrique Accioly Campos (10 August 1965 – 13 August 2014) was a Brazilian congressman and governor. Born and raised in Recife, in the Northeast Brazil, he graduated in Economics from the Recife's Federal University of Pernambuco. Camp ...
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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 ...
: Wilson Martins * Rio de Janeiro:
Sérgio Cabral Filho Sérgio de Oliveira Cabral Santos Filho (born January 27, 1963) is a Brazilian politician and a journalist He was elected governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro in the 2006 Brazilian general election and sworn into office on January 1, 2007. ...
* Rio Grande do Norte: ** Iberê Paiva Ferreira de Souza (until 1 January) **
Rosalba Ciarlini Rosado Rosalba Scotia Ciarlini Rosado ( Mossoró, October 26, 1952) is a medical doctor and Brazilian politician. Affiliated with the PP, she was the governor of the state of Rio Grande do Norte. Early years Rosalba Ciarlini was born on October 26, ...
(starting 1 January) *
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 ...
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Yeda Rorato Crusius Yeda Rorato Crusius (born July 26, 1944) is an economist and was governor of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul from January 1, 2007, until December 31, 2010. She was the first female governor of the state. She wrote her autobiography. Back ...
(until 1 January) **
Tarso Genro Tarso Fernando Herz Genro (born March 6, 1947) is a Brazilian politician from the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. A prominent associate of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Genro was one of the most important leaders of the Workers' Party (PT) ...
(starting 1 January) *
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, ...
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João Aparecido Cahulla 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 ...
(until 1 January) ** Confúcio Moura (starting 1 January) *
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 ...
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José de Anchieta Júnior José de Anchieta Júnior (11 March 1965 – 6 December 2018) was a Brazilian politician and member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He served as the Governor of the northern Brazilian state of Roraima from the death of his predece ...
* Santa Catarina: **
Leonel Pavan Leonel is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Leonel Altobelli (born 1986), Argentine footballer * Leonel Álvarez (born 1965), former Colombian football defensive midfielder * Leonel Bastos or Lionel Bastos, singer, songwriter an ...
(until 1 January) ** Raimundo Colombo (starting 1 January) * São Paulo: **
Alberto Goldman Alberto Goldman (; 12 October 1937 – 1 September 2019) was a Brazilian engineer and politician. He was elected Vice Governor of São Paulo in 2006 with Governor José Serra. After Serra's resignation, Goldman became governor of São Paulo on 6 ...
(until 1 January) **
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 ...
(starting 1 January) * Sergipe:
Marcelo Déda Marcelo Déda Chagas (11 March 1960 – 2 December 2013) was a Brazilian politician. He was the mayor of Aracaju from 2000 to 2006, and was elected in 2006 and 2010 as Governor of Sergipe. Déda was born in Simão Dias. His political career ...
* Tocantins: ** Carlos Henrique Gaguim (until 1 January) ** José Wilson Siqueira Campos (starting 1 January)


Vice governors

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Carlos César Correia de Messias 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 ;Elsewhe ...
* Alagoas: **José Wanderley Neto (until 1 January) **
José Thomaz da Silva Nonô Neto 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 ...
(starting 1 January) *
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 ...
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Pedro Paulo Dias de Carvalho Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meani ...
(until 1 January) ** Doralice Nascimento de Souza (starting 1 January) * Amazonas: **
Omar José Abdel Aziz Omar José Abdel Aziz (born November 9, 1958) is a Brazilian politician. He served as the Governor of the Brazilian state of Amazonas from March 31, 2010, to 2014, following the resignation of his predecessor, Eduardo Braga, to become a Senator ...
(until 1 January) **
José Melo de Oliveira José Melo de Oliveira (born September 26, 1946) is a Brazilian politician and was governor of state of Amazonas, Brazil. Melo graduated with a degree in economics from the Federal University of Amazonas in 1967. He began public life while still ...
(starting 1 January) * Bahia: **
Edmundo Pereira Santos Edmundo is a common name that is used by many individuals including: * Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto, former Brazilian football player * Edmundo Farolan, Filipino writer * Edmundo Ros, Trinidadian musician * Edmundo Rivero, Argentine singer * Ed ...
(until 1 January) ** Otto Alencar (starting 1 January) *
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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Francisco José Pinheiro Francisco José Pinheiro (born September 28, 1954 in Jaguaribe, Brazil), better known as Professor Pinheiro, is a Brazilian historian, writer and politician. He was deputy governor of the state of Ceará (one of Brazil's states in the northea ...
(until 1 January) ** Domingos Gomes de Aguiar Filho (starting 1 January) * Espírito Santo: **
Ricardo de Rezende Ferraço Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name *Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portug ...
(until 1 January) ** Givaldo Vieira da Silva (starting 1 January) * Goiás: **
Ademir de Oliveira Meneses Ademir is a Brazilian common given name. It may refer to these Brazilian footballers: * Ademir Marques de Menezes (1922–1996), who participated at 1950 FIFA World Cup; *Ademir da Silva Santos Júnior (born 1995), forward * Ademir da Guia ( ...
(until 1 January) **
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 ...
(starting 1 January) * Maranhão: **
João Alberto Souza 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 * ...
(until 1 January) ** Joaquim Washington Luiz de Oliveira (starting 1 January) *
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 ...
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Silval da Cunha Barbosa Silval Barbosa is the former Governor of the Brazilian state of 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 Brazi ...
(until 1 January) **
Francisco Tarquínio Daltro Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name '' Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father o ...
(starting 1 January) *
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 ...
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Murilo Zauith Murilo Zauith (born in 17 July 1950) is a Brazilian politician and businessman, affiliated with Brazil Union, is currently the Vice Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul since 2019 in the second government of Reinaldo Azambuja, he already held the same ...
(until 1 January) **
Simone Tebet Simone Nassar Tebet (; born 27 February 1970) is a Brazilian academic, lawyer, and politician. A member of the Federal Senate for Mato Grosso do Sul since 2015, she was previously mayor of Três Lagoas from 2005 to 2010. She is a member of the B ...
(starting 1 January) * Minas Gerais: **
Antonio Augusto Junho Anastasia 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 ...
(until 1 January) ** Alberto Pinto Coelho Júnior (starting 1 January) * Pará: **
Odair Santos Corrêa Odair Albornoz Rivas, known as Odair (born 15 October 1973) is a former Brazilian football player. He played 7 seasons and 174 games (scoring 18 goals) in the Primeira Liga for Braga, Penafiel and Belenenses. Club career He made his Primeira ...
(until 1 January) ** Helenilson Cunha Pontes (starting 1 January) *
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 ...
: ** Luciano Cartaxo Pires de Sá (until 1 January) ** Rômulo José de Gouveia (starting 1 January) * Paraná: **
Orlando Pessuti Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, acco ...
(until 1 January) **
Flávio José Arns Flávio is a Portuguese language given name, equivalent of Latin Flavius, and Italian and Spanish Flavio. The Portuguese diminutive form is Flavinho. People *Flávio da Silva Amado (1979), better known as Flávio, Angolan footballer *Antônio Flá ...
(starting 1 January) * Pernambuco:
João Soares Lyra Neto 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 * ...
*
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 ...
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Antônio José de Moraes Souza Filho Antônio José de Moraes Souza Filho, commonly known as Zé Filho, (born February 13, 1970 Parnaíba, Piauí) is a Brazilian businessman and politician. He served as Governor of the state of Piauí from 2014 to 2015 and Vice Governor of Piauí ...
* Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Fernando Pezão * 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 ...
(starting 1 January) *
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 ...
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Paulo Afonso Girardi Feijó Paulo is a Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, and Italian masculine given name equivalent to English Paul. Notable people with the name include: *Paulo Jr. *Paulo Jr. (footballer) *Paulo Almeida, Brazilian footballer *Paulo André Cren Benini (born 198 ...
(until 1 January) ** Jorge Alberto Duarte Grill (starting 1 January) *
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, ...
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Airton Pedro Gurgacz Airton (also known as Airton-in-Craven) is a small village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, situated north-west of Skipton. The village had a population of 175 according to the 2001 Census, increasing to 22 ...
(starting 1 January) *
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 ...
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Francisco de Assis Rodrigues Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name '' Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father o ...
(starting 1 January) * Santa Catarina: Eduardo Pinho Moreira * São Paulo:
Guilherme Afif Domingos Guilherme Afif Domingos (born 18 September 1943) is a Brazilian company administrator, entrepreneur, and politician of Lebanon, Lebanese descent, member of the Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011), Social Democratic Party (PSD). He was Vice Go ...
(starting 1 January) * Sergipe: ** Belivaldo Chagas Silva (until 1 January) ** Jackson Barreto (starting 1 January) * Tocantins: **
Eduardo Machado Silva Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footba ...
(until 1 January) ** João Oliveira de Sousa (starting 1 January)


Events


January

* January 1: Inauguration of Dilma Rousseff as the 36th President of Brazil. * January 11:
January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides A series of floods and mudslides took place in in several towns of the Mountainous Region (''Região Serrana''), in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Casualties occurred in the cities of Nova Friburgo, Teresópolis, Petrópolis, Bom Jard ...
: Over 900 people are killed as a result of freak weather conditions.


February

* February 12: The New Party (NOVO) is founded by engineer
João Amoêdo João Dionisio Filgueira Barreto Amoêdo (born 22 October 1962 in Rio de Janeiro), also known as João Amoêdo, is a Brazilian banker, engineer and businessman. He is one of the founders of the New Party (NOVO), which he presided from September ...
; focusing on the position of economic liberalism.


March

* March 17: Brazil and other countries abstain in a United Nations resolution against Libya. * March 17- 19: US President Barack Obama makes a three day visit to Brazil to meet with President Dilma Rousseff.


April

* April 7:
Rio de Janeiro school shooting On the morning of Thursday, 7 April 2011, a World Health Day, 12 children aged between 12 and 14 were killed and 22 others seriously wounded by Wellington Menezes de Oliveira, who entered the Tasso da Silveira Municipal School (''Escola Municipal ...
: Eleven children aged between 12 and 14 are killed, while 22 others seriously wounded after a former student opened fire at an
elementary school A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ed ...
in
Realengo Realengo is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The lower and middle-class neighborhood is between the Mendanha and Pedra Branca mountains.CNN Wire Staff.Hero officer kept Brazilian school massacre from being even worse" ...
. The perpetrator would then commit suicide.


May

* May 5: The Federal Supreme Court unanimously decides that homosexual couples can sign stable union contracts, as well as heterosexual couples.


June

* June 7:
Chief of Staff of the Presidency The Minister Head of the Civil House of the Presidency of the Republic ( pt, Ministro Chefe da Casa Civil da Presidência da República) is the chief of staff of the Presidency of the Federative Republic of Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), o ...
,
Antonio Palocci Antonio Palocci Filho (born 4 October 1960) is a Brazilian physician and politician, and formerly Chief of Staff of Brazil under President Dilma Rousseff. He was the finance minister of the Brazilian federal government from 1 January 2003 to 27 ...
, resigns after several corruption scandals. * June 8: The
Supreme Federal Court The Supreme Federal Court ( pt, Supremo Tribunal Federal, , abbreviated STF) is the supreme court (court of last resort) of Brazil, serving primarily as the Constitutional Court of the country. It is the highest court of law in Brazil for consti ...
decides by 6 votes to 3, for the release of Italian terrorist, Cesare Battisti; after serving four years in prison.


July

* July 13: A Noar Linhas Aéreas Let L-410 Turbolet crashes in Boa Viagem, Recife; killing all 16 people on board. * July 14: A sunken World War II German submarine, U-513, is discovered by a
Schurmann Family The Schürmann Family is the first Brazilian family to circumnavigate the world on a sailboat and the only Brazilian family to have done it three times. The family has been active around the world through their online school program, as well as t ...
expedition off the coast of Santa Catarina. * July 23:
Miss Brasil 2011 The Miss Brazil 2011, the 57th edition of the Miss Brazil pageant, was held in São Paulo on July 23, 2011. The winner was Priscila Machado, who went on to represent Brazil in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant. The 1st runner-up went on to and t ...


September

* September 12:
Miss Universe 2011 Miss Universe 2011 was the 60th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. At the end of the event, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned Leila Lopes of Angola as Miss Universe 2011. It is the ...
held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo.


November

* November 7: A Chevron-owned oil well began leaking, causing of crude oil to enter the ocean every day. The leak took place in
Campos Basin The Campos Basin is one of 12 coastal sedimentary basins of Brazil. It spans both onshore and offshore parts of the South Atlantic with the onshore part located near Rio de Janeiro. The basin originated in Neocomian stage of the Cretaceous period ...
, Brazil off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. * November 18: President Dilma Rousseff signs the law creating the National Truth Commission.''Dilma diz que Comissão da Verdade não é "revanchismo"''
(página 16 do 1° caderno), '' Folha de S.Paulo'' (19 de novembro de 2011).


Deaths


January

*January 5:
Lily Marinho Lily Monique de Carvalho Marinho (May 10, 1921 – January 5, 2011) was a Brazilian television arts patron, philanthropist and socialite. Marinho, the widow of media mogul and Rede Globo founder Roberto Marinho, served as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassado ...
, socialite (b.
1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...
) *January 19:
Ramiro Saraiva Guerreiro Ramiro Elísio Saraiva Guerreiro (December 2, 1918 Salvador, Bahia – January 19, 2011) was a Brazilian politician and diplomat. Guerreiro served as minister of external relations from March 15, 1979, to March 15, 1985, under Brazilian presid ...
, politician (b.
1918 This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events ...
)


February

*February 8:
Luiz Bueno Luiz-Pereira Bueno also known as Luiz Bueno (16 January 1937 – 8 February 2011) was a race car driver from Brazil. He participated in one World Championship Formula One Grand Prix, on 11 February 1973. He scored no championship points. He also ...
, race car driver (b.
1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Fe ...
) *February 18: Paulo de Tarso Alvim, biologist (b.
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 ...
)


March

*March 29: José Alencar, 23rd vice president of Brazil (b.
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 ...
)


July

*July 2: Itamar Franco, 33rd president of Brazil (b.
1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...
)


December

*December 4: Sócrates, footballer (b.
1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
) *December 17:
Joãosinho Trinta João Clemente Jorge Trinta, better known as Joãosinho Trinta (23 November 1933 – 17 December 2011), was a Brazilian director of parades for Samba Schools in Rio de Janeiro during Carnival (carnavalesco). Trinta is credited in changing the ...
, director of parades for Samba Schools in Rio de Janeiro during
Carnival Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typi ...
(b.
1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...
)


Founded

* Baby.com.br *
BemSimples BemSimples (''"Quite Simple"'' in English) was a Brazilian television channel owned and operated by Fox International Channels and by Fox International Channels Portugal in Portugal. The channel has programming geared primarily to entertainment, ...
(discontinued 2014)


Football clubs

* Conilon Futebol Clube de Jaguaré, Galvez Esporte Clube,
Esporte Clube Iranduba da Amazônia Esporte Clube Iranduba da Amazônia, commonly known as Iranduba, is a Brazilian men's and women's football club based in Iranduba, Amazonas state. The women's team competed in the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino once. History The club was foun ...
, Sabiá Futebol Clube,
Serra Talhada Futebol Clube Serra Talhada Futebol Clube, commonly known as Serra Talhada, is a Brazilian football club based in Serra Talhada, Pernambuco state. Founded on February 25, 2011, is the successor to Serrano Futebol Clube, inactive since 2010. History The clu ...
.


Sport


Football

*
2011 in Brazilian football The following article presents a summary of the 2011 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 110th season of competitive football in the country. Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 2 ...
* Santos FC lose the
2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final The 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, an association football tournament hosted by Japan. It was the eighth final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organized tournament between the winners of the ...
to FC Barcelona (0-4).


Tennis

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2011 Brasil Open The 2011 Brasil Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 11th edition of the event known as the Brasil Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place in Costa do Sauí ...
* 2011 São Léo Open *
2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals The 2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals was a tennis tournament played at the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil, between November 16 and November 20, 2011. It was the first edition of the event. The tournament was run by the Association of ...
* 2011 Tetra Pak Tennis Cup


Volleyball

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2011 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship The 2011 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, FIVB Volleyball Men's Junior World Championship was held in Rio de Janeiro and Niterói, Brazil from 1 to 10 August 2011. Pools composition Venues * Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Jan ...
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2011 Men's South American Volleyball Championship The 2011 Men's South American Volleyball Championship was the 29th edition of the tournament, organised by CSV. It was held in Cuiabá, Brazil from 19 to 25 September 2011. The top two teams qualified for the 2011 World Cup. Teams * (Hosts) ...
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2011 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship The 2011 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship was the third official edition of the women's volleyball tournament, played by four teams over August 5–7, 2011 in José Liberatti Gymnassium in Osasco, Brazil. Competing clubs Rou ...


Racing

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2011 Brazilian Grand Prix The 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2011) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 November 2011 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos, in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the nineteenth and ...
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2011 Formula 3 Brazil Open The 2011 Formula 3 Brazil Open was the second Formula 3 Brazil Open race held at Autódromo José Carlos Pace from January 20–23, 2011. After perfect weekend of competition, the Brazilian Lucas Foresti of the Cesário Fórmula was crowned ch ...
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2011 São Paulo Indy 300 The Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé was the fourth race of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The race took place on May 1 and 2, on the temporary street circuit in São Paulo, Brazil, and was telecasted by Versus in the U ...
* 2011 Desafio Internacional das Estrelas *
2011 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil The 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil was the opening round of the 2011 World Touring Car Championship season and the sixth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Brazil. It was held at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba near Curitiba, Brazil on 20 Mar ...
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2011 Formula 3 Sudamericana season The 2011 Formula 3 Sudamericana season was the 25th Formula 3 Sudamericana season. It began on 21 March 2011, in Velopark, and ended on 17 December at Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura in Campo Grande. In year most complicated of the categor ...
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2011 GT Brasil season The 2011 Itaipava GT Brasil season is the fifth season of GT Brasil. It will begin on 10 April Interlagos and end on December 18 in the same circuit after ten weekends totalling twenty races will include a support at the São Paulo Indy 300.. ...
* 2011 Formula Future Fiat season * 2011 Fórmula Truck season *
2011 Copa Chevrolet Montana season The 2011 Copa Chevrolet Montana season will be the second Copa Chevrolet Montana season. It began on April 3 at the Interlagos and finished on November 6 at Velopark, after nine rounds. Gramacho Racing Rafael Daniel claimed the title after finish ...
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2011 Brasileiro de Marcas season The 2011 Brasileiro de Marcas season was the debut season of the Brasileiro de Marcas. It begin on June 19 at the Tarumã and ended on December 4 at the Curitiba, after sixteen races. For the first seasons some teams have the support of manufacture ...
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2011 Stock Car Brasil season The 2011 Copa Caixa Stock Car season was the 33rd Stock Car Brasil season. It began on March 20 at the Curitiba and ended on November 6 at the Velopark, after twelve rounds. For this season, the Manufacturer Peugeot announced that the 408 was to ...
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2011 Trofeo Linea Brasil season The 2011 Trofeo Linea Brasil season is the second Trofeo Linea Brasil season. It began on 8 May at and Interlagos will end on October 30 at Velopark, after 12 races to be held at six meetings.: Three race ahead, Cacá Bueno won the title of cha ...


Rugby

* 2011 CONSUR Sevens * 2011 South American Rugby Championship "A"


Handball

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2011 Pan American Women's Handball Championship The 2011 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the eleventh edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship, held from 28 June to 2 July 2011, in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. The tournament also served as the qualification eve ...
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2011 World Women's Handball Championship The 2011 World Women's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the international championship tournament in women's Team sport handball that is governed by the International Handball Federation (IHF). Brazil hosted the event from 2–18 Dec ...


Misc

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2011 Brazil Masters The 2011 Brazil Masters was a professional non-Snooker world rankings, ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 and 18 September 2011 at Costão do Santinho Resort in Florianópolis, Brazil. Shaun Murphy won in the final 5–0 agai ...
* UFC 134 *
2011 Military World Games The 2011 Military World Games ( pt, Jogos Mundiais Militares de 2011), officially known as the 5th CISM Military World Games ( pt, V Jogos Mundiais Militares do CISM), was hosted from July 15–24, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 5th Military ...
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Brazil at the 2011 Pan American Games Brazil competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. Bernard Rajzman will be the Chef de mission. Brazil's team consisted of 521 athletes in 32 sports. Medalists Archery Brazil has qualified a fu ...
* Brazil at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships * Brazil at the 2011 Summer Universiade * Brazil at the 2011 Winter Universiade * Brazil at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics


Film

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List of Brazilian films of 2011 In 2011, eight Brazilian films drew more than a million people to theaters. All of the 2011 Brazilian films together received an audience of nearly 19 million people. Brazil produced nearly 100 films in 2011, up from 30 in 2001 and less than five ...


Music

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RPM Revolutions per minute (abbreviated rpm, RPM, rev/min, r/min, or with the notation min−1) is a unit of rotational speed or rotational frequency for rotating machines. Standards ISO 80000-3:2019 defines a unit of rotation as the dimensionl ...
reunite. * May 2: Exxótica stop performing.


Television


Launched

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Agora é Tarde The agora (; grc, ἀγορά, romanized: ', meaning "market" in Modern Greek) was a central public space in ancient Greek city-states. It is the best representation of a city-state's response to accommodate the social and political order o ...
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A Mulher Invisível ''A Mulher Invisível'' (''The Invisible Woman'') is a weekly Brazilian Emmy-winning comedy TV series produced by Rede Globo; it is a spin-off from the film of the same name. It stars Selton Mello, Débora Falabella and Luana Piovani. Its firs ...
* A Vida da Gente *
Amor e Revolução ''Amor e Revolução'' (English title: ''Love and Revolution'';) is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on SBT in 2011. Written by Tiago Santiago text cooperation with Renata Dias Gomes and Miguel Paiva and directed by Reynaldo Boury. Cast ; ...
* Aquele Beijo * Brilhante F.C. *
Cordel Encantado ''Cordel Encantado'' (English: ''The Enchanted Tale'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo from 11 April to 23 September 2011. It has been re-aired in Globo's ''Vale a Pena Ver de Novo'' since 14 January 2019. Synopsis ...
* Fina Estampa *
Insensato Coração ''Insensato Coração'' (''Irrational Heart'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Globo that first premiered 17 January 2011, replacing '' Passione'' and ended on 19 August 2011, followed by ''Fina Estampa''. It is created and wri ...
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Morde & Assopra ''Morde & Assopra'' (''Dinosaurs & Robots'') is a Brazilian telenovela that aired on TV Globo from 21 March 2011 to 14 October 2011. It stars Adriana Esteves, Marcos Pasquim, Flávia Alessandra, Mateus Solano, Elizabeth Savalla, and Ary Fontour ...
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O Astro O Astro may refer to: * O Astro (2011 TV series), a Brazilian telenovela * O Astro (1977 TV series), a Brazilian telenovela {{dab ...
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Rebelde ''Rebelde'' (English: ''Rebel'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). It is a remake of the Argentine telenovela, ''Rebelde Way'', adapted for t ...
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Se Ela Dança, Eu Danço ''Se Ela Dança, Eu Danço'' is a Brazilian televised dance competition show that is produced and broadcast by the Brazilian television network SBT and presented by Ligia Mendes and Beto Marden. The show takes its title from the song of the same ...
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Trunk Train ''Trunk Train'' (Portuguese: Tromba Trem) is a Brazilian Flash animated series created by Zé Brandão and produced by Copa Studio. It was originally released in 2010 as an animated short for the showcase AnimaTV conducted by channels TV Cultura ...
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Vidas em Jogo ''Vidas em Jogo'' (English: ''Lives at Stake'', International Title: ''Jackpot!'') is a Brazilian primetime telenovela created by Cristianne Fridman and directed by Alexandre Avancini. The series premiered on May 3, 2011 and ended on April 9, 201 ...


Ended

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Anabel Anabel is a feminine given name. It is the Spanish version of Annabel. Notable people with this given name include: * Anabel Alonso (born 1964), Spanish comedy actress * Anabel Conde (born 1975), Spanish singer * Anabel Gambero (born 1972), form ...
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Cordel Encantado ''Cordel Encantado'' (English: ''The Enchanted Tale'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo from 11 April to 23 September 2011. It has been re-aired in Globo's ''Vale a Pena Ver de Novo'' since 14 January 2019. Synopsis ...
* Fudêncio e Seus Amigos *
Hipertensão ''Hipertensão'' is the Brazilian version of Fear Factor, which premiered April 14, 2002 on the Rede Globo television network. The original Dutch version was called ''Now or Neverland''. The show pits contestants against each other to complete a ...
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Insensato Coração ''Insensato Coração'' (''Irrational Heart'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Globo that first premiered 17 January 2011, replacing '' Passione'' and ended on 19 August 2011, followed by ''Fina Estampa''. It is created and wri ...
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Morde & Assopra ''Morde & Assopra'' (''Dinosaurs & Robots'') is a Brazilian telenovela that aired on TV Globo from 21 March 2011 to 14 October 2011. It stars Adriana Esteves, Marcos Pasquim, Flávia Alessandra, Mateus Solano, Elizabeth Savalla, and Ary Fontour ...
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O Astro O Astro may refer to: * O Astro (2011 TV series), a Brazilian telenovela * O Astro (1977 TV series), a Brazilian telenovela {{dab ...
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Passione (telenovela) ''Passione'' is a Brazilian telenovela that originally aired on Globo from May 5, 2010 to January 14, 2011. It was created and written by Sílvio de Abreu. The plot has the actors Fernanda Montenegro, Tony Ramos, Mariana Ximenes, Reynaldo Gian ...
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Ribeirão do Tempo ''Ribeirão do Tempo'' ( English: ''Stream of Time''; International title: ''River of Intrigues'') is a Brazilian telenovela created by Marcílio Moraes, it is produced and aired by RecordTV from May 18, 2010 to May 2, 2011. Plot In the plot, ...
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Show do Tom ''Show do Tom'' was a Brazilian comedy and talk show aired by RecordTV and launched on September 27, 2004. Two years ago, the program was on Sunday at 5pm, but now is Sunday 11pm. The program has also changed; before it was recommended free for ...
* The Buzz


See also

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2011 in Brazilian football The following article presents a summary of the 2011 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 110th season of competitive football in the country. Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 2 ...


References

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