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1973 in Brazil
Years
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
Flag
23 stars (1968–92)
Timeline of Brazilian history
Brazilian military government
Year of Constitution: 1967
Events in the year 1973 in Brazil.
Incumbents
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Federal government
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President: General Emílio Médici
Vice President: General Augusto Rademaker
Governors
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Acre: Vacant
Alagoas: Afrânio Lages
Amazonas: João Walter de Andrade
Bahia: Antônio Carlos Magalhães
Ceará: César Cals
Espírito Santo: Artur Carlos Gerhardt Santos
Goiás: Leonino Caiado
Guanabara: Antonio de Pádua Chagas Freitas
Maranhão: Pedro Neiva de Santana
Mato Grosso: José Fragelli
Minas Gerais: Rondon Pacheco
Pará: Fernando Guilhon
Paraíba: Ernâni Sátiro
Paraná: Emílio Hoffmann Gomes
Pernambuco: Eraldo Gueiros
Piauí: Alberto Silva
Rio de Janeiro: Raimundo Padhila
Rio Grande do Norte: Jose Pereira de Araújo Cortez
Rio Grande do Sul: Euclides Triches
Santa Catarina: Colombo Salles
São Paulo: Laudo Natel
Sergipe: Paulo Barreto de Menezes
Vice governors
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Acre: Alberto Barbosa da Costa
Alagoas: José de Medeiros Tavares
Amazonas: Deoclides de Carvalho Leal
Bahia: Menandro Minahim
Ceará: Francisco Humberto Bezerra
Espírito Santo: Henrique Pretti
Goiás: Ursulino Tavares Leão
Maranhão: Alexandre Sá Colares Moreira
Mato Grosso: José Monteiro de Figueiredo
Minas Gerais: Celso Porfírio de Araújo Machado
Pará: Newton Burlamaqui Barreira
Paraíba: Clóvis Bezerra Cavalcanti
Paraná: Jaime Canet Júnior (from 11 August)
Pernambuco: José Antônio Barreto Guimarães
Piauí: Sebastião Rocha Leal
Rio de Janeiro: Teotônio Araújo
Rio Grande do Norte: Tertius Rebelo
Rio Grande do Sul: Edmar Fetter
Santa Catarina: Atílio Francisco Xavier Fontana
São Paulo: Antonio José Rodrigues Filho
Sergipe: Adalberto Moura
Events
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January
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11 January: President Emílio Garrastazu Médici signs a law that establishes the Brazilian Civil Procedure Code.[1]
February
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11 February: Emerson Fittipaldi wins the 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos.[2]
April
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26 April: Presidents Emílio Garrastazu Médici of Brazil and Alfredo Stroessner of Paraguay sign the Treaty of Itaipu in Brasília, for a joint use of hydroelectric power in the Paraná River.[3]
June
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18 June: The president of Petrobras, General Ernesto Geisel, is selected as a candidate for President of Brazil.[4]
July
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11 July: Varig Flight 820 makes a forced landing due to a fire breaking out and then crashing in Paris, France. 123 out of the 134 people are dead from the crash, fire, and smoke inhalation.[5]
Births
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January
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1 January: Shelda Bede, volleyball player
22 January: Rogério Ceni, retired footballer and coach
February
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2 February: Latino, singer-songwriter
22 February: Gustavo Assis-Brasil, guitarist
22 February: Juninho Paulista, footballer
April
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10 April: Roberto Carlos, footballer
18 April: Adriane Galisteu, Brazilian actress and model
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