April – Peter Fleming joins the expedition to find missing Englishman Colonel Percy Fawcett; the following year he publishes an account of the expedition, entitled Brazilian Adventure.
23 May – Four protesting students (Martins, Miragaia, Dráusio and Camargo) are killed by government troops, sparking off the "Paulista War".
June – Paulista rebels take control of the state of São Paulo.[3]
July–August – 82 athletes from Brazil travel on board the Itaquicê to Los Angeles for the Summer Olympic Games, selling coffee along the way to fund the trip. The team wins no medals.
2 October – The São Paulo rebels are defeated by government forces.
^Manchete 2439–2446 p98 1999 " O filósofo Cláudio Ulpiano, aos 66 anos, de enfisema pulmonar. Professor da Universidade Federal Fluminense e da UER), Ulpiano tinha um talento especial para dar aulas, "