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1961 in Brazil

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Year of Constitution: 1946

Events in the year 1961 in Brazil.

## Incumbents

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### Federal government

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* President:
* Juscelino Kubitschek (until 30 January)
* Jânio Quadros (from 31 January to 25 August)
* Ranieri Mazzilli (from 25 August to September 7)
* João Goulart (starting September 7)
* Prime Minister: Tancredo Neves (starting 8 September)
* Vice President:
* João Goulart (until 25 August)
* Vacant (from August 25)

### Governors

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* Alagoas:
* Sebastião Muniz Falcão (until 31 January)
* Luis Cavalcante (from 31 January)
* Amazonas: Gilberto Mestrinho
* Bahia: Juracy Magalhães
* Ceará: Parsifal Barroso
* Espírito Santo:Raul Giuberti
* Goiás:
* José Feliciano Ferreira (until 31 January)
* Mauro Borges (from 31 January)
* Guanabara: Carlos Lacerda
* Maranhão: Newton de Barros Belo (from 31 January)
* Mato Grosso:
* João Ponce de Arruda (until 31 January)
* Fernando Corrêa da Costa (from 31 January)
* Minas Gerais:
* José Francisco Bias Fortes (until 31 January)
* José de Magalhães Pinto (from 31 January)
* Pará:
* Luís de Moura Carvalho (until 31 January)
* Aurélio do Carmo (from 31 January)
* Paraíba:
* José Fernandes de Lima (until 31 January)
* Pedro Gondim (from 31 January)
* Paraná:
* Moisés Lupion (until 31 January)
* Nei Braga (from 31 January)
* Pernambuco: Cid Sampaio
* Piauí: Chagas Rodrigues
* Rio de Janeiro:
* Roberto Silveira (until 28 February)
* Celso Peçanha (from 28 February)
* Rio Grande do Norte:
* Dinarte de Medeiros Mariz (until 31 January)
* Aluízio Alves (from 31 January)
* Rio Grande do Sul: Leonel Brizola
* Santa Catarina:
* Heriberto Hülse (until 31 January)
* Celso Ramos (from 31 January)
* São Paulo: Carlos Alberto Alves de Carvalho Pinto
* Sergipe: Luís Garcia

### Vice governors

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* Alagoas:
* Sizenando Nabuco de Melo (until 31 January)
* Teotônio Brandão Vilela (from 31 January)
* Bahia: Orlando Moscoso
* Ceará: Wilson Gonçalves
* Espírito Santo: Raul Giuberti
* Goiás:
* João de Abreu (until 31 January)
* Antônio Rezende Monteiro (from 31 January)
* Maranhão:
* Alexandre Alves Costa (until 31 January)
* Alfredo Salim Duailibe (from 31 January)
* Mato Grosso:
* Henrique José Vieira Neto (until 31 January)
* Jose Garcia Neto (from 31 January)
* Minas Gerais:
* Artur Bernardes Filho (until 31 January)
* Clóvis Salgado da Gama (from 31 January)
* Pará: Newton Burlamaqui de Miranda (from 31 January)
* Paraíba:
* Pedro Gondim (until 31 January)
* André Avelino de Paiva Gadelha (from 31 January)
* Pernambuco: Pelópidas da Silveira
* Piauí: Tibério Nunes
* Rio de Janeiro:
* Celso Peçanha (until 1 March)
* Vacant thereafter (from 31 January)
* Rio Grande do Norte:
* José Augusto Varela (until 31 January)
* Walfredo Gurgel (from 31 January)
* Santa Catarina: Armindo Marcílio Doutel de Andrade (from 31 January)
* São Paulo: Porfírio da Paz
* Sergipe: Dionísio Machado

## Events

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### January

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* January 31: Jânio Quadros becomes the 22nd President of Brazil, succeeding Juscelino Kubitschek.[1]

### August

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* August 25-September 7: The Legality Campaign takes place, which aims to defend the inauguration of João Goulart as President of Brazil. [2][3]
* August 25: Jânio Quadros resigns as President of the Republic. The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Ranieri Mazzilli, takes over as the 23rd President of Brazil on an interim basis.[4]

### September

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* September 2: The National Congress of Brazil approves Constitutional Amendment No. 4, which establishes parliamentarism.[5]
* September 7: João Goulart is sworn in as the 24th President of Brazil.[6]
* September 8: The National Congress of Brazil approves the constitution of the first Council of Ministers.[7]

### November

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* November 1: A Panair do Brasil plane crashes near Recife airport, leaving 45 dead and 43 injured.[8]
* November 23: Brazil restores diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, 14 years after their breakup.[9]

### December

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* December 17: An arson fire at the Niterói circus, kills more than 300 people and becomes the worst fire disaster in Brazilian history.[10][11][12]
* December 20: Adilson Marcelino Alves, known as Dequinha, is arrested by the Rio de Janeiro police and confesses to being responsible for the fire at the Niterói circus.[13]

## Births

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### January

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* January 1 - Rita Camata, politician and journalist

### March

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* 7 March - Miguel Nicolelis, scientist

### September

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* 8 September - Fernanda Abreu, singer

## Deaths

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### April

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* April 25 - Borges de Medeiros, lawyer and politician (born 1863)

### June

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* June 22 - José de Mesquita (born 1892)

### December

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* 31 December - Péricles, cartoonist (born 1924)

## See also

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* 1961 in Brazilian television

## References

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1. ^ Festas e lagimas em Brasilia na posse de Janio e despedida de JK (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (1 de fevereiro de 1961).
2. ^ Paula, Christiane Jalles de (2004). "O segundo mandato na vice-presidência e a crise sucessória". A trajetória política de João Goulart (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
3. ^ Keller, Vilma; Dias, Sônia; Costa, Marcelo; Freire, Americo (2001). "BRIZOLA, Leonel". Dicionário Histórico-Biográfico Brasileiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
4. ^ Ranieri na Presidencia desde ontem; Jango é esperado hoje (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (26 de agosto de 1961).
5. ^ Instituido o regime parlamentarista; o Congresso promulga o ato adicional (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (3 de setembro de 1961).
6. ^ Às 15 horas a posse de Jango e a apresentação do Conselho (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (7 de setembro de 1961).
7. ^ O Congresso aprova a constituição do primeiro Conselho de Ministros (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (9 de setembro de 1961).
8. ^ Explode em Recife avião com 84 pessoas a bordo (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (2 de novembro de 1961).
9. ^ Restabelecidas ontem as relações diplomaticas entre Brasil e URSS (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (24 de novembro de 1961).
10. ^ "323 KILLED IN CIRCUS FIRE (December 18, 1961)". Retrieved 2017-05-23.
11. ^ A policia deteve cerca de duzentos suspeitos de atear fogo ao circo (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (19 de dezembro de 1961).
12. ^ 250 Feared Dead After Circus Fire (página 1 do 1° caderno), Eugene Register Guard (18 de dezembro de 1961).
13. ^ Preso e oculto pela policia o incediario do Gran-Circo (página 22 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (21 de dezembro de 1961).

## External links

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* Media related to 1961 in Brazil at Wikimedia Commons

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