Today in Brazil History (Part 2)
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Historical Events
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1984-07-22 - 22nd Tennis Fed Cup: Czech beats Australia in Sao Paulo Brazil (2-1)
1984-08-11 - 101,799 fans at soccer match Brazil vs France
1985-01-15 - Tancredo Neves becomes 1st elected president of Brazil in 21 years
1985-06-21 - American, Brazilian & West German forensic pathologists confirm skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were Nazi Dr Josef Mengele
1988-02-20 - 500 die in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
1988-10-05 - Brazil adopts its Constitution
1988-12-22 - Chico Mendes, a Brazilian rubber tapper, unionist and environmental activist, is assassinated.
1989-11-12 - Brazil holds 1st free presidential election in 29 years
1989-12-17 - Brazil elects conservative Fernando Collor de Mello pres
1990-03-15 - Fernando Collor de Mello sworn in as pres of Brazil
1991-03-15 - Territories of Amapa & Roraima become states in Brazil
1992-06-03 - World's largest environmental summit opens (Rio De Janeiro Brazil)
1992-10-02 - VP Itamar Franco becomes pres of Brazil
1992-10-02 - The Carandiru Massacre takes place after a riot in the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil.
1993-04-21 - Brazil votes against a monarchy
1993-09-07 - Brazil votes over importing monarchy
1994-07-04 - US loses to Brazil 1-0 in 1994 World Cup quarter finals
1994-07-17 - Brazil beats Italy in a shoot out, for their 4th soccer world cup
1994-10-03 - Fernando Henrique Cardoso elected president of Brazil
1995-01-01 - Fernando Henrique Cardoso installed as president of Brazil
1996-10-31 - The Fokker F100 on TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes into several houses in São Paulo, Brazil killing 98 including 2 on the ground.
1997-03-04 - Brazil Senate allows women to wear slacks
1999-06-06 - At the Putim maximum security prison in Brazil, 345 prisoners run from the main gate in the largest jailbreak in Brazilian history, marking the 10th escape for the three-year-old facility. In the ensuing manhunt, two fugitives are killed and five innocent bystanders are accidentally jailed.
2000-06-12 - Sandro Rosa do Nascimento takes hostages while robbing Bus #174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the highly-publicized standoff becomes a media circus and ends with the death of do Nascimento and a hostage.
2004-03-03 - Belgian brewer Interbrew and Brazilian rival AmBev agreed to merge in a $11.2 billion deal that formed InBev, the world's largest brewer.
2006-03-10 - Mass unrest by the PCC started in São Paulo (the biggest city in Brazil) which would eventually kill more than 152 people.
2006-03-30 - Marcos Pontes is the first Brazilian astronaut in space.
2006-05-13 - 2006 São Paulo violence: a major rebellion occurs in several prisons in Brazil.
2007-05-11 - Pope Benedict XVI canonizes the first Brazilian-born saint, Frei Galvão.
2007-06-27 - The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre.
2007-07-17 - TAM Airlines (TAM Linhas Aéreas) Flight 3054 crashes upon landing during rain in São Paulo. This is Brazil's deadliest aviation accident to date with an estimated 199 deaths.
2007-12-20 - The painting Portrait of Suzanne Bloch (1904), by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, was stolen from the São Paulo Museum of Art, along with O Lavrador de Café, by the major Brazilian modernist painter Candido Portinari.
Famous Birthdays
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1929-10-16 - Fernanda Montenegro, Brazilian actress
1930-06-28 - Itamar Franco, President of Brazil
1930-07-10 - Jacques Klein, Brazilian pianist
1930-08-22 - Gilmar, Brazilian football player
1931-06-10 - João Gilberto, Brazilian singer and guitarist
1931-06-18 - Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil from 1995 to 2002
1932-02-29 - Jaguar, Brazilian cartoonist
1933-10-28 - Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (d. 1983)
1936-06-22 - Hermeto Pascoal, Brazilian musician
1937-01-16 - Luiz Bueno, Brazilian racing driver
1937-05-03 - Nélida Piñon, Brazilian writer
1937-08-06 - Baden Powell de Aquino, Brazilian guitarist (d. 2000)
1937-12-24 - Félix Miéli Venerando, Brazilian football player
1938-01-16 - Jô Soares, Brazilian author, musician and TV personality
1938-01-22 - Altair, Brazilian footballer
1938-03-25 - Fritz d'Orey, Brazilian racing driver
1938-06-06 - Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza, pretender to the Brazilian throne
1938-12-14 - Leonardo Boff, Italy, Brazilian Catholic theologian
1939-03-04 - Carlos Vereza, Brazilian actor
1939-05-11 - Carlos Lyra, Brazilian musician
1939-08-09 - Brito, Brazilian footballer
1939-10-11 - Maria Bueno, Sao Paulo Brazil, tennis player (Wimbledon 1959)
1940-03-22 - Jorge Ben Jor, Brazilian musician
1940-03-30 - Astrud Gilberto, Brazil, singer (Girl From Ipanema)
1940-10-23 - Pelé, Brazilian footballer
1941-01-11 - Gérson, Brazilian footballer
1941-02-11 - Sergio Mendes, jazz/pop musician (Brazil '66/'77/'88)
1941-02-15 - Florinda Bolkan, Ceara Brazil, actress (Damned, Last Valley, Word)
1941-04-19 - Roberto Carlos, Brazilian singer
1941-09-04 - Marilena Chaui, Brazilian philosopher
1942-06-26 - Gilberto Gil, Brazilian singer and Minister of Culture
1942-08-07 - Caetano Veloso, Brazilian musician
1942-09-28 - Tim Maia, Brazilian Singer (d. 1998)
1943-01-05 - Ferreira da Silva Eusebio, Brazilan intl soccer player
1943-01-22 - Marília Pêra, Brazilian actress
1943-02-25 - Wilson da Silva Piazza, Brazilian footballer
1943-06-22 - Eumir Deodato, Brazilian artist, producer and arranger
1943-12-25 - Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Brazilian racing driver
1944-02-08 - Sebastião Salgado, Brazilian documentary photographer
1944-05-20 - Cipa Dichter, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, pianist/wife of Misha Dichter
1944-06-19 - Chico Buarque, Brazilian musician
1944-09-11 - Everaldo, Brazilian footballer
1944-10-06 - José Carlos Pace, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1977)
1944-12-15 - Chico Mendes, Brazilian campaigner (d. 1988)
1944-12-25 - Jairzinho, Brazilian footballer
1945-03-17 - Elis Regina, Brazilian singer (d. 1982)
1945-09-26 - Gal Costa, Brazilian singer
1945-10-09 - Taiguara, Brazilian musician (d. 1996)
1945-10-27 - Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil
1946-01-01 - Rivelino, Brazilian football player
1946-04-22 - Dectuplets, Bacacay Brazil, 8 males & 2 females
1946-12-08 - John Rubinstein, LA Calif, actor/composer (Family, Boys from Brazil)
1946-12-12 - Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazil, Indy-car racer (over 10 wins)
1947-01-25 - Tostão, Brazilian footballer
1947-02-20 - Jennifer O'Neill, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, actress (Summer of '42)
1947-03-19 - Marinho Peres, Brazilian football player
1947-04-29 - Olavo de Carvalho, Brazilian philosopher
1947-06-01 - Jonathan Pryce, Welsh actor (Evita, Brazil, Praying Mantis)
1947-08-24 - Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author
1947-12-31 - Rita Lee, Brazilian Rock Star
1948-03-15 - Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (d. 2003)
1948-11-07 - Alex Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver
1949-02-07 - Paulo César Carpegiani, Brazilian footballer and coach
1949-06-16 - Paulo César, Brazilian footballer
1949-08-12 - Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil (1990-92)
1949-12-25 - Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, Singer and icon of the Brazilian music
1950-07-26 - Nelinho, Brazilian footballer
1951-02-06 - Marco Antônio, Brazilian footballer
1951-06-16 - Sonia Braga, Maringa Brazil, actress (Dona Flor & Her 2 Husbands)
1951-09-07 - Morris Albert, Brazilian singer
1953-02-07 - Robert Brazile, NFLer
1953-02-28 - Ingo Hoffmann, Brazilian racing driver
1953-03-03 - Zico, Brazilian footballer
1953-10-16 - Paulo Roberto Falcão, Brazilian footballer
1954-02-19 - Socrates, Brazilian footballer
1954-06-13 - Rita Cadillac, Brazilian dancer
1954-08-13 - Nico Assumpção, Brazilian bass player (d. 2001)
1955-02-07 - Mario Coutinho, Brazilian physician
1955-03-16 - Bruno Barreto, Brazilian film director
1955-06-05 - Edino Nazareth Filho, Brazilian football player
1955-11-09 - Fernando Meirelles, Brazilian film director
1957-12-04 - Raul Boesel, Brazil, Indy-car racer (CART)
1958-04-04 - Cazuza, Brazilian poet, singer and composer (d. 1990)
1958-05-12 - Kim Greist, Stamford CT, actress (CHUD, Brazil, Payoff, Manhunter)
1958-11-20 - Rickson Gracie, Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist
1960-03-21 - Ayrton Senna, Brazilian formula-1 racer (1988 champ)
1960-07-28 - Luiz Fernando Carvalho, Brazilian film director
1960-09-27 - Nick della Casa, British/Brazillian/Argentine cameraman (Emmy Award)
1960-10-05 - Careca, Brazilian footballer
1961-10-01 - Robert Rey, Brazilian-American plastic surgeon and television personality
1962-02-13 - Jackie Silva, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, volleyballer (Pan Am-Bronze)
1962-09-22 - Diogo Mainardi, Brazilian writer
1963-03-12 - Joaquim Carvalho Cruz, Brazil, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1984)
1963-03-27 - Xuxa, [Maria da Graca Meneghel], Brazil, actress (Xuxa Park)
1963-03-30 - Eli-Eri Moura, Brazilian composer and conductor
1963-04-20 - Mauricio Gugelmin, Brazilian racing driver
1963-07-21 - Paulo Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
1963-08-18 - Luiz Mattar, Brazil, tennis star
1963-10-31 - Dunga, Brazilian footballer
1963-12-01 - Marco Greco, Brazilian racing driver
Famous Deaths
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2002-06-30 - Chico Xavier, popular medium in Brazil´s spiritism movement (b. 1910)
2002-09-18 - Mauro Ramos, Brazilian football player (b. 1930)
2003-08-19 - Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (b. 1948)
2004-01-24 - Leônidas da Silva, Brazilian footballer (b. 1913)
2004-06-21 - Leonel Brizola, Brazilian politician (b. 1922)
2004-10-27 - Serginho, Brazilian footballer (b. 1974)
2005-03-08 - César Lattes, Brazilian physicist (b. 1924)
2005-07-22 - Jean Charles de Menezes, Brazilian electrician killed by Scotland Yard (b. 1978)
2005-09-27 - Ronald Golias, Brazilian comedian (b. 1929)
2006-04-21 - Telê Santana, Brazilian football manager (b. 1931)
2006-06-17 - Cláudio Besserman Vianna, aka "Bussunda", Brazilian comedian (b. 1962)
2006-11-15 - Ana Carolina Reston, Brazilian model (b. 1985)
2006-12-24 - "Braguinha", Brazilian songwriter (b. 1907)
2007-02-04 - José Carlos Bauer, Brazilian World Cup footballer (b. 1925)
2007-04-16 - Maria Lenk, Brazilian swimmer and first Brazilian woman to compete in the Olympic Games (b. 1915)
2007-05-06 - Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian politician (b. 1938)
2007-07-17 - Júlio Redecker, Brazilian Politician (b. 1956)
2007-09-22 - Bodinho, Brazilian footballer (b. 1928)
2008-06-14 - Jamelão, Brazilian samba singer (b. 1913)
2008-07-19 - Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian comedienne (b. 1907)
2008-08-16 - Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer and songwriter (b. 1914)
