1957 in Brazil explained

Events in the year 1957 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Juscelino Kubitschek
• Vice President: João Goulart

Governors

• Alagoas:
  • Sebastião Muniz Falcão (until 15 September)
  • Sizenando Nabuco de Melo (from 15 September)
    • • Amazonas: Plínio Ramos Coelho Bahia: Antônio Balbino Ceará: Paulo Sarasate Espírito Santo: Francisco Lacerda de Aguiar
  • Goiás: José Ludovico de Almeida Maranhão:
  • Eurico Ribeiro (until 9 July)
  • José de Matos Carvalho (from 9 July)
• Mato Grosso: João Ponce de Arruda
  • • • Minas Gerais: José Francisco Bias Fortes Pará: Magalhães Barata Paraíba: Flávio Coutinho Paraná: Moisés Lupion
    • Pernambuco: Osvaldo Cordeiro de Farias Piauí: Jacob Gaioso e Almendra Rio de Janeiro: Miguel Couto Filho
      • • Rio Grande do Norte: Dinarte de Medeiros Mariz Rio Grande do Sul: Ildo Meneghetti Santa Catarina: Jorge Lacerda São Paulo: Jânio Quadros Sergipe: Leandro Maciel

Vice governors

• • • Alagoas: Sizenando Nabuco de Melo Ceará: Wilson Gonçalves Espírito Santo: Adwalter Ribeiro Soares
  • Goiás: Bernardo Sayão Carvalho Araújo Maranhão: Alexandre Alves Costa (from 9 July)
    • • Mato Grosso: Henrique José Vieira Neto Minas Gerais: Artur Bernardes Filho Paraíba: Pedro Gondim Pernambuco: Otávio Correia de Araújo (from 23 May)
  • Piauí: Francisco Ferreira de Castro Rio de Janeiro: Roberto Silveira
    • • Rio Grande do Norte: José Augusto Varela Santa Catarina: Heriberto Hülse São Paulo: Porfírio da Paz Sergipe: José Machado de Souza

Events

January

• January 26

The Ibirapuera Planetarium in São Paulo opens to the public. It is the first planetarium in the Southern Hemisphere.^[1]

March

• March 16

Rede Ferroviária Federal, a public company responsible for the operation of 19 unified railways, is created by Federal Law n° 3,115.^{[2] [3]}

April

• April 7

A Varig aircraft crashes near Bagé airport, in Rio Grande do Sul, after suffering a fire on board. All 40 occupants on board lose their lives.^{[4] [5]}

• April 10

After suffering a breakdown in one of its engines, a Real Douglas DC-3 crashes into the slopes of Pico do Papagaio on Anchieta Island. Of the 30 passengers and crew aboard, 27 are killed.^[6]

October

• October 1

President Juscelino Kubitschek ratifies a law that sets the date for moving the new federal capital to Brasília.^[7]

• October 16

Farmer Antônio Vilas Boas claims to have been abducted by extraterrestrials. This would become one of the earliest recorded alien abduction cases.^[8]

November

• November 4

An alleged extraterrestrial attack on two sentries at the Itaipu Fort takes place in Praia Grande, São Paulo. The entire electricity of the fort, including the emergency circuits, went down during the incident. Afterwards, Brazilian Army and United States Air Force (USAF) personnel, along with investigators of the Brazilian Air Force, flew to the fort to interview the soldiers.^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

Births

January

• January 11: Reinaldo, footballer

May

• May 21: Ana Maria Rangel, political scientist

June

• June 6: Fábio Barreto, filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, and film producer (d. 2019)^[15]
• June 7: Otávio Frias Filho, journalist (d. 2018)^[16]
• June 12: Ciro Pessoa, musician (Titãs, Cabine C), journalist, screenwriter and poet (d. 2020)

August

• August 23: Antônio Meneses, cellist (d. 2024)^[17]

Deaths

January

• January 26: José Linhares, 15th President of Brazil (b. 1886)^[18]

August

• August 4: Washington Luis, 13th President of Brazil (b. 1869)

See also

• 1957 in Brazilian football
• 1957 in Brazilian television

Notes and References

1. Book: Hagar, Charles . Planetarium, window to the universe . Carl Zeiss . Oberkochen, West Germany . 1980 . 9783875170054 . 180.
2. Helio Suêvo Rodriguez, A Formação das Estradas de Ferro no Rio de Janeiro: O Resgate da Sua Memória (2004), p. 131.
3. Josef Barat, Logística, Transporte e Desenvolvimento Econômico (2006), p. 15.
4. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fdm/1957/04/09/1/ Grave desastre de aviação em Bagé causa a morte de quarenta pessoas
5. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0qX8s2k1IRwC&dat=19570409&printsec=frontpage&hl=pt-BR Carbonizadas 40 pessoas em conseqüência de equívoco do comandante do avião
6. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0qX8s2k1IRwC&dat=19570411&printsec=frontpage&hl=pt-BR Caíu, em chamas, com 29 pessoas a bordo, o avião da Real-Aerovias
7. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fdm/1957/10/02/1/ Sancionada a lei que fixa a data da mudança da Capital Federal
8. Book: Duncan, John . UFOs . Ticktock . Tonbridge . 1999 . 9781860071423 . 16.
9. Milton E. Brener, Walking Through Walls and Other Impossibilities: The Hybrid Agenda (2011), p. 42.
10. http://rr0.org/science/crypto/ufologie/enquete/dossier/FortItapu/index.html Fort Itaipu UFO Incident
11. http://www.fenomenum.com.br/ufo/casos/1950/imagens/wpeD.gif Document
12. Web site: UFO Burns. HowStuffWorks. Blucora. 12 July 2014. 2008-02-19.
13. Book: Lorenzen, Coral E.. Coral E. Lorenzen. Flying Saucers: The Startling Evidence of the Invasion From Outer Space. registration. New York. 1966. 156–157.
14. Web site: Carpenter . Donald G. . Introductory Space Science - Volume Ii. Department of Physics of the USAF. 27 October 2012 . Edward R. Therkelson.
15. Web site: Rodrigues . Kellen . Peres . Thalita . Cineasta Fábio Barreto morre aos 62 anos após quase uma década em coma . Marie Clarie . November 22, 2019 . Portuguese.
16. Web site: Otávio Frias Filho, diretor de redação da Folha de S.Paulo, morre em SP. g1.globo. 21 August 2018 . 30 September 2021. pt.
17. https://www.thestrad.com/news/brazilian-cellist-antonio-meneses-dies-at-age-66/18411.article Brazilian cellist Antonio Meneses dies at age 66
18. Web site: Jose Linhares, 71, of Brazil is dead; Retired Chief Justice Was President for 3 Months After Revolt by Dutra. January 27, 1957. New York Times. September 30, 2021.