1961 in Brazil explained

Events in the year 1961 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• 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

• 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

• 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

January

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

August

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

January

• January 1  - Rita Camata, politician and journalist

March

• 7 March  - Miguel Nicolelis, scientist

September

• 8 September  - Fernanda Abreu, singer

Deaths

April

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

June

• June 22  - José de Mesquita (born 1892)

December

• 31 December  - Péricles, cartoonist (born 1924)

See also

• 1961 in Brazilian television

Notes and References

1. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1961/02/01/2/ Festas e lagimas em Brasilia na posse de Janio e despedida de JK
2. Web site: Paula. Christiane Jalles de. 2004. O segundo mandato na vice-presidência e a crise sucessória. A trajetória política de João Goulart. 2021-04-15. pt-br. 2021-04-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210415190733/https://cpdoc.fgv.br/producao/dossies/Jango/artigos/VicePresidenteJanio/O_segundo_mandato_e_a_crise_sucessoria. live.
3. Web site: Keller. Vilma. Dias. Sônia. Costa. Marcelo. Freire. Americo. 2001. BRIZOLA, Leonel. 2021-04-15. Dicionário Histórico-Biográfico Brasileiro. pt-br. 2021-04-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210415153749/http://www.fgv.br/cpdoc/acervo/dicionarios/verbete-biografico/leonel-de-moura-brizola. live.
4. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1961/08/26/2/ Ranieri na Presidencia desde ontem; Jango é esperado hoje
5. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1961/09/03/2/ Instituido o regime parlamentarista; o Congresso promulga o ato adicional
6. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1961/09/07/2/ Às 15 horas a posse de Jango e a apresentação do Conselho
7. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1961/09/09/2/ O Congresso aprova a constituição do primeiro Conselho de Ministros
8. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1961/11/02/2/ Explode em Recife avião com 84 pessoas a bordo
9. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1961/11/24/2/ Restabelecidas ontem as relações diplomaticas entre Brasil e URSS
10. Web site: 323 KILLED IN CIRCUS FIRE (December 18, 1961). 2017-05-23.
11. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1961/12/19/2/ A policia deteve cerca de duzentos suspeitos de atear fogo ao circo
12. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19611218&id=tHIRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9uIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5868,3487091 250 Feared Dead After Circus Fire
13. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1961/12/21/2/ Preso e oculto pela policia o incediario do Gran-Circo