1972 in Brazil explained
Events in the year 1972 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
Vice governors
- Acre: Alberto Barbosa da Costa Alagoas: José de Medeiros Tavares Amazonas: Deoclides de Carvalho Leal Bahia: Menandro Minahim Ceará: Francisco Humberto Bezerra
- Espírito Santo: Henrique Pretti Goiás: Ursulino Tavares Leão Maranhão: Alexandre Sá Colares Moreira Mato Grosso: José Monteiro de Figueiredo Minas Gerais: Celso Porfírio de Araújo Machado Pará: Newton Burlamaqui Barreira Paraíba: Clóvis Bezerra Cavalcanti Paraná: Vacant
- Pernambuco: José Antônio Barreto Guimarães Piauí: Sebastião Rocha Leal Rio de Janeiro: Teotônio Araújo
- Rio Grande do Norte: Tertius Rebelo Rio Grande do Sul: Edmar Fetter Santa Catarina: Atílio Francisco Xavier Fontana São Paulo: Antonio José Rodrigues Filho
- Sergipe: Adalberto Moura
Events
February
The inauguration of the Festa da Uva by President Emílio Garrastazu Médici, in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul; is nationally broadcast on color television for the first time.[1]
A fire at the Pirani Building (now the Andraus Building), leaves 16 dead and 330 injured in São Paulo, making it one of the biggest tragedies in the city's history.[2]
June
The National Congress of Brazil approves the project to create Telecomunicações Brasileiras S/A (Telebras).[3]
July
A team from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo builds the first Brazilian (and South American) computer. It is introduced by Governor of São Paulo and rector Miguel Reale.[4]
September
São Paulo Metro is inaugurated in Brazil.
Emerson Fittipaldi wins his first Formula One world championship after winning the Italian Grand Prix.[5]
President Emílio Garrastazu Médici introduces the first stretch of the Trans-Amazonian Highway.[6]
Births
January
February
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Deaths
June
August
October
November
See also
Notes and References
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1972/02/20/2/ "As primeiras cores vieram pelo 11"
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1972/02/25/2/ "O dia mais tragico da cidade"
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1972/02/25/2/ "Aprovado substitutivo à Telebras"
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1972/07/25/20/ "Governador inaugura o computador da USP"
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1972/09/11/20 "Começa o reinado de Emerson"
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1972/09/28/2/ "'Atitude de uma nação corajosa'"
- Web site: Team Quest Instructors/Staff . 9 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100927025736/http://www.tqfc.com/staff.aspx . September 27, 2010 .
