1973 in Brazil explained

Events in the year 1973 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• • President: General Emílio Médici Vice President: General Augusto Rademaker

Governors

• Acre: Vacant
• Alagoas: Afrânio Lages
• Amazonas: João Walter de Andrade
  • • • • Bahia: Antônio Carlos Magalhães Ceará: César Cals Espírito Santo: Artur Carlos Gerhardt Santos Goiás: Leonino Caiado Guanabara: Antonio de Pádua Chagas Freitas
          • • • Maranhão: Pedro Neiva de Santana Mato Grosso: José Fragelli Minas Gerais: Rondon Pacheco Pará: Fernando Guilhon Paraíba: Ernâni Sátiro Paraná: Emílio Hoffmann Gomes Pernambuco: Eraldo Gueiros Piauí: Alberto Silva
• Rio de Janeiro: Raimundo Padhila
  • • • • Rio Grande do Norte: Jose Pereira de Araújo Cortez Rio Grande do Sul: Euclides Triches Santa Catarina: Colombo Salles São Paulo: Laudo Natel Sergipe: Paulo Barreto de Menezes

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: Jaime Canet Júnior (from 11 August)
    • 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

January

• 11 January

President Emílio Garrastazu Médici signs a law that establishes the Brazilian Civil Procedure Code.^[1]

February

• 11 February

Emerson Fittipaldi wins the 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos.^[2]

April

• 26 April

Presidents Emílio Garrastazu Médici of Brazil and Alfredo Stroessner of Paraguay sign the Treaty of Itaipu in Brasilia, for a joint use of hydroelectric power in the Paraná River.^[3]

June

• 18 June

The president of Petrobras, General Ernesto Geisel, is selected as a candidate for President of Brazil.^[4]

July

• 11 July

Varig Flight 820 makes a forced landing due to a fire breaking out and then crashing in Paris, France. 123 out of the 134 people are dead from the crash, fire, and smoke inhalation.^[5]

Births

January

• 1 January: Shelda Bede, volleyball player
• 22 January: Rogério Ceni, retired footballer and coach

February

• 2 February: Latino, singer-songwriter
• 22 February: Gustavo Assis-Brasil, guitarist
• 22 February: Juninho Paulista, footballer

April

• 10 April: Roberto Carlos, footballer
• 18 April: Adriane Galisteu, Brazilian actress and model
• 15 April: Emanuel Rego, beach volleyball player

May

• 8 May: Jorge Patino, mixed martial arts fighter

June

• 16 June: Veronica Rossi, novelist

July

• 19 July: Aílton, footballer

August

• 4 August: Marcos, footballer
• 6 August: Vanessa Gerbelli, actress
• 10 August: Zé Roberto, footballer

September

• 24 September: Scheila Carvalho, model and dancer
• 26 September: Leandro Hassum, actor, comedian, writer & producer

October

• 7 October: Dida, footballer
• 20 October: Rodrigo Faro, TV host, actor & singer

November

• 22 November: Eliana Michaelichen Bezerra, TV host, actress & singer
• 30 November: Angélica Ksyvickis, TV host, actress, singer & businesswoman

December

• December 3: Bruno Campos, actor and lawyer

Deaths

January

• 17 January: Tarsila do Amaral, modernist artist (b. 1886).^[6]

July

• 11 July:
  • Jörg Bruder, sailor and geology professor (b. 1937)^[7]
  • Júlio Delamare, sports journalist (b. 1928)^[8]
  • Filinto Müller, politician (b. 1900)
  • Agostinho dos Santos, singer and composer of bossa nova (b. 1932)

See also

• 1973 in Brazilian football
• 1973 in Brazilian television

Notes and References

1. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1973/01/12/2/ "Sancionado o novo Codigo de Processo Civil"
2. Book: Ian Morrison. Motor racing: records, facts, and champions. 1 August 1989. Guinness Books. 978-0-85112-358-5. 78.
3. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1973/04/27/2/ "Stroessner e Medici assinam tratado da hidreletrica"
4. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1973/06/19/2/ "Medici indica Ernesto Geisel"
5. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1973/07/12/2/ "Fogo a bordo, depois a queda; 122 mortos"
6. Damian. Carol. 1999. Tarsila Do Amaral: Art and Environmental Concerns of a Brazilian Modernist. Woman's Art Journal. 20. 1. 3–7. 10.2307/1358838. 1358838.
7. Web site: Jörg Bruder . . OlyMADMen . 13 August 2022.
8. Web site: Parque Aquático Júlio Delamare . Portal da Suderj . 2010-12-30 . 2010-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101226032851/http://www.suderj.rj.gov.br/pq_aquatico.asp . dead .