1977 in Brazil explained
Events in the year 1977 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
Vice governors
- Acre: Omar Sabino de Paula Alagoas: Vacant
- Amazonas: João Bosco Ramos de Lima Bahia: Edvaldo Brandão Correia Ceará: José Waldemar de Alcântara e Silva Espírito Santo: Carlos Alberto Lindenberg von Schilgen Goiás: José Luís Bittencourt Maranhão: José Duailibe Murad Mato Grosso: Cássio Leite de Barros Mato Grosso do Sul: Vacant
- Minas Gerais: Levindo Ozanam Coelho Pará: Clovis Silva de Morais Rego Paraíba: Dorgival Terceiro Neto Paraná: Octávio Cesário Pereira Júnior Pernambuco: Paulo Gustavo de Araújo Cunha Piauí: Djalma Martins Veloso Rio de Janeiro: Vacant
- Rio Grande do Norte: Geraldo Melo Rio Grande do Sul: José Augusto Amaral de Sousa Santa Catarina: Marcos Henrique Büechler São Paulo: Ferreira Filho Sergipe: Antônio Ribeiro Sotelo
Events
April
President Ernesto Geisel closes the National Congress of Brazil to control presidential succession as conflict erupts between him, the duristas, Congress, the Church, and the media.[1]
President Geisel signs constitutional amendment n°8 and reopens the National Congress of Brazil.[2]
June
In a second ballot by 226 votes in favor and 159 against; the National Congress of Brazil approves a constitutional amendment by Senators Nelson Carneiro and Acioli Filho, that legalizes divorce.[3]
August
Writer Rachel de Queiroz becomes the first woman elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters.[4]
Jorge Amado's novel Tieta do Agreste is published, which becomes one of his best-selling works.[5]
October
Pelé, playing for the New York Cosmos, scores his last goal to defeat Santos FC 2-1, at Giants Stadium, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. This would be his last official game, thus saying goodbye to his professional football career.[6]
President Ernesto Geisel signs a law, creating the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.[7]
December
President Ernesto Geisel signs a law that legalizes and regulates divorce.[8]
Births
March
April
June
July
August
September
- 14 September: Alex, footballer
October
November
December
Deaths
January
February
March
July
- 21 July: Zózimo, World Cup-winning footballer (b. 1932)
December
- 9 December: Clarice Lispector, writer (b. 1920)
See also
See also
Notes and References
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1977/4/2/2 "Não haverá cassações agora"
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1977/4/15/2 "Consumada a reforma política"
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1977/6/24/2 "Implantado o divórcio no País"
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1977/08/04/21 "Academia: Rachel de Queiroz ou a tradição masculina"
- Book: Jorge Amado with translation by Barbara Shelby Merello. Tieta. 1979. Avon Books. 672.
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1977/10/02/167 "Um adeus de rei, com gol"
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1977/10/12/2 "Criado o Estado de MT do Sul"
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1977/12/27/2 "Em vigor o divórcio"
