1980 in Brazil explained

Events in the year 1980 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: General João Figueiredo
• Vice President: Aureliano Chaves

Governors

• Acre: Vacant
  • • • • • • • • Alagoas: Guilherme Palmeira Amazonas: José Bernardino Lindoso Bahia: Antônio Carlos Magalhães Ceará: Virgílio Távora Espírito Santo: Eurico Vieira Resende Goiás: Ary Valadão Maranhão: João Castelo Mato Grosso: Frederico Campos Mato Grosso do Sul:
  • Marcelo Miranda Soares (until 29 October)
  • Pedro Pedrossian (from 29 October)
    • • • • • Minas Gerais: Francelino Pereira Pará: Alacid Nunes Paraíba: Tarcísio Burity Paraná: Nei Braga Pernambuco: Marco Maciel Piauí: Lucídio Portela Rio de Janeiro: Antônio Chagas Freitas
        • Rio Grande do Norte: Lavoisier Maia Rio Grande do Sul: José Augusto Amaral de Souza Santa Catarina: Jorge Bornhausen São Paulo: Paulo Maluf Sergipe: Augusto Franco

Vice governors

• Acre: José Fernandes Rego
  • • • • • • • • Alagoas: Teobaldo Vasconcelos Barbosa Amazonas: Paulo Pinto Nery Bahia: Luis Viana Neto Ceará: Manuel de Castro Filho Espírito Santo: José Carlos Fonseca Goiás: Rui Brasil Cavalcanti Maranhão: Artur Teixeira de Carvalho Mato Grosso: José Vilanova Torres Mato Grosso do Sul: Vacant
          • Minas Gerais: João Marques de Vasconcelos Pará: Gerson dos Santos Peres Paraíba: Clóvis Cavalcanti Paraná: José Hosken de Novaes Pernambuco: Roberto Magalhães Melo Piauí: Waldemar de Castro Macedo
• Rio de Janeiro: Hamilton Xavier
  • • • • Rio Grande do Norte: Geraldo Melo Rio Grande do Sul: Otávio Badui Germano Santa Catarina: Henrique Hélion Velho de Córdova São Paulo: José Maria Marin Sergipe: Djenal Tavares Queiroz

Events

April

• April 12

A Transbrasil Boeing 727 crashes in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, killing 54 people.^[1]

June

• June 1

Mauro Milhomem, a Brazilian pilot, attempted to crash his Sertanejo-721 into the Hotel Presidente, owned by his mother-in-law, after he had an argument with his wife the previous day due to her cheating on him. The plane failed to hit the target and hit instead into several other objects, ultimately crashing into an accounting office in front of a forum. Six people were killed and four were wounded.^[2]

• June 30

Pope John Paul II arrives in Brazil for the first time with his twelve-day visit.^[3]

July

• July 9

On the 10th day of Pope John Paul II's visit to Brazil, in an effort to get good seats, the crowd at the Castelao Stadium broke down an unguarded gate and trampled those killed in the rush.^{[4] [5]}

August

• August 11

Construction of the São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport begins.

November

• November 13

The National Congress of Brazil unanimously approves the constitutional amendment that reestablishes direct elections for the governors of the States and the Federal District.^[6]

Births

February

• February 25  - Fernando Santos, footballer

March

• March 21  - Ronaldinho, footballer

April

• April 5  -
  • Carolina Moraes, synchronized swimmer^[7]
  • Isabela Moraes, synchronized swimmer^[8]

May

• May 6  - Ricardo Oliveira, footballer
• May 20  - Cauã Reymond, actor

July

• July 20  -
  • Gisele Bündchen, model
  • Dado Dolabella, actor

August

• August 16  - Raniere Silva dos Santos, footballer

October

• October 2  - Henry Bugalho, YouTuber, writer, translator and philosopher

November

• November 8  - Luis Fabiano, footballer

Deaths

March

• March 22  - Hélio Oiticica, artist (born 1937)

June

• June 7  - Adalgisa Nery, poet and politician (born 1905)

July

• July 9  - Vinicius de Moraes, poet and dramatist (born 1913)^[9]

December

• December 21  - Nelson Rodrigues, journalist, novelist and playwright (born 1912)^[10]

See also

• 1980 in Brazilian football
• 1980 in Brazilian television
• List of Brazilian films of 1980

Notes and References

1. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1980/04/14/2/ 54 mortes e 4 sobreviventes
2. http://acervo.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/1980/06/03/2//4245280 Cinco mortos no choque do "Sertanejo"
3. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1980/06/30/2/ O Papa chega hoje ao Brasil
4. News: Krause . Charles A. . 3 Killed as Crowd Rushes to See Pope . The Washington Post . 1 February 2020.
5. News: Redmont . Dennis . 3 Papal Pilgrims Killed in Stampede . Associated Press . 9 July 1980.
6. http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1980/11/14/2/ O Congresso aprova a eleição direta em 82
7. Web site: Carolina MORAES - Olympic Synchronized Swimming Brazil . International Olympic Committee . 22 July 2019 . en . 20 June 2016.
8. Web site: Isabela MORAES - Olympic Synchronized Swimming Brazil . International Olympic Committee . 22 July 2019 . en . 20 June 2016.
9. Jose Castello, Vinicius de Moraes - O Poeta da Paixao, Sao Paulo: Cia. das Letras, 1994,
10. O anjo pornografico: A vida de Nelson Rodrigues, Companhia das Letras (1992), p. 410,