1981 in Brazil explained
Events in the year 1981 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
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
January
A passenger ship called Novo Amapá was sunk by an overcrowded capacity off of a river mouth in Caja, Pará State. According to the Transport Ministry of Brazil, there was a confirmed report of at least 130 fatalities.[3]
April
Two bombs explode inside a car at the Pavilhão Riocentro, in Rio de Janeiro, during a concert commemorating Labor Day. Sergeant Guilherme Pereira do Rosário is killed and Captain Wilson Dias Machado is injured; both of the Brazilian Army.[6]
August
The Brazilian television network Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT) is launched by businessman and television personality Silvio Santos.[7]
September
President João Figueiredo inaugurates the JK Memorial in Brasília.[8]
According to an official report from the Transport Ministry of Brazil, a passenger ferry, called the Sobral Santos II was capsized nearby Óbidos Port, Pará State, on the Amazon River, where more than 300 people drowned.[9] [10]
December
President João Figueiredo signs a law, creating the state of Rondônia.[11]
Births
January
February
March
April
June
July
August
October
November
Deaths
June
August
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo president of Brazil . Encyclopedia Britannica . 24 April 2019 . en.
- Book: Chaffee . Wilber A. . Desenvolvimento: Politics and Economy in Brazil . 1998 . Lynne Rienner Publishers . 9781555877477 . 135 . en.
- http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0qX8s2k1IRwC&dat=19810109&printsec=frontpage&hl=pt-BR "Barco afunda em rio do Amapá e mata 130 pessoas"
- http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0qX8s2k1IRwC&dat=19810114&printsec=frontpage&hl=pt-BR "Trudeau chega de tênis branco e cravo vermelho na lapela"
- http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0qX8s2k1IRwC&dat=19810118&printsec=frontpage&hl=pt-BR "Trudeau passia a pé pelo centro de Manaus, olha vitrinas mas não compra"
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1981/05/02/2 "Mais bombas no carro"
- Web site: SBT celebra 35 anos com releitura moderna de ícones da sua história . 12 August 2016 . SBT na Web . SBT . 20 August 2016 . pt.
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1981/09/12/2 "Inaugura-se em Brasília o Memorial JK"
- http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0qX8s2k1IRwC&dat=19810921&printsec=frontpage&hl=pt-BR "Megulhadores só resgatam 16 dos 300 mortos em naufrágio"
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1981/09/20/2 "Barco afunda no Pará com 530 pessoas"
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1981/12/23/2 "Figueiredo sanciona lei da criação de Rondônia"
- Web site: Adriana ARAUJO - Olympic Boxing Brazil . International Olympic Committee . 24 April 2019 . en . 20 November 2016.
