1996 in Brazil explained
Events in the year 1996 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
Vice governors
- Acre: Labib Murad Alagoas: Manuel Gomes de Barros
- Amapá: Antônio Hildegardo Gomes de Alencar Amazonas: Alfredo Pereira do Nascimento Bahia: César Borges Ceará: Moroni Bing Torgan Espírito Santo: José Renato Casagrande Goiás: Naphtali Alves de Souza Maranhão: José Reinaldo Carneiro Tavares Mato Grosso: José Márcio Panoff de Lacerda Mato Grosso do Sul:
- Braz Melo (until 3 May)
- Vacant (starting 3 May)
- Minas Gerais: Walfrido Silvino dos Mares Guia Neto Pará: Hélio Mota Gueiros Júnior Paraíba: vacant
- Paraná: Emília de Sales Belinati Pernambuco: Jorge José Gomes Piauí: Osmar Antônio de Araújo Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Paulo Correa da Rocha Rio Grande do Norte: Fernando Freire Rio Grande do Sul: Vicente Joaquim Bogo Rondônia: Aparício Carvalho de Moraes Roraima: Airton Antonio Soligo Santa Catarina: José Augusto Hülse São Paulo: Geraldo Alckmin Sergipe: José Carlos Machado Tocantins: Raimundo Nonato Pires dos Santos
Events
January
President Fernando Henrique Cardoso issues Decree 1775, which creates a framework for the clear demarcation of indigenous territories. However, as part of the process, this opens indigenous territories to counterclaims by adjacent landowners.[2]
Varginha UFO incident in Minas Gerais.[3] [4]
March
A Learjet 25 carrying the Brazilian satirical rock band Mamonas Assassinas attempts a go-around at São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, but crashes in the Serra da Cantareira mountain range. All eight people on board are killed, including all five members of the band.[5]
April
Nineteen landless farmers who were squatting at a private ranch are shot dead by military police.[6]
Launch of the Fiat Palio, a car model that would become the country's sales leader. [7]
June
Paulo César Farias and his girlfriend are found dead in their house on Guaxuma beach, in Maceió, Alagoas.[8]
October
A fokker 100 jet, departing for Rio de Janeiro, crashes into houses in the Jabaquara neighborhood, south of São Paulo, leaving 99 dead.[9]
November
Darci Alves Pereira, one of the murderers of rubber tapper leader Chico Mendes, is recaptured by the Federal Police in Guaíra, Paraná.[10]
Births
January
February
March
May
July
August
December
- December 14: Raphinha, professional footballer
Deaths
January
June
September
October
December
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Fernando Henrique Cardoso Biography & Facts . Encyclopedia Britannica . 23 June 2020 . en.
- Moore. Sara Gavney. Lemos. Maria Carmen. 1999-05-01. Indigenous Policy in Brazil: The Development of Decree 1775 and the Proposed Raposa/Serra do Sol Reserve, Roraima, Brazil. Human Rights Quarterly. 21. 2. 444–463. 10.1353/hrq.1999.0026. 144099400 . 1085-794X.
- Web site: ET de Varginha ainda instiga imaginário brasileiro 20 anos depois. 19 January 2016. EBC.
- Web site: A história oficial do ET de Varginha. 15 October 2010.
- Web site: Famous people who died in aviation accidents. www.planecrashinfo.com.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170723113016/http://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/AMR19/019/2006/en/ Amnesty.org Library
- https://www.car.blog.br/2015/01/fiat-palio-historia-do-novo-lider-de.html Fiat Palio: história do novo líder de vendas do Brasil
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1996/06/24/2/ PC Farias é assassinado em Maceió
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1996/11/01/2/ Avião da TAM cai sobre casas em SP e mata 101
- http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1996/11/26/2/ Preso no PR assassino de Chico Mendes
- Web site: Isadora WILLIAMS - Olympic Figure skating Brazil . International Olympic Committee . 23 June 2020 . en . 8 April 2019.
- Web site: Valesca Machado Stats, News, Bio . ESPN . 20 January 2023 . en.
