Incumbents
editFederal government
edit- President:
- João Goulart (until 1 April)
- Ranieri Mazzilli (from 1 April to 15 April)
- Marshal Castelo Branco (from 15 April)
- Minister of War:
- Dantas Ribeiro (until 4 April)
- Artur da Costa e Silva (from 4 April)
- Minister of Mines and Energy:
- Oliveira Brito (until April 4)
- Artur da Costa e Silva (from 4 April until 17 April)
- Mauro Thibau (from 17 April)
Governors
edit- Acre: Vacant
- Alagoas: Luis Cavalcante
- Amazonas:
- Plínio Ramos Coelho (until 27 June)
- Artur César Ferreira Reis (from 27 June)
- Bahia: Lomanto Júnior
- Ceará: Virgilio Távora
- Espírito Santo: Francisco Lacerda de Aguiar
- Goiás:
- Mauro Borges (until 26 November)
- Carlos de Meira Mattos (from 26 November)
- Guanabara: Carlos Lacerda
- Maranhão: Newton de Barros Belo
- Mato Grosso: Fernando Corrêa da Costa
- Minas Gerais: José de Magalhães Pinto
- Pará:
- Aurélio do Carmo (until 15 June)
- Jarbas Passarinho (from 15 June)
- Paraíba: Pedro Gondim
- Paraná: Nei Braga
- Pernambuco:
- Miguel Arraes (until 2 April)
- Paulo Pessoa Guerra (from 2 April)
- Piauí: Petrônio Portella
- Rio de Janeiro:
- Badger da Silveira (until 1 May)
- Cordolino Ambrósio (1 May-4 May)
- Pablo Torres (from 4 May)
- Rio Grande do Norte: Aluízio Alves
- Rio Grande do Sul: Ildo Meneghetti
- Santa Catarina: Celso Ramos
- São Paulo: Ademar de Barros
- Sergipe:
- João de Seixas Dória (until 2 April)
- Sebastião Celso de Carvalho (from 2 April)
Vice governors
edit- Alagoas: Teotônio Brandão Vilela
- Bahia: Orlando Moscoso
- Ceará: Joaquim de Figueiredo Correia
- Espírito Santo: Rubens Rangel
- Goiás: Vacant
- Maranhão: Alfredo Salim Duailibe
- Mato Grosso: Jose Garcia Neto
- Minas Gerais: Clóvis Salgado da Gama
- Pará:
- Newton Burlamaqui de Miranda (until 9 June)
- Agostinho de Meneses de Monteiro (from 15 June)
- Paraíba: André Avelino de Paiva Gadelha
- Paraná: Afonso Alves de Camargo Neto (from 20 March)
- Pernambuco:
- Paulo Pessoa Guerra (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
- Piauí: João Clímaco d'Almeida
- Rio de Janeiro:
- João Batista da Costa (until 1 May)
- Vacant thereafter (1 May-4 May)
- Teotônio Araújo (from 4 May)
- Rio Grande do Norte: Teodorico Bezerra
- Santa Catarina: Armindo Marcílio Doutel de Andrade
- São Paulo: Laudo Natel
- Sergipe:
- Celso Carvalho (until 1 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 1 April)
Events
editJanuary
edit- 7 January: French actress Brigitte Bardot arrives in Rio de Janeiro and spends her summer in the resort of Búzios, drawing the attention of the national and international press to the place. Thanks to Bardot's visit, Búzios has now became one of the hottest spots in the Brazilian summer.[1]
February
edit- 28 February: Nova Independência is established in São Paulo.[2]
March
edit- 13 March: President João Goulart makes a speech at a rally in Central do Brasil, where he defends democracy and announces significant political reforms, such as nationalisation and social justice programs.[3]
- 19 March: The first March of the Family with God for Liberty takes place in São Paulo, with the participation of 500,000 people. Protestors ask for military intervention, in response to Goulart's political reforms speech.[4][5]
- 25 March: Corporal Anselmo leads sailors of the lower ranks in a revolt against their poor conditions of life and superiors, as well as supporting President Goulart's "basic reforms".[6]
- 27 March: The Sailors' Revolt ends, after Goulart gives amnesty to the sailors and appoints Paulo Mário da Cunha Rodrigues as Minister of the Navy.[7][8]
- 31 March-1 April: President João Goulart is overthrown in a military coup, after a sequence of events; among the movement of military troops from Minas Gerais to Rio de Janeiro and the positioning of the US navy on the Brazilian coast.[9]
April
edit- 2 April: The National Congress, in an extraordinary session, declares that the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Ranieri Mazzilli, assumes the interim Presidency of the Republic.[10][11]
- 11 April: The country holds its first indirect elections after the coup. Castelo Branco is elected the next president by the National Congress.[12][13]
- 13 April: Ranieri Mazzilli revokes the SUPRA (Superintendence of Agrarian Policy) decree, that was signed by João Goulart at the Central Rally in Rio de Janeiro.[14]
- 15 April: Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco is sworn in as the 26th President of Brazil, and the first of the Military Regime.[15]
May
edit- 13 May: Brazil terminates its diplomatic relations with Cuba.[16]
June
edit- 10 June: The GTEPE (Special Project Study and Study Group), a precursor to GETEPE (Space Project Study and Executive Group), is created.[17]
August
edit- 22 August: President Castelo Branco creates the National Housing Bank, to build homes for the middle class and to generate jobs.[18]
November
edit- 30 November: President Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco promulgates the Land Statute, a law that regulates rights and obligations related to rural real estate.[19]
December
edit- 1 December: Energy rationing ends in São Paulo.[20]
- 31 December: The Central Bank of Brazil and the National Monetary Council are established.[21]
Births
editJanuary
edit- January 11: Patrícia Pillar, actress
- January 18: Gustavo Bebianno, lawyer and politician (d. 2020)
- January 20: Márcia Cabrita, actress (died 2017)
February
edit- February 16: Bebeto, retired footballer and politician
April
edit- April 18: Lourenço Mutarelli, underground comic book writer
- April 21: Anna Muylaert, television and film director
May
edit- May 23: Beto Brant, filmmaker
July
edit- July 10: Dalton Vigh, actor
August
edit- August 17: Jorginho, coach and retired footballer
September
edit- September 11:
- Alexandre Lippiani, actor and voice actor (d. 1997)
- Damares Alves, Minister of Human Rights, Family and Women
October
edit- October 26: Irving São Paulo, actor (d. 2006)
November
edit- November 20: Leonardo Medeiros, actor
December
edit- December 7: Roberta Close, transgender model
Deaths
editJanuary
edit- January 20: Aníbal Machado (born 1894)
February
edit- February 9: Ary Barroso, composer, pianist, soccer commentator, and talent-show host (born 1903) [22]
November
edit- November 6: Anita Malfatti, artist (born 1889)
References
edit- ^ Farquhar, Stephen (2004-09-25). "And Bardot created Búzios". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ História da Cidade
- ^ "Carta Maior: O Discurso de Jango no Comício da Central do Brasil". Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ John W. F. Dulles (1 January 2010). Resisting Brazil's Military Regime: An Account of the Battles of Sobral Pinto. University of Texas Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-292-78220-4.
- ^ Ivan Richard; Danillo Macedo (2014). "Anatomy of a coup d'état". Agência Brasil.
- ^ Bandeira, Moniz (1978). O Governo João Goulart: As Lutas Sociais no Brasil (1961-1964) (4ª ed.). Rio de Janeiro: Civilização Brasileira.
- ^ Ferreira, Jorge; Gomes, Angela de Castro (2014). "20". 1964: O golpe que derrubou um presidente, pôs fim ao regime democrático e instituiu a ditadura no Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese) (1ª ed.). Rio de Janeiro: Civilização Brasileira.
- ^ "Jornal do Brasil". Rio de Janeiro. 1964-03-28.
- ^ Especial folha 50 anos do golpe
- ^ Congresso declara Presidencia vaga; Mazzilli assume (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (2 de abril de 1964).
- ^ Goulart resiste no sul e o Congresso empossa Mazzilli (primeira página do 1° caderno), Jornal do Brasil (2 de abril de 1960).
- ^ "Humberto de Alencar Castello Branco - Biografia - UOL Educação". educacao.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Castelo Branco eleito; José Maria Alkmin, vice (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (12 de abril de 1964).
- ^ Mazzilli, Ranieri (13 April 1964). "Decreto nº 53.883, de 13 de Abril de 1964". Câmara dos Deputados. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
Revoga o Decreto n. 53700, de 13 de março de 1964
- ^ Brazil's New President Pledges Moderate and Democratic Line, New York Times (16 April 1964).
- ^ Brasil rompe com Cuba (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (14 de maio de 1964).
- ^ ESBOÇO HISTÓRICO DA PESQUISA ESPACIAL NO BRASIL Ministro da Ciencia e Tecnologia: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais.
- ^ Low‐Cost Homes Measure Signed Into Law in Brazil NY Times (22 August 1964).
- ^ LEI Nº 4.504, DE 30 DE NOVEMBRO DE 1964., Planalto.
- ^ Terminou o racionamento de energia em São Paulo (primeira página do 2° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (1 de dezembro de 1964).
- ^ Lei n° 4.595, de 31 de dezembro de 1964. Dispõe sobre a Política e as Instituições Monetárias, Bancárias e Creditícias, Cria o Conselho Monetário Nacional e dá outras providências.
- ^ "Compositor Brasileiro: Ary Barroso". UOL Educação. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
See also
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