1961 in Brazil

Events in the year 1961 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Juscelino Kubitschek (until 31 January), Jânio Quadros (from 31 January to 25 August), Ranieri Mazzilli (from 25 August to September 7), João Goulart (starting September 7)
• Prime Minister: Tancredo Neves (starting 8 September)
• Vice President: João Goulart (until 25 August), vacant (from August 25)

Governors

• Alagoas:
• Amazonas:
• Bahia:
• Ceará:
• Espírito Santo:
• Goiás:
• Maranhão:
• Mato Grosso:
• Minas Gerais:
• Pará:
• Paraíba:
• Paraná:
• Pernambuco:
• Piauí:
• Rio Grande do Norte:
• Rio Grande do Sul:
• Santa Catarina:
• São Paulo:
• Sergipe:

Vice governors

• Alagoas:
• Bahia:
• Ceará:
• Espírito Santo:
• Goiás:
• Mato Grosso:
• Minas Gerais:
• Pará:
• Paraíba:
• Pernambuco:
• Piaui:
• Rio Grande do Norte:
• Santa Catarina:
• São Paulo:

Events

• December 17 – A circus tent fire in Niterói kills 323.[1]

See also

• 1961 in Brazilian television

References

1. "323 KILLED IN CIRCUS FIRE (December 18, 1961)". Retrieved 2017-05-23.

External links

• Media related to 1961 in Brazil at Wikimedia Commons