1969 in Brazil

Events in the year 1969 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President:
  • (until 31 August) Marshal Artur da Costa e Silva
  • (from 31 August to 30 October, de jure) Pedro Aleixo
  • (from 31 August to 30 October, de facto) Admiral Augusto Rademaker, General Aurélio de Lira Tavares and General Márcio Melo
  • (starting 30 October) General Emílio Garrastazu Médici
• Vice President:
  • (until 31 August) Pedro Aleixo
  • (from 31 August to October) vacant
  • (starting October) General Augusto Rademaker

Governors

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

Events

• 31 August to 30 October – Brazilian Military Junta of 1969 rules the country following sudden illness and resignation of President da Costa e Silva. The junta consists of Army General Aurélio de Lyra Tavares, Navy Admiral Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grunewald and Air Force Brigadier Márcio de Souza e Mello
• November 19 November - Playing for Santos against Vasco in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian footballer Pelé scored his 1,000th goal.

Births

• 30 April – Paulo Jr., bassist
• 30 June – Dira Paes, actress
• 25 July – David Brazil, promoter
• 18 September – Gralak, footballer
• 11 November – Bismarck Barreto Faria, footballer
• 5 December – Jean Elias, footballer

Deaths

• 12 March – Adhemar de Barros, politician
• 10 July – João de Souza Mendes, chess master
• 6 September – Arthur Friedenreich, soccer player, regarded by some as the sport's first outstanding black player[1]
• 4 November – Carlos Marighella, Marxist revolutionary and writer
• 7 November – Cyro de Freitas Valle, lawyer
• 17 December – Artur da Costa e Silva, former President, heart attack

References

1. A História não Contada

See also

• 1969 in Brazilian football
• 1969 in Brazilian television