1970 in Brazil

Events in the year 1970 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: General Emílio Garrastazu Médici
• Vice President: General Augusto Rademaker

Governors

• Acre:
• Alagoas:
• Amazonas:
• Bahia:
• Ceará:
• Espírito Santo:
• Goiás:
• Maranhão:
• Mato Grosso:
• Minas Gerais:
• Pará:
• Paraíba:
• Pernambuco:
• Paraná:
• 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

• March 11 - Japanese consul-general in São Paulo Nobuo Okuchi is kidnapped by the leftist guerrilla group Vanguarda Popular Revolucionária.[1]
• March 15 - Nobuo Okuchi is ransomed by the Brazilian government and released in exchange for five political prisoners.[1]
• June 11 - West German ambassador Ehrenfried von Holleben is kidnapped by the Vanguarda Popular Revolucionária and by the Ação Libertadora Nacional.[2]
• June 21 - Brazil defeats Italy 4–1 at the 1970 FIFA World Cup Final in Mexico.[3] It is the third time Brazil wins the FIFA World Cup.
• December 1 - Giovanni Enrico Bucher, the Swiss ambassador to Brazil, is kidnapped by the Ação Libertadora Nacional in Rio de Janeiro; kidnappers demand the release of 70 political prisoners.[4]

Births

• April 20 – Adriano Moraes, rodeo performer
• June 7 – Ronaldo da Costa, long-distance runner
• June 7 – Cafu, footballer

Deaths

• February 20 – João Café Filho, 18th President of Brazil (b. 1899)

See also

• 1970 in Brazilian football
• 1970 in Brazilian television
• List of Brazilian films of 1970

References

1. Skidmore, Thomas (8 March 1990). The Politics of Military Rule in Brazil, 1964–1985. pp. 117–118. ISBN 9780195063165. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
2. Baumann, Carol (July 1973). The Diplomatic Kidnappings: A Revolutionary Tactic of Urban Terrorism. pp. 78–79. ISBN 9024714664.
3. "Great Sporting Moments: Brazil 4 Italy 1, 1970 World Cup final". Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
4. "LEFTISTS IN BRAZIL SEIZE SWISS ENVOY". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 November 2016.