2009 in Brazil

Events in the year 2009 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva[1]
• Vice President: José Alencar Gomes da Silva[2]

Governors

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

Vice governors

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

Events

View of the Christ the Redeemer statue from a helicopter

States fully (dark red) and partially (light red) affected by the blackout.

• October 2 – The 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark selects Rio de Janeiro as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]
• November 11 – Brazil, along with Paraguay, suffers from a large power blackout at night, which affects several million people.[4]

References

1. "Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
2. Turner, Barry (2009). The Statesman's Yearbook 2010: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 223. ISBN 9781349586325.
3. Ronay, Barney; Burnton, Simon (2 October 2009). "Olympic Games 2016 host city decision day - as it happened!". the Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
4. Barrionuevo, Alexei (11 November 2009). "Officials Search for Answers in Extensive Brazil Blackout". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

External links

• Media related to 2009 in Brazil at Wikimedia Commons