1997 in Brazil

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Events in the year 1997 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

President: Fernando Henrique Cardoso^[1]
Vice President: Marco Maciel

Governors

Acre: Orleir Messias Cameli
Alagoas:
- Divaldo Suruagy (till 17 July)
- Manoel Gomes de Barros (Mano) (from 17 July)
Amapa: João Capiberibe
Amazonas: Amazonino Mendes
Bahia: Paulo Souto
Ceará: Tasso Jereissati
Espírito Santo: Vitor Buaiz
Goiás: Maguito Vilela
Maranhão: Roseana Sarney
Mato Grosso: Dante de Oliveira
Mato Grosso do Sul: Wilson Barbosa Martins
Minas Gerais: Eduardo Brandão Azeredo
Pará: Almir Gabriel
Paraíba: José Maranhão
Paraná: Jaime Lerner
Pernambuco: Miguel Arraes
Piauí: Mão Santa
Rio de Janeiro: Marcello Alencar
Rio Grande do Norte: Garibaldi Alves Filho
Rio Grande do Sul: Antônio Britto
Rondônia: Valdir Raupp de Mattos
Roraima: Neudo Ribeiro Campos
Santa Catarina: Paulo Afonso Vieira
São Paulo: Mário Covas
Sergipe: Albano Franco
Tocantins: José Wilson Siqueira Campos

Vice governors

Acre: Labib Murad
Alagoas:
- Manuel Gomes de Barros (until 17 July)
- Vacant (starting 17 July)
Amapá: Antônio Hildegardo Gomes de Alencar
Amazonas:
- Alfredo Pereira do Nascimento (until 17 July)
- Vacant (starting 17 July)
Bahia: César Borges
Ceará: Moroni Bing Torgan
Espírito Santo: José Renato Casagrande
Goiás: Naphtali Alves de Souza
Maranhão: José Reinaldo Carneiro Tavares
Mato Grosso: José Márcio Panoff de Lacerda
Mato Grosso do Sul: Vacant
Minas Gerais: Walfrido Silvino dos Mares Guia Neto
Pará: Hélio Mota Gueiros Júnior
Paraíba: Vacant
Paraná: Emília de Sales Belinati
Pernambuco: Jorge José Gomes
Piauí: Osmar Antônio de Araújo
Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Paulo Correa da Rocha
Rio Grande do Norte: Fernando Freire
Rio Grande do Sul: Vicente Joaquim Bogo
Rondônia: Aparício Carvalho de Moraes
Roraima: Airton Antonio Soligo
Santa Catarina: José Augusto Hülse
São Paulo: Geraldo Alckmin
Sergipe: José Carlos Machado
Tocantins: Raimundo Nonato Pires dos Santos

Events

January

January 25: Guilherme de Pádua is sentenced to 19 years in prison for the 1992 murder of actress Daniella Perez.^[2]

March

March 31: A Jornal Nacional report on TV Globo, shows images of military police officers from São Paulo caught attacking residents of Favela Naval, in Diadema, during a blitz they carried out there. Mario José Josino died from a gunshot to the back of the head.^[3]

April

April 5: The program Planeta Xuxa premiers on TV Globo.^[4]
April 20: Galdino Jesus dos Santos, a Pataxó native, is murdered by five students from Brasilia after celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day.^[5]

May

May 6: The company Vale do Rio Doce is privatized and sold to Consórcio Brasil, led by CSN, for R$3.3 billion.^[6]

June

June 29: Brazil defeats Bolivia 3-1, to win their fifth Copa America trophy.^[7]

October

October 2: Pope John Paul II visits Rio de Janeiro to participate in the 2nd World Meeting with Families.^[8]

December

December 21: Brazil defeats Australia 6-0 to win the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.^[9]

Births

January

January 20: Rayane Soares da Silva, Paralympic athlete^[10]

February

February 26: Malcom, professional footballer

March

March 3: David Neres, professional footballer
March 10: Gabi Nunes, professional footballer
March 23: Thiago Maia, professional footballer

April

April 3: Gabriel Jesus, professional footballer

May

May 10: Richarlison, professional footballer

August

August 9: Luisa Stefani, professional tennis player
August 27: Lucas Paquetá, professional footballer

November

November 16: Bruno Guimarães, professional footballer

December

December 21: Pedro Sampaio, music and producer

Deaths

February

February 2: Chico Science, singer and composer (b. 1966)
February 17: Darcy Ribeiro, anthropologist and politician (b. 1922)

April

April 11: Castor de Andrade, mobster (b. 1926)

May

May 2: Paulo Freire, philosopher (b. 1921)

August

August 9: Herbert de Souza, activist and sociologist (b. 1935)

See also

References

^ "Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ "Guilherme de Pádua é condenado a 19 anos" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (26 de janeiro de 1997).
^ "Ministro da Justiça condena ação de PMs". Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
^ "PLANETA XUXA - FORMATO". Memória Globo. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
^ "Índio é queimado em 'brincadeira' de estudantes" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (21 de abril de 1997).
^ "Vale é vendida por R$ 3,3 bi e ágio de 20%", Folha de S. Paulo (6 de maio de 1997).
^ Brasil é campeão da Copa América-97, Folha de S.Paulo (30 de junho de 1997).
^ "Papa no Brasil", Folha de S. Paulo (4 de outubro de 1997).
^ "Brasil é campeão com seis gols de Ro-Ro" Folha de S. Paulo (22 de dezembro de 1997).
^ "SOARES DA SILVA Rayane". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

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