1962 in Brazil

Events in the year 1962 in Brazil.

• President: João Goulart

• Prime Minister:

  • Tancredo Neves (until 12 July)
  • Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha (from 12 July to 18 September)
  • Hermes Lima (starting 18 September)

• Vice President: Vacant

• Alagoas: Luis Cavalcante

• Amazonas: Gilberto Mestrinho

• Bahia: Juracy Magalhães

• Ceará: Parsifal Barroso

• Espírito Santo:

  • Raul Giuberti (until 6 July)
  • Hélsio Pinheiro Cordeiro (6 July-5 August)
  • Asdrúbal Martins Soares (from 5 August)

• Goiás: Mauro Borges

• Guanabara: Carlos Lacerda

• Maranhão: Newton de Barros Belo

• Mato Grosso: Fernando Corrêa da Costa

• Minas Gerais: José de Magalhães Pinto

• Pará: Aurélio do Carmo

• Paraíba: Pedro Gondim

• Paraná: Nei Braga

• Pernambuco: Cid Sampaio

• Piauí:

  • Chagas Rodrigues (until 3 July)
  • Tibério Nunes (from 3 July)

• Rio de Janeiro:

  • Celso Peçanha (until 7 July)
  • José Janotti (from 7 July)

• Rio Grande do Norte: Aluízio Alves

• Rio Grande do Sul: Leonel Brizola

• Santa Catarina: Celso Ramos

• São Paulo: Carlos Alberto Alves de Carvalho Pinto

• Sergipe:

  • Luís Garcia (until 6 July)
  • Dionísio Machado (from 6 July)

• Alagoas: Teotônio Brandão Vilela

• Bahia: Orlando Moscoso

• Ceará: Wilson Gonçalves

• Espírito Santo:

  • Raul Giuberti (until 6 July)
  • Vacant thereafter (from 6 July)

• Goiás: Antônio Rezende Monteiro

• Maranhão: Alfredo Salim Duailibe

• Mato Grosso: Jose Garcia Neto

• Minas Gerais: Clóvis Salgado da Gama

• Pará: Newton Burlamaqui de Miranda

• Paraíba: André Avelino de Paiva Gadelha

• Pernambuco: Pelópidas da Silveira

• Piauí:

  • Tibério Nunes (until 6 July)
  • Vacant thereafter (from 6 July)

• Rio de Janeiro: Vacant

• Rio Grande do Norte:

  • Walfredo Gurgel (until 31 January)
  • Vacant thereafter (from 31 January)

• Santa Catarina: Armindo Marcílio Doutel de Andrade

• São Paulo: Porfírio da Paz

• Sergipe:

  • Dionísio Machado (until 6 July)
  • Vacant thereafter (from 6 July)

• April 4: Brazilian President João Goulart is received by US President John F. Kennedy at the White House in Washington, DC.

• April 21: The University of Brasília is established.

• May 23: O Pagador de Promessas is the first Brazilian film to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, in France.

• June 15: The territory of Acre becomes the country's 22nd state. A star representing Acre would be added to the flag of Brazil six years later.

• June 17: Brazil defeats Czechoslovakia 3–1 to win the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final in Chile. Brazil wins its second FIFA World Cup.

• July 13: President João Goulart signs a law establishing the 13th salary.

• October 11: Santos FC wins its first Intercontinental Cup after beating Portuguese club Benfica 5-2 at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, as well as the first Brazilian club to win the championship.

• 4 January: Norton Nascimento, actor (died 2007)

• 13 February: Jackie Silva, volleyball player

• 19 April: Eduardo Galvão, actor (died 2020)

• 31 October: Raphael Rabello, guitarist (died 1995)

• 31 December: Pedro Cardoso, actor

• 6 February: Candido Portinari, painter (born 1903)

• 29 August: Georgina de Albuquerque, painter (born 1885)

• 26 September: Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha, Prime Minister of Brazil (born 1910)

• 1962 in Brazilian television

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