1961 in Brazil
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1961 in Brazil |
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Flag |
22 stars (1960–68) |
Timeline of Brazilian history |
Second Brazilian Republic |
Year of Constitution: 1946 |
Events in the year 1961 in Brazil.
Incumbents
- President: Juscelino Kubitschek (until 31 January), Jânio Quadros (from 31 January to 25 August), Ranieri Mazzilli (from 25 August to September 7), João Goulart (starting September 7)
- Prime Minister: Tancredo Neves (starting 8 September)
- Vice President: João Goulart (until 25 August), vacant (from August 25)
Events
- December 17 – A circus tent fire in Niterói kills 323.[1]
Deaths
See also
References
- ^ "323 KILLED IN CIRCUS FIRE (December 18, 1961)". Retrieved 2017-05-23.
External links
- Media related to 1961 in Brazil at Wikimedia Commons