1961 in Brazil
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| 1961 in Brazil |
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.svg) 22 stars (1960–68) |
| Timeline of Brazilian history |
| Second Brazilian Republic |
| Year of Constitution: 1946 |
Events in the year 1961 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
- 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)
Governors
- Alagoas:
- Amazonas:
- Bahia:
- Ceará:
- Espírito Santo:
- Goiás:
- Maranhão:
- Mato Grosso:
- Minas Gerais:
- Pará:
- Paraíba:
- Paraná:
- Pernambuco:
- Piauí:
- Rio Grande do Norte:
- Rio Grande do Sul:
- Santa Catarina:
- São Paulo:
- Sergipe:
Vice governors
- Alagoas:
- Bahia:
- Ceará:
- Espírito Santo:
- Goiás:
- Mato Grosso:
- Minas Gerais:
- Pará:
- Paraíba:
- Pernambuco:
- Piaui:
- Rio Grande do Norte:
- Santa Catarina:
- São Paulo:
Events
- December 17 – A circus tent fire in Niterói kills 323.[1]
Deaths
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See also
References
- ^ "323 KILLED IN CIRCUS FIRE (December 18, 1961)". Retrieved 2017-05-23.
External links
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