1957 in Brazil

Events in the year 1957 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

President: Juscelino Kubitschek[Vice President of Brazil|President of Brazil|Vice President]: João Goulart

Governors

Alagoas:

*Sebastião Muniz Falcão
* Sizenando Nabuco de Melo Amazonas: Plínio Ramos Coelho Bahia: Antônio Balbino Ceará: Paulo Sarasate Espírito Santo: Francisco Lacerda de AguiarGoiás: José Ludovico de Almeida Maranhão:
*Eurico Ribeiro
*José de Matos Carvalho Mato Grosso: João Ponce de ArrudaMinas Gerais: José Francisco Bias Fortes Pará: Magalhães Barata Paraíba: Flávio Coutinho Paraná: Moisés LupionPernambuco: Osvaldo Cordeiro de Farias Piauí: Jacob Gaioso e Almendra Rio de Janeiro: Miguel Couto Filho Rio Grande do Norte: Dinarte de Medeiros Mariz Rio Grande do Sul: Ildo Meneghetti Santa Catarina: Jorge Lacerda São Paulo: Jânio Quadros Sergipe: Leandro Maciel

Vice governors

Alagoas: Sizenando Nabuco de Melo Ceará: Wilson Gonçalves Espírito Santo: Adwalter Ribeiro SoaresGoiás: Bernardo Sayão Carvalho Araújo Maranhão: Alexandre Alves Costa Mato Grosso: Henrique José Vieira Neto Minas Gerais: Artur Bernardes Filho Paraíba: Pedro Gondim Pernambuco: Otávio Correia de Araújo Piauí: Francisco Ferreira de Castro Rio de Janeiro: Roberto SilveiraRio Grande do Norte: José Augusto Varela Santa Catarina: Heriberto Hülse São Paulo: Porfírio da Paz Sergipe: José Machado de Souza

Events

January

January 26: The Ibirapuera Planetarium in São Paulo opens to the public. It is the first planetarium in the Southern Hemisphere.

March

March 16: Rede Ferroviária Federal, a public company responsible for the operation of 19 unified railways, is created by Federal Law n° 3,115.

April

April 7: A Varig aircraft crashes near Bagé airport, in Rio Grande do Sul, after suffering a fire on board. All 40 occupants on board lose their lives.
April 10: After suffering a breakdown in one of its engines, a Real Douglas DC-3 crashes into the slopes of Pico do Papagaio on Anchieta Island. Of the 30 passengers and crew aboard, 27 are killed.