1960 in Brazil
Events in the year 1960 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Juscelino KubitschekVice President: João GoulartGovernors
Alagoas: Sebastião Muniz Falcão Amazonas: Gilberto MestrinhoBahia: Juracy Magalhães Ceará: Parsifal Barroso Espírito Santo:Raul GiubertiGoiás: José Feliciano Ferreira Guanabara:- *José Sette Câmara Filho
- * Carlos Lacerda Maranhão: José de Matos CarvalhoMato Grosso: João Ponce de ArrudaMinas Gerais: José Francisco Bias Fortes Pará: Luís de Moura Carvalho Paraíba:
- *Pedro Gondim
- *José Fernandes de Lima Paraná: Moisés LupionPernambuco: Cid Sampaio Piauí: Chagas Rodrigues Rio de Janeiro: Roberto Silveira Rio Grande do Norte: Dinarte de Medeiros Mariz Rio Grande do Sul: Leonel Brizola Santa Catarina: Heriberto Hülse São Paulo: Carlos Alberto Alves de Carvalho Pinto Sergipe: Luís Garcia
Vice governors
Alagoas: Sizenando Nabuco de Melo Bahia: Orlando Moscoso Ceará: Wilson Gonçalves Espírito Santo: Raul Giuberti Goiás: João de AbreuMaranhão: Alexandre Alves Costa Mato Grosso: Henrique José Vieira Neto Minas Gerais: Artur Bernardes Filho Paraíba: Pedro Gondim Pernambuco: Pelópidas da Silveira Piauí: Tibério Nunes Rio de Janeiro: Celso Peçanha Rio Grande do Norte: José Augusto Varela Santa Catarina: VacantSão Paulo: Porfírio da Paz Sergipe: Dionísio MachadoEvents
February
- February 25: : A Real Transportes Aéreos DC-3 collides with a US Navy DC-6 over Rio de Janeiro and crashes into Guanabara Bay, killing 66 people on board.
April
April 21: The planned city of Brasília is inaugurated and becomes the country's new capital, replacing Rio de Janeiro. The old federal district of which Rio was part, becomes the state of Guanabara.May
May 10: The Cultural Union for the Friendship of the People organization is founded.June
June 1: A 22nd star representing the state of Guanabara is added to the flag of Brazil.June 14: A robbery on the payer train of the Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil takes place in Japeri, Rio de Janeiro.October
October 3 - Jânio Quadros is elected President of Brazil for a five-year term, with 5.6 million votes — the highest vote ever obtained in Brazil.Births
January
March
- March 15: Carlos Roberto Bem-Te-Vi, announcer standard voice
- March 21: Ayrton Senna, racecar driver
August
- August 31: Lígia Cortez, actress
October
- October 5: Careca, professional footballer