1964 in Brazil
Incumbents
Federal government
- President:
- *João Goulart
- * Ranieri Mazzilli
- *Marshal Castelo Branco
- Minister of War:
- *Dantas Ribeiro
- *Artur da Costa e Silva
- Minister of Mines and Energy:
- *Oliveira Brito
- *Artur da Costa e Silva
- *Mauro Thibau
Governors
Acre: VacantAlagoas: Luis Cavalcante Amazonas:- *Plínio Ramos Coelho
- *Artur [César Ferreira Reis] Bahia: Lomanto Júnior Ceará: Virgilio TávoraEspírito Santo: Francisco Lacerda de Aguiar Goiás:
- *Mauro Borges
- *Carlos de Meira Mattos Guanabara: Carlos LacerdaMaranhão: Newton de Barros Belo Mato Grosso: Fernando Corrêa da Costa Minas Gerais: José de Magalhães Pinto Pará:
- *Aurélio do Carmo
- *Jarbas Passarinho Paraíba: Pedro Gondim Paraná: Nei Braga Pernambuco:
- *Miguel Arraes
- *Paulo Pessoa Guerra Piauí: Petrônio PortellaRio de Janeiro:
- * Badger da Silveira
- * Cordolino Ambrósio
- * Pablo Torres Rio Grande do Norte: Aluízio Alves Rio Grande do Sul: Ildo Meneghetti Santa Catarina: Celso Ramos São Paulo: Ademar de Barros Sergipe:
- *João de Seixas Dória
- *Sebastião Celso de Carvalho
Vice governors
Alagoas: Teotônio Brandão Vilela Bahia: Orlando Moscoso Ceará: Joaquim de Figueiredo Correia Espírito Santo: Rubens Rangel Goiás: VacantMaranhão: Alfredo Salim Duailibe Mato Grosso: Jose Garcia Neto Minas Gerais: Clóvis Salgado da Gama Pará:- *Newton Burlamaqui de Miranda
- *Agostinho de Meneses de Monteiro Paraíba: André Avelino de Paiva Gadelha Paraná: Afonso Alves de Camargo Neto Pernambuco:
- *Paulo Pessoa Guerra
- *Vacant thereafter Piauí: João Clímaco d'Almeida Rio de Janeiro:
- * João Batista da Costa
- * Vacant thereafter
- * Teotônio Araújo Rio Grande do Norte: Teodorico Bezerra Santa Catarina: Armindo Marcílio Doutel de AndradeSão Paulo: Laudo Natel Sergipe:
- *Celso Carvalho
- *Vacant thereafter
Events
January
7 January: French actress Brigitte Bardot arrives in Rio de Janeiro and spends her summer in the resort of Búzios, drawing the attention of the national and international press to the place. Thanks to Bardot's visit, Búzios has now became one of the hottest spots in the Brazilian summer.February
28 February: Nova Independência is established in São Paulo.March
13 March: President João Goulart makes a speech at a rally in Central do Brasil, where he defends democracy and announces significant political reforms, such as nationalisation and social justice programs.19 March: The first March of the Family with God for Liberty takes place in São Paulo, with the participation of 500,000 people. Protestors ask for military intervention, in response to Goulart's political reforms speech.25 March: Corporal Anselmo leads sailors of the lower ranks in a revolt against their poor conditions of life and superiors, as well as supporting President Goulart's "basic reforms".- 27 March: The Sailors' Revolt ends, after Goulart gives amnesty to the sailors and appoints Paulo Mário da Cunha Rodrigues as Minister of the Navy.31 March-'1 April': President João Goulart is overthrown in a military coup, after a sequence of events; among the movement of military troops from Minas Gerais to Rio de Janeiro and Brazil–United States relations during the [João Goulart government#At the time of the coup|the positioning of the US navy on the Brazilian coast].
April
- 2 April: The National Congress, in an extraordinary session, declares that the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Ranieri Mazzilli, assumes the interim Presidency of the Republic.11 April: The country holds its first indirect elections after the coup. Castelo Branco is elected the next president by the National Congress.
- 13 April: Ranieri Mazzilli revokes the SUPRA decree, that was signed by João Goulart at the Central Rally in Rio de Janeiro.
- 15 April: Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco is sworn in as the 26th President of Brazil, and the first of the Military Regime.
May
13 May: Brazil terminates its diplomatic relations with Cuba.June
- 10 June: The GTEPE , a precursor to GETEPE (Space Project Study and Executive Group), is created.
August
22 August: President Castelo Branco creates the National Housing Bank, to build homes for the middle class and to generate jobs.November
30 November: President Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco promulgates the Land Statute, a law that regulates rights and obligations related to rural real estate.December
1 December: Energy rationing ends in São Paulo.31 December: The Central Bank of Brazil and the National Monetary Council are established.Births
January
- January 11: Patrícia Pillar, actress
- January 18: Gustavo Bebianno, lawyer and politician
- January 20: Márcia Cabrita, actress
February
- February 16: Bebeto, retired footballer and politician
April
- April 18: Lourenço Mutarelli, underground comic book writer
- April 21: Anna Muylaert, television and film director
May
- May 23: Beto Brant, filmmaker
July
- July 10: Dalton Vigh, actor
August
- August 17: Jorginho, coach and retired footballer
September
- September 11:
- * Alexandre Lippiani, actor and voice actor
- * Damares Alves, Minister of Human Rights, Family and Women
October
- October 26: Irving São Paulo, actor
November
November 20: Leonardo Medeiros, actorDecember
December 7: Roberta Close, transgender modelDeaths
January
- January 20: Aníbal Machado
February
- February 9: Ary Barroso, composer, pianist, soccer commentator, and talent-show host
November
- November 6: Anita Malfatti, artist