1972 in Brazil
Events in the year 1972 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: General Emílio Médici
- President of Brazil|Vice President]: General Augusto Rademaker
Governors
- Acre: Vacant
- Alagoas: Afrânio Lages
- Amazonas: João Walter de Andrade
- Bahia: Antônio Carlos Magalhães
- Ceará: César Cals
- Espírito Santo: Artur Carlos Gerhardt Santos
- Goiás: Leonino Caiado
- Guanabara: Antonio de Pádua Chagas Freitas
- Maranhão: Pedro Neiva de Santana
- Mato Grosso: José Fragelli
- Minas Gerais: Rondon Pacheco
- Pará: Fernando Guilhon
- Paraíba: Ernâni Sátiro
- Paraná: Pedro Viriato Parigot de Sousa
- Pernambuco: Eraldo Gueiros
- Piauí: Alberto Silva
- Rio de Janeiro: Raimundo Padhila
- Governors of [Rio Grande do Norte|Rio Grande do Norte]: Jose Pereira de Araújo Cortez
- Rio Grande do Sul: Euclides Triches
- Santa Catarina: Colombo Salles
- São Paulo: Laudo Natel
- Sergipe: Paulo Barreto de Menezes
Vice governors
- Acre: Alberto Barbosa da Costa
- Alagoas: José de Medeiros Tavares
- Amazonas: Deoclides de Carvalho Leal
- Bahia: Menandro Minahim
- Ceará: Francisco Humberto Bezerra
- Espírito Santo: Henrique Pretti
- Goiás: Ursulino Tavares Leão
- Maranhão: Alexandre Sá Colares Moreira
- Mato Grosso: José Monteiro de Figueiredo
- Minas Gerais: Celso Porfírio de Araújo Machado
- Pará: Newton Burlamaqui Barreira
- Paraíba: Clóvis Bezerra Cavalcanti
- Paraná: Vacant
- Pernambuco: José Antônio Barreto Guimarães
- Piauí: Sebastião Rocha Leal
- Rio de Janeiro: Teotônio Araújo
- Rio Grande do Norte: Tertius Rebelo
- Rio Grande do Sul: Edmar Fetter
- Santa Catarina: Atílio Francisco Xavier Fontana
- São Paulo: Antonio [José Rodrigues Filho]
- Sergipe: Adalberto Moura
Events
February
- 19 February: The inauguration of the Festa da Uva by President Emílio Garrastazu Médici, in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul; is nationally broadcast on color television for the first time.
- 24 February: A fire at the Pirani Building, leaves 16 dead and 330 injured in São Paulo, making it one of the biggest tragedies in the city's history.
June
- June 29: The National Congress of Brazil approves the project to create Telecomunicações Brasileiras S/A (Telebras).
July
- July 24: A team from the Polytechnic School of [the University of São Paulo] builds the first Brazilian computer. It is introduced by Governor of São Paulo and rector Miguel Reale.
September
- 18 September: São Paulo Metro is inaugurated in Brazil.
- 27 September: Emerson Fittipaldi wins his first Formula [One World Champion|Formula One world championship] after winning the Italian Grand Prix.
- 27 September: President Emílio Garrastazu Médici introduces the first stretch of the Trans-Amazonian Highway.
Births
January
- January 1: Gabriela Alves, actress
- January 2:
- *Rita Guedes, actress
- *Sérgio Baresi, coach and former footballer
- January 19: Cynthia Falabella, actress
February
- 4 February: Giovanni Silva de Oliveira, footballer
- 7 February: Amon Tobin, musician
- 13 February – Ana Paula Connelly, volleyball player
April
- 19 April: Rivaldo, footballer
May
- 23 May: Rubens Barrichello, racing driver
- 27 May: Ivete Sangalo, singer-songwriter, actress and television show host
June
- 16 June: Kiko Loureiro, guitarist
- 30 June: Fabiano Scherner, mixed martial artist and jiu-jitsu black belt
July
- 23 July: Giovane Élber, footballer
August
- 1 August: Sergio Moro, politician and federal judge
- 28 August: Ivan Almeida Dias, futsal player
September
- 28 September: Guta Stresser, actress
October
- 30 October: Paola Carosella, Cook and MasterChef judge
November
- November 12: Reynaldo Gianecchini, actor and model
- November 22: Eliana, television host and businesswoman
- November 29: Rodrigo Pessoa, equestrian
December
- December 2: Gustavo Borges, swimmer
- December 30: Selton Mello, actor and film director
Deaths
- Lia Torá, dancer and actress
June
- 14 June: Leila Diniz, actress
August
- 31 August: Dalva de Oliveira, singer
October
- 6 October: Cléo de Verberena, actress and film director
November
- November 10: Torquato Neto, poet, journalist and songwriter