1976 in Brazil
Events in the year 1976 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: General Ernesto Geisel [Vice President of Brazil|President of Brazil|Vice President]: General Adalberto Pereira dos SantosGovernors
Acre: VacantAlagoas: Divaldo Suruagy Amazonas: Henoch da Silva ReisBahia: Roberto Santos Ceará: José Adauto Bezerra Espírito Santo: Élcio Álvares Goiás: Irapuan Costa Jr. Maranhão: Oswaldo da Costa Nunes Freire Mato Grosso: Jose Garcia Neto Minas Gerais: Aureliano Chaves Pará: Aloysio Chaves Paraíba: Ivan Bichara Paraná: Jaime Canet Júnior Pernambuco: Francisco Moura Cavalcanti Piauí: Dirceu Arcoverde Rio de Janeiro: Floriano P. Faria LimaRio Grande do Norte: Tarcisio de Vasconcelos Maia Rio Grande do Sul: Sinval Sebastião Duarte GuazzelliSanta Catarina: Antônio Carlos Konder Reis São Paulo: Paulo Egídio Martins Sergipe: José RollembergVice governors
Acre: Omar Sabino de Paula Alagoas:- *Antônio Gomes de Barro
- *Vacant thereafter Amazonas: João Bosco Ramos de Lima Bahia: Edvaldo Brandão Correia Ceará: José Waldemar de Alcântara e Silva Espírito Santo: Carlos Alberto Lindenberg von Schilgen Goiás: José Luís Bittencourt Maranhão: José Duailibe Murad Mato Grosso: Cássio Leite de Barros Minas Gerais: Levindo Ozanam Coelho Pará: Clovis Silva de Morais Rego Paraíba: Dorgival Terceiro Neto Paraná: Octávio Cesário Pereira Júnior Pernambuco: Paulo Gustavo de Araújo Cunha Piauí: Djalma Martins Veloso Rio de Janeiro: VacantRio Grande do Norte: Geraldo Melo Rio Grande do Sul: José Augusto Amaral de Sousa Santa Catarina: Marcos Henrique Büechler São Paulo: Ferreira Filho Sergipe: Antônio Ribeiro Sotelo
Events
- Unknown Dates
- *formation of Banda Black Rio
- *dissolution of Centro de Ensino Unificado de Brasília Esporte Clube
- *dissolution of Associação Atlética Rodoviária
January
- January 17: A metallurgist named Manuel Fiel Filho is found dead on the premises of DOI-CODI in São Paulo.
June
- June 24: By 221 votes in favor, the National Congress of Brazil approves the Falcão Law, which regulates electoral propaganda on radio and television.
July
- July 1: President Ernesto Geisel signs the Falcão Law, which is named after its creator Armando Falcão. The objective of the law is to prevent the strengthening of an opposition by limiting their political propaganda on television and radio.
- July 9: Fiat opens a factory in Betim, in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte; and begins production with the Fiat 147.
August
- August 22: Former President of Brazil, Juscelino Kubitschek, dies in an auto accident on the Presidente Dutra Highway, near Resende, Rio de Janeiro.
December
- December 16: Three leaders of the Brazilian Communist Party are killed after an ambush in the neighborhood of Lapa, São Paulo, in what was known as the Slaughter of Lapa.
Births
January
January 7:- *Marcelo Bordon, footballer
- *Alfonso Soriano, footballerJanuary 8: Alexandre Pires, singer-songwriterJanuary 19: Tarso Marques, racing driver
March
12 March: Alexandré Pölking, footballer and manager18 March: Giovanna Antonelli, actress, television host, and producerApril
1 April: Kim Sasabone, singer4 April: Emerson, footballerMay
May 10: Rogério Oliveira da Costa, footballer May 23: Ricardinho, footballer and managerJune
June 2: Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, mixed martial artistJune 20: Juliano Belletti, footballerJune 26: Wilson Lima, politician and journalistJune 27: Wagner Moura, actorJuly
July 3: Wanderlei Silva, mixed martial artistJuly 10: Edmílson, footballerJuly 17: Marcos Senna, footballerAugust
August 29: Luana Piovani, actress and modelAugust 31: Roque Júnior, footballerSeptember
September 6: Rodrigo Amarante, singer-songwriterSeptember 10: Gustavo Kuerten, tennis playerSeptember 18: Ronaldo, footballerOctober
October 7: Gilberto Silva, football playerOctober 10: Bob Burnquist, skateboarderOctober 24: Isabel Clark Ribeiro, snowboarderDecember
December 3: Marcos Denner, footballerDecember 5: Rafinha Bastos, comedian and television personalityDecember 19: Fernanda Brum, gospel singer and pastorDeaths
January
- January 7: Luís Sérgio Person, actor and director
May
- May 13: Roberto Batata, footballer
- May 23: Gino Meneghetti, Italian thief in Brazil
August
- August 22: Juscelino Kubitschek, 21st President of Brazil
December
- December 6: João Goulart, 24th President of Brazil