1979 in Brazil

Incumbents

Federal government

• *General Ernesto Geisel
• * General João Figueiredo [Vice President of Brazil|President of Brazil|Vice President]:
• *General Adalberto Pereira dos Santos
• *Aureliano Chaves

Governors

• *Geraldo Mesquita
• *Joaquim Macedo Alagoas:
• *Geraldo Mello
• *Guilherme Palmeira Amazonas:
• *Henoch da Silva Reis
• * José Bernardino Lindoso Bahia:
• *Roberto Santos
• *Antônio Carlos Magalhães Ceará:
• *Waldemar Alcântara
• * Virgílio Távora Espírito Santo:
• *Élcio Álvares
• * Eurico Vieira Resende Goiás:
• *Irapuan Costa Jr.
• *Ary Valadão Maranhão:
• *Oswaldo da Costa Nunes Freire
• *João Castelo Mato Grosso:
• *Cássio Leite de Barros
• *Frederico Campos [List of Governors of List of Governors of Mato Grosso|Mato Grosso do Sul|Mato Grosso do Sul]:
• *Harry Amorim Costa
• *Londres Machado
• *Marcelo Miranda Soares Minas Gerais:
• *Levindo Ozanan Coelho
• *Francelino Pereira Pará:
• *Clóvis Rego
• * Alacid Nunes Paraíba:
• *Dorgival Terceiro Neto
• *Tarcísio Burity Paraná:
• *Jaime Canet Júnior
• *Nei Braga Pernambuco:
• *Francisco Moura Cavalcanti
• *Marco Maciel Piauí:
• *Djalma Veloso
• *Lucídio Portela Rio de Janeiro:
• *Floriano P. Faria Lima
• *Antônio Chagas Freitas Rio Grande do Norte:
• *Tarcisio de Vasconcelos Maia
• *Lavoisier Maia Rio Grande do Sul:
• *Sinval Sebastião Duarte Guazzelli
• *José Augusto Amaral de Souza Santa Catarina:
• *Antônio Carlos Konder Reis
• *Jorge Bornhausen São Paulo:
• *Paulo Egídio Martins
• *Paulo Maluf Sergipe:
• *José Rollemberg
• *Augusto Franco

Vice governors

• *Omar Sabino de Paula
• * José Fernandes Rego Alagoas:
• *Antônio Guedes Amaral
• * Teobaldo Vasconcelos Barbosa Amazonas:
• *João Bosco Ramos de Lima
• * Paulo Pinto Nery Bahia:
• *Edvaldo Brandão Correia
• * Luis Viana Neto Ceará:
• *José Waldemar de Alcântara e Silva
• * Manuel de Castro Filho Espírito Santo:
• *Carlos Alberto Lindenberg von Schilgen
• * José Carlos Fonseca Goiás:
• *José Luís Bittencourt
• * Rui Brasil Cavalcanti Maranhão:
• *José Duailibe Murad
• * Artur Teixeira de Carvalho Mato Grosso:
• *Cássio Leite de Barros
• * José Vilanova Torres Mato Grosso do Sul: VacantMinas Gerais:
• *Levindo Ozanam Coelho
• * João Marques de Vasconcelos Pará: Gerson dos Santos Peres Paraíba: Clóvis Cavalcanti Paraná:
• *Octávio Cesário Pereira Júnior
• * José Hosken de Novaes Pernambuco:
• *Paulo Gustavo de Araújo Cunha
• *Roberto Magalhães Melo Piauí:
• *Genibaldo Barros
• * Waldemar de Castro Macedo Rio de Janeiro: Hamilton XavierRio Grande do Norte: Geraldo Melo Rio Grande do Sul:
• *José Augusto Amaral de Sousa
• *Otávio Badui Germano Santa Catarina:
• *Marcos Henrique Büechler
• *Henrique Hélion Velho de Córdova São Paulo:
• *Ferreira Filho
• * José Maria Marin Sergipe:
• *Antônio Ribeiro Sotelo
• *Djenal Tavares Queiroz

Events

January

• January 1: Mato Grosso do Sul is officially recognized as a federative unit of Brazil.

February

• February 7: Nazi criminal Josef Mengele suffers a stroke and drowns while swimming in Bertioga. His remains are found six years later.

March

• March 15: João Figueiredo is sworn in as the 30th President of Brazil.

May

• May 11: Eunice Michiles becomes the first woman to hold a seat in the Federal Senate.

August

• August 17: The National Association of Newspapers is founded, with the aim of defending freedom of the press.
• August 28: President João Figueiredo signs the Amnesty Law. This law would grant amnesty for political crimes and crimes with a political nexus committed by members of the armed forces or member of the government between September 2, 1961 and August 15, 1979.

November

• November '6': Dr. Roberto Farina is acquitted of all criminal liability in connection with the first male-to-female gender-affirming surgery performed in Brazil.

Births

January

• January 3 -
• *Adriano, footballer
• *Lucas Severino, footballer
• January 7 - Ricardo Maurício, racecar driver

February

• February 1 -
• *Clodoaldo Silva, Paralympic swimmer
• *Juan, Brazilian footballer

March

April

June

• June 29 - Artur Avila, mathematician

July

• July 6 - Luize Altenhofen, model and actress
• July 19 - Ellen Rocche, model
• July 27 - Marielle Franco, politician

August

• August 16 - Eduardo Maiorino, mixed martial artist and kick-boxer

September

• September 3 - Júlio César, professional footballer
• September 14Antônio Silva, kickboxer and mixed martial arts fighter
• September 24 - Fábio Aurélio, footballer
• September 27 - Danilo Gentili, comedian and television host

October

December

Deaths

• December 22 - Francisco Cavalcanti Pontes de Miranda, lawyer and diplomat