1979 in Brazil
Events in the year 1979 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President:- *General Ernesto Geisel
- * General João Figueiredo [Vice President of Brazil|President of Brazil|Vice President]:
- *General Adalberto Pereira dos Santos
- *Aureliano Chaves
Governors
Acre:- *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
Acre:- *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
March 26 – Juliana Paes, actress and former modelApril
April 2 - Grafite, footballerJune
- 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
October 28 - Glover Teixeira, mixed martial artistDecember
December 7 - Ronaldo Souza, mixed martial arts fighterDeaths
- December 22 - Francisco Cavalcanti Pontes de Miranda, lawyer and diplomat