1981 in Brazil
Events in the year 1981 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: General João Figueiredo[Vice President of Brazil|President of Brazil|Vice President]: Aureliano ChavesGovernors
Acre: VacantAlagoas: Guilherme Palmeira Amazonas: José Bernardino Lindoso Bahia: Antônio Carlos Magalhães Ceará: Virgílio Távora Espírito Santo: Eurico Vieira Resende Goiás: Ary Valadão Maranhão: João Castelo Mato Grosso: Frederico Campos [List of Governors of List of Governors of Mato Grosso|Mato Grosso do Sul|Mato Grosso do Sul]: Pedro Pedrossian Minas Gerais: Francelino Pereira Pará: Alacid Nunes Paraíba: Tarcísio Burity Paraná: Nei Braga Pernambuco: Marco Maciel Piauí: Lucídio Portela Rio de Janeiro: Antônio Chagas FreitasRio Grande do Norte: Lavoisier Maia Rio Grande do Sul: José Augusto Amaral de Souza Santa Catarina: Jorge Bornhausen São Paulo: Paulo Maluf Sergipe: Augusto FrancoVice governors
Acre: José Fernandes RegoAlagoas: Teobaldo Vasconcelos Barbosa Amazonas: Paulo Pinto Nery Bahia: Luis Viana Neto Ceará: Manuel de Castro Filho Espírito Santo: José Carlos Fonseca Goiás: Rui Brasil Cavalcanti Maranhão: Artur Teixeira de Carvalho Mato Grosso: José Vilanova Torres Mato Grosso do Sul: VacantMinas Gerais: João Marques de Vasconcelos Pará: Gerson dos Santos Peres Paraíba: Clóvis Cavalcanti Paraná: José Hosken de Novaes Pernambuco: Roberto Magalhães Melo Piauí: Waldemar de Castro MacedoRio de Janeiro: Hamilton XavierRio Grande do Norte: Geraldo Melo Rio Grande do Sul: Otávio Badui Germano Santa Catarina: Henrique Hélion Velho de Córdova São Paulo: José Maria Marin Sergipe: Djenal Tavares QueirozEvents
January
- January 6: A passenger ship called Novo Amapá was sunk by an overcrowded capacity off of a river mouth in Caja, Pará State. According to the Transport Ministry of Brazil, there was a confirmed report of at least 130 fatalities.
- January 13-'17': Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau makes his visit to Brazil to meet President João Figueiredo at the Planalto Palace the following day.
April
- April 30: Two bombs explode inside a car at the Pavilhão Riocentro, in Rio de Janeiro, during a concert commemorating Labor Day. Sergeant Guilherme Pereira do Rosário is killed and Captain Wilson Dias Machado is injured; both of the Brazilian Army.
August
- August 19: The Brazilian television network Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão is launched by businessman and television personality Silvio Santos.
September
- September 12: President João Figueiredo inaugurates the JK Memorial in Brasília.
- September 19: According to an official report from the Transport Ministry of Brazil, a passenger ferry, called the Sobral Santos II was capsized nearby Óbidos Port, Pará State, on the Amazon River, where more than 300 people drowned.
December
- December 22: President João Figueiredo signs a law, creating the state of Rondônia.
Births
January
- January 21: Michel Teló, singer
February
February 4 - Sabrina Sato, television presenterMarch
March 1 - Ana Hickmann, modelApril
April 11 - Alessandra Ambrosio, model April 25 - Felipe Massa, race car driverApril 26 - Mariana Ximenes, actressJune
June 12 - Adriana Lima, modelJune 24 - Júnior Assunção, mixed martial artistJune 25 - Carlo Prater, mixed martial artistJune 27 - Cléber Santana, footballer June 29 - Maria Maya, actressJuly
July 5 - Gianne Albertoni, modelJuly 19 - Anderson Luiz de Carvalho, footballerJuly 26 - Maicon Douglas Sisenando, footballerAugust
- August 31 - Mosiah Rodrigues, gymnist
October
- October 11 - Arturo Ruas, professional wrestler
November
November 4 - Adriana Araujo, boxerDeaths
June
- June 13 - Amácio Mazzaropi, actor
August
- August 18 - Carolina Nabuco, writer and translator
- August 22 - Glauber Rocha, film director