1984 in Brazil

Events in the year 1984 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

President: General João Figueiredo[Vice President of Brazil|President of Brazil|Vice President]: Aureliano Chaves

Governors

Acre: Nabor JúniorAlagoas: Divaldo Suruagy Amazonas: Gilberto Mestrinho Bahia: João Durval Carneiro Ceará: Gonzaga Mota Espírito Santo: Gerson Camata Goiás: Iris Rezende Maranhão: Luís Rocha Mato Grosso: Julio Campos [List of Governors of List of Governors of Mato Grosso|Mato Grosso do Sul|Mato Grosso do Sul]: Wilson Barbosa Martins Minas Gerais:

*Tancredo Neves
*Hélio Garcia Pará: Jader Barbalho Paraíba: Wilson BragaParaná: José RichaPernambuco: Roberto Magalhães Piauí: Hugo Napoleão Rio de Janeiro: Leonel BrizolaRio Grande do Norte: José Agripino Maia Rio Grande do Sul: Jair de Oliveira SoaresRondônia: Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira Santa Catarina: Esperidião Amin São Paulo: André Franco Montoro Sergipe: João Alves Filho

Vice governors

Acre: Iolanda Ferreira Lima Fleming Alagoas: José de Medeiros Tavares Amazonas: Manoel Henriques Ribeiro Bahia: Edvaldo de Oliveira Flores Ceará: José Adauto BezerraEspírito Santo: José Moraes Goiás: Onofre Quinan Maranhão: João Rodolfo Ribeiro Gonçalves Mato Grosso: Wilmar Peres de Faria Mato Grosso do Sul: Ramez TebetMinas Gerais:

*Hélio Garcia
*Vacant thereafter Pará: Laércio Dias Franco Paraíba: José Carlos da Silva Júnior Paraná: João Elísio Ferraz de Campos Pernambuco: Gustavo Krause Gonçalves Sobrinho Piauí: José Raimundo Bona Medeiros Rio de Janeiro: Darcy RibeiroRio Grande do Norte: Radir Pereira Rio Grande do Sul: Cláudio Ênio Strassburger Santa Catarina: Victor Fontana São Paulo: Orestes Quércia Sergipe: Antônio Carlos Valadares

Events

February

February 24: The explosion of a Petrobras pipeline kills 508 people in the Vila Socó favela in Cubatão, São Paulo.

March

March 2: The Sambódromo opens in Rio de Janeiro with a parade by Group 3 of the samba schools.

April

April 16: More than one million people, led by Tancredo Neves, occupy the streets of São Paulo to demand direct presidential elections during the Brazilian military government of João Figueiredo. It is the largest protest during the Diretas Já civil unrest, as well as the largest public demonstration in the history of Brazil.
April 25: The Dante de Oliveira Amendment, which would provide direct elections for President of the Republic, is rejected by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies after receiving 298 votes in favor and 65 against.

May

May 5: The Itaipu Dam is inaugurated on the border of Brazil and Paraguay after 9 years of construction, making it the largest hydroelectric dam in the world at the time.

August

August 12: The National Convention of the PMDB chooses Governor Tancredo Neves and Senator José Sarney as its candidates for President and Vice President of the Republic.

Births

January

January 2: Otacílio Jales, footballer
January 11: Milena Toscano, actress
January 25: Robinho, footballer

February

February 16: Fábio Lucindo, actor, voice actor and presenter

April

April 10: Alemão, footballer

July

July 5: Henrique Barbosa, swimmer

September

September 7: – Miranda, footballer
September 22: – Thiago Silva, footballer

October

October 19: – Kaio de Almeida, swimmer

Deaths

January 3: Ivete Vargas, politician