1994 in Brazil
Events in the year 1994 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Itamar Franco[Vice President of Brazil|President of Brazil|Vice President]: ''vacant''Governors
Acre: VacantAlagoas: Geraldo BulhõesAmapa: Annibal Barcellos Amazonas: Gilberto MestrinhoBahia:- *Antônio Carlos Magalhães
- *Ruy Trindade
- *Antônio Imbassahy Ceará:
- * Ciro Gomes
- * Francisco de Barros
- * Francisco Aguiar Espírito Santo: Albuíno Cunha de Azeredo Goiás:
- *Iris Rezende
- *Agenor Rezende Maranhão:
- *Edison Lobão
- *José de Ribamar Fiquene Mato Grosso: Jaime Campos[List of Governors of List of Governors of Mato Grosso|Mato Grosso do Sul|Mato Grosso do Sul]: Pedro Pedrossian Minas Gerais: Hélio Garcia Pará:
- *Jader Barbalho
- *Carlos Santos Paraíba:
- *Ronaldo Cunha Lima
- *Cícero de Lucena Paraná:
- *Roberto Requião
- *Mário Pereira Pernambuco: Joaquim Francisco Cavalcanti Piauí:
- *Freitas Neto
- *Guilherme Melo Rio de Janeiro:
- *Leonel Brizola
- *Nilo Batista Rio Grande do Norte:
- *José Agripino Maia
- *Vivaldo Costa Rio Grande do Sul: Alceu de Deus CollaresRondônia: Oswaldo Piana FilhoRoraima: Ottomar de Sousa Pinto Santa Catarina:
- *Vilson Kleinübing
- *Antônio Carlos Konder Reis São Paulo: Luís Antônio Fleury Filho Sergipe: João Alves Filho Tocantins: Moisés Nogueira Avelino
Vice governors
Acre: VacantAlagoas: Francisco Roberto Holanda de MeloAmapá: Ronaldo Pinheiro Borges Amazonas: Francisco Garcia Rodrigues Bahia:- *Paulo Souto
- *Rosalvo Barbosa Romeo Ceará:
- *Lúcio Gonçalo de Alcântara
- *Vacant thereafter Espírito Santo: Adelson Antônio Salvador Goiás:
- *Luís Alberto Maguito Vilela
- *Vacant thereafter Maranhão:
- *José de Ribamar Fiquene
- *Vacant thereafter Mato Grosso: Osvaldo Roberto SobrinhoMato Grosso do Sul: Ary Rigo Minas Gerais: Arlindo Porto Neto Pará:
- *Carlos José Oliveira Santos
- *Vacant thereafter Paraíba:
- *Cícero Lucena Filho
- *Vacant thereafter Paraná:
- *Mario Pereira
- *Vacant thereafter Pernambuco: Carlos Roberto Guerra Fontes Piauí:
- *Guilherme Cavalcante de Melo
- *Vacant thereafter Rio de Janeiro:
- *Nilo Batista
- *Vacant thereafter Rio Grande do Norte:
- *Vivaldo Costa
- *Vacant thereafter Rio Grande do Sul: João Gilberto Lucas Coelho Rondônia: Assis Canuto Roraima: Antônio Airton Oliveira Dias Santa Catarina:
- *Antônio Carlos Konder Reis
- *Vacant thereafter São Paulo: Aloysio Nunes Sergipe: José Carlos Mesquita Teixeira Tocantins: Paulo Sidnei Antunes
Events
January
7 January: Paulo César Farias, the treasurer of Fernando Collor de Mello's electoral campaign, is sentenced to four years in prison for tax evasion.February
- 28 February: The Unidade Real de Valor is launched, which is the equivalent to 2,750 reals.
March
3 March: Fernando Henrique Cardoso leaves Itamar Franco's Ministry of Finance to run for President of the Republic.May
1 May: Three time Formula One World Champion, Ayrton Senna is killed in a crash during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.July
1 July: The real replaces the cruzeiro real as Brazil's national currency.- 17 July: Brazil defeats Italy 3–2 on penalties to win the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Brazil claims their fourth FIFA World Cup trophy.
August
- 5 August: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay decide in Buenos Aires to create a free trade zone between MERCOSUR and Bolivia.
October
- 3 October: Fernando Henrique Cardoso is elected Brazil's 34th president, defeating Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the country's presidential election.
December
- 7 December: The trial of former President Fernando Collor de Mello and the treasurer of the electoral campaign, Paulo César Farias, begins at the Supreme Federal Court.
- 12 December: The Supreme Federal Court acquits former President of Brazil, Fernando Collor de Mello, and treasurer Paulo César Farias, on charges of passive corruption, due to a lack of evidence.
- 13 December: The Supreme Federal Court sentences treasurer Paulo César Farias to 7 years in prison for misrepresentation.
Births
- 31 March: Felipe Colares, mixed martial artist
- 14 May: Marquinhos, professional footballer
Deaths
January
- 6 January: Cláudia Magno, actress and dancer
April
- 18 April: Dener Augusto de Sousa, footballer
May
- 1 May: Ayrton Senna, racing driver
July
- 10 July: Lélia Gonzalez, anthropologist and human rights activist
- 29 July: Mussum, actor and musician
December
- 8 December: Tom Jobim, composer and singer
- 19 December: Pedro Collor de Mello, businessman and brother of former President Fernando Collor de Mello