1996 in Brazil
Events in the year 1996 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Fernando Henrique CardosoPresident of Brazil|Vice President]: Marco MacielGovernors
Acre: Orleir Messias Cameli Alagoas: Divaldo Suruagy Amapa: João CapiberibeAmazonas: Amazonino MendesBahia: Paulo SoutoCeará: Tasso Jereissati Espírito Santo: Vitor Buaiz Goiás: Maguito VilelaMaranhão: Roseana SarneyMato Grosso: Dante de OliveiraMato Grosso do Sul|Mato Grosso do Sul]: Wilson Barbosa MartinsMinas Gerais: Eduardo Brandão Azeredo Pará: Almir Gabriel Paraíba: José Maranhão Paraná: Jaime Lerner Pernambuco: Miguel Arraes Piauí: Mão SantaList of Governors of [Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro]: Marcello AlencarGovernors of [Rio Grande do Norte|Rio Grande do Norte]: Garibaldi Alves Filho Rio Grande do Sul: Antônio Britto Rondônia: Valdir Raupp de Mattos Roraima: Neudo Ribeiro Campos Santa Catarina: Paulo Afonso Vieira São Paulo: Mário Covas Sergipe: Albano Franco Tocantins: José Wilson Siqueira CamposVice governors
Acre: Labib Murad Alagoas: Manuel Gomes de BarrosAmapá: Antônio Hildegardo Gomes de Alencar Amazonas: Alfredo Pereira do Nascimento Bahia: César Borges Ceará: Moroni Bing Torgan Espírito Santo: José Renato Casagrande Goiás: Naphtali Alves de Souza Maranhão: José Reinaldo Carneiro Tavares Mato Grosso: José Márcio Panoff de Lacerda Mato Grosso do Sul:- *Braz Melo
- *Vacant Minas Gerais: Walfrido Silvino dos Mares Guia Neto Pará: Hélio Mota Gueiros Júnior Paraíba: vacantParaná: Emília de Sales Belinati Pernambuco: Jorge José Gomes Piauí: Osmar Antônio de Araújo Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Paulo Correa da Rocha Rio Grande do Norte: Fernando Freire Rio Grande do Sul: Vicente Joaquim Bogo Rondônia: Aparício Carvalho de Moraes Roraima: Airton Antonio Soligo Santa Catarina: José Augusto Hülse São Paulo: Geraldo Alckmin Sergipe: José Carlos Machado Tocantins: Raimundo Nonato Pires dos Santos
Events
January
- 8 January: President Fernando Henrique Cardoso issues Decree 1775, which creates a framework for the clear demarcation of indigenous territories. However, as part of the process, this opens indigenous territories to counterclaims by adjacent landowners.
- 20 January: Varginha UFO incident in Minas Gerais.
March
- 2 March: A Learjet 25 carrying the Brazilian satirical rock band Mamonas Assassinas attempts a go-around at São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, but crashes in the Serra da Cantareira mountain range. All nine people on board are killed, including all five members of the band.
April
- 17 April: Nineteen landless farmers who were squatting at a private ranch are shot dead by military police.
- 20 April: Launch of the Fiat Palio, a car model that would become the country's sales leader.
June
- 23 June: Paulo César Farias and his girlfriend are found dead in their house on Guaxuma beach, in Maceió, Alagoas.
October
- 31 October: A fokker 100 jet, departing for Rio de Janeiro, crashes into houses in the Jabaquara neighborhood, south of São Paulo, leaving 99 dead.
November
- 25 November: Darci Alves Pereira, one of the murderers of rubber tapper leader Chico Mendes, is recaptured by the Federal Police in Guaíra, Paraná.
Births
January
- January 11: Baco Exu do Blues, rapper
- January 19: Rodrigo Becão, footballer
- January 28: Kim Kataguiri, politician and co-founder of the Free Brazil Movement.
February
February 8: Isadora Williams, figure skaterMarch
March 22: Everton Soares, professional footballerMay
May 6: Valesca Machado, mixed martial artistJuly
July 9: Rafael Miguel, actorAugust
August 12: Arthur Melo, professional footballerAugust 30: Gabriel Barbosa, professional footballerDecember
- December 14: Raphinha, professional footballer
Deaths
January
- 18 January: Alberto Ruschel, actor
March
- 2 March: The whole band Mamonas Assassinas
June
- 23 June: Paulo Cesar Farias, politician
September
- September 12: Ernesto Geisel, 29th President of Brazil
October
- October 11: Renato Russo, singer