2000 in Brazil
Events in the year 2000 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Fernando Henrique CardosoVice President: Marco MacielGovernors
Acre: Jorge Viana Alagoas: Ronaldo Lessa Amapa: João CapiberibeAmazonas: Amazonino MendesBahia: César Borges Ceará: Tasso Jereissati Espírito Santo: José Ignácio Ferreira Goiás: Marconi Perillo Maranhão: Roseana SarneyMato Grosso: Dante de OliveiraMato Grosso do Sul|Mato Grosso do Sul]: José Orcírio Miranda dos SantosMinas Gerais: Itamar Franco Pará: Almir Gabriel Paraíba: José Maranhão Paraná: Jaime Lerner Pernambuco: Jarbas Vasconcelos Piauí: Mão SantaRio de Janeiro: Anthony GarotinhoGovernors of [Rio Grande do Norte|Rio Grande do Norte]:Garibaldi Alves Filho Rio Grande do Sul: Olívio Dutra Rondônia: José de Abreu Bianco Roraima: Neudo Ribeiro Campos Santa Catarina: Esperidião Amin São Paulo: Mário Covas Sergipe: Albano Franco Tocantins: José Wilson Siqueira CamposVice governors
Acre: Edison Simão Cadaxo Alagoas: Geraldo Costa Sampaio Amapá: Maria Dalva de Souza Figueiredo Amazonas: Samuel Assayag Hanan Bahia: Otto Alencar Ceará: Benedito Clayton Veras Alcântara Espírito Santo: Celso José Vasconcelos Goiás: Alcides Rodrigues Filho Maranhão: José Reinaldo Carneiro Tavares Mato Grosso: José Rogério Sales Mato Grosso do Sul: Moacir Kohl Minas Gerais: Newton Cardoso Pará: Hildegardo de Figueiredo Nunes Paraíba: Antônio Roberto de Sousa Paulino Paraná: Emília de Sales Belinati Pernambuco: José Mendonça Bezerra Filho Piauí: Osmar Ribeiro de Almeida Júnior Rio de Janeiro: Benedita da SilvaRio Grande do Norte: Fernando Freire Rio Grande do Sul: Miguel Soldatelli Rossetto Rondônia: Miguel de Souza Roraima: Francisco Flamarion Portela Santa Catarina: Paulo Roberto BauerSão Paulo: Geraldo Alckmin Sergipe: Benedito de FigueiredoTocantins: João Lisboa da CruzEvents
January
January 18: A leak in a Petrobrás pipeline spills more than 500,000 liters of oil into Guanabara Bay, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, the worst environmental accident since 1975.March
March 10: Nicéia Pitta denounces corruption in the administration of the mayor of São Paulo and her ex-husband Celso Pitta, who was removed from office by the justice system for 18 days.April
April 9: A 6-year-old boy is attacked and devoured by lions at a circus in Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco.April 22: The 500th anniversary of the Discovery of Brazil takes place in Porto Seguro, Bahia. Clashes and technical problems with a replica of Pedro Álvares Cabral's ship turn the celebrations into a disaster.June
June 10: A plane crash in Maripá de Minas kills actor and swimmer Rômulo Arantes and co-pilot Fábio Amorim Ruivo.June 12: Bus line 174 is hijacked by Sandro Barbosa do Nascimento, who held ten hostages for four hours, in Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro.June 28: The Federal Senate revokes the mandate of Senator Luiz Estêvão for breach of parliamentary decorum, by 52 votes to 18. This is the first time in Brazilian history that a member of the house loses his position.- 30 June: Brazil and Argentina sign an agreement to promote and enhance trade in the automotive industry.
July
July 28: A runaway CPTM train collides with another at the Perus Station in São Paulo, killing 9 people and leaving 115 injured.August
- August 18: A VASP Boeing 737-2A1 en route from Foz do Iguaçu to Afonso Pena International Airport in Curitiba is hijacked by 5 people with the purpose of robbing BRL 5 million that the aircraft was transporting. The pilot is forced to land at Porecatu where the hijackers fled with the money. No one was injured.
October
October 1: The first round of elections for mayors and councilors across the country take place.October 29: The second round of mayoral elections take place in 31 cities across the country.November
November 21: Banco Banespa is privatized by the Cardoso administration and sold to the Spanish bank Santander for a bid of R$7.05 billion.December
December 8: Retired judge Nicolau dos Santos Neto surrenders to federal agents in Rio Grande do Sul, after being accused of embezzlement. He is arrested in São Paulo after spending 227 days on the run.December 30: Around the 23 minute mark of the Copa João Havelange final, between Vasco da Gama and São Caetano, a part of the fence at the São Januário Stadium falls and disrupts the game. The game is suspended by order of Rio de Janeiro governor Anthony Garotinho and rescheduled for January of the following year.Births
January
January 16 - Brenner, footballerFebruary
February 23 - Antony, footballerMay
May 23 - Felipe Drugovich, racing driverJuly
July 12 - Vinícius Júnior, footballerJuly 15 - Paulinho, footballerDeaths
February
February 26: Casimiro Montenegro Filho, army and air force officer, 95April
April 4: Brandãozinho, footballer, 74April 8: Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, footballer, 79May
May 1: Cláudio Christovam de Pinho, footballer, 77May 18: Domingos da Guia, footballer, 87June
June 10: Rômulo Arantes, swimmer and actor, 42June 12: Sandro Rosa do Nascimento, hijacker, 21June 25: Wilson Simonal, singer, 62July
- July 6: Barbosa Lima Sobrinho, lawyer and historian, 103July 17: Dona Neuma, samba dancer, 78
September
- September 26: Baden Powell, guitarist, 63