2011 in Brazil

Events in the year 2011 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

President: Dilma Rousseff President of Brazil|Vice President]: Michel Temer

Governors

Acre:

*Binho Marques
*Tião Viana Alagoas: Teotônio Vilela FilhoAmapa: Camilo Capiberibe Amazonas: Omar AzizBahia: Jaques WagnerCeará: Cid GomesEspírito Santo: Paulo HartungGoiás:
*Alcides Rodrigues
*Marconi Perillo Maranhão: Roseana SarneyMato Grosso: Silval da CunhaMato Grosso do Sul|Mato Grosso do Sul]: André PuccinelliMinas Gerais: Antônio AnastasiaPará:
*Ana Júlia Carepa
*Simão Jatene Paraíba: Ricardo CoutinhoParaná:
*Orlando Pessuti
*Beto Richa Pernambuco: Eduardo CamposPiauí: Wilson Martins Rio de Janeiro: Sérgio Cabral FilhoGovernors of [Rio Grande do Norte|Rio Grande do Norte]:
*Iberê Paiva Ferreira de Souza
* Rosalba Ciarlini Rosado Rio Grande do Sul:
*Yeda Rorato Crusius
*Tarso Genro Rondônia:
*João Aparecido Cahulla
*Confúcio Moura Roraima: José de Anchieta JúniorSanta Catarina:
* Leonel Pavan
*Raimundo Colombo São Paulo:
*Alberto Goldman
*Geraldo Alckmin Sergipe: Marcelo DédaTocantins:
*Carlos Henrique Gaguim
*José Wilson Siqueira Campos

Vice governors

Acre: Carlos César Correia de MessiasAlagoas:

*José Wanderley Neto
*José Thomaz da Silva Nonô Neto Amapá:
*Pedro Paulo Dias de Carvalho
*Doralice Nascimento de Souza Amazonas:
*Omar José Abdel Aziz
*José Melo de Oliveira Bahia:
*Edmundo Pereira Santos
* Otto Alencar Ceará:
*Francisco José Pinheiro
*Domingos Gomes de Aguiar Filho Espírito Santo:
*Ricardo de Rezende Ferraço
* Givaldo Vieira da Silva Goiás:
* Ademir de Oliveira Meneses
* José Eliton de Figueiredo Júnior Maranhão:
*João Alberto Souza
* Joaquim Washington Luiz de Oliveira Mato Grosso:
*Silval da Cunha Barbosa
* Francisco Tarquínio Daltro Mato Grosso do Sul:
*Murilo Zauith
*Simone Tebet Minas Gerais:
*Antonio Augusto Junho Anastasia
*Alberto Pinto Coelho Júnior Pará:
*Odair Santos Corrêa
*Helenilson Cunha Pontes Paraíba:
*Luciano Cartaxo Pires de Sá
* Rômulo José de Gouveia Paraná:
*Orlando Pessuti
*Flávio José Arns Pernambuco: João Soares Lyra NetoPiauí: Antônio José de Moraes Souza FilhoRio de Janeiro: Luiz Fernando PezãoRio Grande do Norte: Robinson Faria Rio Grande do Sul:
*Paulo Afonso Girardi Feijó
* Jorge Alberto Duarte Grill Rondônia: Airton Pedro Gurgacz Roraima: Francisco de Assis Rodrigues Santa Catarina: Eduardo Pinho MoreiraSão Paulo: Guilherme Afif Domingos Sergipe:
*Belivaldo Chagas Silva
* Jackson Barreto Tocantins:
*Eduardo Machado Silva
* João Oliveira de Sousa

Events

January

January 1: First inauguration of [Dilma Rousseff|Inauguration of Dilma Rousseff] as the 36th President of Brazil.
January 11: January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides: Over 900 people are killed as a result of freak weather conditions.

February

February 12: The New Party is founded by engineer João Amoêdo; focusing on the position of economic liberalism.

March

March 17: Brazil and other countries abstain in a United Nations resolution against Libya.
March 17-'19': US President Barack Obama makes a three day visit to Brazil to meet with President Dilma Rousseff.

April

April 7: Rio de Janeiro school shooting: Eleven children aged between 12 and 14 are killed, while 22 others seriously wounded after a former student opened fire at an elementary school in Realengo. The perpetrator would then commit suicide.

May

May 5: The Federal Supreme Court unanimously decides that homosexual couples can sign stable union contracts, as well as heterosexual couples.

June

June 7: Chief of Staff of the Presidency, Antonio Palocci, resigns after several corruption scandals.
June 8: The Supreme Federal Court decides by 6 votes to 3, for the release of Italian terrorist, Cesare Battisti; after serving four years in prison.

July

July 13: A Noar Linhas Aéreas Let L-410 Turbolet crashes in Boa Viagem, Recife; killing all 16 people on board.
July 14: A sunken World War II German submarine, U-513, is discovered by a Schurmann Family expedition off the coast of Santa Catarina.
July 23: Miss Brasil 2011

September

September 12: Miss Universe 2011 held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo.

November

November 7: A Chevron-owned oil well began leaking, causing of crude oil to enter the ocean every day. The leak took place in Campos Basin, Brazil off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
November 18: President Dilma Rousseff signs the law creating the National Truth Commission.

Deaths

January

January 5: Lily Marinho, socialite
January 19: Ramiro Saraiva Guerreiro, politician

February

February 8: Luiz Bueno, race car driver
February 18: Paulo de Tarso Alvim, biologist

March

March 29: José Alencar, 23rd vice president of Brazil

July

July 2: Itamar Franco, 33rd president of Brazil

December

December 4: Sócrates, footballer
December 17: Joãosinho Trinta, director of parades for Samba Schools in Rio de Janeiro during Carnival

Founded

Football clubs

Conilon Futebol Clube de Jaguaré, Galvez Esporte Clube, Esporte Clube Iranduba da Amazônia, Sabiá Futebol Clube, Serra Talhada Futebol Clube.

Sport

Football

2011 in Brazilian football
Santos FC lose the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final to FC Barcelona.

Tennis

Volleyball

Racing

Rugby

Handball

Misc

Film

List of Brazilian films of 2011

Music

RPM reunite.
May 2: Exxótica stop performing.

Television

Launched

Ended