1959 in Brazil

1959 in Brazil
Years 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
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21 stars (1889–1960)
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Second Brazilian Republic
Year of Constitution: 1946

Events in the year 1959 in Brazil.

Incumbents[]

Federal government[]

• President: Juscelino Kubitschek
• Vice President: João Goulart

Governors[]

• Alagoas:
• Amazonas: (till 25 March); Gilberto Mestrinho (from 25 March)
• Bahia: then Juracy Magalhães
• Ceará: (until 25 March); (from 25 March)
• Espírito Santo:
  • until 31 January:
  • 31 January-10 October:
  • from 10 October:
• Goiás: (until 31 January); (from 31 January)
• Maranhão:
• Mato Grosso:
• Minas Gerais:
• Pará: Magalhães Barata (until 29 May); (from 29 May)
• Paraíba:
• Paraná:
• Pernambuco:
  • until 31 January:
  • 31 January-31 March:
  • from 31 March:
• Piauí: (until 25 March); (from 25 March)
• Rio de Janeiro:
  • until 30 January:
  • 30 January-31 January:
  • from 31 January:
• Rio Grande do Norte:
• Rio Grande do Sul: (until 25 March); Leonel Brizola (from 25 March)
• Santa Catarina: Heriberto Hülse
• São Paulo: Jânio Quadros (until 31 January); (from 31 January)
• Sergipe: Leandro Maciel (until 31 January); (from 31 January)

Vice governors[]

• Alagoas:
• Bahia: (from 7 April)
• Ceará: (from 25 March)
• Espírito Santo: (until 31 January); (from 31 January)
• Goiás: (until 31 January); João de Abreu (from 31 January)
• Maranhão:
• Mato Grosso:
• Minas Gerais:
• Paraíba:
• Pernambuco: (from 15 December)
• Piauí: (until 25 March); (from 25 March)
• Rio de Janeiro: (until 25 March); Celso Peçanha (from 25 March)
• Rio Grande do Norte:
• Santa Catarina: vacant
• São Paulo:
• Sergipe: (until 31 January); (from 31 January)

Events[]

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Deaths[]

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References[]

See also[]

• 1959 in Brazilian football

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