1962 in Brazil

1962 in Brazil
Years 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
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22 stars (1960–68)
Timeline of Brazilian history
Second Brazilian Republic
Year of Constitution: 1946

Events in the year 1962 in Brazil.

Incumbents[]

Federal government[]

• President: João Goulart
• Prime Minister: Tancredo Neves (until 12 July), Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha (from 12 July to 18 September), Hermes Lima (starting 18 September)
• Vice President: vacant

Governors[]

• Alagoas:
• Amazonas: Gilberto Mestrinho
• Bahia: Juracy Magalhães
• Ceará:
• Espírito Santo:
  • until 6 July:
  • 6 July-5 August:
  • from 5 August:
• Goiás:
• Maranhão:
• Mato Grosso:
• Minas Gerais: José de Magalhães Pinto
• Pará:
• Paraíba:
• Paraná:
• Pernambuco:
• Piauí: (until 3 July); (from 3 July)
• Rio de Janeiro: Celso Peçanha (until 7 July); (from 7 July)
• Rio Grande do Norte:
• Rio Grande do Sul: Leonel Brizola
• Santa Catarina: Celso Ramos
• São Paulo:
• Sergipe: (until 6 July); (from 6 July)

Vice governors[]

• Alagoas:
• Bahia:
• Ceará:
• Espírito Santo: (until 6 July); vacant thereafter (from 6 July)
• Goiás:
• Maranhão:
• Mato Grosso:
• Minas Gerais:
• Pará:
• Paraíba:
• Pernambuco:
• Piauí: (until 6 July); vacant thereafter (from 6 July)
• Rio de Janeiro: vacant
• Rio Grande do Norte: (until 31 January); vacant thereafter (from 31 January)
• Santa Catarina:
• São Paulo:
• Sergipe: (until 6 July); vacant thereafter (from 6 July)

Events[]

June[]

• June 15 - The territory of Acre becomes the country's 22nd state. A star representing Acre would be added to the flag of Brazil six years later.
• June 17 - Brazil defeats Czechoslovakia 3–1 to win the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final in Chile. Brazil wins its second FIFA World Cup.

Deaths[]

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See also[]

• 1962 in Brazilian television

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to 1962 in Brazil at Wikimedia Commons