2006 in Brazil
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Events in the year 2006 in Brazil.
Incumbents[]
Federal government[]
- President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
- Vice President: José Alencar Gomes da Silva
Governors[]
- Acre: Jorge Viana
- Alagoas: (till 31 March); (from 31 March)
- Amapa: Waldez Góes
- Amazonas: Eduardo Braga
- Bahia: Paulo Souto
- Ceará:
- Espírito Santo: Paulo Hartung
- Goiás: Marconi Perillo (till 31 March); (from 31 March)
- Maranhão: José Reinaldo Tavares
- Mato Grosso: Blairo Maggi
- Mato Grosso do Sul:
- Minas Gerais: Aécio Neves
- Pará: Simão Jatene
- Paraíba: Cássio Cunha Lima
- Paraná:
- Pernambuco: Jarbas Vasconcelos (till 31 March); Mendonça Filho (from 31 March)
- Piauí: Wellington Dias
- Rio de Janeiro: Rosinha Garotinho
- Rio Grande do Norte: Wilma Maria de Faria
- Rio Grande do Sul: Germano Rigotto
- Rondônia: Ivo Narciso Cassol
- Roraima: Ottomar de Sousa Pinto
- Santa Catarina: Luiz Henrique da Silveira (till 9 April); (from 9 April)
- São Paulo: Geraldo Alckmin (till 31 March); Cláudio Lembo (from 31 March)
- Sergipe:
- Tocantins: Marcelo Miranda
Vice governors[]
- Acre:
- Alagoas: (till 31 March); vacant thereafter
- Amapá:
- Amazonas: Omar José Abdel Aziz
- Bahia:
- Ceará:
- Espírito Santo:
- Goiás:
- Maranhão:
- Mato Grosso:
- Mato Grosso do Sul:
- Minas Gerais: Clésio Soares de Andrade
- Pará:
- Paraíba:
- Paraná:
- Pernambuco:
- Piauí:
- Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Paulo Conde
- Rio Grande do Norte: Antônio Jácome
- Rio Grande do Sul:
- Rondônia:
- Roraima:
- Santa Catarina: (till 9 April); vacant (from 9 April)
- São Paulo: Claudio Lembo (till 31 March), vacant (from 31 March)
- Sergipe:
- Tocantins:
Events[]
- March 30 – Marcos Pontes becomes the first Brazilian and the first lusophone to go into space, where he stayed on the International Space Station for a week. During his trip, Pontes carried out eight experiments selected by the Brazilian Space Agency. He landed in Kazakhstan on April 8, 2006, with the crew of Expedition 12.[1]
- May 12 – May 2006 São Paulo violence
- July 12 – July 2006 São Paulo violence
- August 7 – Lei Maria da Penha is sanctioned by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
- September 29 – Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 leads to the 2006–07 Brazilian aviation crisis.
Elections[]
- Brazilian general election, 2006
- Rio Grande do Sul gubernatorial election, 2006
- São Paulo gubernatorial election, 2006
Founded[]
- Black House MMA Team.
- Museum of the Portuguese Language
- International Meal Company
- PlayTV
Football Clubs[]
- The following 14 clubs were founded in 2006: Adap Galo Maringá Football Club, Arsenal Atividades Desportivas Sport Club, Associação Atlética Carapebus, Coimbra Esporte Clube, Cuiabá Arsenal, Ivinhema Futebol Clube, Sociedade Desportiva Juazeirense, Juventus Futebol Clube, Legião Futebol Clube, Olé Brasil Futebol Clube, Primavera Esporte Clube, Rondonópolis Esporte Clube, Associação Esportiva Real, and Sampaio Corrêa Futebol e Esporte
Film[]
Television[]
Debuted[]
- Cobras & Lagartos
- Floribella
- Ídolos
- O Profeta
- Páginas da Vida
- Pé na Jaca
- Topa ou Não Topa
- Vidas Opostas
Ended[]
Music[]
- Yahoo reunite.
- The bands Os Mutantes, Orkestra Rumpilezz, Thyresis, Almah and Rivotrill are formed.
Sport[]
- 2006 in Brazilian football.
- 2006 Grand Prix de Futsal.
- 2006 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship.
- 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
- 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix.
- 2006 Desafio Internacional das Estrelas.
- 2006 Brasil Open.
- 2006 Copa América de Ciclismo.
- Brazil win the 2006 South American Rugby Championship "B".
- Brazil participate in the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women.
- 2006 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships in Rio de Janeiro.
- 2006 Pan American Men's Youth Handball Championship.
- 2006 Beach Handball World Championships.
- Brazil at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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Deaths[]
- June 17 – Bussunda, comedian (b. 1962)[2]
- November 15 – Ana Carolina Reston, fashion model (b. 1985)[3]
See also[]
- 2006 in Brazilian football
References[]
- ^ "Marcos Pontes inicia primeira viagem espacial de um brasileiro". UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Comedian dies covering World Cup". BBC. June 17, 2006. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ Phillips, Tom (2007-01-14). "Anna Carolina Reston: the model who starved herself to death". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
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