2009 in Brazil
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Events in the year 2009 in Brazil.
Incumbents[]
Federal government[]
- President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva[1]
- Vice President: José Alencar Gomes da Silva[2]
Governors[]
- Acre: Binho Marques
- Alagoas: Teotônio Vilela Filho
- Amapa: Waldez Góes
- Amazonas: Eduardo Braga
- Bahia: Jaques Wagner
- Ceará: Cid Gomes
- Espírito Santo: Paulo Hartung
- Goiás:
- Maranhão: Jackson Lago (until 17 April), Roseana Sarney (starting 17 April)
- Mato Grosso: Blairo Maggi
- Mato Grosso do Sul: André Puccinelli
- Minas Gerais: Aécio Neves
- Pará: Ana Júlia Carepa
- Paraíba: Cássio Cunha Lima (until 18 February), José Maranhão (starting 18 February)
- : then
- Pernambuco: Eduardo Campos
- Piauí: Wellington Dias
- Rio de Janeiro: Sérgio Cabral Filho
- Rio Grande do Norte: Wilma Maria de Faria
- Rio Grande do Sul: Yeda Rorato Crusius
- Rondônia: Ivo Narciso Cassol
- Roraima: José de Anchieta Júnior
- Santa Catarina: Luiz Henrique da Silveira
- São Paulo: José Serra
- Sergipe: Marcelo Déda
- Tocantins: Marcelo Miranda (until 9 September), (starting 9 September)
Vice governors[]
- Acre:
- Alagoas: José Wanderley Neto
- Amapá:
- Amazonas: Omar José Abdel Aziz
- Bahia:
- Ceará: Francisco José Pinheiro
- Espírito Santo: Ricardo de Rezende Ferraço
- Goiás:
- Maranhão: (until 17 April), João Alberto Souza (starting 17 April)
- Mato Grosso: Silval da Cunha Barbosa
- Mato Grosso do Sul:
- Minas Gerais:
- Pará:
- Paraíba: (until 18 February), (starting 18 February)
- Paraná:
- Pernambuco:
- Piauí: Wilson Martins
- Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Fernando Pezão
- Rio Grande do Norte: Iberê Ferreira
- Rio Grande do Sul:
- Rondônia:
- Roraima: vacant
- Santa Catarina:
- São Paulo: Alberto Goldman
- Sergipe:
- Tocantins:
- until 26 September:
- 26 September-8 October: vacant
- starting 8 October:
Events[]
View of the Christ the Redeemer statue from a helicopter
States fully (dark red) and partially (light red) affected by the blackout.
- October 2 – The 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark selects Rio de Janeiro as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]
- November 11 – Brazil, along with Paraguay, suffers from a large power blackout at night, which affects several million people.[4]
Deaths[]
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References[]
- ^ "Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Turner, Barry (2009). The Statesman's Yearbook 2010: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 223. ISBN 9781349586325.
- ^ Ronay, Barney; Burnton, Simon (2 October 2009). "Olympic Games 2016 host city decision day - as it happened!". the Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Barrionuevo, Alexei (11 November 2009). "Officials Search for Answers in Extensive Brazil Blackout". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
External links[]
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