2011 in Brazil

Events in the year 2011 in Brazil.

Incumbents[]

Federal government[]

President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (until 1 January), Dilma Rousseff (starting 1 January)
Vice President: José Alencar Gomes da Silva (until 1 January), Michel Temer (starting 1 January)

Governors[]

Acre: Binho Marques (until 1 January), Tião Viana (starting 1 January)
Alagoas: Teotônio Vilela Filho
Amapa: Camilo Capiberibe (starting 1 January)
Amazonas: Omar Aziz
Bahia: Jaques Wagner
Ceará: Cid Gomes
Espírito Santo: Paulo Hartung
Goiás: (until 1 January), Marconi Perillo (starting 1 January)
Maranhão: Roseana Sarney
Mato Grosso:
Mato Grosso do Sul: André Puccinelli
Minas Gerais: Antônio Anastasia
Pará: Ana Júlia Carepa (until 1 January), Simão Jatene (starting 1 January)
Paraíba: Ricardo Coutinho
Paraná: (until 1 January), Beto Richa (starting 1 January)
Pernambuco: Eduardo Campos
Piauí: Wilson Martins
Rio de Janeiro: Sérgio Cabral Filho
Rio Grande do Norte: (until 1 January), Rosalba Ciarlini Rosado (starting 1 January)
Rio Grande do Sul: Yeda Rorato Crusius (until 1 January), Tarso Genro (starting 1 January)
Rondônia: (until 1 January), Confúcio Moura (starting 1 January)
Roraima: José de Anchieta Júnior
Santa Catarina: (until 1 January), Raimundo Colombo (starting 1 January)
São Paulo: Alberto Goldman (until 1 January), Geraldo Alckmin (starting 1 January)
Sergipe: Marcelo Déda
Tocantins: (until 1 January), (starting 1 January)

Vice governors[]

Acre:
Alagoas: José Wanderley Neto (until 1 January), (starting 1 January)
Amapá: (until 1 January), (starting 1 January)
Amazonas: Omar José Abdel Aziz (until 1 January), José Melo de Oliveira (starting 1 January)
Bahia: (until 1 January), Otto Alencar (starting 1 January)
Ceará: Francisco José Pinheiro (until 1 January), (starting 1 January)
Espírito Santo: Ricardo de Rezende Ferraço (until 1 January), (starting 1 January)
Goiás: (until 1 January), (starting 1 January)
Maranhão: João Alberto Souza (until 1 January), (starting 1 January)
Mato Grosso: Silval da Cunha Barbosa (until 1 January), (starting 1 January)
Mato Grosso do Sul: (until 1 January), Simone Tebet (starting 1 January)
Minas Gerais: (until 1 January), (starting 1 January)
Pará: (until 1 January), (starting 1 January)
Paraíba: (until 1 January), (starting 1 January)
Paraná: (until 1 January), Flávio José Arns (starting 1 January)
Pernambuco:
Piauí: Antônio José de Moraes Souza Filho
Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Fernando Pezão
Rio Grande do Norte: Robinson Faria (starting 1 January)
Rio Grande do Sul: (until 1 January), (starting 1 January)
Rondônia: (starting 1 January)
Roraima: (starting 1 January)
Santa Catarina:
São Paulo: Guilherme Afif Domingos (starting 1 January)
Sergipe: (until 1 January), Jackson Barreto (starting 1 January)
Tocantins: (until 1 January) (starting 1 January)

Events[]

January 1 - Inauguration of Dilma Rousseff as the 36th President of Brazil).^[1]
January 11 - January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides: Over 900 people are killed^[2] as a result of freak weather conditions.
April 7 - Rio de Janeiro school shooting: 12 children aged between 12 and 14 are killed^[3] and 12 others seriously wounded after an armed man opens fire at an elementary school in Realengo
July 13 - Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896: A Noar Linhas Aéreas Let L-410 Turbolet crashes in Boa Viagem, Recife, killing all 16 people on board).^[4]
July 23 - Miss Brasil 2011
September 12 - Miss Universe 2011 held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo.
November 7 - Campos Basin oil spill: A Chevron-owned oil well began leaking causing 32,000 to 52,000 litres (200 to 330 bbl) of crude oil to enter the ocean every day. The leak took place in Campos Basin, Brazil 120 kilometres (75 mi) off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.^[5]

Founded[]

Baby.com.br
BemSimples (discontinued 2014)

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 (0-4).

Tennis[]

Volleyball[]

Racing[]

Rugby[]

2011 CONSUR Sevens
2011 South American Rugby Championship "A"

Handball[]

Misc[]

2011 Brazil Masters
UFC 134
2011 Military World Games held in Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil at the 2011 Pan American Games
Brazil at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
Brazil at the 2011 Winter Universiade
Brazil at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Film[]

List of Brazilian films of 2011

Music[]

RPM reunite.
May 2: Exxótica stop performing.

Television[]

Launched[]

Ended[]

Anabel
Cordel Encantado
Fudêncio e Seus Amigos
Hipertensão
Insensato Coração
Morde & Assopra
O Astro
Passione (telenovela)
Ribeirão do Tempo
Show do Tom
The Buzz

References[]

^ (in Portuguese) Araújo, Glauco. "Professora critica cerimonial por iniciar desfile de Dilma sob chuva". G1. January 1, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
^ "Número de mortos na Região Serrana já passa de 900 após chuvas de janeiro" (in Portuguese). 15 February 2011.
^ "Brazil mourns Rio school shooting victims". BBC News. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
^ "Accident description PR-NOB". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
^ "Brazilian police probe Chevron oil spill". CNN.com. 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2014-02-04.

[1] (in Portuguese) Araújo, Glauco. "Professora critica cerimonial por iniciar desfile de Dilma sob chuva". G1. January 1, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.

[2] "Número de mortos na Região Serrana já passa de 900 após chuvas de janeiro" (in Portuguese). 15 February 2011.

[bbc.co.uk-3] "Brazil mourns Rio school shooting victims". BBC News. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.

[4] "Accident description PR-NOB". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 July 2011.

[5] "Brazilian police probe Chevron oil spill". CNN.com. 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2014-02-04.

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Contents

Incumbents[]

Federal government[]

Governors[]

Vice governors[]

Events[]

Founded[]

Football clubs[]

Sport[]

Football[]

Tennis[]

Volleyball[]

Racing[]

Rugby[]

Handball[]

Misc[]

Film[]

Music[]

Television[]

Launched[]

Ended[]

See also[]

References[]

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