1962 in Brazil

Brazil-related events during the year of 1962

1962 in Brazil
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Year of Constitution: 1946

Events in the year 1962 in Brazil.

Incumbents

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

Alagoas: Luis Cavalcante
Amazonas: Gilberto Mestrinho
Bahia: Juracy Magalhães
Ceará: Parsifal Barroso
Espírito Santo:
- Raul Giuberti (until 6 July)
- Hélsio Pinheiro Cordeiro (6 July-5 August)
- Asdrúbal Martins Soares (from 5 August)
Goiás: Mauro Borges
Guanabara: Carlos Lacerda
Maranhão: Newton de Barros Belo
Mato Grosso: Fernando Corrêa da Costa
Minas Gerais: José de Magalhães Pinto
Pará: Aurélio do Carmo
Paraíba: Pedro Gondim
Paraná: Nei Braga
Pernambuco: Cid Sampaio
Piauí:
- Chagas Rodrigues (until 3 July)
- Tibério Nunes (from 3 July)
Rio de Janeiro:
- Celso Peçanha (until 7 July)
- José Janotti (from 7 July)
Rio Grande do Norte: Aluízio Alves
Rio Grande do Sul: Leonel Brizola
Santa Catarina: Celso Ramos
São Paulo: Carlos Alberto Alves de Carvalho Pinto
Sergipe:
- Luís Garcia (until 6 July)
- Dionísio Machado (from 6 July)

Alagoas: Teotônio Brandão Vilela
Bahia: Orlando Moscoso
Ceará: Wilson Gonçalves
Espírito Santo:
- Raul Giuberti (until 6 July)
- Vacant thereafter (from 6 July)
Goiás: Antônio Rezende Monteiro
Maranhão: Alfredo Salim Duailibe
Mato Grosso: Jose Garcia Neto
Minas Gerais: Clóvis Salgado da Gama
Pará: Newton Burlamaqui de Miranda
Paraíba: André Avelino de Paiva Gadelha
Pernambuco: Pelópidas da Silveira
Piauí:
- Tibério Nunes (until 6 July)
- Vacant thereafter (from 6 July)
Rio de Janeiro: Vacant
Rio Grande do Norte:
- Walfredo Gurgel (until 31 January)
- Vacant thereafter (from 31 January)
Santa Catarina: Armindo Marcílio Doutel de Andrade
São Paulo: Porfírio da Paz
Sergipe:
- Dionísio Machado (until 6 July)
- Vacant thereafter (from 6 July)

April 4: Brazilian President João Goulart is received by US President John F. Kennedy at the White House in Washington, DC.^[1]
April 21: The University of Brasília is established.

May 23: O Pagador de Promessas is the first Brazilian film to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, in France.^[2]

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. ^[3]
June 17: Brazil defeats Czechoslovakia 3–1 to win the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final in Chile. Brazil wins its second FIFA World Cup.^[4]

July 13: President João Goulart signs a law establishing the 13th salary.^[5]

October 11: Santos FC wins its first Intercontinental Cup after beating Portuguese club Benfica 5-2 at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, as well as the first Brazilian club to win the championship.^[6]

26 September: Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha, Prime Minister of Brazil (born 1910)

^ "Kennedy ressalta seu interesse pelo desenvolvimento do Brasil" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (5 de abril de 1962).
^ "O "Pagador" ganha a "Palma de Ouro"" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (24 de maio de 1962).
^ "O Acre é Estado" (primeira página de Assuntos Diversos), Folha de S. Paulo (16 de junho de 1962).
^ "O Brasil é bicampeão" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (18 de junho de 1962).
^ "Goulart sancionou o 13° mês salarial" (última página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (14 de julho de 1962).
^ "O Santos levantou o titulo goleando o Benifica" (página provável 9 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (12 de outubro de 1962).

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