1980 in Brazil

Events in the year 1980 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: General João Figueiredo
• Vice President: Aureliano Chaves

Governors

• Acre:
• Alagoas:
• Amazonas:
• Bahia:
• Ceará:
• Espírito Santo:
• Goiás:
• Maranhão:
• Mato Grosso:
• Minas Gerais:
• Pará:
• Paraíba:
• Pernambuco:
• Piauí:
• Paraná:
• Rio Grande do Norte:
• Rio Grande do Sul:
• Santa Catarina:
• São Paulo:
• Sergipe:

Vice governors

• Acre:
• Alagoas:
• Amazonas:
• Bahia:
• Ceará:
• Espírito Santo:
• Goiás:
• Mato Grosso:
• Minas Gerais:
• Pará:
• Paraíba:
• Paraná:
• Pernambuco:
• Piaui:
• Rio Grande do Norte:
• Rio Grande do Sul:
• Santa Catarina:
• São Paulo:

Events

• June 1 – Mauro Milhomem, a Brazilian pilot, attempted to crash his Sertanejo-721 into the Hotel Presidente, owned by his mother-in-law, after he had an argument with his wife the previous day due to her cheating on him. The plane failed to hit the target and hit instead into several other objects, ultimately crashing into an accounting office in front of a forum. Six people were killed and four were wounded.

Births

• February 25 – Fernando Santos, footballer
• April 5
  • Carolina Moraes, synchronized swimmer[1]
  • Isabela Moraes, synchronized swimmer[2]
• May 20 – Cauã Reymond, actor
• July 20 – Dado Dolabella, actor
• August 16 – Raniere Silva dos Santos, footballer

Deaths

• March 22 – Hélio Oiticica, artist (born 1937)
• July 9 – Vinicius de Moraes, poet and dramatist (born 1913)[3]
• December 21 – Nelson Rodrigues, journalist, novelist and playwright (born 1912)[4]

See also

• 1980 in Brazilian football
• 1980 in Brazilian television
• List of Brazilian films of 1980

References

1. "Carolina MORAES - Olympic Synchronized Swimming | Brazil". International Olympic Committee. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
2. "Isabela MORAES - Olympic Synchronized Swimming | Brazil". International Olympic Committee. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
3. Jose Castello, Vinicius de Moraes - O Poeta da Paixao, Sao Paulo: Cia. das Letras, 1994, ISBN 85-7164-355-5
4. O anjo pornografico: A vida de Nelson Rodrigues, Companhia das Letras (1992), p. 410, ISBN 857164277X