Events in the year 1957 in Brazil.
Incumbents Federal government President: Juscelino Kubitschek Vice President: João Goulart
Governors Alagoas: Sebastião Muniz Falcão (until 15 September) Sizenando Nabuco de Melo (from 15 September) Amazonas: Plínio Ramos Coelho Bahia: Antônio Balbino Ceará: Paulo Sarasate Espírito Santo: Francisco Lacerda de Aguiar Goiás: José Ludovico de Almeida Maranhão: Eurico Ribeiro (until 9 July) José de Matos Carvalho (from 9 July) Mato Grosso: João Ponce de Arruda Minas Gerais: José Francisco Bias Fortes Pará: Magalhães Barata Paraíba: Flávio Coutinho Paraná: Moisés Lupion Pernambuco: Osvaldo Cordeiro de Farias Piauí: Jacob Gaioso e Almendra Rio de Janeiro: Miguel Couto Filho Rio Grande do Norte: Dinarte de Medeiros Mariz Rio Grande do Sul: Ildo Meneghetti Santa Catarina: Jorge Lacerda São Paulo: Jânio Quadros Sergipe: Leandro Maciel
Vice governors Alagoas: Sizenando Nabuco de Melo Ceará: Wilson Gonçalves Espírito Santo: Adwalter Ribeiro Soares Goiás: Bernardo Sayão Carvalho Araújo Maranhão: Alexandre Alves Costa (from 9 July) Mato Grosso: Henrique José Vieira Neto Minas Gerais: Artur Bernardes Filho Paraíba: Pedro Gondim Pernambuco: Otávio Correia de Araújo (from 23 May) Piauí: Francisco Ferreira de Castro Rio de Janeiro: Roberto Silveira Rio Grande do Norte: José Augusto Varela Santa Catarina: Heriberto Hülse São Paulo: Porfírio da Paz Sergipe: José Machado de Souza
Events
January January 26: The Ibirapuera Planetarium in São Paulo opens to the public. It is the first planetarium in the Southern Hemisphere.
March March 16: Rede Ferroviária Federal, a public company responsible for the operation of 19 unified railways, is created by Federal Law n° 3,115.Helio Suêvo Rodriguez, A Formação das Estradas de Ferro no Rio de Janeiro: O Resgate da Sua Memória (2004), p. 131.Josef Barat, Logística, Transporte e Desenvolvimento Econômico (2006), p. 15.
April April 7: A Varig aircraft crashes near Bagé airport, in Rio Grande do Sul, after suffering a fire on board. All 40 occupants on board lose their lives.Grave desastre de aviação em Bagé causa a morte de quarenta pessoas (páginas 1 e 2 do único caderno), Folha da Manhã (9 de abril de 1957).Carbonizadas 40 pessoas em conseqüência de equívoco do comandante do avião (página 3 do 3° caderno), Jornal do Brasil (9 de abril de 1957). April 10: After suffering a breakdown in one of its engines, a Real Douglas DC-3 crashes into the slopes of Pico do Papagaio on Anchieta Island. Of the 30 passengers and crew aboard, 27 are killed.Caíu, em chamas, com 29 pessoas a bordo, o avião da Real-Aerovias (página 9 do 1° caderno), Jornal do Brasil (11 de abril de 1957).
October October 1: President Juscelino Kubitschek ratifies a law that sets the date for moving the new federal capital to Brasília.Sancionada a lei que fixa a data da mudança da Capital Federal (página 1 do único caderno), Folha da Manhã (2 de outubro de 1957). October 16: Farmer Antônio Vilas Boas claims to have been abducted by extraterrestrials. This would become one of the earliest recorded alien abduction cases.
November November 4: An alleged extraterrestrial attack on two sentries at the Itaipu Fort takes place in Praia Grande, São Paulo. The entire electricity of the fort, including the emergency circuits, went down during the incident. Afterwards, Brazilian Army and United States Air Force (USAF) personnel, along with investigators of the Brazilian Air Force, flew to the fort to interview the soldiers.Milton E. Brener, Walking Through Walls and Other Impossibilities: The Hybrid Agenda (2011), p. 42.Fort Itaipu UFO Incident rr0. In FrenchDocument
Births January January 11: Reinaldo, footballer
May May 21: Ana Maria Rangel, political scientist
June June 6: Fábio Barreto, filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, and film producer (d. 2019) June 7: Otávio Frias Filho, journalist (d. 2018) June 12: Ciro Pessoa, musician (Titãs, Cabine C), journalist, screenwriter and poet (d. 2020)
August August 23: Antônio Meneses, cellist (d. 2024)Brazilian cellist Antonio Meneses dies at age 66
Deaths January January 26: José Linhares, 15th President of Brazil (b. 1886)
August August 4: Washington Luis, 13th President of Brazil (b. 1869)
References
See also 1957 in Brazilian football 1957 in Brazilian television