Events in the year 1994 in Brazil.
Incumbents Federal government President: Itamar Franco Vice President: vacant
Governors Acre: Vacant Alagoas: Geraldo Bulhões Amapa: Annibal Barcellos (until 31 December) Amazonas: Gilberto Mestrinho Bahia: Antônio Carlos Magalhães (until 2 April) Ruy Trindade (2 April-2 May) Antônio Imbassahy (from 2 May) Ceará: Ciro Gomes (until 8 September) Francisco de Barros (8 September-9 October) Francisco Aguiar (from 9 October) Espírito Santo: Albuíno Cunha de Azeredo Goiás: Iris Rezende (until 2 April) Agenor Rezende (from 2 April) Maranhão: Edison Lobão (until 2 April) José de Ribamar Fiquene (from 2 April) Mato Grosso: Jaime Campos Mato Grosso do Sul: Pedro Pedrossian Minas Gerais: Hélio Garcia Pará: Jader Barbalho (until 2 April) Carlos Santos (from 2 April) Paraíba: Ronaldo Cunha Lima (until 2 April) Cícero de Lucena (from 2 April) Paraná: Roberto Requião (until 2 April) Mário Pereira (from 2 April) Pernambuco: Joaquim Francisco Cavalcanti Piauí: Freitas Neto (until 2 April) Guilherme Melo (from 2 April) Rio de Janeiro: Leonel Brizola (until 2 April) Nilo Batista (from 2 April) Rio Grande do Norte: José Agripino Maia (until 2 April) Vivaldo Costa (from 2 April) Rio Grande do Sul: Alceu de Deus Collares Rondônia: Oswaldo Piana Filho Roraima: Ottomar de Sousa Pinto Santa Catarina: Vilson Kleinübing (until 6 April) Antônio Carlos Konder Reis (from 6 April) São Paulo: Luís Antônio Fleury Filho Sergipe: João Alves Filho Tocantins: Moisés Nogueira Avelino
Vice governors Acre: Vacant Alagoas: Francisco Roberto Holanda de Melo Amapá: Ronaldo Pinheiro Borges Amazonas: Francisco Garcia Rodrigues Bahia: Paulo Souto (until 2 April) Rosalvo Barbosa Romeo (from 2 May) Ceará: Lúcio Gonçalo de Alcântara (until 16 September) Vacant thereafter (from 16 September) Espírito Santo: Adelson Antônio Salvador Goiás: Luís Alberto Maguito Vilela (until 2 April) Vacant thereafter (from 2 April) Maranhão: José de Ribamar Fiquene (until 2 April) Vacant thereafter (from 2 April) Mato Grosso: Osvaldo Roberto Sobrinho Mato Grosso do Sul: Ary Rigo Minas Gerais: Arlindo Porto Neto Pará: Carlos José Oliveira Santos (until 2 April) Vacant thereafter (from 2 April) Paraíba: Cícero Lucena Filho (until 2 April) Vacant thereafter (from 2 April) Paraná: Mario Pereira (until 2 April) Vacant thereafter (from 2 April) Pernambuco: Carlos Roberto Guerra Fontes Piauí: Guilherme Cavalcante de Melo (until 2 April) Vacant thereafter (from 2 April) Rio de Janeiro: Nilo Batista (until 2 April) Vacant thereafter (from 2 April) Rio Grande do Norte: Vivaldo Costa (until 2 April) Vacant thereafter (from 2 April) Rio Grande do Sul: João Gilberto Lucas Coelho Rondônia: Assis Canuto Roraima: Antônio Airton Oliveira Dias Santa Catarina: Antônio Carlos Konder Reis (until 2 April) Vacant thereafter (from 2 April) São Paulo: Aloysio Nunes Sergipe: José Carlos Mesquita Teixeira Tocantins: Paulo Sidnei Antunes
Events January 7 January: Paulo César Farias, the treasurer of Fernando Collor de Mello's electoral campaign, is sentenced to four years in prison for tax evasion.PC pega quatro anos por sonegação (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (8 de janeiro de 1994). February 28 February: The Unidade Real de Valor is launched, which is the equivalent to 2,750 reals.Governo lança URV e partidos preparam mudanças no plano (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (1 de março de 1994). March 3 March: Fernando Henrique Cardoso leaves Itamar Franco's Ministry of Finance to run for President of the Republic.FHC assume candidatura ao Planalto (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (4 de março de 1994). May 1 May: Three time Formula One World Champion, Ayrton Senna is killed in a crash during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.Acidente mata Ayrton Senna (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (2 de maio de 1994).
July 1 July: The real replaces the cruzeiro real as Brazil's national currency. 17 July: Brazil defeats Italy 3–2 on penalties to win the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Brazil claims their fourth FIFA World Cup trophy.
August 5 August: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay decide in Buenos Aires to create a free trade zone between MERCOSUR and Bolivia. October 3 October: Fernando Henrique Cardoso is elected Brazil's 34th president, defeating Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the country's presidential election.FHC é presidente (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (4 de outubro de 1994). December 7 December: The trial of former President Fernando Collor de Mello and the treasurer of the electoral campaign, Paulo César Farias, begins at the Supreme Federal Court.STF começa hoje a julgar Collor e PC (página 6 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (7 de dezembro de 1994). 12 December: The Supreme Federal Court acquits former President of Brazil, Fernando Collor de Mello, and treasurer Paulo César Farias, on charges of passive corruption, due to a lack of evidence.Supremo absolve Collor (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (13 de dezembro de 1994).Collor escapa por falta de provas (página 1 do 1° caderno), Jornal do Brasil (13 de dezembro de 1994). 13 December: The Supreme Federal Court sentences treasurer Paulo César Farias to 7 years in prison for misrepresentation.Supremo condena PC a 7 anos (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo(14 de dezembro de 1994).
Births 31 March: Felipe Colares, mixed martial artist (d. 2023) 14 May: Marquinhos, professional footballer
Deaths January 6 January: Cláudia Magno, actress and dancer (b. 1958) April 18 April: Dener Augusto de Sousa, footballer (b. 1971) May 1 May: Ayrton Senna, racing driver (b. 1960) July 10 July: Lélia Gonzalez, anthropologist and human rights activist (b. 1935) 29 July: Mussum, actor and musician (b. 1941) December 8 December: Tom Jobim, composer and singer (b.1927) 19 December: Pedro Collor de Mello, businessman and brother of former President Fernando Collor de Mello (b. 1952)
See also 1994 in Brazilian football 1994 in Brazilian television
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