Events in the year 1977 in Brazil.
Incumbents Federal government President: General Ernesto Geisel Vice President: General Adalberto Pereira dos Santos
Governors Acre: Vacant Alagoas: Divaldo Suruagy Amazonas: Henoch da Silva Reis Bahia: Roberto Santos Ceará: José Adauto Bezerra Espírito Santo: Élcio Álvares Goiás: Irapuan Costa Jr. Maranhão: Oswaldo da Costa Nunes Freire Mato Grosso: Jose Garcia Neto Mato Grosso do Sul: Vacant Minas Gerais: Aureliano Chaves Pará: Aloysio Chaves Paraíba: Ivan Bichara Paraná: Jaime Canet Júnior Pernambuco: Francisco Moura Cavalcanti Piauí: Dirceu Arcoverde Rio de Janeiro: Floriano P. Faria Lima Rio Grande do Norte: Tarcisio de Vasconcelos Maia Rio Grande do Sul: Sinval Sebastião Duarte Guazzelli Santa Catarina: Antônio Carlos Konder Reis São Paulo: Paulo Egídio Martins Sergipe: José Rollemberg
Vice governors Acre: Omar Sabino de Paula Alagoas: Vacant Amazonas: João Bosco Ramos de Lima Bahia: Edvaldo Brandão Correia Ceará: José Waldemar de Alcântara e Silva Espírito Santo: Carlos Alberto Lindenberg von Schilgen Goiás: José Luís Bittencourt Maranhão: José Duailibe Murad Mato Grosso: Cássio Leite de Barros Mato Grosso do Sul: Vacant Minas Gerais: Levindo Ozanam Coelho Pará: Clovis Silva de Morais Rego Paraíba: Dorgival Terceiro Neto Paraná: Octávio Cesário Pereira Júnior Pernambuco: Paulo Gustavo de Araújo Cunha Piauí: Djalma Martins Veloso Rio de Janeiro: Vacant Rio Grande do Norte: Geraldo Melo Rio Grande do Sul: José Augusto Amaral de Sousa Santa Catarina: Marcos Henrique Büechler São Paulo: Ferreira Filho Sergipe: Antônio Ribeiro Sotelo
Events April April 1: President Ernesto Geisel closes the National Congress of Brazil to control presidential succession as conflict erupts between him, the duristas, Congress, the Church, and the media."Não haverá cassações agora" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (2 de abril de 1977). April 14: President Geisel signs constitutional amendment n°8 and reopens the National Congress of Brazil."Consumada a reforma política" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (15 de abril de 1977). June June 23: In a second ballot by 226 votes in favor and 159 against; the National Congress of Brazil approves a constitutional amendment by Senators Nelson Carneiro and Acioli Filho, that legalizes divorce."Implantado o divórcio no País" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (24 de junho de 1977).
August August 3: Writer Rachel de Queiroz becomes the first woman elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters."Academia: Rachel de Queiroz ou a tradição masculina" (página 40 do caderno Ilustrada), Folha de S. Paulo (4 de agosto de 1977). August 17: Jorge Amado's novel Tieta do Agreste is published, which becomes one of his best-selling works. October October 1: Pelé, playing for the New York Cosmos, scores his last goal to defeat Santos FC 2-1, at Giants Stadium, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. This would be his last official game, thus saying goodbye to his professional football career."Um adeus de rei, com gol" (página 55 do 4° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (2 de outubro de 1977). October 11: President Ernesto Geisel signs a law, creating the state of Mato Grosso do Sul."Criado o Estado de MT do Sul" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (12 de outubro de 1977). December December 26: President Ernesto Geisel signs a law that legalizes and regulates divorce."Em vigor o divórcio" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (27 de dezembro de 1977).
Births March 27 March: Vítor Meira race car driver April 1 April: Vitor Belfort, MMA fighter
June
8 June: Falcão, footballer
July 20 July: Susana Werner, model and actress 30 July: Fabrício Werdum, Jiu-Jitsu practitioner
August
24 August: Denílson, footballer
September
14 September: Alex, footballer
October 31 October: Larissa Maciel, actress November 6 November: Demian Maia, mixed martial artist 8 November: João Rodrigo Silva Santos soccer player (d. 2013)
December
December 12: Evangelista Santos, mixed martial arts fighter
Deaths January 22 January: Maysa Matarazzo, singer (b. 1936) February 13 February: Carolina Maria de Jesus, memorialist (b. 1914)
March 18 March: Carlos Pace, racing driver (b. 1944)
July 21 July: Zózimo, World Cup-winning footballer (b. 1932)
December
9 December: Clarice Lispector, writer (b. 1920)
See also 1977 in Brazilian football Brazilian military government
References
See also 1977 in Brazilian football 1977 in Brazilian television