Events in the year 1979 in Brazil.
Incumbents Federal government President: General Ernesto Geisel (until 14 March) General João Figueiredo (starting 15 March) Vice President: General Adalberto Pereira dos Santos (until 14 March) Aureliano Chaves (starting 15 March)
Governors Acre: Geraldo Mesquita (until 15 March) Joaquim Macedo (from 15 March) Alagoas: Geraldo Mello (until 15 March) Guilherme Palmeira (from 15 March) Amazonas: Henoch da Silva Reis (until 15 March) José Bernardino Lindoso (from 15 March) Bahia: Roberto Santos (until 15 March) Antônio Carlos Magalhães (from 15 March) Ceará: Waldemar Alcântara (until 15 March) Virgílio Távora (from 15 March) Espírito Santo: Élcio Álvares (until 15 March) Eurico Vieira Resende (from 15 March) Goiás: Irapuan Costa Jr. (until 15 March) Ary Valadão (from 15 March) Maranhão: Oswaldo da Costa Nunes Freire (until 15 March) João Castelo (from 15 March) Mato Grosso: Cássio Leite de Barros (until 15 March) Frederico Campos (from 15 March) Mato Grosso do Sul: Harry Amorim Costa (until 12 June) Londres Machado (12 June-30 June) Marcelo Miranda Soares (from 30 June) Minas Gerais: Levindo Ozanan Coelho (until 15 March) Francelino Pereira (from 15 March) Pará: Clóvis Rego (until 15 March) Alacid Nunes (from 15 March) Paraíba: Dorgival Terceiro Neto (until 15 March) Tarcísio Burity (from 15 March) Paraná: Jaime Canet Júnior (until 15 March) Nei Braga (from 15 March) Pernambuco: Francisco Moura Cavalcanti (until 15 March) Marco Maciel (from 15 March) Piauí: Djalma Veloso (until 15 March) Lucídio Portela (from 15 March) Rio de Janeiro: Floriano P. Faria Lima (until 15 March) Antônio Chagas Freitas (from 15 March) Rio Grande do Norte: Tarcisio de Vasconcelos Maia (until 15 March) Lavoisier Maia (from 1rio 5 March) Rio Grande do Sul: Sinval Sebastião Duarte Guazzelli (until 15 March) José Augusto Amaral de Souza (from 15 March) Santa Catarina: Antônio Carlos Konder Reis (until 15 March) Jorge Bornhausen (from 15 March) São Paulo: Paulo Egídio Martins (until 15 March) Paulo Maluf (from 15 March) Sergipe: José Rollemberg (until 15 March) Augusto Franco (from 15 March)
Vice governors Acre: Omar Sabino de Paula (until 15 March) José Fernandes Rego (from 15 March) Alagoas: Antônio Guedes Amaral (until 15 March) Teobaldo Vasconcelos Barbosa (from 15 March) Amazonas: João Bosco Ramos de Lima (until 15 March) Paulo Pinto Nery (from 15 March) Bahia: Edvaldo Brandão Correia (until 15 March) Luis Viana Neto (from 15 March) Ceará: José Waldemar de Alcântara e Silva (until 15 March) Manuel de Castro Filho (from 15 March) Espírito Santo: Carlos Alberto Lindenberg von Schilgen (until 15 March) José Carlos Fonseca (from 15 March) Goiás: José Luís Bittencourt (until 15 March) Rui Brasil Cavalcanti (from 15 March) Maranhão: José Duailibe Murad (until 15 March) Artur Teixeira de Carvalho (from 15 March) Mato Grosso: Cássio Leite de Barros (until 15 March) José Vilanova Torres (from 15 March) Mato Grosso do Sul: Vacant Minas Gerais: Levindo Ozanam Coelho (until 15 March) João Marques de Vasconcelos (from 15 March) Pará: Gerson dos Santos Peres (from 15 March) Paraíba: Clóvis Cavalcanti (from 15 March) Paraná: Octávio Cesário Pereira Júnior (until 15 March) José Hosken de Novaes (from 15 March) Pernambuco: Paulo Gustavo de Araújo Cunha (until 15 March) Roberto Magalhães Melo (from 15 March) Piauí: Genibaldo Barros (until 15 March) Waldemar de Castro Macedo (from 15 March) Rio de Janeiro: Hamilton Xavier Rio Grande do Norte: Geraldo Melo Rio Grande do Sul: José Augusto Amaral de Sousa (until 15 March) Otávio Badui Germano (from 15 March) Santa Catarina: Marcos Henrique Büechler (until 15 March) Henrique Hélion Velho de Córdova (from 15 March) São Paulo: Ferreira Filho (until 15 March) José Maria Marin (from 15 March) Sergipe: Antônio Ribeiro Sotelo (until 15 March) Djenal Tavares Queiroz (from 15 March)
Events January January 1: Mato Grosso do Sul is officially recognized as a federative unit of Brazil.11 de outubro – Fundação do Mato Grosso do Sul, UOL (October 11, 2022). February February 7: Nazi criminal Josef Mengele suffers a stroke and drowns while swimming in Bertioga. His remains are found six years later. March March 15: João Figueiredo is sworn in as the 30th President of Brazil.Democracia: Reafirma Figueiredo (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (16 de março de 1979).
May May 11: Eunice Michiles becomes the first woman to hold a seat in the Federal Senate.A mulher chega ao Senado (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (12 de maio de 1979). August August 17: The National Association of Newspapers is founded, with the aim of defending freedom of the press. August 28: President João Figueiredo signs the Amnesty Law. This law would grant amnesty for political crimes and crimes with a political nexus committed by members of the armed forces or member of the government between September 2, 1961 and August 15, 1979.A anistia em vigor, com veto (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (29 de agosto de 1979).
November
November 6: Dr. Roberto Farina is acquitted of all criminal liability in connection with the first male-to-female gender-affirming surgery performed in Brazil.
Births January January 3 – Adriano, footballer Lucas Severino, footballer January 7 – Ricardo Maurício, racecar driver February February 1 – Clodoaldo Silva, Paralympic swimmerSILVA Clodoaldo. infostradasports.com Juan, Brazilian footballer
March March 7 – Arlindo Lopes, actor March 26 – Juliana Paes, actress and former model
April
April 2 – Grafite, footballer
June June 29 – Artur Avila, mathematician July July 6 – Luize Altenhofen, model and actress July 19 – Ellen Rocche, model July 27 – Marielle Franco, politician (died 2018)
August August 16 – Eduardo Maiorino, mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (died 2012)
September September 3 – Júlio César, professional footballer September 6 – Raphael Claus, FIFA football referee September 14 – Antônio Silva, kickboxer and mixed martial arts fighter September 24 – Fábio Aurélio, footballer September 27 – Danilo Gentili, comedian and television host
October October 28 – Glover Teixeira, mixed martial artist
December December 7 – Ronaldo Souza, mixed martial arts fighter
Deaths October 3 - Humberto Teixeira, musician (born 1915) December 22 – Pontes de Miranda, lawyer and diplomat (born 1892)
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See also 1979 in Brazilian football 1979 in Brazilian television