Events in the year 1988 in Brazil.
Incumbents Federal government President: José Sarney Vice President: Vacant
Governors Acre: Flaviano Melo Alagoas: Fernando Collor de Mello Amazonas: Amazonino Mendes Bahia: Waldir Pires Ceará: Tasso Jereissati Espírito Santo: Max Freitas Mauro Goiás: Henrique Santillo Maranhão: Epitácio Cafeteira Mato Grosso: Carlos Bezerra Mato Grosso do Sul: Marcelo Miranda Soares Minas Gerais: Newton Cardoso Pará: Hélio Gueiros Paraíba: Tarcísio Burity Paraná: Alvaro Dias Pernambuco: Miguel Arraes Piauí: Alberto Silva Rio de Janeiro: Moreira Franco Rio Grande do Norte: Geraldo José Ferreira de Melo Rio Grande do Sul: Pedro Simon Rondônia: Jerônimo Garcia de Santana Roraima: Romero Jucá Santa Catarina: Pedro Ivo Campos São Paulo: Orestes Quércia Sergipe: Antônio Carlos Valadares
Vice governors Acre: Edison Simão Cadaxo Alagoas: Moacir Andrade Amazonas: Vivaldo Barros Frota Bahia: Nilo Moraes Coelho Ceará: Francisco Castelo de Castro Espírito Santo: Carlos Alberto Batista da Cunha Goiás: Joaquim Domingos Roriz Maranhão: João Alberto Souza Mato Grosso: Edison de Oliveira Mato Grosso do Sul: George Takimoto Minas Gerais: Júnia Marise de Azeredo Coutinho Pará: Hermínio Calvinho Filho Paraíba: Vacant Paraná: Ary Veloso Queiroz Pernambuco: Carlos Wilson Rocha de Queirós Campos Piauí: Lucídio Portela Nunes Rio de Janeiro: Francisco Amaral Rio Grande do Norte: Garibaldi Alves Rio Grande do Sul: Sinval Sebastião Duarte Guazzelli Rondônia: Orestes Muniz Filho Santa Catarina: Casildo João Maldaner São Paulo: Almino Afonso Sergipe: Benedito de Figueiredo
Events January January 6-16: The first official edition of Hollywood Rock takes place at Praça da Apoteose in Rio de Janeiro from January 6 to 9 and at Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo from January 13 to 16.Hollywood Rock quer reviver grandes festivais (primeira página do caderno Ilustrada), Folha de S.Paulo (6 de janeiro de 1988).50 mil ingresso já foram vendidos para noite de hoje (página 31 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (9 de janeiro de 1988).O Hollywood Rock começa em SP (página 29 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (13 de janeiro de 1988).Supertramp espera a maior platéia de sua carreira (página 31 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (16 de janeiro de 1988).
June June 25: PSDB is founded by members of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party linked to the European social democratic movement as an attempt to clarify their ideals.
August August 3: The end of censorship and torture, as well as freedom of intellectual expression and the press in the country, is approved, by a vote of 313 to 5, by the National Constituent Assembly.Constituinte assegura fim da Censura (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (4 de agosto de 1988).
September September 29: VASP Flight 375, made by a Boeing 737-300, is hijacked by an unemployed person, with the intention of crashing the plane into the Planalto Palace and killing President José Sarney. The kidnapping ends unsuccessfully.Polícia abate sequestrador do 737 (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (30 de setembro de 1988).
October October 5: The country's current constitution is created. According to the new constitution, Roraima becomes Brazil's 24th state.
November November 29: Presidents José Sarney of Brazil and Raúl Alfonsin of Argentina, sign the Treaty of Integration, Cooperation and Development in Buenos Aires, which stipulates a deadline for the creation of a free trade area between the two countries.Brasil e Argentina preparam mercado comum para 1999 (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (30 de novembro de 1988).
December December 22: Brazilian union and environmental activist Chico Mendes is assassinated. December 31: The Bateau Mouche cruise ship capsized and sank in the South Atlantic off Rio de Janeiro with the loss of at least 51 of the 149 people on board.
Births January January 16: Mel Fronckowiak, actress and television host January 17: Taison, professional footballer January 21: Felipe Neto, YouTuber
February February 8: Renato Augusto, professional footballer
March March 28: Arthur Sanches, football player
May May 12: Marcelo, professional footballer May 30: Amanda Nunes, mixed martial artist
June June 7: Marlos, professional footballer
July July 5: Adriano Buzaid, racing driver July 25: Paulinho, professional footballer
August August 9: Willian, professional footballer
September September 19: Thiago Martins, actor September 28: Caio César, actor, voice actor and police officer (d. 2015)
Deaths January January 4: Henfil, cartoonist and writer (b. 1944) January 11: Janires, singer-songwriter (b. 1953) January 15: Viana Moog, writer and journalist (b. 1906)
April April 25: Lygia Clark, artist (b. 1920)
May May 28: Alfredo Volpi, painter (b. 1896)
June June 30: Chacrinha, television personality (b. 1917)
August August 23: Menotti Del Picchia, poet and painter (b. 1892)
December December 22: Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, environmental activist (b. 1944) December 31: Yara Amaral, actress (b. 1936)
See also 1988 in Brazilian football 1988 in Brazilian television
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