Events in the year 1940 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
Vice governors
- : no vice governor
- : no vice governor
Events
May
Arts and culture
Films
Births
- 22 February - Aracy Balabanian, actress (died 2023)
- 29 March - Astrud Gilberto, singer-songwriter (died 2023)
- 15 May - Oscar Castro-Neves, guitarist, arranger, and composer (died 2013)
- 19 May - Carlos Diegues, film director (died 2025)
- 23 June - Sérgio Reis, singer and actor
- 9 July - Jair da Costa, footballer (died 2025)
- 21 July - Marco Maciel, politician (died 2021)
- 23 September - Michel Temer, politician
- 23 October - Pelé, footballer (died 2022)
- 16 December - Adelaide Neri, teacher and politician.
Deaths
References
See also