1965 in Brazil

Events in the year 1965 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Marshal Castelo Branco
• Vice President: José Maria Alkmin

Governors

• Acre: Vacant
• : Luis Cavalcante
• Amazonas: Artur César Ferreira Reis
• Bahia: Lomanto Júnior
• Ceará: Virgilio Távora
• Espírito Santo: Francisco Lacerda de Aguiar
• :
• Carlos de Meira Mattos (until 23 January)
• Emílio Rodrigues Ribas Jr (from 23 January)
• Guanabara:
• Carlos Lacerda (until 11 October)
• Raphael de Almeida Magalhães (11 October–5 December)
• Francisco Negrão de Lima (from 5 December)
• Maranhão: Newton de Barros Belo
• Mato Grosso: Fernando Corrêa da Costa
• Minas Gerais: José de Magalhães Pinto
• : Jarbas Passarinho
• : Pedro Gondim
• Paraná:
• Ney Braga (until 17 November)
• Antônio Ferreira Rüppel (17 November-20 November)
• Algacir Guimarães (from 20 November)
• : Paulo Pessoa Guerra
• : Petrônio Portella
• : Pablo Torres
• Rio Grande do Norte: Aluízio Alves
• Rio Grande do Sul: Ildo Meneghetti
• : Celso Ramos
• São Paulo: Ademar de Barros
• : Celso Carvalho

Vice governors

• : Teotônio Brandão Vilela
• : Orlando Moscoso
• : Joaquim de Figueiredo Correia
• : Rubens Rangel
• : Vacant
• : Alfredo Salim Duailibe
• : Jose Garcia Nieto
• : Clóvis Salgado da Gama
• : Agostinho de Meneses de Monteiro
• : André Avelino de Paiva Gadelha
• :
• Afonso Alves de Camargo Neto (until 17 November)
• Vacant (17 November-20 November)
• Alípio Ayres de Carvalho (from 20 November)
• : Vacant
• : João Clímaco d'Almeida
• : Teotônio Araújo
• : Teodorico Bezerra
• : Armindo Marcílio Doutel de Andrade
• : Laudo Natel
• : Vacant

Events

March

• 27 March: Presidents Castelo Branco of Brazil and Alfredo Stroessner of Paraguay inaugurate the Friendship Bridge over the Paraná River, which connects the two countries.
• 31 March: Pico da Neblina, the highest mountain in Brazil (9,827 ft), is climbed for the first time.

April

• 8 April: The National Congress approves the amendment of direct elections in eleven Brazilian states.
• 26 April: Rede Globo is launched in Rio de Janeiro. It is the largest television network in the country today.

October

• 3 October: Direct elections for mayors, governors and senators are held in eleven states.
• 27 October: President Humberto Castelo Branco issues Institutional Act Number Two (AI-2), which abolishes political parties.

Births

January

• January 3 – Ricardo Prado, swimmer
• January 8 – Uidemar, coach and former footballer

March

• March 11 – José de Anchieta Júnior, Brazilian politician (d. 2018)

May

• May 15 – Raí, footballer

November

• November 25 – Ana Paula Padrão, journalist

December

• December 31 – Fernanda Porto, singer

Deaths

References

See also

• 1965 in Brazilian football
• 1965 in Brazilian television