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1965 in Brazil
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Events in the year 1965 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
- Acre: Vacant
- Alagoas: Luis Cavalcante
- Amazonas: Artur César Ferreira Reis
- Bahia: Lomanto Júnior
- Ceará: Virgilio Távora
- Espírito Santo: Francisco Lacerda de Aguiar
- Goiás:
- 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
- Pará: Jarbas Passarinho
- Paraíba: Pedro Gondim
- Paraná:
- Ney Braga (until 17 November)
- Antônio Ferreira Rüppel (17 November-20 November)
- Algacir Guimarães (from 20 November)
- Pernambuco: Paulo Pessoa Guerra
- Piauí: Petrônio Portella
- Rio de Janeiro: Pablo Torres
- Rio Grande do Norte: Aluízio Alves
- Rio Grande do Sul: Ildo Meneghetti
- Santa Catarina: Celso Ramos
- São Paulo: Ademar de Barros
- Sergipe: Celso Carvalho
Vice governors
- Alagoas: Teotônio Brandão Vilela
- Bahia: Orlando Moscoso
- Ceará: Joaquim de Figueiredo Correia
- Espírito Santo: Rubens Rangel
- Goiás: Vacant
- Maranhão: Alfredo Salim Duailibe
- Mato Grosso: Jose Garcia Nieto
- Minas Gerais: Clóvis Salgado da Gama
- Pará: Agostinho de Meneses de Monteiro
- Paraíba: André Avelino de Paiva Gadelha
- Paraná:
- Afonso Alves de Camargo Neto (until 17 November)
- Vacant (17 November-20 November)
- Alípio Ayres de Carvalho (from 20 November)
- Pernambuco: Vacant
- Piauí: João Clímaco d'Almeida
- Rio de Janeiro: Teotônio Araújo
- Rio Grande do Norte: Teodorico Bezerra
- Santa Catarina: Armindo Marcílio Doutel de Andrade
- São Paulo: Laudo Natel
- Sergipe: 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.[1]
- 31 March: Pico da Neblina, the highest mountain in Brazil (9,827 ft), is climbed for the first time.[2]
April
- 8 April: The National Congress approves the amendment of direct elections in eleven Brazilian states.[3]
- 26 April: Rede Globo is launched in Rio de Janeiro. It is the largest television network in the country today.[4]
October
- 3 October: Direct elections for mayors, governors and senators are held in eleven states.[5][6]
- 27 October: President Humberto Castelo Branco issues Institutional Act Number Two (AI-2), which abolishes political parties.[7]
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)[8]
May
- May 15 – Raí, footballer
November
- November 25 – Ana Paula Padrão, journalist
December
- December 31 – Fernanda Porto, singer
