1959 in Brazil
Events in the year 1959 in Brazil.
| 1959 in Brazil |
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| Flag |
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| Timeline of Brazilian history |
| Second Brazilian Republic |
| Year of Constitution: 1946 |
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
- Alagoas: Sebastião Muniz Falcão
- Amazonas: Plínio Ramos Coelho (till 25 March); Gilberto Mestrinho (from 25 March)
- Bahia: Antônio Balbino then Juracy Magalhães
- Ceará: Flávio Marcílio (until 25 March); Parsifal Barroso (from 25 March)
- Espírito Santo:
- until 31 January: Francisco Lacerda de Aguiar
- 31 January-10 October: Carlos Fernando Monteiro Lindenberg
- from 10 October: Raul Giuberti
- Goiás: José Ludovico de Almeida (until 31 January); José Feliciano Ferreira (from 31 January)
- Maranhão:
- Mato Grosso: João Ponce de Arruda
- Minas Gerais: José Francisco Bias Fortes
- Pará: Magalhães Barata (until 29 May); Luís de Moura Carvalho (from 29 May)
- Paraíba: Pedro Gondim
- Paraná: Moisés Lupion
- Pernambuco:
- until 31 January: Otávio Correia de Araújo
- 31 January-31 March: Constantino Carneiro de Albuquerque Maranhão
- from 31 March: Cid Sampaio
- Piauí: Jacob Gaioso e Almendra (until 25 March); Chagas Rodrigues (from 25 March)
- Rio de Janeiro:
- until 30 January: Togo Barros
- 30 January-31 January: Osmar Serpa de Carvalho
- from 31 January: Roberto Silveira
- Rio Grande do Norte: Dinarte de Medeiros Mariz
- Rio Grande do Sul: Ildo Meneghetti (until 25 March); Leonel Brizola (from 25 March)
- Santa Catarina: Heriberto Hülse
- São Paulo: Jânio Quadros (until 31 January); Carlos Alberto Alves de Carvalho Pinto (from 31 January)
- Sergipe: Leandro Maciel (until 31 January); Luís Garcia (from 31 January)
Vice governors
- Alagoas: Sizenando Nabuco de Melo
- Bahia: Orlando Moscoso (from 7 April)
- Ceará: Wilson Gonçalves (from 25 March)
- Espírito Santo: Adwalter Ribeiro Soares (until 31 January); Raul Giuberti (from 31 January)
- Goiás: Bernardo Sayão Carvalho Araújo (until 31 January); João de Abreu (from 31 January)
- Maranhão: Alexandre Alves Costa
- Mato Grosso: Henrique José Vieira Neto
- Minas Gerais: Artur Bernardes Filho
- Paraíba: Pedro Gondim
- Pernambuco: Pelópidas da Silveira (from 15 December)
- Piauí: Francisco Ferreira de Castro (until 25 March); Tibério Nunes (from 25 March)
- Rio de Janeiro: Roberto Silveira (until 25 March); Celso Peçanha (from 25 March)
- Rio Grande do Norte: José Augusto Varela
- Santa Catarina: vacant
- São Paulo: Porfírio da Paz
- Sergipe: José Machado de Souza (until 31 January); Dionísio Machado (from 31 January)
Events
Deaths
- February 20 – Gregório Bondar, Russian-Brazilian agronomist (b. 1881)
- August 16 – José Pessoa Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Brazilian military officer (b. 1885)
- November 17 – Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian composer (b. 1887)
References
See also
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