2002 in Brazil
Events from the year 2002 in Brazil
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| Year of Constitution: 1988 |
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
- Acre: Jorge Viana
- Alagoas: Ronaldo Lessa
- Amapa:
- till 1 April: João Capiberibe
- 1 April-31 December: Dalva de Souza Figueiredo
- Amazonas: Amazonino Mendes
- Bahia: César Borges (till 5 April); Otto Alencar (from 5 April)
- Ceará: Tasso Jereissati (till 5 April); Beni Veras (from 5 April)
- Espírito Santo: José Ignácio Ferreira
- Goiás: Marconi Perillo
- Maranhão: Roseana Sarney (till 5 April); José Reinaldo Tavares (from 5 April)
- Mato Grosso: Dante de Oliveira then Rogério Salles
- Mato Grosso do Sul: José Orcírio Miranda dos Santos
- Minas Gerais: Itamar Franco
- Pará: Almir Gabriel
- Paraíba: José Maranhão (till 6 April); Roberto Paulino (6 April-31 December)
- Paraná: Jaime Lerner
- Pernambuco: Jarbas Vasconcelos
- Piauí: Hugo Napoleão
- Rio de Janeiro: Anthony Garotinho then Benedita da Silva
- Rio Grande do Norte: Garibaldi Alves Filho (till 6 April); Fernando Antonio Chamber Freire (from 6 April)
- Rio Grande do Sul: Olívio Dutra
- Rondônia: José de Abreu Bianco
- Roraima: Neudo Ribeiro Campos (till 6 April); Francisco Flamarion Portela (from 6 April)
- Santa Catarina: Esperidião Amin (till 1 January); Luiz Henrique da Silveira (from 1 January)
- São Paulo: Geraldo Alckmin
- Sergipe: Albano Franco
- Tocantins: José Wilson Siqueira Campos
Vice governors
- Acre: Edison Simão Cadaxo
- Alagoas: Geraldo Costa Sampaio
- Amapá: Maria Dalva de Souza Figueiredo (till 5 April); vacant thereafter (from 5 April)
- Amazonas: Samuel Assayag Hanan
- Bahia: Otto Alencar (till 6 April), vacant thereafter (from 6 April)
- Ceará: Benedito Clayton Veras Alcântara (till 6 April); vacant thereafter (from 6 April)
- Espírito Santo: Celso José Vasconcelos
- Goiás: Alcides Rodrigues Filho
- Maranhão: José Reinaldo Carneiro Tavares (till 5 April), vacant thereafter (from 5 April)
- Mato Grosso: José Rogério Sales (till 5 April); vacant thereafter (from 5 April)
- Mato Grosso do Sul: Moacir Kohl
- Minas Gerais: Newton Cardoso
- Pará: Hildegardo de Figueiredo Nunes
- Paraíba: Antônio Roberto de Sousa Paulino (till 5 April); vacant thereafter (from 5 April)
- Paraná: Emília de Sales Belinati
- Pernambuco: José Mendonça Bezerra Filho
- Piauí: Felipe Mendes de Oliveira
- Rio de Janeiro: Benedita da Silva (till 6 April); vacant thereafter (from 5 April)
- Rio Grande do Norte: Fernando Freire (till 5 April); vacant thereafter (from 5 April)
- Rio Grande do Sul: Miguel Soldatelli Rossetto
- Rondônia: Miguel de Souza
- Roraima: Francisco Flamarion Portela (until 5 April); vacant thereafter (from 5 April)
- Santa Catarina: Paulo Roberto Bauer
- São Paulo: vacant
- Sergipe: Benedito de Figueiredo
- Tocantins: João Lisboa da Cruz
Events
- October 6 – In the first round of the Brazilian general election, 2002, Workers' Party leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva fails to obtain a majority of the valid votes cast.
- October 27 – In the second round of the presidential election, Lula da Silva wins 52.7 million votes (61.3% of the total).[2]
Culture
Films
Music
- Romero Lubambo - Brazilian Routes
Births
Maisa Silva in 2017
- March 10 – Júlia Gomes, actress and singer
- April 8 – Isabella Nardoni, murder victim (died 2008)
- May 3 – MC Pedrinho, singer
- May 22 – Maisa Silva, singer, TV hostess and actress
- July 13 – Deborah Medrado, rhythmic gymnast[3]
- July 24 – Nicole Pircio, rhythmic gymnast[3]
- December 17 – Guilherme Seta, actor
Deaths
- January 18 – Celso Daniel, Brazilian politician (born 1951)[4]
- May 16 – José Reis, scientist
- June 2 – Tim Lopes, journalist, 51 (murdered by drug traffickers)[5]
- November 27 - Helber Rangel, film actor
References
- "Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- Banco de Dados Eleitorais do Brasil Archived 2008-02-29 at the Wayback Machine
- "Rhythmic Gymnastics | Team Profile: Brazil - Pan American Games Lima 2019". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- Monitor, Brazil. "Celso Daniel murder: The true "blood pact" | brazilmonitor.com". Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- "Brutal death sours cup joy", The Guardian, 7 July 2002. Accessed 21 June 2015
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