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2009 En route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic ocean, killing all 228 on board
2003 Michael Kamen, composer, Brazil, dies at 55 1997 Brazil Senate allows women to wear slacks 1996 Ernesto Geisel, military president of Brazil 1974 - 1979, dies at 89 1995 Fernando Henrique Cardoso installed as president of Brazil 1994 Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazil composer (Girl From Ipanema), dies at 67 1994 Fernando Henrique Cardoso elected president of Brazil 1994 Brazil beats Italy in a shoot out, for their 4th soccer world cup 1994 U.S. loses to Brazil 1-0 in 1994 World Cup quarter finals 1994 Manuel F "Garincha" dos Santos, soccer player (Brazil), dies at 49 1993 Brazil votes over importing monarchy 1993 Brazil votes against a monarchy 1992 Vice President Itamar Franco becomes President of Brazil 1992 World's largest environmental summit opens, Rio De Janeiro Brazil 1992 Janio Quadros, president of Brazil (1961), dies 1992 John Dehner, actor (Apache, Cowboy, Boys from Brazil), dies at 76 1991 Territories of Amapa and Roraima become states in Brazil 1990 Fernando Collor de Mello sworn in as President of Brazil 1990 Dom Heider Camara, nonviolent/human rights Bishop of Brazil, dies 1989 Brazil elects conservative Fernando Collor de Mello president 1989 Brazil holds 1st free presidential election in 29 years 1988 Brazil adopts its Constitution 1988 500 die in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1986 Lilli Palmer, German actress (Boys from Brazil, Kinder), dies at 71 1985 American, Brazilian and West German forensic pathologists confirm skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele 1985 Tancredo Neves, president-elect of Brazil, dies at 75 1985 Tancredo Neves becomes 1st elected president of Brazil in 21 years 1984 22nd Tennis Fed Cup: Czechoslovakia beats Australia in Sao Paulo Brazil (2-1) 1984 Oil fire in Cubatao Brazil kills 500 1980 7 die in a stampede to see Pope in Brazil 1976 Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, President of Brazil (1955-60), dies at 73 1976 Nayla Micherif, Miss Brazil Universe 1997 1974 Fire kills 189 in less than 25 minutes (Sao Paulo Brazil) 1974 69 die when packed bus strikes heavy truck, Belem, Brazil 1971 Heaviest rains ever in Bahia district of Brazil, 15" in 24 hours 1971 Government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil 1970 Brazil beats Italy 4-1 in soccer's 9th World Cup at Mexico City 1970 Brazil beats Italy, 4-1, to win soccer's World Cup, in Mexico City 1969 Arturo da Costa e Silva, President of Brazil (1967-69), dies at 67 1968 Luciana Bemvenuti, born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, golfer, 1994 Jamie Farr-36th 1967 Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Brazil President (1964-87), dies at 66 1967 Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Brazil President (1964-67), dies at 66 1967 Marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva sworn in as President of Brazil 1966 Niege Dias, Brazil, tennis star 1964 Military coup in Brazil by General Castello Branco, President Goulart ousted 1964 President Jango Goulart of Brazil chased out of office by military 1963 Luiz Mattar, Brazil, tennis star 1963 Xuxa, Maria da Graca Meneghel, Brazil, actress, Xuxa Park 1963 Joaquim Carvalho Cruz, Brazil, 800m runner 1984 Olympics gold 1962 Francisco Brochado da Rocha, Prime Minister of Brazil 1962, dies at 52 1962 Brazil Beats Czechoslovakia in soccer's 7th World Cup at Santiago 1962 Brazil nationalizes U.S. businesses 1962 Jackie Silva, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, volleyballer, Bronze Pan American 1961 Disgruntled employee set fire to a circus tent in Niteroi Brazil 1960 Janio Quadros elected president of Brazil 1960 60 people die when bus plunges off bridge into Turvo River, Brazil 1960 Brasilia becomes capital of Brazil 1958 Brazil beats Sweden 5-2 in soccer's 6th World Cup at Stockholm 1958 Brazil becomes world soccer champ in Sweden 1958 Kim Greist, Stamford CT, actress, CHUD, Brazil, Payoff, Manhunter 1957 Raul Boesel, Brazil, Indy-car racer, CART 1956 Juscelino Kubitschek becomes president of Brazil 1955 Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira becomes President of Brazil 1954 Getulio D Vargas, president/dictator Brazil: 1930 - 1945, 1951 - 1954, suicide at 71 1954 President Getulio Vargas of Brazil resigns temporarily 1954 Joao Carlos De Oliveira, Brazil, triple jumper, Olympic-bronze-1976, 80 1951 Sonia Braga, born in Maringa, Brazil, actress, Dona Flor and Her 2 Husbands 1950 Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro 1949 Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, 1990-92 1947 Brazil and Chile break diplomatic relations with U.S.S.R. 1947 Jonathan Pryce, Welsh actor, Evita, Brazil, Praying Mantis 1947 Jennifer O'Neill, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, actress, Summer of '42 1946 Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazil, Indy-car racer, over 10 wins 1946 John Rubinstein, born in Los Angeles, California, actor/composer, Family, Boys from Brazil 1946 Dectuplets, born in Bacacay, Brazil, 8 males and 2 females 1946 Train derailment kills 185 near Aracaju Brazil 1944 Cipa Dichter, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pianist/wife of Misha Dichter 1942 Bob Hoskins, Suffolk England, actor, Brazil, Who Killed Roger Rabbit? 1942 Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy 1941 Imca Marina, Bijl, singer, Viva Espana, Bella Italia, Oh Brazil 1941 Florinda Bolkan, Ceara Brazil, actress, Damned, Last Valley, Word 1941 Sergio Mendes, jazz/pop musician, Brazil '66/'77/'88 1940 Edison Pele, Brazil, soccer player extraordinaire, New York Cosmos 1940 Astrud Gilberto, born in Brazil, singer, Girl From Ipanema 1939 Maria Bueno, born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, tennis player, Wimbledon 1959 1939 Marlos Nobre, born in Recife, Brazil, composer, pianist, conductor, commissioned by Free University of Music, Sao Paulo, Ministry of Culture 1931 Jose Telles Da Conceicao, Brazil, high jumper 1952 Olympics bronze 1929 Ira Levin, author, Rosemary Baby, Boys From Brazil, This Perfect Day 1927 Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, born in Brazil, triple jumper, Gold Medals 1952, 1956 Olympics 1926 Brazil leaves League of Nations 1926 Spain and Brazil prevent Germany joining League of Nations 1924 Military revolt in Sao Paulo Brazil 1922 Louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Eu/Brazil, dies at 80 1921 Paulo Freire, born in Recife, Brazil, Brazilian educator, influential theorist of critical pedagogy, educator, author, studied philosophy, phenomenology, psychology of language, embraced a non-orthodox form of liberation theology, wrote 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed' 1921 Brazil adopts women suffrage 1919 Uta Hagen, born in Germany, actress, Boys From Brazil, teaches acting 1914 Lilli Palmer, born in Posen, Germany, actress, Boys From Brazil, Sebastian 1912 Eleazar de Carvalho, born in Iguatu, Brazil, conductor/tuba, Tiradentes 1910 Francisco Brochado Da Rocha, Prime Minister of Brazil, 1962 1909 James Mason, England, actor, Lolita, Bloodline, Boys From Brazil 1909 Carmen Miranda, born in Brazil, vocalist/actress, Copacabana, Date With Judy 1908 Joaquim M Machado de Assis, Brazil writer (Dom Casmurro), dies at 69 1907 Camargo Guarnieri, Brazil, composer and conductor 1906 Lew Grade, British TV mogul, ATV, movie producer, Boys from Brazil 1905 Emilio Medici, president Brazil, 1969-74 1902 Arturo da Costa e Silva, marshal/president of Brazil, 1967-69 1902 Juscelino Kubitschek, president Brazil, 1955-60 1902 Bidu Sayao, Niteroi Brazil, soprano, Mimia-La Boheme 1900 Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Brazil general/president, 1964-67 1897 Alberto [de Almeida] Cavalcanti, Brazil, director, Nicholas Nickleby 1895 Guiomar Novaes, Brazil, pianist, Brazilian Order of Merit 1894 Oswaldo Aranha, Brazil, lawyer/statesman, 1st President of UN 1891 JKLSBFXvPSMGRG Pedro II of Alcantara, emp of Brazil (1831-89), dies 1889 Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, deposed; republic proclaimed 1888 Princess Isabel of Brazil signs "Lei Aurea" abolishing slavery 1887 Heitor Villa-Lobos, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, composer, Salon Waltz 1885 Eurico Gaspar Dutra, president of Brazil, 1945-50 1883 1st direct U.S. - Brazil telegraph connection 1883 Getulio Vargas, president of Brazil, 1930-45, 1951-54, modernizer 1864 Alberto Nepomuceno, Brazil, composer and conductor, Artemis 1861 Brazil recognizes Confederacy 1849 Rui Barbosa, Brazil, statesman/jurist/essayist/civil liberties 1843 Affonso de Escragnolle Taunay, France/Brazil writer, Inocencia 1842 Louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Brazil, 1870-89 1839 Joaquim M Machado de Assic, Brazil, writer, Epitaph of a small winner 1838 Jose B de Andrada e Silva, premier of Brazil (1822-23), dies at 74 1837 Casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, poet, Camoes e o jau 1836 HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin return to Bahia, Brazil 1834 A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Emperor of Brazil (1822-31), dies 1832 Charles Darwin visits jungle near Bahia Brazil 1831 Dom Pedro abdicates to son, Dom Pedro II crowned emperor of Brazil 1828 Battle of Las Piedras, ends conflict between Uruguay and Brazil 1825 JKLSBFXvPSMGRG Pedro II van Alcantara, Emperor of Brazil, 1831-89 1825 Uruguay declares independence from Brazil (National Day) 1824 Brazil is recognized by U.S. 1822 Dom Pedro crowned emperor of Brazil 1822 Brazil declares independence from Portugal (National Day) 1822 Pedro I, son of king Joao VI, declares Brazil independence 1798 A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil, 1822 - 1831, king of Portugal 1763 Jose B de Andrada e Silva, premier of Brazil 1729 Diamonds found in Minas Geras, Brazil 1661 Holland sells Brazil to Portugal for 8 million guilders 1654 Jews are expelled from Brazil 1645 Michael Cardozo becomes 1st Jewish lawyer in Brazil 1644 Johan Mauritius resigns as governor of Brazil 1638 Petition in Recife Brazil leads to closing of their 2 synagogues 1637 Dutch governor Johan Mauritius lands in Pernambuco Brazil 1636 Johan Mauritius appointed governor of Dutch Brazil 1630 Dutch fleet of 69 ships reaches Pernambuco Brazil 1627 Piet Heyn conquerors 22 ships in Bay of Salvador Brazil 1567 Jews are expelled from Brazil by order of regent Don Henrique 1500 Pedro Cabral lands and annexes Brazil (Terra da Vera Cruz) 1500 Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovers Brazil and claims it for Portugal |
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