1962 in Brazil

Events in the year 1962 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: João Goulart
• Prime Minister:
  • Tancredo Neves (until 12 July)
  • Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha (from 12 July to 18 September)
  • Hermes Lima (starting 18 September)
• Vice President: Vacant

Governors

• Alagoas: Luis Cavalcante
• Amazonas: Gilberto Mestrinho
• Bahia: Juracy Magalhães
• Ceará: Parsifal Barroso
• Espírito Santo:
  • Raul Giuberti (until 6 July)
  • Hélsio Pinheiro Cordeiro (6 July-5 August)
  • Asdrúbal Martins Soares (from 5 August)
• Goiás: Mauro Borges
• Guanabara: Carlos Lacerda
• Maranhão: Newton de Barros Belo
• Mato Grosso: Fernando Corrêa da Costa
• Minas Gerais: José de Magalhães Pinto
• Pará: Aurélio do Carmo
• Paraíba: Pedro Gondim
• Paraná: Nei Braga
• Pernambuco: Cid Sampaio
• Piauí:
  • Chagas Rodrigues (until 3 July)
  • Tibério Nunes (from 3 July)
• Rio de Janeiro:
  • Celso Peçanha (until 7 July)
  • José Janotti (from 7 July)
• Rio Grande do Norte: Aluízio Alves
• Rio Grande do Sul: Leonel Brizola
• Santa Catarina: Celso Ramos
• São Paulo: Carlos Alberto Alves de Carvalho Pinto
• Sergipe:
  • Luís Garcia (until 6 July)
  • Dionísio Machado (from 6 July)

Vice governors

• Alagoas: Teotônio Brandão Vilela
• Bahia: Orlando Moscoso
• Ceará: Wilson Gonçalves
• Espírito Santo:
  • Raul Giuberti (until 6 July)
  • Vacant thereafter (from 6 July)
• Goiás: Antônio Rezende Monteiro
• Maranhão: Alfredo Salim Duailibe
• Mato Grosso: Jose Garcia Neto
• Minas Gerais: Clóvis Salgado da Gama
• Pará: Newton Burlamaqui de Miranda
• Paraíba: André Avelino de Paiva Gadelha
• Pernambuco: Pelópidas da Silveira
• Piauí:
  • Tibério Nunes (until 6 July)
  • Vacant thereafter (from 6 July)
• Rio de Janeiro: Vacant
• Rio Grande do Norte:
  • Walfredo Gurgel (until 31 January)
  • Vacant thereafter (from 31 January)
• Santa Catarina: Armindo Marcílio Doutel de Andrade
• São Paulo: Porfírio da Paz
• Sergipe:
  • Dionísio Machado (until 6 July)
  • Vacant thereafter (from 6 July)

Events

April

• April 4: Brazilian President João Goulart is received by US President John F. Kennedy at the White House in Washington, DC.^[1]
• April 21: The University of Brasília is established.

May

• May 23: O Pagador de Promessas is the first Brazilian film to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, in France.^[2]

June

• June 15: The territory of Acre becomes the country's 22nd state. A star representing Acre would be added to the flag of Brazil six years later. ^[3]
• June 17: Brazil defeats Czechoslovakia 3–1 to win the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final in Chile. Brazil wins its second FIFA World Cup.^[4]

July

• July 13: President João Goulart signs a law establishing the 13th salary.^[5]

October

• October 11: Santos FC wins its first Intercontinental Cup after beating Portuguese club Benfica 5-2 at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, as well as the first Brazilian club to win the championship.^[6]

Births

January

• 4 January: Norton Nascimento, actor (died 2007)

February

• 13 February: Jackie Silva, volleyball player

April

• 19 April: Eduardo Galvão, actor (died 2020)

October

• 31 October: Raphael Rabello, guitarist (died 1995)

December

• 31 December: Pedro Cardoso, actor

Deaths

February

• 6 February: Candido Portinari, painter (born 1903)

August

• 29 August: Georgina de Albuquerque, painter (born 1885)

September

• 26 September: Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha, Prime Minister of Brazil (born 1910)

See also

• 1962 in Brazilian television