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Incumbents


Federal government

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President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese f ...
Dilma Rousseff Dilma Vana Rousseff (; born 14 December 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil, holding the position from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the first w ...
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Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is o ...
Michel Temer Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (; born 23 September 1940) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and writer who served as the 37th president of Brazil from 31 August 2016 to 31 December 2018. He took office after the impeachment and removal from off ...
* President of the Chamber of DeputiesHenrique Eduardo Alves * President of the Senate
Renan Calheiros José Renan Vasconcelos Calheiros (; born 16 September 1955) is a Brazilian politician and former President of the Senate of Brazil. He has represented the state of Alagoas in the senate as a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Part ...


Governors

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Acre The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial and US customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one chain by one furlong (66 by 660 feet), which is exactly equal to 10 square chains, of a square mile, 4,840 square ...
Tião Viana Sebastião Afonso Viana Macedo Neves, better known as Tião Viana ( Rio Branco, February 9, 1961), is a doctor and Brazilian politician. He was formerly Governor of Acre and is a member of the Workers' Party. He served as interim President of ...
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Alagoas Alagoas (, ) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is the city of Maceió. ...
Teotônio Vilela Filho Teotônio Brandão Vilela Filho (Viçosa, Alagoas, January 29, 1951) is a Brazilian economist, politician and Governor of Alagoas from 2007 to 2015. He graduated at the Universidade de Brasília and then specialized in Business Administrati ...
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Amazonas Amazonas may refer to: Places * Amazon River, known as ''Amazonas'' in Spanish and Portuguese *Amazonas (Brazilian state), Brazil * Amazonas Department, Colombia * Department of Amazonas, Peru * Amazonas (Venezuelan state), Venezuela Other uses * ...
Omar Aziz Omar José Abdel Aziz (born November 9, 1958) is a Brazilian politician. He served as the Governor of the Brazilian state of Amazonas from March 31, 2010, to 2014, following the resignation of his predecessor, Eduardo Braga, to become a Senator ...
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Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest ...
Jaques Wagner Jaques Wagner (born 16 March 1951) is a Brazilian politician who was Governor of Bahia from 2007 to 2015 and Minister of Defence in 2015. Wagner, whose parents were Jewish immigrants from Poland, was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1951. In his youth, ...
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Ceará Ceará (, pronounced locally as or ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of th ...
Cid Gomes Cid Ferreira Gomes (born 27 April 1963) is a Brazilian politician who serves as a Senator for the state of Ceará since 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT) since 2015, and is the brother of fellow Brazilian politician Ciro ...
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Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist att ...
Renato Casagrande *
Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...
Marconi Perillo Marconi Ferreira Perillo Júnior (born in Goiânia, March 7, 1963) is a Brazilian politician, affiliate to the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He is the former governor of the state of Goiás (1999–2002; 2003–2006; 2011–2018). B ...
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Maranhão Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of . Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and ...
Roseana Sarney Roseana Sarney Murad (born 1 June 1953) is a Brazilian politician and sociologist. She was the governor of the Brazilian state of Maranhão from 1995 to 2002 and again from 2009 to 2014. She is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Part ...
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Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighborin ...
Silval da Cunha *
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, a ...
André Puccinelli André Puccinelli (born 2 July 1948) is an Italian-Brazilian physician and politician, affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB). He was the first foreigner to be mayor of Campo Grande in Brazilian history. He was secretary of heal ...
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Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...
Antônio Anastasia Antônio Augusto Junho Anastasia ( Belo Horizonte, May 9, 1961) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, affiliated to the Social Democratic Party. He graduated with a bachelor's and later a master's from the Federal University of Minas Gerais's L ...
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Pará Pará is a state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest are the borders of Guyana a ...
Simão Jatene Simão Robison Oliveira Jatene is the former Governor of the Brazilian state of Pará. References 1949 births Governors of Pará Living people People from Belém Brazilian people of Lebanese descent {{Brazil-politician-stub ...
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Paraíba Paraíba ( Tupi: ''pa'ra a'íba''; ) is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíb ...
Ricardo Coutinho * Paraná
Beto Richa Carlos Alberto "Beto" Richa (born June 29, 1965) is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He was the Governor of the Brazilian state of Paraná until April 6, 2018, when he resigned to run for a seat at the Brazilian Senate. He was succeeded by Ci ...
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Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the ...
Eduardo Campos Eduardo Henrique Accioly Campos (10 August 1965 – 13 August 2014) was a Brazilian congressman and governor. Born and raised in Recife, in the Northeast Brazil, he graduated in Economics from the Recife's Federal University of Pernambuco. Ca ...
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Piauí Piaui (, ) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the country's Northeast Region. The state has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.7% of the Brazilian GDP. Piaui has the shortest coastline of any coastal Brazilian state at 66 ...
Wilson Martins *
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of the same name, Brazil's List of Brazilian states by population, third-most populous state, and the List of largest citi ...
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Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte (, , ) is one of the states of Brazil. It is located in the northeastern region of the country, forming the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. The name literally translates as "Great Northern River", re ...
Rosalba Ciarlini Rosado Rosalba Scotia Ciarlini Rosado ( Mossoró, October 26, 1952) is a medical doctor and Brazilian politician. Affiliated with the PP, she was the governor of the state of Rio Grande do Norte. Early years Rosalba Ciarlini was born on October 26, ...
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Tarso Genro Tarso Fernando Herz Genro (born March 6, 1947) is a Brazilian politician from the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. A prominent associate of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Genro was one of the most important leaders of the Workers' Party (PT) ...
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Rondônia Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso ...
Confúcio Moura Confúcio Aires Moura (born May 16, 1948 Dianópolis, Tocantins) is a Brazilian politician and member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMBD). He served as the Governor of Rondônia between January 1, 2011 and April 6, 2018. In 2018 ...
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Roraima Roraima (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas ...
José de Anchieta Júnior José de Anchieta Júnior (11 March 1965 – 6 December 2018) was a Brazilian politician and member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He served as the Governor of the northern Brazilian state of Roraima from the death of his predece ...
* Santa CatarinaRaimundo Colombo *
São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
Geraldo Alckmin Geraldo José Rodrigues Alckmin Filho (; born 7 November 1952) is a Brazilian politician who is the vice president-elect of Brazil. He previously served as the Governor of São Paulo from 2001 to 2006, and then again from 2011 to 2018, the lon ...
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Sergipe Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region along the Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geographical area at , larger only than the Federal District. S ...
Marcelo Déda Marcelo Déda Chagas (11 March 1960 – 2 December 2013) was a Brazilian politician. He was the mayor of Aracaju from 2000 to 2006, and was elected in 2006 and 2010 as Governor of Sergipe. Déda was born in Simão Dias. His political caree ...
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Jackson Barreto Jackson Barreto de Lima (born May 6, 1944) is a Brazilian lawyer, politician, and member of the PMDB. Barreto has served as the Governor of Sergipe since December 2, 2013, following the death of his predecessor, Governor Marcelo Déda, who died ...
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Tocantins Tocantins () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is the newest state, formed in 1988 and encompassing what had formerly been the northern two-fifths of the state of Goiás. Tocantins covers and had an estimated population of 1,496,880 in 2 ...
– José Wilson Siqueira Campos


Vice governors

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Acre The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial and US customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one chain by one furlong (66 by 660 feet), which is exactly equal to 10 square chains, of a square mile, 4,840 square ...
Carlos César Correia de Messias Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhe ...
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Alagoas Alagoas (, ) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is the city of Maceió. ...
José Thomaz da Silva Nonô Neto José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...
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Amapá Amapá () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northern region of Brazil. It is the second least populous state and the eighteenth largest by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by Fr ...
Doralice Nascimento de Souza Doralice is a female first name. It is often truncated to Dora or Alice in English. It may refer to: * Doralice (footballer) *Doralice in Orlando furioso by Ludovico Ariosto, who seems to have created the name in 1516 *Doralice in story 1.4 "Teba ...
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Amazonas Amazonas may refer to: Places * Amazon River, known as ''Amazonas'' in Spanish and Portuguese *Amazonas (Brazilian state), Brazil * Amazonas Department, Colombia * Department of Amazonas, Peru * Amazonas (Venezuelan state), Venezuela Other uses * ...
José Melo de Oliveira José Melo de Oliveira (born September 26, 1946) is a Brazilian politician and was governor of state of Amazonas, Brazil. Melo graduated with a degree in economics from the Federal University of Amazonas in 1967. He began public life while still ...
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Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest ...
Otto Alencar Otto Alencar (born August 28, 1947) is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Bahia in the Federal Senate since 2015. Previously he was vice-governor and governor of Bahia. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party The name Social ...
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Ceará Ceará (, pronounced locally as or ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of th ...
– Domingos Gomes de Aguiar Filho *
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist att ...
Givaldo Vieira da Silva Givaldo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Givaldo (footballer) or Givaldo Bezerra Cordeiro (born 1935), Brazilian footballer * Givaldo Barbosa Givaldo Barbosa (born January 25, 1954) is a former professional tennis player f ...
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Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...
José Eliton de Figueiredo Júnior *
Maranhão Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of . Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and ...
Joaquim Washington Luiz de Oliveira Joaquim is the Portuguese and Catalan version of Joachim and may refer to: * Alberto Joaquim Chipande, politician * Eduardo Joaquim Mulémbwè, politician * Joaquim Agostinho (1943–1984), Portuguese professional bicycle racer * Joaquim Am ...
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Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighborin ...
Francisco Tarquínio Daltro Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name '' Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father o ...
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Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, a ...
Simone Tebet Simone Nassar Tebet (; born 27 February 1970) is a Brazilian academic, lawyer, and politician. A member of the Federal Senate for Mato Grosso do Sul since 2015, she was previously mayor of Três Lagoas from 2005 to 2010. She is a member of the ...
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Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...
Alberto Pinto Coelho Júnior Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic '' Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Al ...
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Pará Pará is a state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest are the borders of Guyana a ...
Helenilson Cunha Pontes *
Paraíba Paraíba ( Tupi: ''pa'ra a'íba''; ) is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíb ...
Rômulo José de Gouveia * Paraná
Flávio José Arns Flávio is a Portuguese language given name, equivalent of Latin Flavius, and Italian and Spanish Flavio. The Portuguese diminutive form is Flavinho. People *Flávio da Silva Amado (1979), better known as Flávio, Angolan footballer *Antônio Flá ...
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Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the ...
João Soares Lyra Neto João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * ...
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Piauí Piaui (, ) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the country's Northeast Region. The state has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.7% of the Brazilian GDP. Piaui has the shortest coastline of any coastal Brazilian state at 66 ...
Wilson Martins *
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of the same name, Brazil's List of Brazilian states by population, third-most populous state, and the List of largest citi ...
Luiz Fernando Pezão Luiz Fernando de Souza, commonly known as Luiz Fernando Pezão or even Pezão (English: ''Bigfoot'') (born 29 March 1958) is an entrepreneur, politician and former governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro. He was succeeded by acting Governor Fran ...
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Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte (, , ) is one of the states of Brazil. It is located in the northeastern region of the country, forming the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. The name literally translates as "Great Northern River", re ...
Robinson Faria * Rio Grande do Sul
Jorge Alberto Duarte Grill Jorge is a Spanish Language, Spanish and Portuguese Language, Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth ...
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Rondônia Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso ...
Airton Pedro Gurgacz Airton (also known as Airton-in-Craven) is a small village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, situated north-west of Skipton. The village had a population of 175 according to the 2001 Census, increasing to 22 ...
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Roraima Roraima (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas ...
Francisco de Assis Rodrigues Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name '' Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father o ...
* Santa CatarinaEduardo Pinho Moreira *
São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
Guilherme Afif Domingos *
Sergipe Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region along the Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geographical area at , larger only than the Federal District. S ...
Jackson Barreto Jackson Barreto de Lima (born May 6, 1944) is a Brazilian lawyer, politician, and member of the PMDB. Barreto has served as the Governor of Sergipe since December 2, 2013, following the death of his predecessor, Governor Marcelo Déda, who died ...
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Tocantins Tocantins () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is the newest state, formed in 1988 and encompassing what had formerly been the northern two-fifths of the state of Goiás. Tocantins covers and had an estimated population of 1,496,880 in 2 ...
João Oliveira de Sousa João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * ...


Events

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2013 protests in Brazil The 2013 Brazilian protests, also popularly known as the Vinegar Revolt, the Salad Revolt, the Vinegar March, or the V for Vinegar Movement. were public demonstrations in several Brazilian cities, initiated mainly by the Movimento Passe Livre (F ...
*January 27 - A nightclub fire in
Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul Santa Maria is a municipality (''município'') in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. In 2020, its population was 283,677 inhabitants in a total area of . Santa Maria is the 5th biggest municipality in the ...
kills at least 242 people. *May 7 - removed from office, the presidency of the
Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso The Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso ( pt, Assembleia Legislativa do Mato Grosso) is the unicameral legislature of Mato Grosso state in Brazil. It has 24 state deputies elected by proportional representation. External linksOfficial website ...
, accused of embezzling $4.7 million. *July 23 **
World Youth Day World Youth Day (WYD) is an event for young people organized by the Catholic Church that was initiated by Pope John Paul II in 1985, sometimes nicknamed in later years as the "Catholic Woodstock". Its concept has been influenced by the Light-Li ...
began in
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of the same name, Brazil's List of Brazilian states by population, third-most populous state, and the List of largest citi ...
. ** By the first time since
1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
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snow Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere An atmosphere () is a layer of gas or layers of gases that envelop a planet, and is held in place by the gravity of the planetary body. A planet ...
s in
Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area c ...
. *November 14 -
National Institute for Space Research The National Institute for Space Research ( pt, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, INPE) is a research unit of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations, the main goals of which are fostering scientific research an ...
(INPE) satellite data revealed a 30% increase of
deforestation Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then land conversion, converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban area, urban ...
in the Amazon in 2013.


Deaths

*January 10 –
Jorge Selarón Jorge Selarón (1947 – January 10, 2013) was a Chilean painter and ceramist. He is perhaps best known for his work on the Escadaria Selarón, a world-famous set of ceramic tile-covered stairs located in the Lapa and Santa Teresa neighborhoo ...
, 65, painter and ceramist ( Escadaria Selarón). *January 15 –
Clayton Silva Clayton Silva (February 6, 1938 – January 15, 2013) was a Brazilian actor and comedian. He was a regular cast member on the SBT television series, ''A Praça é Nossa ''A Praça é Nossa'' (''The Square is Ours'') is a Brazilian comedy show p ...
, 74, actor and comedian (''
A Praça é Nossa ''A Praça é Nossa'' (''The Square is Ours'') is a Brazilian comedy show produced and broadcast by SBT. It was created in 1956 by Manuel de Nóbrega, with the name of ''A Praça da Alegria''. It is based using a simple and practical scenario: a ...
''), cancer. *January 18 –
Walmor Chagas Walmor de Souza Chagas (28 August 1930 – 18 January 2013) was a Brazilian actor, director, and producer. He appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1965 and 2012. Chagas died on 18 January 2013, in his home in Guaratin ...
, 82, actor (''
Xica da Silva ''Xica'' ( pt, Xica da Silva) is a 1976 Brazilian comedy film directed and written by Carlos Diegues, based on the novel by João Felício dos Santos, which is a romanticized retelling of the true story of Chica da Silva,http://dicionarioegra ...
'', '' São Paulo, Sociedade Anônima''), apparent suicide by gunshot. *January 22 –
Lídia Mattos Lídia Mattos (10 October 1924 – 22 January 2013) was a Brazilian actress whose career spanned radio, theater, television and film. Mattos was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1924. She had four children with her husband, actor Urbano Lóes. She mad ...
, 88, actress, pneumonia. *January 24 –
Zózimo Bulbul Zózimo Bulbul (September 21, 1937 – January 24, 2013) was a Brazilian actor, filmmaker, and activist. Bulbul was a prominent proponent of Afro-Brazilian culture within Brazilian cinema and society at-large. Bulbul co-founded and organized the E ...
, 75, actor (''
Quilombo A ''quilombo'' (; from the Kimbundu word , ) is a Brazilian hinterland settlement founded by people of African origin, and others sometimes called Carabali. Most of the inhabitants of quilombos, called quilombolas, were maroons, a term for e ...
'', '' Sagarana: The Duel'') and filmmaker, heart attack. *February 14 –
Fernando Lyra Fernando Lyra (8 October 1938 – 14 February 2013) was a Brazilian politician who served as Minister of Justice from 1985 to 1986. Born in Recife in 1938, Lyra died in São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most p ...
, 74, politician, Minister of Justice (1985–1986), cardiopathy. *March 6 –
Chorão Alexandre Magno Abrão (9 April 1970 – 6 March 2013), known professionally as Chorão, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, skateboarder, filmmaker, screenwriter and businessman. Best known for being a founding member and the vocalist/main lyri ...
, 42, musician (
Charlie Brown Jr. Charlie Brown Jr. was a Brazilian alternative rock band from Santos, São Paulo. The group was popular with disadvantaged youth because of their relatable commentary about social issues and the frequent use of skate punk and hip hop slang in ...
), cocaine overdose. *March 20 –
Emílio Santiago Emílio Vitalino Santiago (6 December 1946 – 20 March 2013), known as Emílio Santiago, was a Brazilian singer. Biography Early years Attending college at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Law School in the 1970s, where he graduated ...
, 66, singer, complications from a stroke. *April 8 – Waldemar Esteves da Cunha, 92, carnival king, respiratory failure and Alzheimer's disease. *April 15 – Cleyde Yáconis, 89, film, stage and television actress, ischemia. *April 28 –
Paulo Vanzolini Paulo Emilio Vanzolini (; April 25, 1924 – April 28, 2013) was a Brazilian scientist and music composer. He was best known for his samba compositions, including the famous ''"Ronda", "Volta por Cima"'', and ''"Boca da Noite"'', and for his sci ...
, 89, zoologist, poet and
samba Samba (), also known as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba'') or simply samba carioca (''Carioca samba''), is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Havi ...
composer ('' Onze sambas e uma capoeira''), complications of pneumonia. *April 30 – Tito Buss, 87, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Rio do Sul Rio do Sul is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the states of Brazil, state of Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina in the South Region, Brazil, South region of Brazil. One of the postcards of the city is the Cathedral of St. John the ...
(1969–2000). *May 5 –
Peu Sousa Pedro Sérgio dos Santos Maia de Sousa (July 22, 1977 – May 5, 2013), simply known as Peu Sousa, was a Brazilian guitarist, songwriter and record producer. Biography Career Peu Sousa was born in Salvador, Bahia on July 22, 1977, and was the st ...
, 35, guitarist (
Nove Mil Anjos Nove Mil Anjos (Portuguese for "''Nine Thousand Angels''"), also referred to as 9MA, was a short-lived Brazilian alternative rock band from São Paulo. History Nove Mil Anjos was conceived by Junior Lima in 2008, one year after the break-up of Sa ...
,
Pitty Priscilla Novaes Leone (born October 7, 1977, in Salvador, Bahia), better known as Pitty, is a Brazilian rock singer. She had played in two bands, Shes and Inkoma, before starting her solo career in 2003. She has sold over 2 million copies in h ...
) and record producer, suicide by hanging. *May 26 –
Roberto Civita Roberto F. Civita (9 August 1936 – 26 May 2013) was a Brazilian businessman and publisher. Born in Italy, he emigrated at the age of two with his family to New York in 1938 to escape effects of the Race Laws. They moved again to Brazil in 194 ...
, 76, businessman, CEO of
Grupo Abril Grupo Abril (simply also known as Abril) is a Brazilian media conglomerate headquartered in São Paulo. The company is the holding company of Editora Abril, which publishes the weekly newsmagazine ''Veja.'' History and profile Victor Civita, an ...
, heart failure. *May 28 –
Silvério Paulo de Albuquerque Silvério Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M. (March 11, 1917 – May 28, 2013) was a Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Paulo de Albuquerque was born in Olinda, Brazil on March 11, 1917, and was ordained a priest on May 30, 1942, wit ...
, 96, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Caetité Caetité is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Bahia. It is located in the semi-arid ''sertão'' region in the interior of the state. It had an estimated 51,081 inhabitants as of 2020. It covers and is from the state capital, Salvador. Cae ...
(19701973) and
Feira de Santana Feira de Santana (; Portuguese for "Saint Anne's Fair") is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It is the second-most populous city in the state, with a population of 619,609 according to IBGE's estimate in 2020. It is located 100 km northwest of Salvad ...
(19731995). *June 3 – Eugênio Izecksohn, 81, herpetologist (''
Izecksohn's Toad The Brazilian gold frog (''Brachycephalus didactylus''), also known as Izecksohn's toad or flea-frog, is a very small species of frogs in the family Brachycephalidae. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and is known from the central part of ...
''), professor and author. *June 5 –
Scarlet Moon de Chevalier Scarlet Moon de Chevalier (12 September 1950 – 5 June 2013) was a Brazilian actress, journalist and writer who died of multiple system atrophy on 5 June 2013 at the age of 62. She was married to singer Lulu Santos Lulu Santos, stage name o ...
, 62, actress, journalist and writer,
multiple system atrophy Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by autonomic dysfunction, tremors, slow movement, muscle rigidity, and postural instability (collectively known as parkinsonism) and ataxia. This is caused by p ...
. *June 7 –
Malu Rocha Malu Rocha (6 August 1947 – 7 June 2013) was a Brazilian actress. Filmography Film * 1972 - ''Geração em Fuga'' * 1977 - ''O Crime do Zé Bigorna'' * 1977 - ''Mágoa de Boiadeiro'' * 1979 - ''Bandido, Fúria do Sexo'' * 1984 - ''Como Salvar ...
, 65, actress,
prion Prions are misfolded proteins that have the ability to transmit their misfolded shape onto normal variants of the same protein. They characterize several fatal and transmissible neurodegenerative diseases in humans and many other animals. It ...
. *June 12 **
José de Lima José de Lima (February 21, 1924 – June 12, 2013) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholic ...
, 89, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Itumbiara Itumbiara is a municipality in the extreme south of the state of Goiás, Brazil. Its population in 2020 was of 105,809 in a total area of 2,461,3 km2 (2020). Itumbiara is one of the most prosperous cities in Goiás and is a major producer ...
(19731981) and
Sete Lagoas Sete Lagoas (meaning 'Seven Lagoons' in Portuguese) is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The municipal area is 537;km² while the population was 241,835 in 2020. Location Sete Lagoas is situated about 70 kilometres from Belo Horiz ...
(19811999). **
Teodoro Matos Santana Teodoro Matos Santana (22 October 1946 – 12 June 2013) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career After previously playing for Ponte Preta, Teodoro made 303 appearances for São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portu ...
, 66, footballer (
São Paulo FC São Paulo Futebol Clube (), commonly referred to as São Paulo, is a professional football club in the Morumbi district of São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1930. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista (the State of São Paulo's premier state lea ...
), pancreatic cancer. *June 15 – Tatiana Belinky, 94, children's writer *June 21 – Marcelo Grassmann, 88, engraver and draughtsman. *June 26 ** Edward Huggins Johnstone, 91, Brazilian-born American judge, member of the US District Court for Western Kentucky (since 1977). **
Nilton Pacheco Nilton Pacheco de Oliveira, also commonly known as Nilton Pacheco (July 26, 1920 – June 26, 2013) was a Brazilian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. There he won the bronze medal with the ...
, 92, Olympic basketball player (
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
). *July 7 –
MC Daleste Daniel Pedreira Senna Pellegrine (30 October 1992 – 7 July 2013), better known by his stage name MC Daleste, was a Brazilian funk paulista singer, songwriter and rapper. Early life and career MC Daleste was born on 30 October 1992 in Penha ...
, 20, rapper, shot. *July 8 – Claudiney Ramos, 33, Brazilian-born Equatorial Guinean footballer, malaria. *July 13 –
Bertha Becker Bertha Koiffmann Becker (November 7, 1930 – July 13, 2013) was a Brazilian geographer, author and professor emeritus at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. She published more than 180 books, articles, and other works during her career. Mu ...
, 82, geographer. *July 23 **
Dominguinhos José Domingos de Morais (12 February 1941 – 23 July 2013), better known as Dominguinhos, was a Brazilian composer, accordionist and singer. His principal musical influences were the music of Luiz Gonzaga, Forró and in general the music of the ...
, 72, composer and singer, infection and cardiac complications. **
Djalma Santos Djalma Pereira Dias dos Santos known simply as Djalma Santos (; also spelled Dejalma Santos), (27 February 192923 July 2013) was a Brazilian footballer who started for the Brazil national team in four World Cups, winning two, in 1958 and 19 ...
, 84, footballer, two-time World Cup winner ( 1958,
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wo ...
), complications from pneumonia. *August 2 –
Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida (February 18, 1916 – August 2, 2013) was a Brazilian geologist considered to be one of the top Brazilians concerned with the study. Almeida did the central works to understand the South American geology. He ...
, 97, geologist. *August 5 – Jaime Luiz Coelho, 97, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop and Archbishop of
Maringá Maringá () is a municipality in southern Brazil founded on 10 May 1947 as a planned urban area. It is the third largest city in the state of Paraná, with 385,753 inhabitants in the city proper, and 764,906 in the metropolitan area ( IBGE 2013) ...
(1956–1997). *August 10 –
Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo (January 14, 1926 – August 10, 2013) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained in 1952, Rufino do Rêgo was named bishop in 1971 and in 1986 became bishop of the Diocese of Parnaiba, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), o ...
, 87, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Quixadá Quixadá is a municipality in the state of Ceará, in Brazil. It is known for its unusual rock formations, known locally as monoliths. Location Quixadá is located at around . It was founded in 1870 and had a population of 80,605 residents in 2 ...
(1971–1986) and
Parnaíba Parnaíba () is a city in the Brazilian state of Piauí. Having a population of over 150,000 inhabitants according to IBGE's 2020 report, it is the second most populous city in the state, after the capital Teresina. It is one of the four coast ...
(1986–2001). *August 13 –
Rui Moreira Lima Rui Barbosa Moreira Lima (June 12, 1919 – August 13, 2013) was a Brazilian military fighter pilot. At the beginning of 2013, he was one of only three fighter pilots veterans of Brazilian participation in World War II still alive. Lima was born i ...
, 94, military fighter pilot. *August 24 – Newton de Sordi, 82, World Cup champion footballer ( 1958), multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. *August 25 –
Gylmar dos Santos Neves Gylmar dos Santos Neves (; 22 August 1930 – 25 August 2013), known simply as Gilmar, was a Brazilian footballer who played goalkeeper for Corinthians and Santos and was a member of the Brazil national team in three World Cups. He was ele ...
, 83, World Cup champion footballer ( 1958,
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wo ...
), complications from a heart attack. *September 1 –
Joaquim Justino Carreira Joaquim Justino Carreira (29 January 1950 − 1 September 2013) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. Born in Leiria, Portugal and ordained to the priesthood in 1977, Carreira was named bishop in 2005. In 2011, he was named bis ...
, 63, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Guarulhos Guarulhos () is a Brazilian municipality. It is the second most populous city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, the 13th most populous city in Brazil, and is also the most populous city in the country that is not a state capital. In the last ...
(since 2011). *September 9 –
Champignon ''Agaricus bisporus'' is an edible basidiomycete mushroom native to grasslands in Eurasia and North America. It has two color states while immature – white and brown – both of which have various names, with additional names for the matur ...
, 35, musician (
Charlie Brown Jr. Charlie Brown Jr. was a Brazilian alternative rock band from Santos, São Paulo. The group was popular with disadvantaged youth because of their relatable commentary about social issues and the frequent use of skate punk and hip hop slang in ...
,
Revolucionnários Revolucionnários (Portuguese for "''Revolutionnaries''" ) was a Brazilian alternative rock band from Santos, São Paulo. History After parting ways with his former band Charlie Brown Jr. in 2005 amid a series of creative divergences and c ...
,
A Banca A Banca (Portuguese for "''The Stand''") was a very short-lived Brazilian alternative rock band from Santos, São Paulo, composed mostly by former Charlie Brown Jr. members and described as a "spiritual successor" of it. History Following the b ...
), suicide by firearm. *September 13 –
Luiz Gushiken Luiz Gushiken (8 May 1950 – 13 September 2013) was a Brazilian union leader and politician. He was formerly the head of the social communication office of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's administration, a position which carried a ministerial ran ...
, 63, politician and union leader, member of the
Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon ...
(1987–1999); Minister of Communications (2003–2005), cancer. *September 27 –
Oscar Castro-Neves Oscar Castro-Neves (May 15, 1940 - September 27, 2013), was a Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer who is considered a founding figure in bossa nova. Biography He was born in Rio de Janeiro as one of triplets and formed a band with his br ...
, 73,
bossa nova Bossa nova () is a style of samba developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is mainly characterized by a "different beat" that altered the harmonies with the introduction of unconventional chords and an innovativ ...
musician.


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2013 in Brazilian football Thirteen or 13 may refer to: * 13 (number), the natural number following 12 and preceding 14 * One of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, 2013 Music * 13AD (band), an Indian classic and hard rock band Albums * ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013 * ...


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Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...