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Events in the year 1972 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: General Emílio Médici
- Vice President: General Augusto Rademaker
Governors
- Acre: Vacant
- Alagoas: Afrânio Lages
- Amazonas: João Walter de Andrade
- Bahia: Antônio Carlos Magalhães
- Ceará: César Cals
- Espírito Santo: Artur Carlos Gerhardt Santos
- Goiás: Leonino Caiado
- Guanabara: Antonio de Pádua Chagas Freitas
- Maranhão: Pedro Neiva de Santana
- Mato Grosso: José Fragelli
- Minas Gerais: Rondon Pacheco
- Pará: Fernando Guilhon
- Paraíba: Ernâni Sátiro
- Paraná: Pedro Viriato Parigot de Sousa
- Pernambuco: Eraldo Gueiros
- Piauí: Alberto Silva
- Rio de Janeiro: Raimundo Padhila
- Rio Grande do Norte: Jose Pereira de Araújo Cortez
- Rio Grande do Sul: Euclides Triches
- Santa Catarina: Colombo Salles
- São Paulo: Laudo Natel
- Sergipe: Paulo Barreto de Menezes
Vice governors
- Acre: Alberto Barbosa da Costa
- Alagoas: José de Medeiros Tavares
- Amazonas: Deoclides de Carvalho Leal
- Bahia: Menandro Minahim
- Ceará: Francisco Humberto Bezerra
- Espírito Santo: Henrique Pretti
- Goiás: Ursulino Tavares Leão
- Maranhão: Alexandre Sá Colares Moreira
- Mato Grosso: José Monteiro de Figueiredo
- Minas Gerais: Celso Porfírio de Araújo Machado
- Pará: Newton Burlamaqui Barreira
- Paraíba: Clóvis Bezerra Cavalcanti
- Paraná: Vacant
- Pernambuco: José Antônio Barreto Guimarães
- Piauí: Sebastião Rocha Leal
- Rio de Janeiro: Teotônio Araújo
- Rio Grande do Norte: Tertius Rebelo
- Rio Grande do Sul: Edmar Fetter
- Santa Catarina: Atílio Francisco Xavier Fontana
- São Paulo: Antonio José Rodrigues Filho
- Sergipe: Adalberto Moura
Events
February
- 19 February: The inauguration of the Festa da Uva by President Emílio Garrastazu Médici, in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul; is nationally broadcast on color television for the first time.[1]
- 24 February: A fire at the Pirani Building (now the Andraus Building), leaves 16 dead and 330 injured in São Paulo, making it one of the biggest tragedies in the city's history.[2]
June
- June 29: The National Congress of Brazil approves the project to create Telecomunicações Brasileiras S/A (Telebras).[3]
July
- July 24: A team from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo builds the first Brazilian (and South American) computer. It is introduced by Governor of São Paulo and rector Miguel Reale.[4]
September
- 18 September: São Paulo Metro is inaugurated in Brazil.
- 27 September: Emerson Fittipaldi wins his first Formula One world championship after winning the Italian Grand Prix.[5]
- 27 September: President Emílio Garrastazu Médici introduces the first stretch of the Trans-Amazonian Highway.[6]
Births
January
- January 1: Gabriela Alves, actress
- January 2:
- Rita Guedes, actress
- Sérgio Baresi, coach and former footballer
- January 19: Cynthia Falabella, actress
February
- 4 February: Giovanni Silva de Oliveira, footballer[7]
- 7 February: Amon Tobin, musician
- 13 February – Ana Paula Connelly, volleyball player
April
- 19 April: Rivaldo, footballer
May
- 23 May: Rubens Barrichello, racing driver
- 27 May: Ivete Sangalo, singer-songwriter, actress and television show host
June
- 16 June: Kiko Loureiro, guitarist
- 30 June: Fabiano Scherner, mixed martial artist and jiu-jitsu black belt[8]
July
- 23 July: Giovane Élber, footballer
August
- 1 August: Sergio Moro, politician and federal judge
- 28 August: Ivan Almeida Dias, futsal player
September
- 28 September: Guta Stresser, actress
October
- 30 October: Paola Carosella, Cook and MasterChef judge
November
- November 12: Reynaldo Gianecchini, actor and model
- November 22: Eliana, television host and businesswoman
- November 29: Rodrigo Pessoa, equestrian
December
- December 2: Gustavo Borges, swimmer
- December 30: Selton Mello, actor and film director
Deaths
June
- 14 June: Leila Diniz, actress (b. 1945)
August
- 31 August: Dalva de Oliveira, singer (b.1917)
October
- 6 October: Cléo de Verberena, actress and film director (b. 1904)
November
- November 10: Torquato Neto, poet, journalist and songwriter (b. 1944)
References
- ^ "As primeiras cores vieram pelo 11" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (20 de fevereiro de 1972).
- ^ "O dia mais tragico da cidade" (página 6 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (25 de fevereiro de 1972).
- ^ "Aprovado substitutivo à Telebras" (página 19 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (30 de junho de 1972).
- ^ "Governador inaugura o computador da USP" (página 15 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (25 de julho de 1972).
- ^ "Começa o reinado de Emerson" (primeira página do caderno Esporte), Folha de S.Paulo (11 de setembro de 1972).
- ^ "'Atitude de uma nação corajosa'" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (28 de setembro de 1972).
- ^ 1972 in Brazil at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Team Quest Instructors/Staff". Archived from the original on September 27, 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
See also
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