Events from the year 2008 in Brazil.
Incumbents Federal government President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Vice President: José Alencar Gomes da Silva
Governors Acre: Binho Marques Alagoas: Teotônio Vilela Filho Amapa: Waldez Góes Amazonas: Eduardo Braga Bahia: Jaques Wagner Ceará: Cid Gomes Espírito Santo: Paulo Hartung Goiás: Alcides Rodrigues Maranhão: Jackson Lago Mato Grosso: Blairo Maggi Mato Grosso do Sul: André Puccinelli Minas Gerais: Aécio Neves Pará: Ana Júlia Carepa Paraíba: Cássio Cunha Lima Parana: Roberto Requião de Mello e Silva Pernambuco: Eduardo Campos Piauí: Wellington Dias Rio de Janeiro: Sérgio Cabral Filho Rio Grande do Norte: Wilma Maria de Faria Rio Grande do Sul: Yeda Rorato Crusius Rondônia: Ivo Narciso Cassol Roraima: José de Anchieta Júnior Santa Catarina: Luiz Henrique da Silveira São Paulo: José Serra Sergipe: Marcelo Déda Tocantins: Marcelo Miranda
Vice governors Acre: Carlos César Correia de Messias Alagoas: José Wanderley Neto Amapá: Pedro Paulo Dias de Carvalho Amazonas: Omar José Abdel Aziz Bahia: Edmundo Pereira Santos Ceará: Francisco José Pinheiro Espírito Santo: Ricardo de Rezende Ferraço Goiás: Ademir de Oliveira Meneses Maranhão: Luís Carlos Porto Mato Grosso: Silval da Cunha Barbosa Mato Grosso do Sul: Murilo Zauith Minas Gerais: Antonio Augusto Junho Anastasia Pará: Odair Santos Corrêa Paraíba: José Lacerda Neto Paraná: Orlando Pessuti Pernambuco: João Soares Lyra Neto Piauí: Wilson Martins Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Fernando Pezão Rio Grande do Norte: Iberê Ferreira Rio Grande do Sul: Paulo Afonso Girardi Feijó Rondônia: João Aparecido Cahulla Roraima: Vacant Santa Catarina: Leonel Pavan São Paulo: Alberto Goldman Sergipe: Belivaldo Chagas Silva Tocantins: Paulo Sidnei Antunes
Events January January 8: The paintings Portrait of Suzanne Bloch by Pablo Picasso and O Lavrador de Café by Cândido Portinari are recovered, after being stolen from the São Paulo Museum of Art.Polícia recupera quadros do Masp (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (9 de janeiro de 2008). January 22: Enoteca Saint VinSaint, the first natural wine bar in Brazil and Latin America, is founded in São Paulo.
March March 29: Five-year old Isabella Nardoni dies from severe injuries after being thrown out of the sixth floor of a building in São Paulo. This would be one of the most infamous infanticide cases in Brazil.Menina cai de prédio e morre; polícia vê crime (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (31 de março de 2008).
April April 1: Colombian mega-trafficker Juan Carlos Ramírez Abadía is sentenced to 30 years and five months in prison by the Brazilian Federal Court.Justiça condena Abadía à prisão (página 9 do caderno Cotidiano), Folha de S.Paulo (2 de abril de 2008). April 4: Killing of Rachel Genofre in Curitiba, Paraná. It would be more than 11 years before authorities would fin Carlos Eduardo dos Santos responsible for the 9-year-old's murder. April 20: Priest Adelir Antônio de Carli disappears after taking off in a chair attached to a thousand helium balloons, in Paranaguá, Paraná. The priest's remains were found two months later in the Atlantic Ocean, about 62 mi from Macaé, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro, by a tugboat that provided services to Petrobras. April 22: An earthquake of a 5.2 magnitude on the Richter scale, with an epicenter in the ocean, is felt in the city of São Paulo and four other Brazilian states.Terremoto assusta São Paulo (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (23 de abril de 2008).
June June 12: Art works by Lasar Segall, Di Cavalcanti, and Pablo Picasso are stolen from the Pinacoteca art museum in São Paulo by three armed men.À luz do dia, ladrões roubam 4 obras da Estação Pinacoteca (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (13 de junho de 2008).
October October 13 - 17: A 15-year-old girl named Eloá Cristina Pimentel is kidnapped, held hostage, and later murdered by her ex-boyfriend. This would be the longest hostage crisis in the state of São Paulo's history. The São Paulo police are heavily criticized for their handling of the crisis.Mais longo caso de cárcere privado em SP completa 3 dias; negociações prosseguem – Folha de S. PauloSwat teria atirado em seqüestrador, diz especialista em negociações – globo.com
November November 2: Lewis Hamilton finishes 5th at the Brazilian Grand Prix to win the 2008 Formula One Drivers' Championship, beating Felipe Massa who won the race by 1 point. Scuderia Ferrari however secured the Constructors' Championship. November 3: Banks Itaú and Unibanco merge into Itaú Unibanco.
Deaths January January 9: Carmine Furletti president of Cruzeiro (b. 1926) January 21: Luiz Carlos Tourinho, actor (b. 1964) January 22: Dora Bria, windsurfing champion (b. 1958)
February February 1: Hélio Quaglia Barbosa, member of the Superior Court of Justice (b. 1941) Beto Carrero, theme park owner and entertainer (b. 1937) February 22: Rubens de Falco, telenovela actor (b. 1931) Oswaldo Louzada, actor (b. 1912)
March March 1: Haroldo de Andrade, radio presenter (b. 1934) March 29: Isabella Nardoni, murder victim (b. 2002)
April April 21: Carmen Silva, actress (b. 1916)
May May 17: Zélia Gattai, writer and wife of Jorge Amado (b. 1916)
June June 14: Jamelão, samba singer (b. 1913) June 24: Ruth Cardoso, anthropologist, educator and public figure (b. 1930)
July July 11: Breno Mello, footballer and actor (b. 1931) July 19: Dercy Gonçalves, comedian (b. 1907)
August August 16: Dorival Caymmi, singer and songwriter (b. 1914)
September September 4: Waldick Soriano, singer and songwriter (b. 1933) Fernando Torres, actor and voice-over artist (b. 1927)
October October 19: Arthur Sendas, business magnate (b. 1935)
November November 3: Lhofei Shiozawa, judoka (b. 1941)
December December 25: Olívio Aurélio Fazza, Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of the Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu (b. 1925)
See also 2008 in Brazilian football 2008 in Brazilian television List of Brazilian films of 2008
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