Events from the year 2013 in Brazil.
Incumbents Federal government President: Dilma Rousseff Vice President: Michel Temer President of the Chamber of Deputies: Henrique Eduardo Alves President of the Senate: Renan Calheiros
Governors Acre: Tião Viana Alagoas: Teotônio Vilela Filho Amapa: Camilo Capiberibe Amazonas: Omar Aziz Bahia: Jaques Wagner Ceará: Cid Gomes Espírito Santo: Renato Casagrande Goiás: Marconi Perillo Maranhão: Roseana Sarney Mato Grosso: Silval da Cunha Mato Grosso do Sul: André Puccinelli Minas Gerais: Antônio Anastasia Pará: Simão Jatene Paraíba: Ricardo Coutinho Paraná: Beto Richa Pernambuco: Eduardo Campos Piauí: Wilson Martins Rio de Janeiro: Sérgio Cabral Filho Rio Grande do Norte: Rosalba Ciarlini Rosado Rio Grande do Sul: Tarso Genro Rondônia: Confúcio Moura Roraima: José de Anchieta Júnior Santa Catarina – Raimundo Colombo São Paulo: Geraldo Alckmin Sergipe: Marcelo Déda (until 2 December) Jackson Barreto (starting 2 December) Tocantins: Siqueira Campos
Vice governors Acre: Carlos César Correia de Messias Alagoas: José Thomaz da Silva Nonô Neto Amapá: Doralice Nascimento de Souza Amazonas: José Melo de Oliveira Bahia: Otto Alencar Ceará: Domingos Gomes de Aguiar Filho Espírito Santo: Givaldo Vieira da Silva Goiás: José Eliton de Figueiredo Júnior Maranhão: Joaquim Washington Luiz de Oliveira Mato Grosso: Francisco Tarquínio Daltro Mato Grosso do Sul: Simone Tebet Minas Gerais: Alberto Pinto Coelho Júnior Pará: Helenilson Cunha Pontes Paraíba: Rômulo José de Gouveia Paraná: Flávio José Arns Pernambuco: João Soares Lyra Neto Piauí: Wilson Martins Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Fernando Pezão Rio Grande do Norte: Robinson Faria Rio Grande do Sul: Jorge Alberto Duarte Grill Rondônia: Airton Pedro Gurgacz Roraima: Francisco de Assis Rodrigues Santa Catarina: Eduardo Pinho Moreira São Paulo: Guilherme Afif Domingos Sergipe: Jackson Barreto Tocantins: João Oliveira de Sousa
Events 2013 protests in Brazil
January January 1: Mayors and councilors, who were elected in the 2012 municipal elections, take office in all Brazilian cities.Prefeitos tomam posse e anunciam corte de gastos (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (2 de janeiro de 2013). January 27: A nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul kills at least 242 people.
March March 8: Former goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes de Souza is sentenced to 22 years and three months in prison for the death of his ex-girlfriend Eliza Samudio.Condenado, Bruno pode deixar prisão daqui a cinco anos (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (9 de março de 2013). Journalist Rodrigo Neto was killed by two unidentified men who were suspected militia members. March 13: Drug lord Fernandinho Beira-Mar is sentenced in Rio de Janeiro to 80 years in prison for crimes committed in 2002. March 14: Ex-boyfriend Mizael Bispo de Souza is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of lawyer Mércia Nakashima.Mizael é condenado a 20 anos por morte de Mércia (página 1 do caderno Cotidiano), Folha de S.Paulo (15 de março de 2013). March 19: The Federal Senate of Brazil unanimously approves the proposal to expand the rights of domestic workers.Senado aprova ampliar direitos de domésticas (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (20 de março de 2013). March 29-31: The second Brazilian version of the Lollapalooza music festival is held at the Jockey Club in São Paulo.Deadmau5 brilha no 1° dia do Lollapalooza (página 10 do caderno Cotidiano), Folha de S.Paulo (30 de março de 2013).Lolla lá (página 1 do caderno Ilustrada), Folha de S.Paulo (1 de abril de 2013).
May May 4: Nhá Chica becomes the first laywoman and Afro-Brazilian to be declared blessed by the Catholic Church.Igreja Católica beatifica hoje a 1ª negra brasileira (página A16 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (4 de maio de 2013). May 7: The president of the Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso, José Geraldo Riva is removed from office, after being accused of embezzling US$4.7 million.
June June 6: Demonstrations against the increase in public transport fares begin in São Paulo and other cities across the country.Vandalismo marca ato por transporte mais barato em SP (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (7 de junho de 2013). June 30: Brazil defeats Spain 3-0 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, to win their fourth FIFA Confederations Cup trophy.Fred leads Brazil to 3-0 rout of Spain in Confederations Cup final, LA Times (June 30, 2013).
July July 22: Pope Francis arrives in Brazil, for his first international trip.Dilma proporá a Francisco ação conjunta contra pobreza (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (22 de julho de 2013). July 23 World Youth Day begins in Rio de Janeiro. Snow falls in Curitiba for the first time since 1975.
November November 14: National Institute for Space Research (INPE) satellite data revealed a 30% increase of deforestation in the Amazon in 2013.
Deaths
January January 10: Jorge Selarón, 65, painter and ceramist (Escadaria Selarón). January 15: Clayton Silva, 74, actor and comedian (A Praça é Nossa), cancer. January 18: Walmor Chagas, 82, actor (Xica da Silva, São Paulo, Sociedade Anônima), apparent suicide by gunshot. January 22: Lídia Mattos, 88, actress, pneumonia. January 24: Zózimo Bulbul, 75, actor (Quilombo, Sagarana: The Duel) and filmmaker, heart attack.
February February 14: Fernando Lyra, 74, politician, Minister of Justice (1985–1986), cardiopathy.Morre em SP, aos 74 anos, o ex-ministro Fernando Lyra (Portuguese) , O Globo
March March 6: Chorão, 42, musician (Charlie Brown Jr.), cocaine overdose. March 20: Emílio Santiago, 66, singer, complications from a stroke.Cantor Emílio Santiago morre no Rio|g1.globo.com (Portuguese)
April April 8: Waldemar Esteves da Cunha, 92, carnival king, respiratory failure and Alzheimer's disease.Corpo do primeiro Rei Momo de Santos, Waldemar Esteves da Cunha, é enterrado (Portuguese) April 15: Cleyde Yáconis, 89, film, stage and television actress, ischemia.Atriz Cleyde Yáconis morre em São Paulo, aos 89 anos|UOL Entretenimento (Portuguese) April 28: Paulo Vanzolini, 89, zoologist, poet and samba composer (Onze sambas e uma capoeira), complications of pneumonia. April 30: Tito Buss, 87, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Rio do Sul (1969–2000).
May May 5: Peu Sousa, 35, guitarist (Nove Mil Anjos, Pitty) and record producer, suicide by hanging. May 26: Roberto Civita, 76, businessman, CEO of Grupo Abril, heart failure. May 28: Silvério Paulo de Albuquerque, 96, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Caetité (19701973) and Feira de Santana (19731995).
June June 3: Eugênio Izecksohn, 81, herpetologist (Izecksohn's Toad), professor and author. June 5: Scarlet Moon de Chevalier, 62, actress, journalist and writer, multiple system atrophy. June 7: Malu Rocha, 65, actress, prion. June 12: José de Lima, 89, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Itumbiara (19731981) and Sete Lagoas (19811999). Teodoro Matos Santana, 66, footballer (São Paulo FC), 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, 92, Olympic basketball player (1948).
July July 7: MC Daleste, 20, rapper, shot. July 8: Claudiney Ramos, 33, Brazilian-born Equatorial Guinean footballer, malaria. July 13: Bertha Becker, 82, geographer. July 23: Dominguinhos, 72, composer and singer, infection and cardiac complications. Djalma Santos, 84, footballer, two-time World Cup winner (1958, 1962), complications from pneumonia.
August August 2: Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida, 97, geologist. August 5: Jaime Luiz Coelho, 97, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop and Archbishop of Maringá (1956–1997).Relembre a história do primeiro arcebispo de Maringá, Dom Jaime - Maringá August 10: Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo, 87, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Quixadá (1971–1986) and Parnaíba (1986–2001). August 13: Rui Moreira Lima, 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, 83, World Cup champion footballer (1958, 1962), complications from a heart attack.
September September 1: Joaquim Justino Carreira, 63, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Guarulhos (since 2011). September 9: Champignon, 35, musician (Charlie Brown Jr., Revolucionnários, A Banca), suicide. September 13: Luiz Gushiken, 63, politician and union leader, member of the Chamber of Deputies (1987–1999); Minister of Communications (2003–2005), cancer. September 27: Oscar Castro-Neves, 73, bossa nova musician.
October October 8: José Faria, 80, football coachFormer Morocco football coach Jose Faria dies
November November 6: Jorge Dória, 92, actor and humorist, cardiorespiratory failure.Morre aos 92 anos o ator Jorge Dória
December December 2: Marcelo Déda, 53, politician, Governor of Sergipe (since 2007)Marcelo Déda morre aos 53 anos vítima de um câncer December 20: Reginaldo Rossi, 69, singer-songwriter, lung cancer.Reginaldo Rossi morre aos 69 anos de câncer no pulmão
See also 2013 in Brazilian football
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