Events in the year 1940 in Brazil.
Incumbents Federal government President: Getúlio Vargas
Governors Alagoas: Osman Laurel (until 31 October) José Maria Correia das Neves (from 31 October) Amazonas: Álvaro Botelho Maia Bahia: Landulfo Alves Ceará: Francisco de Meneses Pimentel Espírito Santo: João Punaro Bley Goiás: Pedro Ludovico Teixeira Maranhão: Mato Grosso: Júlio Strübing Müller Minas Gerais: Benedito Valadares Ribeiro Pará: José Carneiro da Gama Malcher Paraíba: till 29 July: Argemiro de Figueiredo 29 July-16 August: Antônio Galdino Guedes starting 16 August: Rui Carneiro Paraná: Manuel Ribas Pernambuco: Agamenon Magalhães Piauí: Leônidas Melo Rio Grande do Norte: Rafael Fernandes Gurjão Rio Grande do Sul: Osvaldo Cordeiro de Farias Santa Catarina: Nereu Ramos São Paulo: Ademar de Barros Sergipe: Erônides de Carvalho
Vice governors Rio Grande do Norte: no vice governor São Paulo: no vice governor
Events 27 April - The Estádio do Pacaembu is inaugurated, at a ceremony attended by President Getúlio Vargas. May 1 May: President Getúlio Vargas signs a decree, establishing the country's minimum wage."Assignado o decreto que institue o salario minimo no paiz" (primeira página do único caderno), Folha da Noite (2 de maio de 1940). 12 May - The Interlagos Circuit is inaugurated in São Paulo. 5 June - President Vargas approves broad military collaboration between Brazil and the United States.
date unknown - The minority Baenan language becomes extinct.
Arts and culture
Films Argila, directed by Humberto Mauro
Births 22 February - Aracy Balabanian, actress (died 2023) 29 March - Astrud Gilberto, singer-songwriter (died 2023)Astrud Gilberto, bossa nova singer of The Girl from Ipanema, dies aged 83 15 May - Oscar Castro-Neves, guitarist, arranger, and composer (died 2013)Morre Oscar Castro Neves (in Portuguese) 19 May - Carlos Diegues, film director (died 2025) 23 June - Sérgio Reis, singer and actor 9 July - Jair da Costa, footballer (died 2025)Brazilian and Inter Milan legend Jair da Costa dies, aged 84 21 July - Marco Maciel, politician (died 2021) 23 September - Michel Temer, politician 23 October - Pelé, footballer (died 2022) 16 December - Adelaide Neri, teacher and politician.
Deaths 29 January - Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, born second-in-line to the Imperial throne of Brazil (born 1875) 6 October - Adolfo Lutz, physician and epidemiologist (born 1855) 8 November - Evandro Chagas, physician and biomedical scientist (born 1905; air crash) date unknown - Manuel F. Araujo, actor (born 1880)
References
See also 1940 in Brazilian football List of Brazilian films of 1940