Events in the year 1949 in Brazil.
Incumbents Federal government President: Marshal Eurico Gaspar Dutra Vice President: Nereu Ramos
Governors Alagoas: Silvestre Pericles Amazonas: Leopoldo da Silva Amorim Neves Bahia: Otávio Mangabeira Ceará: Faustino de Albuquerque Espírito Santo: Carlos Fernando Monteiro Lindenberg Goiás: Jerônimo Coimbra Bueno Maranhão: Sebastian Archer Mato Grosso: Arnaldo Estêvão de Figueiredo Minas Gerais: Milton Soares Campos Pará: Luís de Moura Carvalho Paraíba: Osvaldo Trigueiro Paraná: Moisés Lupion Pernambuco: Alexandre Barbosa Lima Sobrinho Piauí: José da Rocha Furtado Rio de Janeiro: Macedo Soares Rio Grande do Norte: José Augusto Varela Rio Grande do Sul: Walter Só Jobim Santa Catarina: Aderbal Ramos da Silva São Paulo: Ademar de Barros Sergipe: Jose Rollemberg
Vice governors Ceará: Francisco de Menezes Pimentel Espírito Santo: José Rodrigues Sette Goiás: Hosanah de Campos Guimarães Maranhão: Saturnino Bello Minas Gerais: José Ribeiro Pena Paraíba: José Targino Pereira da Costa Piauí: Osvaldo da Costa e Silva Rio Grande do Norte: Tomaz Salustino São Paulo: Luís Gonzaga Novelli Júnior
Events date unknown - The Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas is founded by Cesar Lattes, José Leite Lopes, and Jayme Tiomno. January 25 January: IEPAC, the forerunner of UniÍtalo, is founded by professor and Italian immigrant Pasquale Cascino. February 1 February: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Macapá is established as Territorial Prelature of Macapá from the Territorial Prelature of Santarém.
May 11 May: Brazil defeats Paraguay 7-0 to win the 1949 South American Championship.South American Championship 1949 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF1949-1975: Brasil, Paraguay, Bolivia y Perú, campeones on Agencia San Luis, 3 Jun 2015 July 12 July: The first issue of the comic O Pato Donald is launched, giving rise to Editora Abril, founded by Victor Civita.
Arts and culture
Books Maria José Dupré - Dona Lola
Films Almas Adversas Estou Aí A Escrava Isaura O Homem que Passa Inocência Pinguinho de Gente Vendaval Maravilhoso
Music Afoxé music is introduced by a group called Filhos de Gandhi.
Births January 27 January: Djavan, singer-songwriter April 18 April: Antônio Fagundes, actor May 14 May: Helvécio Ratton, film director, producer and screenwriter August 12 August: Fernando Collor de Mello, President of Brazil 1990-1992 September 21 September: Odilo Scherer, Archbishop of São Paulo 25 September: Ronaldo Caiado, politician
Deaths February 2 February: Pedro Paulo Bruno, painter, singer and poet (born 1888) December 11 December: Rudolf Komorek, Salesian missionary (born 1890)Salesian Missions
References
See also 1949 in Brazilian football List of Brazilian films of 1949