1957 in Brazil
Events in the year 1957 in Brazil.
| 1957 in Brazil |
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| Timeline of Brazilian history |
| Second Brazilian Republic |
| Year of Constitution: 1946 |
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
- Alagoas:
- Sebastião Muniz Falcão (until 15 September)
- Sizenando Nabuco de Melo (from 15 September)
- Amazonas: Plínio Ramos Coelho
- Bahia: Antônio Balbino
- Ceará: Paulo Sarasate
- Espírito Santo: Francisco Lacerda de Aguiar
- Goiás: José Ludovico de Almeida
- Maranhão:
- Eurico Ribeiro (until 9 July)
- José de Matos Carvalho (from 9 July)
- Mato Grosso: João Ponce de Arruda
- Minas Gerais: José Francisco Bias Fortes
- Pará: Magalhães Barata
- Paraíba: Flávio Coutinho
- Paraná: Moisés Lupion
- Pernambuco: Osvaldo Cordeiro de Farias
- Piauí: Jacob Gaioso e Almendra
- Rio de Janeiro: Miguel Couto Filho
- Rio Grande do Norte: Dinarte de Medeiros Mariz
- Rio Grande do Sul: Ildo Meneghetti
- Santa Catarina: Jorge Lacerda
- São Paulo: Jânio Quadros
- Sergipe: Leandro Maciel
Vice governors
- Alagoas: Sizenando Nabuco de Melo
- Ceará: Wilson Gonçalves
- Espírito Santo: Adwalter Ribeiro Soares
- Goiás: Bernardo Sayão Carvalho Araújo
- Maranhão: Alexandre Alves Costa (from 9 July)
- Mato Grosso: Henrique José Vieira Neto
- Minas Gerais: Artur Bernardes Filho
- Paraíba: Pedro Gondim
- Pernambuco: Otávio Correia de Araújo (from 23 May)
- Piauí: Francisco Ferreira de Castro
- Rio de Janeiro: Roberto Silveira
- Rio Grande do Norte: José Augusto Varela
- Santa Catarina: Heriberto Hülse
- São Paulo: Porfírio da Paz
- Sergipe: José Machado de Souza
Events
January
- January 26: The Ibirapuera Planetarium in São Paulo opens to the public. It is the first planetarium in the Southern Hemisphere.[1]
March
- March 16: Rede Ferroviária Federal, a public company responsible for the operation of 19 unified railways, is created by Federal Law n° 3,115.[2][3]
April
- April 7: A Varig aircraft crashes near Bagé airport, in Rio Grande do Sul, after suffering a fire on board. All 40 occupants on board lose their lives.[4][5]
- April 10: After suffering a breakdown in one of its engines, a Real Douglas DC-3 crashes into the slopes of Pico do Papagaio on Anchieta Island. Of the 30 passengers and crew aboard, 27 are killed.[6]
October
- October 1: President Juscelino Kubitschek ratifies a law that sets the date for moving the new federal capital to Brasília.[7]
- October 16: Farmer Antônio Vilas Boas claims to have been abducted by extraterrestrials. This would become one of the earliest recorded alien abduction cases.[8]
November
- November 4: An alleged extraterrestrial attack on two sentries at the Itaipu Fort takes place in Praia Grande, São Paulo. The entire electricity of the fort, including the emergency circuits, went down during the incident. Afterwards, Brazilian Army and United States Air Force (USAF) personnel, along with investigators of the Brazilian Air Force, flew to the fort to interview the soldiers.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Births
January
- January 11: Reinaldo, footballer
May
- May 21: Ana Maria Rangel, political scientist
June
- June 6: Fábio Barreto, filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, and film producer (d. 2019)[15]
- June 7: Otávio Frias Filho, journalist (d. 2018)[16]
- June 12: Ciro Pessoa, musician (Titãs, Cabine C), journalist, screenwriter and poet
Deaths
January
- January 26: José Linhares, 15th President of Brazil (b. 1886)[17]
August
- August 4: Washington Luis, 13th President of Brazil (b. 1869)
References
- Hagar, Charles (1980). Planetarium, window to the universe. Oberkochen, West Germany: Carl Zeiss. p. 180. ISBN 9783875170054.
- Helio Suêvo Rodriguez, A Formação das Estradas de Ferro no Rio de Janeiro: O Resgate da Sua Memória (2004), p. 131.
- Josef Barat, Logística, Transporte e Desenvolvimento Econômico (2006), p. 15.
- Grave desastre de aviação em Bagé causa a morte de quarenta pessoas (páginas 1 e 2 do único caderno), Folha da Manhã (9 de abril de 1957).
- Carbonizadas 40 pessoas em conseqüência de equívoco do comandante do avião (página 3 do 3° caderno), Jornal do Brasil (9 de abril de 1957).
- Caíu, em chamas, com 29 pessoas a bordo, o avião da Real-Aerovias (página 9 do 1° caderno), Jornal do Brasil (11 de abril de 1957).
- Sancionada a lei que fixa a data da mudança da Capital Federal (página 1 do único caderno), Folha da Manhã (2 de outubro de 1957).
- Duncan, John (1999). UFOs. Tonbridge: Ticktock. p. 16. ISBN 9781860071423.
- Milton E. Brener, Walking Through Walls and Other Impossibilities: The Hybrid Agenda (2011), p. 42.
- Fort Itaipu UFO Incident rr0. In French
- Document
- "UFO Burns". HowStuffWorks. Blucora. 2008-02-19. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- Lorenzen, Coral E. (1966). Flying Saucers: The Startling Evidence of the Invasion From Outer Space. New York. pp. 156–157.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Carpenter, Donald G.; Edward R. Therkelson. "Introductory Space Science - Volume Ii". Department of Physics of the USAF. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- Rodrigues, Kellen; Peres, Thalita. "Cineasta Fábio Barreto morre aos 62 anos após quase uma década em coma". Marie Clarie (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- "Otávio Frias Filho, diretor de redação da Folha de S.Paulo, morre em SP". g1.globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- "Jose Linhares, 71, of Brazil is dead; Retired Chief Justice Was President for 3 Months After Revolt by Dutra". New York Times. January 27, 1957. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
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