1997 in Brazil

Events in the year 1997 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Events

January

January 25: Guilherme de Pádua is sentenced to 19 years in prison for the 1992 murder of actress Daniella Perez.

March

March 31: A Jornal Nacional report on TV Globo, shows images of military police officers from São Paulo caught attacking residents of Favela Naval, in Diadema, during a blitz they carried out there. Mario José Josino died from a gunshot to the back of the head.

April

April 5: The program Planeta Xuxa premiers on TV Globo.
April 20: Galdino Jesus dos Santos, a Pataxó native, is murdered by five students from Brasília after celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day.

May

May 6: The company Vale do Rio Doce is privatized and sold to Consórcio Brasil, led by CSN, for R$3.3 billion.

June

June 29: Brazil defeats Bolivia 3-1, to win their fifth Copa America trophy.

October

October 2: Pope John Paul II visits Rio de Janeiro to participate in the 2nd World Meeting with Families.

December

December 21: Brazil defeats Australia 6-0 to win the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Births

January

January 20: Rayane Soares da Silva, Paralympic athlete

February

February 26: Malcom, professional footballer

March

March 3: David Neres, professional footballer
March 10: Gabi Nunes, professional footballer
March 23: Thiago Maia, professional footballer

April

April 3: Gabriel Jesus, professional footballer

May

May 10: Richarlison, professional footballer

August

August 9: Luisa Stefani, professional tennis player
August 27: Lucas Paquetá, professional footballer

November

November 16: Bruno Guimarães, professional footballer

December

December 21: Pedro Sampaio, music and producer

Deaths

February

February 2: Chico Science, singer and composer (b. 1966)
February 17: Darcy Ribeiro, anthropologist and politician (b. 1922)

April

April 11: Castor de Andrade, mobster (b. 1926)

May

May 2: Paulo Freire, philosopher (b. 1921)

August

August 9: Herbert de Souza, activist and sociologist (b. 1935)

References

↑ "Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
↑ "Guilherme de Pádua é condenado a 19 anos" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (26 de janeiro de 1997).
↑ "Ministro da Justiça condena ação de PMs". Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
↑ "PLANETA XUXA - FORMATO". Memória Globo. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
↑ "Índio é queimado em 'brincadeira' de estudantes" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (21 de abril de 1997).
↑ "Vale é vendida por R$ 3,3 bi e ágio de 20%", Folha de S. Paulo (6 de maio de 1997).
↑ Brasil é campeão da Copa América-97, Folha de S.Paulo (30 de junho de 1997).
↑ "Papa no Brasil", Folha de S. Paulo (4 de outubro de 1997).
↑ "Brasil é campeão com seis gols de Ro-Ro" Folha de S. Paulo (22 de dezembro de 1997).
↑ "SOARES DA SILVA Rayane". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

Media related to 1997 in Brazil at Wikimedia Commons

This article about the history of Brazil is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

[1] "Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[2] "Guilherme de Pádua é condenado a 19 anos" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (26 de janeiro de 1997).

[3] "Ministro da Justiça condena ação de PMs". Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

[4] "PLANETA XUXA - FORMATO". Memória Globo. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2015.

[5] "Índio é queimado em 'brincadeira' de estudantes" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (21 de abril de 1997).

[6] "Vale é vendida por R$ 3,3 bi e ágio de 20%", Folha de S. Paulo (6 de maio de 1997).

[7] Brasil é campeão da Copa América-97, Folha de S.Paulo (30 de junho de 1997).

[8] "Papa no Brasil", Folha de S. Paulo (4 de outubro de 1997).

[9] "Brasil é campeão com seis gols de Ro-Ro" Folha de S. Paulo (22 de dezembro de 1997).

[10] "SOARES DA SILVA Rayane". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

v t e Years in Brazil (1822–present)
19th century	1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900
20th century	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
21st century	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

v t e 1997 in South America
Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

v t e 1997 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Haiti Jamaica Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Trinidad and Tobago
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
North America	Mexico
South America	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador French Guiana Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies not included. Semi-autonomous territories are in italics.

1997 in Brazil
Years 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Flag
27 stars (1992–present)
Timeline of Brazilian history
History of Brazil (1985–present)
Year of Constitution: 1988

1997 in Brazil

Incumbents

Federal government

Governors

Vice governors

Events

January

March

April

May

June

October

December

Births

January

February

March

April

May

August

November

December

Deaths

February

April

May

August

See also

References