1956 in Brazil
| 1956 in Brazil |
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| Year of Constitution: 1946 |
Events in the year 1956 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: Nereu Ramos (until 31 January), Juscelino Kubitschek (starting 31 January)
- Vice President: Vacant (until 31 January), João Goulart (starting 31 January)
Governors
- Alagoas:
- Amazonas:
- Bahia:
- Ceará:
- Espírito Santo:
- Goiás:
- Maranhão:
- Mato Grosso:
- Minas Gerais:
- Pará:
- Paraíba:
- Paraná:
- Pernambuco:
- Piauí:
- Rio Grande do Norte:
- Rio Grande do Sul:
- Santa Catarina:
- São Paulo:
- Sergipe:
Vice governors
Events
- September 5 - Romi, a machine-tool manufacturer based in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, begins producing the Isetta car under licence.[1]
- November 22 - Brazil sends a team of 44 athletes to compete in 28 events and 11 sports in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.[2]
Births
- January 5 - Celso Blues Boy, singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2012)
- February 29 - Luiz Duarte da Rocha, playwright, director and musician
- March 15 - Oswaldo Montenegro, singer
- March 28 - Zizi Possi, singer
- August 9 - Fafá de Belém, singer
- December 28 - Cadão Volpato, musician, artist, journalist and write
Deaths
- February 28 - Florentino Ávidos, politician (born 1870)
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References
- Shapiro, Helen (Winter 1991). "Determinants of Firm Entry into the Brazilian Automobile Manufacturing Industry, 1956–1968". The Business History Review. 65 (4, The Automobile Industry): 879. doi:10.2307/3117267.
- "Brazil at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
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