2006 in Brazil
2006 in Brazil |
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Year of Constitution: 1988 |
Events in the year 2006 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
- Vice President: José Alencar Gomes da Silva
Governors
- Acre:
- Alagoas:
- Amazonas:
- Bahia:
- Ceará:
- Espírito Santo:
- Goiás:
- Maranhão:
- Mato Grosso:
- Mato Grosso do Sul
- Minas Gerais:
- Pará:
- Paraíba:
- Paraná:
- Pernambuco:
- Piauí:
- Rio Grande do Norte:
- Rio Grande do Sul:
- Rondônia:
- Roraima:
- Santa Catarina:
- São Paulo:
- Sergipe:
- Tocantins:
Vice governors
Events
- March 30 – Marcos Pontes becomes the first Brazilian and the first lusophone to go into space, where he stayed on the International Space Station for a week. During his trip, Pontes carried out eight experiments selected by the Brazilian Space Agency. He landed in Kazakhstan on April 8, 2006, with the crew of Expedition 12.[1]
- May 12 – May 2006 São Paulo violence
- July 12 – July 2006 São Paulo violence
- August 7 – Lei Maria da Penha is sanctioned by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
- September 29 – Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 leads to the 2006–07 Brazilian aviation crisis.
Elections
- Brazilian general election, 2006
- Rio Grande do Sul gubernatorial election, 2006
- São Paulo gubernatorial election, 2006
Founded
- Black House MMA Team.
- Museum of the Portuguese Language
- International Meal Company
- PlayTV
Football Clubs
- The following 14 clubs were founded in 2006: Adap Galo Maringá Football Club, Arsenal Atividades Desportivas Sport Club, Associação Atlética Carapebus, Coimbra Esporte Clube, Cuiabá Arsenal, Ivinhema Futebol Clube, Sociedade Desportiva Juazeirense, Juventus Futebol Clube, Legião Futebol Clube, Olé Brasil Futebol Clube, Primavera Esporte Clube, Rondonópolis Esporte Clube, Associação Esportiva Real, and Sampaio Corrêa Futebol e Esporte
Television
Debuted
Music
- Yahoo reunite.
- The bands Os Mutantes, Orkestra Rumpilezz, Thyresis, Almah and Rivotrill are formed.
Sport
- 2006 in Brazilian football.
- 2006 Grand Prix de Futsal.
- 2006 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship.
- 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
- 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix.
- 2006 Desafio Internacional das Estrelas.
- 2006 Brasil Open.
- 2006 Copa América de Ciclismo.
- Brazil win the 2006 South American Rugby Championship "B".
- Brazil participate in the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women.
- 2006 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships in Rio de Janeiro.
- 2006 Pan American Men's Youth Handball Championship.
- 2006 Beach Handball World Championships.
- Brazil at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
- Brazil at the 2006 Lusophony Games.
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See also
References
- "Marcos Pontes inicia primeira viagem espacial de um brasileiro". UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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