2009 in Brazil
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Events in the year 2009 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva[1]
- Vice President: José Alencar Gomes da Silva[2]
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
View of the Christ the Redeemer statue from a helicopter
States fully (dark red) and partially (light red) affected by the blackout.
- October 2 – The 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark selects Rio de Janeiro as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]
- November 11 – Brazil, along with Paraguay, suffers from a large power blackout at night, which affects several million people.[4]
Deaths
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References
- "Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- Turner, Barry (2009). The Statesman's Yearbook 2010: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 223. ISBN 9781349586325.
- Ronay, Barney; Burnton, Simon (2 October 2009). "Olympic Games 2016 host city decision day - as it happened!". the Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- Barrionuevo, Alexei (11 November 2009). "Officials Search for Answers in Extensive Brazil Blackout". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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