1997 in Brazil

Incumbents

Federal government

Governors

• *Divaldo Suruagy
• *Manoel Gomes de Barros (Mano) Amapa: João CapiberibeAmazonas: Amazonino MendesBahia: Paulo SoutoCeará: Tasso Jereissati Espírito Santo: Vitor Buaiz Goiás: Maguito VilelaMaranhão: Roseana SarneyMato Grosso: Dante de Oliveira[List of Governors of List of Governors of Mato Grosso|Mato Grosso do Sul|Mato Grosso do Sul]: Wilson Barbosa MartinsMinas Gerais: Eduardo Brandão Azeredo Pará: Almir Gabriel Paraíba: José Maranhão Paraná: Jaime Lerner Pernambuco: Miguel Arraes Piauí: Mão SantaRio de Janeiro: Marcello AlencarRio Grande do Norte: Garibaldi Alves Filho Rio Grande do Sul: Antônio Britto Rondônia: Valdir Raupp de Mattos Roraima: Neudo Ribeiro Campos Santa Catarina: Paulo Afonso Vieira São Paulo: Mário Covas Sergipe: Albano Franco Tocantins: José Wilson Siqueira Campos

Vice governors

• *Manuel Gomes de Barros
• *Vacant Amapá: Antônio Hildegardo Gomes de Alencar Amazonas:
• *Alfredo Pereira do Nascimento
• *Vacant Bahia: César Borges Ceará: Moroni Bing Torgan Espírito Santo: José Renato Casagrande Goiás: Naphtali Alves de Souza Maranhão: José Reinaldo Carneiro Tavares Mato Grosso: José Márcio Panoff de Lacerda Mato Grosso do Sul: Vacant Minas Gerais: Walfrido Silvino dos Mares Guia Neto Pará: Hélio Mota Gueiros Júnior Paraíba: VacantParaná: Emília de Sales Belinati Pernambuco: Jorge José Gomes Piauí: Osmar Antônio de Araújo Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Paulo Correa da RochaRio Grande do Norte: Fernando Freire Rio Grande do Sul: Vicente Joaquim Bogo Rondônia: Aparício Carvalho de Moraes Roraima: Airton Antonio Soligo Santa Catarina: José Augusto Hülse São Paulo: Geraldo Alckmin Sergipe: José Carlos Machado Tocantins: Raimundo Nonato Pires dos Santos

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
• February 17: Darcy Ribeiro, anthropologist and politician

April

• April 11: Castor de Andrade, mobster

May

• May 2: Paulo Freire, philosopher

August

• August 9: Herbert de Souza, activist and sociologist