2005 in Brazil

Events in the year 2005 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
• Vice President: José Alencar Gomes da Silva

Governors

• Acre: Jorge Viana
• Alagoas: Ronaldo Lessa
• Amapa: Waldez Góes
• Amazonas: Eduardo Braga
• Bahia: Paulo Souto
• Ceará: Lúcio Alcântara
• Espírito Santo: Paulo Hartung
• Goiás: Marconi Perillo
• Maranhão: José Reinaldo Tavares
• Mato Grosso: Blairo Maggi
• Mato Grosso do Sul: José Orcírio Miranda dos Santos
• Minas Gerais: Aécio Neves
• Pará: Simão Jatene
• Paraíba: Cássio Cunha Lima
• Paraná: Hermas Eurides Brandão
• Pernambuco: Jarbas Vasconcelos
• Piauí: Wellington Dias
• Rio de Janeiro: Rosinha Garotinho
• Rio Grande do Norte: Wilma Maria de Faria
• Rio Grande do Sul: Germano Rigotto
• Rondônia: Ivo Narciso Cassol
• Roraima: Ottomar de Sousa Pinto
• Santa Catarina: Luiz Henrique da Silveira
• São Paulo: Geraldo Alckmin
• Sergipe: João Filho
• Tocantins: Marcelo Miranda

Vice governors

• Acre: Arnóbio Marques de Almeida Júnior
• Alagoas: Luís Abílio de Sousa Neto
• Amapá: Pedro Paulo Dias de Carvalho
• Amazonas: Omar José Abdel Aziz
• Bahia: Eraldo Tinoco Melo
• Ceará: Francisco de Queiroz Maia Júnior
• Espírito Santo: Wellington Coimbra
• Goiás: Alcides Rodrigues Filho
• Maranhão: Jurandir Ferro do Lago Filho
• Mato Grosso: Iraci Araújo Moreira
• Mato Grosso do Sul: Egon Krakheche
• Minas Gerais: Clésio Soares de Andrade
• Pará: Valéria Pires Franco
• Paraíba: Lauremília Lucena
• Paraná: Orlando Pessuti
• Pernambuco: José Mendonça Bezerra Filho
• Piauí: Osmar Ribeiro de Almeida Júnior
• Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Paulo Conde
• Rio Grande do Norte: Antônio Jácome
• Rio Grande do Sul: Antônio Carlos Hohlfeldt
• Rondônia: Odaísa Fernandes Ferreira
• Roraima: Erci de Moraes
• Santa Catarina: Eduardo Pinho Moreira
• São Paulo: Claudio Lembo
• Sergipe: Marília Mandarino
• Tocantins: Raimundo Nonato Pires dos Santos

Events

January

• January 27: The airline VASP ceases all operations. They would declare bankruptcy by September 4, 2008.

February

• February 12: American nun and environmentalist, Dorothy Stang is murdered in Anapu, Pará.
• February 15: Federal deputy Severino Cavalcanti from the PP, is elected president of the Chamber of Deputies.

March

• March 2: The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approves the Biosafety Law, which allows research with embryonic stem cells, as well as the planting and commercialization of transgenic products.

May

• May 14: Veja magazine releases a video recording, showing the director of the Post Office, Maurício Marinho receiving bribes from businessmen.

June

• June 16: The Minister of the Civil House, José Dirceu, resigns from his position to answer Roberto Jefferson's accusations.
• June 29: Brazil defeats Argentina 4-1, to win their second FIFA Confederations Cup trophy.

August

• August 6-7: About R$164 million is stolen from the vault of the Banco Central branch located in Fortaleza, Ceará.

September

• September 14: The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil approves the impeachment of federal deputy Roberto Jefferson.
• September 21: The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Severino Cavalcanti, is accused of charging bribes. As a result he resigns from his mandate and from his position as deputy.
• September 23: A Veja Magazine article reports a football match-fixing scandal, which evolves into a lawsuit and investigation by the Federal Police Department. This would be known as the Máfia do Apito.
• September 29: 2005 MTV Video Music Brazil.

October

• October 23: In a referendum, the Brazilian population votes no to prohibit the sale of firearms in the country.

November

• November 30: The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil approves the impeachment of Chief Minister of the Civil House, José Dirceu.

December

• December 18: São Paulo defeats Liverpool 1-0 to win the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup.

Births

• February 28 – Vitor Roque, footballer

Deaths

January

• 17 January – Bezerra da Silva, samba musician (b. 1927)

December

• 22 December – Aurora Miranda, singer and actress (b. 1915)

Film

• List of Brazilian films of 2005

Television

Debuted

• Alma Gêmea
• Anabel
• Belíssima
• Dança dos Famosos
• Fudêncio e Seus Amigos
• Mandrake
• Pixcodelics

Ended

• City of Men
• Começar de Novo
• A Escrava Isaura
• Esmeralda
• Floribella
• Senhora do Destino

Music

• Black Drawing Chalks and Ksis are formed.
• Smack (Brazilian band) reunite.
• MX (band) reunite for a second time.
• Patife Band reunite also for a second time.

Sport

• 2005 in Brazilian football
• 2005 Grand Prix de Futsal
• 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
• 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix
• 2005 Desafio Internacional das Estrelas
• 2005 Stock Car Brasil season
• 2005 Brasil Open
• 2005 Volleyball America's Cup in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul.
• 2005 Men's South American Volleyball Championship in Lages, Santa Catarina (state).
• 2005 Pan American Men's Youth Handball Championship in Brusque, Santa Catarina.
• Brazil become 2nd in the 2005 South American Rugby Championship "B" in Paraguay.
• 2005 Saint Silvester Road Race
• Jungle Fight 4 MMA event.
• 2005 Copa América de Ciclismo

See also

• 2005 in Brazilian football

References

1. Brazil
2. 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix
3. Brazil national football team
4. Miss Brazil 2005
5. 2005 in Brazilian football
6. Gun control in Brazil
7. 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
8. Crime in Brazil
9. 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup final
10. Sport in Brazil
11. List of Brazilian films of 2005
12. Slavery in Brazil
13. Religion in Brazil
14. 2005 in Brazilian television
15. Brazil national football team records and statistics
16. Culture of Brazil
17. 2005
18. 2005 in film
19. Argentina–Brazil football rivalry
20. Race and ethnicity in Brazil