1985 in Brazil
Events in the year 1985 in Brazil.
| 1985 in Brazil | 
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| Timeline of Brazilian history | 
| History of Brazil since 1985 | 
| Year of Constitution: 1967 | 
Incumbents
    
    Federal government
    
- President: General João Figueiredo (until 15 March), José Sarney (starting 15 March)
 - Vice President: Aureliano Chaves (until 15 March), vacant (from 15 March)
 
Governors
    
- Acre: Nabor Júnior
 - Alagoas: Divaldo Suruagy
 - Amazonas: Gilberto Mestrinho
 - Bahia: João Durval Carneiro
 - Ceará: Gonzaga Mota
 - Espírito Santo: Gerson Camata
 - Goiás: Iris Rezende
 - Maranhão: Luís Rocha
 - Mato Grosso: Julio Campos
 - Mato Grosso do Sul: Wilson Barbosa Martins
 - Minas Gerais: Hélio Garcia
 - Pará: Jader Barbalho
 - Paraíba: Wilson Braga
 - Paraná: José Richa
 - Pernambuco: Roberto Magalhães
 - Piauí: Hugo Napoleão
 - Rio de Janeiro: Leonel Brizola
 - Rio Grande do Norte: José Agripino Maia
 - Rio Grande do Sul: Jair de Oliveira Soares
 - Rondônia: Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira (until 13 May); Ângelo Angelin (from 13 May)
 - Santa Catarina: Esperidião Amin
 - São Paulo: André Franco Montoro
 - Sergipe: João Alves Filho
 
Vice governors
    
- Acre: Iolanda Ferreira Lima Fleming
 - Alagoas: José de Medeiros Tavares
 - Amazonas: Manoel Henriques Ribeiro
 - Bahia: Edvaldo de Oliveira Flores
 - Ceará: José Adauto Bezerra
 - Espírito Santo: José Moraes
 - Goiás: Onofre Quinan
 - Maranhão: João Rodolfo Ribeiro Gonçalves
 - Mato Grosso: Wilmar Peres de Faria
 - Mato Grosso do Sul: Ramez Tebet
 - Minas Gerais: vacant
 - Pará: Laércio Dias Franco
 - Paraíba: José Carlos da Silva Júnior
 - Paraná: João Elísio Ferraz de Campos
 - Pernambuco: Gustavo Krause Gonçalves Sobrinho
 - Piauí: José Raimundo Bona Medeiros
 - Rio de Janeiro: Darcy Ribeiro
 - Rio Grande do Norte: Radir Pereira
 - Rio Grande do Sul: Cláudio Ênio Strassburger
 - Santa Catarina: Victor Fontana
 - São Paulo: Orestes Quércia
 - Sergipe: Antônio Carlos Valadares
 
Events
    
    January
    
- January 11: The first night of festival Rock In Rio is realized with a concert of Queen and Iron Maiden.
 
March
    
- March 15: After a 21-year rule, the country's military government comes to an end after numerous protests (notably Diretas Já) against the authoritarian regime and demanding democratic elections. President José Sarney takes office.
 
Births
    
- January 4 – Fernando Rees, racing driver
 - April 1 – Danilo Caçador, footballer (d. 2018)
 - May 10 – David Miranda, journalist and politician
 - June 4 – Ana Carolina Reston, fashion model (d. 2006)
 
References
    
See also
    
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