2016 in Brazil

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See also:	Other events of 2016 Timeline of Brazilian history

2016 in Brazil sees Rio de Janeiro host the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics in August. This comes 2 years after Rio de Janeiro hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup. 2016 will be Brazil's 115th season of competitive football and in international competition, it will see Brazil play qualification matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The incumbent President of Brazil is Dilma Rousseff , who is the 36th president of Brazil and in her 6th year in office. Michel Temer is the vice president of Brazil.

Incumbents

• President: Dilma Rousseff
• Vice President: Michel Temer

Predicted and Scheduled Events

March

• March 13 - Hundreds of thousands of people all over Brazil protest against corruption and denounce the government of President Dilma Rousseff.^[1]

August

• August 5-21 - The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[2]

September

• September 7-18 - The 2016 Summer Paralympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[3]

Arts and culture

• 2015–16 Brazil network television schedule
• List of Brazilian films of 2016

Sports

• 2016 in Brazilian football

Deaths

• January 1 – Gilberto Mendes, 93, Brazilian composer.^[4]
• January 5 – Antônio Pompêo, 62, Brazilian actor.^[5]
• January 11 – Reginaldo Araújo, 38, Brazilian footballer, heart attack.^[6]
• January 14 – Shaolin, 44, Brazilian humorist, heart attack.^[7]
• January 25 – Cláudio Clarindo, 38, Brazilian ultra-distance cyclist, traffic collision.^[8]
• February 2 – Luiz Felipe Lampreia, 74, Brazilian diplomat.^[9]
• February 15 – Paulo Barreto Menezes, 90, Brazilian civil engineer and politician, Governor of Sergipe (1971–1975).^[10]
• March 7 – Ana Luiza Pessoa de Queiroz, 60s, Brazilian fashion agent (Rabih Kayrouz, Anne Valérie Hash).^[11]
• March 9 – Naná Vasconcelos, 71, Brazilian jazz percussionist and vocalist, eight-time Grammy Award winner, lung cancer.^[12]
• March 17 – Gaúcho, 52, Brazilian football coach and player (Flamengo), prostate cancer.^[13]
• March 18 – José Carlos Avellar, 79, Brazilian film critic (Jornal do Brasil).^[14]
• March 19 – Roger Agnelli, 56, Brazilian bank and mining executive, CEO of Vale S.A. (2001–2011), plane crash.^[15]
• March 25 – Clodomir Santos de Morais, 87, Brazilian sociologist.^[16]
• March 26 – Lucas Gomes Arcanjo, 44, Brazilian police officer and political activist.^[17]
• March 28 – Gilson Alvaristo, 59, Brazilian professional cyclist.^[18]
• March 31 – Amaury Epaminondas, 80, Brazilian footballer (São Paulo F.C., Deportivo Toluca F.C.).^[19]
• April 1 – Petrucio Melo, 65, Brazilian television presenter, cardiac arrest.^[20]
• April 7 – Flávio Guarnieri, 56, Portuguese-born Brazilian actor.^[21]
• April 25 – Patrick Fabionn Lopes, 35, Brazilian football player.^[22]

References

1. "Protesters in Brazil push to impeach President Dilma Rousseff". CNN. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
2. "Rio 2016 Olympic Games". Retrieved February 25, 2015.
3. "The Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
4. Esposa de Gilberto Mendes dá último adeus: 'Morreu nos meus braços' (Portuguese)
5. Ator Antônio Pompêo é encontrado morto no Rio (Portuguese)
6. Ex-Coritiba e Santos, Reginaldo Araújo morre aos 38 anos (Portuguese)
7. Humorista Shaolin morre em Campina Grande (Portuguese)
8. Brazilian pro cyclist Claudio Clarindo killed by car while training
9. El excanciller brasileño Luiz Felipe Lampreia fallece a los 74 años (Spanish)
10. Morre ex-governador de Sergipe Paulo Barreto Menezes (Portuguese)
11. Fashion Agent Ana Luiza Pessoa de Queiroz Dies
12. Lenda da percussão brasileira, Naná Vasconcelos morre aos 71 anos (Portuguese)
13. Morre ex-centroavante Gaúcho, ídolo rubro-negro no início dos anos 90 (Portuguese)
14. Crítico de cinema José Carlos Avellar morre aos 79 anos (Portuguese)
15. Brazil's Agnelli, who turned Vale into top miner, dies in crash
16. MST lamenta e morte de Clodomir Santos de Moraes (Portuguese)
17. Policial Civil Lucas Gomes Arcanjo é encontrado morto em Belo Horizonte (Portuguese)
18. Referência no ciclismo brasileiro, Gilson Alvaristo morre aos 59 anos (Portuguese)
19. Murió Amaury Epaminondas, primer campeón de goleo del Toluca (Spanish)
20. Morre aos 65 anos o apresentador Petrucio Melo, ex-jurado de Silvio Santos (Portuguese)
21. Aos 56 anos, morre o ator Flávio Guarnieri (Portuguese)
22. Ex-Cruzeiro, Patrick Fabionn morre aos 35 anos em hospital de São Paulo (Portuguese)