1942 in Brazil
Events in the year 1942 in Brazil.Establishments
Federal government
- President: Getúlio Vargas
Governors
- :pt:Lista de governadores de Alagoas|Alagoas:
- Amazonas:
- Bahia:
- Ceará:
- Espírito Santo:
- :pt:Lista de governadores de Goiás|Goiás:
- Maranhão:
- Mato Grosso:
- Minas Gerais:
- :pt:Lista de governadores do Pará|Pará:
- :pt:Lista de governadores da Paraíba|Paraíba:
- Paraná:
- :pt:Lista de governadores de Pernambuco|Pernambuco:
- :pt:Lista de governadores do Piauí|Piauí:
- Rio Grande do Norte:
- Rio Grande do Sul:
- :pt:Lista de governadores de Santa Catarina|Santa Catarina:
- São Paulo:
- :pt:Lista de governadores de Sergipe|Sergipe:
Vice governors
- :pt:Lista de vice-governadores do Rio Grande do Norte|Rio Grande do Norte:
- :pt:Lista de vice-governadores de São Paulo|São Paulo:
Events
- 28 January- Brazil breaks diplomatic relations with the Axis countries.
- July 26- The Brazilian ship Tamandaré is sunk by the German submarine U-66 off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago.
- August 17 - The ships Itagiba and Arará are torpedoed by German submarine U-507.
- August 22 - President Getúlio Vargas signs the declaration of war against Germany and Italy.
- 1 November - The Cruzeiro "antigo" is adopted as the official currency.
- date unknown - Aircraft manufacturer Companhia Aeronáutica Paulista is established in São Paulo.
Arts and culture
Books
- Jorge Amado - Gabriela
- Júlio Afrânio Peixoto - Pepitas
Films
- Saludos Amigos
Music
- Heitor Villa-Lobos - Rudepoêma
Births
- 19 January - Nara Leão, singer and actress
- 6 March - Flora Purim, jazz singer
- 19 March - José Serra, politician
- 20 April - Roberto Freire, politician
- 23 April - Jorge Antunes, composer
- 3 June - Celso Amorim, diplomat and politician
- 26 June - Gilberto Gil, singer, guitarist, and songwriter
- 7 August - Caetano Veloso, musician and writer
- 23 August
- * Jarbas Vasconcelos, politician and lawyer
- * Susana Vieira, actress
- 26 October - Anecy Rocha, actress
Deaths
- 23 April - Olga Benário Prestes, political activist
- 17 October - Sebastião da Silveira Cintra, Roman Catholic cardinal
