1980 in Brazil

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: General João Figueiredo
• Vice President: Aureliano Chaves

  Governors

• Acre:
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• Amazonas:
• Bahia:
• Ceará:
• Espírito Santo:
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• Maranhão:
• Mato Grosso:
• Minas Gerais:
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• :pt:Lista de governadores da Paraíba|Paraíba:
• :pt:Lista de governadores de Pernambuco|Pernambuco:
• :pt:Lista de governadores do Piauí|Piauí:
• Paraná:
• Rio Grande do Norte:
• Rio Grande do Sul:
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• São Paulo:
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  Vice governors

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• :pt:Lista de vice-governadores de Alagoas|Alagoas:
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• :pt:Lista de vice-governadores da Bahia|Bahia:
• :pt:Lista de vice-governadores do Ceará|Ceará:
• :pt:Lista de vice-governadores do Espírito Santo|Espírito Santo:
• :pt:Lista de vice-governadores de Goiás|Goiás:
• :pt:Lista de vice-governadores de Mato Grosso|Mato Grosso:
• :pt:Lista de vice-governadores de Minas Gerais|Minas Gerais:
• :pt:Lista de vice-governadores do Pará|Pará:
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• :pt:Lista de vice-governadores do Paraná|Paraná:
• :pt:Lista de vice-governadores de Pernambuco|Pernambuco:
• :pt:Lista de vice-governadores do Piauí|Piaui:
• :pt:Lista de vice-governadores do Rio Grande do Norte|Rio Grande do Norte:
• :pt:Lista de vice-governadores do Rio Grande do Sul|Rio Grande do Sul:
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• :pt:Lista de vice-governadores de São Paulo|São Paulo:

  Events

• June 1 - Mauro Milhomem, a Brazilian pilot, attempted to crash his Sertanejo-721 into the Hotel Presidente, owned by his mother-in-law, after he had an argument with his wife the previous day due to her cheating on him. The plane failed to hit the target and hit instead into several other objects, ultimately crashing into an accounting office in front of a forum. Six people were killed and four were wounded.

  Births

• February 25 - Fernando Santos, footballer
• April 5
• * Carolina Moraes, synchronized swimmer
• * Isabela Moraes, synchronized swimmer
• May 20 - Cauã Reymond, actor
• July 20 - Dado Dolabella, actor
• August 16 - Raniere Silva dos Santos, footballer

  Deaths

• March 22 - Hélio Oiticica, artist
• July 9 - Vinicius de Moraes, poet and dramatist
• December 21 - Nelson Rodrigues, journalist, novelist and playwright