Events in the year 1962 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: João Goulart
Prime Minister: Tancredo Neves (until 12 July) Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha (from 12 July to 18 September) Hermes Lima (starting 18 September) Vice President: Vacant
Governors
Alagoas: Luis Cavalcante
Amazonas: Gilberto Mestrinho
Bahia: Juracy Magalhães
Ceará: Parsifal Barroso
Espírito Santo: Raul Giuberti (until 6 July) Hélsio Pinheiro Cordeiro (6 July-5 August) Asdrúbal Martins Soares (from 5 August) Goiás: Mauro Borges Guanabara: Carlos Lacerda Maranhão: Newton de Barros Belo Mato Grosso: Fernando Corrêa da Costa Minas Gerais: José de Magalhães Pinto Pará: Aurélio do Carmo Paraíba: Pedro Gondim Paraná: Nei Braga Pernambuco: Cid Sampaio Piauí: Chagas Rodrigues (until 3 July) Tibério Nunes (from 3 July) Rio de Janeiro: Celso Peçanha (until 7 July) José Janotti (from 7 July) Rio Grande do Norte: Aluízio Alves Rio Grande do Sul: Leonel Brizola Santa Catarina: Celso Ramos São Paulo: Carlos Alberto Alves de Carvalho Pinto Sergipe: Luís Garcia (until 6 July) Dionísio Machado (from 6 July)
Vice governors
Alagoas: Teotônio Brandão Vilela
Bahia: Orlando Moscoso
Ceará: Wilson Gonçalves
Espírito Santo: Raul Giuberti (until 6 July) Vacant thereafter (from 6 July) Goiás: Antônio Rezende Monteiro Maranhão: Alfredo Salim Duailibe Mato Grosso: Jose Garcia Neto Minas Gerais: Clóvis Salgado da Gama Pará: Newton Burlamaqui de Miranda Paraíba: André Avelino de Paiva Gadelha Pernambuco: Pelópidas da Silveira Piauí: Tibério Nunes (until 6 July) Vacant thereafter (from 6 July) Rio de Janeiro: Vacant Rio Grande do Norte: Walfredo Gurgel (until 31 January) Vacant thereafter (from 31 January) Santa Catarina: Armindo Marcílio Doutel de Andrade São Paulo: Porfírio da Paz Sergipe: Dionísio Machado (until 6 July) Vacant thereafter (from 6 July)
Events
April
April 4: Brazilian President João Goulart is received by US President John F. Kennedy at the White House in Washington, DC. April 21: The University of Brasília is established.
May
May 23: O Pagador de Promessas is the first Brazilian film to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, in France.
June
June 15: The territory of Acre becomes the country's 22nd state. A star representing Acre would be added to the flag of Brazil six years later. June 17: Brazil defeats Czechoslovakia 3–1 to win the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final in Chile. Brazil wins its second FIFA World Cup.
July
July 13: President João Goulart signs a law establishing the 13th salary.
October
October 11: Santos FC wins its first Intercontinental Cup after beating Portuguese club Benfica 5-2 at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, as well as the first Brazilian club to win the championship.
Births
January
4 January: Norton Nascimento, actor (died 2007)
February
13 February: Jackie Silva, volleyball player
April
19 April: Eduardo Galvão, actor (died 2020)
October
31 October: Raphael Rabello, guitarist (died 1995)
December
31 December: Pedro Cardoso, actor
Deaths
February
6 February: Candido Portinari, painter (born 1903)
August
29 August: Georgina de Albuquerque, painter (born 1885)
September
26 September: Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha, Prime Minister of Brazil (born 1910)