Vice President José Sarney, upon becoming vice president, assumes the duties of President of Brazil, as the new President Tancredo Neves had become severely ill, the day before.[6]
21 April: Brazilian President Tancredo Neves dies and is succeeded by Vice President José Sarney. The vice president post is left vacant until 1990.[7]
30 September: Severe hail storm, with ice stones weighing up to 1 kg, hits the municipality of Itabirinha, in the Rio Doce Valley, inland Minas Gerais. Around 50% of the homes in the urban core were affected, including 900 homes damaged and 50 completely destroyed, leaving more than 20 people dead and 600 injured. Of the approximately 10,000 inhabitants, 4,000 were left homeless.[9][10]
Births
January
January 1 – Tiago Splitter, coach and former basketball player
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