1965 in Brazil

Events in the year 1965 in Brazil.

Federal government

 * President: Marshal Castelo Branco
 * Vice President: José Maria Alkmin

Governors

 * Acre: Vacant
 * Alagoas: Luis Cavalcante
 * Amazonas: Artur César Ferreira Reis
 * Bahia: Lomanto Júnior
 * Ceará: Virgilio Távora
 * Espírito Santo: Francisco Lacerda de Aguiar
 * Goiás:
 * Carlos de Meira Mattos (until 23 January)
 * Emílio Rodrigues Ribas Jr (from 23 January)
 * Guanabara:
 * Carlos Lacerda (until 11 October)
 * Raphael de Almeida Magalhães (11 October–5 December)
 * Francisco Negrão de Lima (from 5 December)
 * Maranhão: Newton de Barros Belo
 * Mato Grosso: Fernando Corrêa da Costa
 * Minas Gerais: José de Magalhães Pinto
 * Pará: Jarbas Passarinho
 * Paraíba: Pedro Gondim
 * Paraná:
 * Ney Braga (until 17 November)
 * Antônio Ferreira Rüppel (17 November-20 November)
 * Algacir Guimarães (from 20 November)
 * Pernambuco: Paulo Pessoa Guerra
 * Piauí: Petrônio Portella
 * Rio de Janeiro: Pablo Torres
 * Rio Grande do Norte: Aluízio Alves
 * Rio Grande do Sul: Ildo Meneghetti
 * Santa Catarina: Celso Ramos
 * São Paulo: Ademar de Barros
 * Sergipe: Celso Carvalho

Vice governors

 * Alagoas: Teotônio Brandão Vilela
 * Bahia: Orlando Moscoso
 * Ceará: Joaquim de Figueiredo Correia
 * Espírito Santo: Rubens Rangel
 * Goiás: Vacant
 * Maranhão: Alfredo Salim Duailibe
 * Mato Grosso: Jose Garcia Nieto
 * Minas Gerais: Clóvis Salgado da Gama
 * Pará: Agostinho de Meneses de Monteiro
 * Paraíba: André Avelino de Paiva Gadelha
 * Paraná:
 * Afonso Alves de Camargo Neto (until 17 November)
 * Vacant (17 November-20 November)
 * Alípio Ayres de Carvalho (from 20 November)
 * Pernambuco: Vacant
 * Piauí: João Clímaco d'Almeida
 * Rio de Janeiro: Teotônio Araújo
 * Rio Grande do Norte: Teodorico Bezerra
 * Santa Catarina: Armindo Marcílio Doutel de Andrade
 * São Paulo: Laudo Natel
 * Sergipe: Vacant

March

 * 27 March: Presidents Castelo Branco of Brazil and Alfredo Stroessner of Paraguay inaugurate the Friendship Bridge over the Paraná river, which connects the two countries.
 * 31 March: Pico da Neblina, the highest mountain in Brazil (9,827 ft), is climbed for the first time.

April

 * 8 April: The National Congress approves the amendment of direct elections in eleven Brazilian states.
 * 26 April: Rede Globo is launched in Rio de Janeiro. It is the largest television network in the country today.

October

 * 3 October: Direct elections for mayors, governors and senators are held in eleven states.
 * 27 October: President Humberto Castelo Branco issues Institutional Act Number Two (AI-2), which abolishes political parties.

January

 * January 3 – Ricardo Prado, swimmer
 * January 8 – Uidemar, coach and former footballer

March

 * March 11 – José de Anchieta Júnior, Brazilian politician (d. 2018)

May

 * May 15 – Raí, footballer

November

 * November 25 – Ana Paula Padrão, journalist

December

 * December 31 – Fernanda Porto, singer