Today in Sao Paulo History
Brazil Topics: Brasilia - Rio de Janeiro - Salvador
Historical Events
Events 1 - 12 of 12
1554-01-25 - Founding of São Paulo city, Brazil.
1641-08-26 - West India Company conquerors Sao Paulo de Loanda, Angola
1924-07-05 - Military revolt in Sao Paulo Brazil
1932-07-09 - The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution
1974-11-01 - Fire kills 189 in less than 25 min (Sao Paulo Brazil)
1984-07-22 - 22nd Tennis Fed Cup: Czech beats Australia in Sao Paulo Brazil (2-1)
1992-10-02 - The Carandiru Massacre takes place after a riot in the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil.
1996-10-31 - The Fokker F100 on TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes into several houses in São Paulo, Brazil killing 98 including 2 on the ground.
2006-03-10 - Mass unrest by the PCC started in São Paulo (the biggest city in Brazil) which would eventually kill more than 152 people.
2006-05-13 - 2006 São Paulo violence: a major rebellion occurs in several prisons in Brazil.
2007-07-17 - TAM Airlines (TAM Linhas Aéreas) Flight 3054 crashes upon landing during rain in São Paulo. This is Brazil's deadliest aviation accident to date with an estimated 199 deaths.
Artist/Cubist Co-founder Pablo Picasso
2007-12-20 - The painting Portrait of Suzanne Bloch (1904), by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, was stolen from the São Paulo Museum of Art, along with O Lavrador de Café, by the major Brazilian modernist painter Candido Portinari.
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 1 of 1
1939-10-11 - Maria Bueno, Sao Paulo Brazil, tennis player (Wimbledon 1959)
Famous Weddings
Weddings 1 - 4 of 4
2005-12-03 - French heiress Athina Onassis (20) weds Olympic gold medalist equestrian Alvaro de Miranda Neto (32) in Sao Paulo, Brazil
2005-12-23 - Soccer star player Kaka (23) weds Brazilian singer Caroline Celico (18) at Igreja Renascer em Cristo in Sao Paulo, Brazil
2006-08-19 - Brazilian model Luciana Morad (36) weds Brazilian TV producer Marcelo de Carvalho at Ponta das Canas near the coast of Sao Paulo
2007-03-31 - Brazilian television presenter Ana Maria Braga weds businessman Marcelo Frisoni in Morumbi, Sao Paulo
