# 2012 in Brazil

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{{Year in Brazil|2012}}

Events from the year '''2012 in Brazil'''.

== Incumbents ==
=== Federal government ===
* '''[President](/source/President_of_Brazil)''': [Dilma Rousseff](/source/Dilma_Rousseff)
* '''[Vice President](/source/Vice_President_of_Brazil)''': [Michel Temer](/source/Michel_Temer)

===Governors===
* '''[Acre](/source/List_of_Governors_of_Acre)''': [Binho Marques](/source/Binho_Marques)
* '''[Alagoas](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_governadores_de_Alagoas)''': [Teotônio Vilela Filho](/source/Teot%C3%B4nio_Vilela_Filho)
* '''[Amapa](/source/List_of_Governors_of_Amapa)''': [Camilo Capiberibe](/source/Camilo_Capiberibe)
* '''[Amazonas](/source/List_of_Governors_of_Amazonas)''': [Omar Aziz](/source/Omar_Aziz)
* '''[Bahia](/source/List_of_Governors_of_Bahia)''': [Jaques Wagner](/source/Jaques_Wagner)
* '''[Ceará](/source/List_of_Governors_of_Cear%C3%A1)''': [Cid Gomes](/source/Cid_Gomes)
* '''[Espírito Santo](/source/Governor_of_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo)''': [José Roberto Arruda](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Roberto_Arruda)
* '''[Goiás](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_governadores_de_Goi%C3%A1s)''': [Marconi Perillo](/source/Marconi_Perillo)
* '''[Maranhão](/source/List_of_Governors_of_Maranh%C3%A3o)''': [Roseana Sarney](/source/Roseana_Sarney)
* '''[Mato Grosso](/source/List_of_Governors_of_Mato_Grosso)''': [Blairo Maggi](/source/Blairo_Maggi)
* '''[Mato Grosso do Sul](/source/List_of_Governors_of_Mato_Grosso_do_Sul)''': [André Puccinelli](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Puccinelli)
* '''[Minas Gerais](/source/List_of_Governors_of_Minas_Gerais)''': [Aécio Neves](/source/A%C3%A9cio_Neves)
* '''[Pará](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_governadores_do_Par%C3%A1)''': [Ana Júlia Carepa](/source/Ana_J%C3%BAlia_Carepa)
* '''[Paraíba](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_governadores_da_Para%C3%ADba)''': [José Maranhão](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Maranh%C3%A3o)
* '''[Paraná](/source/List_of_Governors_of_Paran%C3%A1)''': [Roberto Requião](/source/Roberto_Requi%C3%A3o)
* '''[Pernambuco](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_governadores_de_Pernambuco)''': [Eduardo Campos](/source/Eduardo_Campos)
* '''[Piauí](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_governadores_do_Piau%C3%AD)''': [Wellington Dias](/source/Wellington_Dias_(politician))
* '''[Rio de Janeiro](/source/List_of_Governors_of_Rio_de_Janeiro)''': [Sérgio Cabral Filho](/source/S%C3%A9rgio_Cabral_Filho)
* '''[Rio Grande do Norte](/source/Governors_of_Rio_Grande_do_Norte)''': [Wilma de Faria](/source/Wilma_de_Faria)
* '''[Rio Grande do Sul](/source/List_of_Governors_of_Rio_Grande_do_Sul)''': [Yeda Crusius](/source/Yeda_Crusius)
* '''[Rondônia](/source/List_of_Governors_of_Rond%C3%B4nia)''': [Ivo Cassol](/source/Ivo_Cassol)
* '''[Roraima](/source/Governor_of_Roraima)''': [José de Anchieta Júnior](/source/Jos%C3%A9_de_Anchieta_J%C3%BAnior)
* '''[Santa Catarina](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_governadores_de_Santa_Catarina)''': [Luiz Henrique da Silveira](/source/Luiz_Henrique_da_Silveira)
* '''[São Paulo](/source/List_of_Governors_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo)''': [José Serra](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Serra)
* '''[Sergipe](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_governadores_de_Sergipe)''': [Marcelo Déda](/source/Marcelo_D%C3%A9da)
* '''[Tocantins](/source/List_of_Governors_of_Tocantins)''': [Carlos Henrique Amorim](/source/Carlos_Henrique_Amorim)

===Vice governors===
* '''[Acre](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_do_Acre)''':	[Carlos César Correia de Messias](/source/Carlos_C%C3%A9sar_Correia_de_Messias)
* '''[Alagoas](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_de_Alagoas)''': [José Thomaz da Silva Nonô Neto](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Thomaz_da_Silva_Non%C3%B4_Neto)
* '''[Amapá](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_do_Amap%C3%A1)''': [Doralice Nascimento de Souza](/source/Doralice_Nascimento_de_Souza)
* '''[Amazonas](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_do_Amazonas)''': [José Melo de Oliveira](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Melo_de_Oliveira)
* '''[Bahia](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_da_Bahia)''': [Otto Alencar](/source/Otto_Alencar)
* '''[Ceará](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_do_Cear%C3%A1)''': [Domingos Gomes de Aguiar Filho](/source/Domingos_Gomes_de_Aguiar_Filho)
* '''[Espírito Santo](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_do_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo)''': [Givaldo Vieira da Silva](/source/Givaldo_Vieira_da_Silva)
* '''[Goiás](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_de_Goi%C3%A1s)''': [José Eliton de Figueiredo Júnior](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Eliton_de_Figueiredo_J%C3%BAnior)
* '''[Maranhão](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_do_Maranh%C3%A3o)''': [Joaquim Washington Luiz de Oliveira](/source/Joaquim_Washington_Luiz_de_Oliveira)
* '''[Mato Grosso](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_de_Mato_Grosso)''': [Francisco Tarquínio Daltro](/source/Francisco_Tarqu%C3%ADnio_Daltro)
* '''[Mato Grosso do Sul](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_de_Mato_Grosso_do_Sul)''': [Simone Tebet](/source/Simone_Tebet)
* '''[Minas Gerais](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_de_Minas_Gerais)''': [Alberto Pinto Coelho Júnior](/source/Alberto_Pinto_Coelho_J%C3%BAnior)
* '''[Pará](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_do_Par%C3%A1)''': [Helenilson Cunha Pontes](/source/Helenilson_Cunha_Pontes)
* '''[Paraíba](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_da_Para%C3%ADba)''': [Rômulo José de Gouveia](/source/R%C3%B4mulo_Jos%C3%A9_de_Gouveia)
* '''[Paraná](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_do_Paran%C3%A1)''': [Flávio José Arns](/source/Fl%C3%A1vio_Jos%C3%A9_Arns)
* '''[Pernambuco](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_de_Pernambuco)''': [João Soares Lyra Neto](/source/Jo%C3%A3o_Soares_Lyra_Neto)
* '''[Piauí](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_do_Piau%C3%AD)''': [Wilson Martins](/source/Wilson_Nunes_Martins)
* '''[Rio de Janeiro](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_do_Rio_de_Janeiro)''': [Luiz Fernando Pezão](/source/Luiz_Fernando_Pez%C3%A3o)
* '''[Rio Grande do Norte](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_do_Rio_Grande_do_Norte)''': [Robinson Faria](/source/Robinson_Faria)
* '''[Rio Grande do Sul](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_do_Rio_Grande_do_Sul)''': [Jorge Alberto Duarte Grill](/source/Jorge_Alberto_Duarte_Grill)
* '''[Rondônia](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_de_Rond%C3%B4nia)''': [Airton Pedro Gurgacz](/source/Airton_Pedro_Gurgacz)
* '''[Roraima](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_de_Roraima)''': [Francisco de Assis Rodrigues](/source/Francisco_de_Assis_Rodrigues)
* '''[Santa Catarina](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_de_Santa_Catarina)''': [Eduardo Pinho Moreira](/source/Eduardo_Pinho_Moreira)
* '''[São Paulo](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_de_S%C3%A3o_Paulo)''': [Guilherme Afif Domingos](/source/Guilherme_Afif_Domingos)
* '''[Sergipe](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_de_Sergipe)''': [Jackson Barreto](/source/Jackson_Barreto)
* '''[Tocantins](/source/%3Apt%3ALista_de_vice-governadores_do_Tocantins)''': [João Oliveira de Sousa](/source/Jo%C3%A3o_Oliveira_de_Sousa)

== Events ==
=== February ===
*'''[February 13](/source/February_13)''': [Lindemberg Alves Fernandes](/source/Elo%C3%A1_Pimentel_hostage_crisis) goes on trial for the death of ex-girlfriend [Elóa Pimentel](/source/Elo%C3%A1_Pimentel_hostage_crisis), in the city of [Santo André](/source/Santo_Andr%C3%A9).<ref>[http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/2012/02/14/15/ ''Tiros aconteceram entre explosão e entrada da PM, diz amiga de Eloá''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223958/http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/2012/02/14/15/ |date=December 2, 2013 }} (primeira página do caderno ''Cotidiano''), ''[Folha de S.Paulo](/source/Folha_de_S.Paulo)'' (14 de fevereiro de 2012).</ref>
*'''[February 16](/source/February_16)''':
**Lindemberg Alves Fernandes is convicted of all 12 crimes with which he is charged, and sentenced to 98 years and 10 months of imprisonment; Brazilian law meant that this would be limited to 30 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2012/02/lindemberg-alves-e-condenado-pela-morte-de-eloa-pimentel.html|title = Justiça condena Lindemberg Alves a 98 anos e 10 meses de prisão|date = February 16, 2012}}</ref>
**The [Supreme Federal Court](/source/Supreme_Federal_Court) decides that the [Clean Record Law](/source/Ficha_Limpa) is constitutional and valid for that year's [municipal elections](/source/2012_Brazilian_municipal_elections).<ref>[http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/2012/02/17/2/ ''Lei da Ficha Limpa vale já para as eleições deste ano''] (primeira página do 1° caderno), ''[Folha de S.Paulo](/source/Folha_de_S.Paulo)'' (17 de fevereiro de 2012).</ref>
*'''[February 25](/source/February_25)''': A fire destroys part of the [Brazilian scientific station in Antarctica](/source/Brazilian_Antarctica), leaving two dead and a [Brazilian Navy](/source/Brazilian_Navy) soldier injured.<ref>[http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/2012/02/26/2/ ''Fogo destroi base na Antártida e mata 2''] (página 12 do 1° caderno), ''[Folha de S.Paulo](/source/Folha_de_S.Paulo)'' (26 de fevereiro de 2012).</ref>
*'''[February 29](/source/February_29)''': [Federal Police](/source/Federal_Police_of_Brazil) arrest 31 people suspected of hacking slot machines in [Goiás](/source/Goi%C3%A1s), including businessman Carlos Augusto Ramos and Carlinhos Cachoeira.<ref>[http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/2012/03/01/15/ ''PF prende 31 em operação contra caça-níquel em Goiás''] (página 9 do caderno ''Cotidiano''), ''[Folha de S.Paulo](/source/Folha_de_S.Paulo)'' (1 de março de 2012).</ref>

=== March ===
*'''[March 29](/source/March_29)''': President [Dilma Rousseff](/source/Dilma_Rousseff) attends the [4th BRICS summit](/source/4th_BRICS_summit), held in [New Delhi, India](/source/New_Delhi%2C_India).<ref>[http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/2012/03/30/2/ ''Banco dos Brics fica para cúpula de 2014''] (página 20 do 1° caderno), ''[Folha de S.Paulo](/source/Folha_de_S.Paulo)'' (30 de março de 2012).</ref>

=== April ===
*'''[April 7](/source/April_7)'''-'''[8](/source/April_8)''': The first Brazilian version of the [Lollapalooza](/source/Lollapalooza) music festival is held at the Jockey Club in [São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo).<ref>[http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/2012/04/08/2/ ''Público se rende ao Foo Fighters na 1ª noite do Lollapalooza, em SP''] (página 14 do 1° caderno), ''[Folha de S.Paulo](/source/Folha_de_S.Paulo)'' (8 de abril de 2012).</ref><ref>[http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/2012/04/09/2/ ''Quase, Lolla, quase''] (página 1 do caderno ''Ilustrada''), ''[Folha de S.Paulo](/source/Folha_de_S.Paulo)'' (9 de abril de 2012).</ref>
*'''[April 25](/source/April_25)''': The [Brazilian Chamber of Deputies](/source/Brazilian_Chamber_of_Deputies) approves the project for the [New Forest Code](/source/Brazilian_Forest_Code), which reduces environmental protection.<ref>[http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/2012/04/26/2/ ''Dilma é derrotada, e nova lei diminui proteção ambiental''] (primeira página do 1° caderno), ''[Folha de S.Paulo](/source/Folha_de_S.Paulo)'' (26 de abril de 2012).</ref>

=== May ===
*'''[May 25](/source/May_25)''': President [Dilma Rousseff](/source/Dilma_Rousseff) partially vetoed modifications to the Forest Law that protects the Amazon.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/may/25/brazil-amazon-rainforest-law |title=Brazil's leader vetoes portions of new Amazon rainforest law: Dilma Rousseff sends back parts of congressional bill that loosened country's protection of forest |author=Jonathan Watts |work=The Guardian}}</ref>

=== July ===
*'''[July 1](/source/July_1)''': The cultural landscape of the city of Rio de Janeiro is elevated to the status of [Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO](/source/UNESCO_Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_Lists).<ref>[http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/2012/07/02/15/ ''Rio: Patrimônio Cultural''] (página 5 do caderno ''Cotidiano''), ''[Folha de S.Paulo](/source/Folha_de_S.Paulo)'' (2 de julho de 2012).</ref>

=== August ===
*'''[August 2](/source/August_2)''':  The [Supreme Federal Court](/source/Supreme_Federal_Court) begins the trial of the 38 defendants accused of participating in the [Mensalão scandal](/source/Mensal%C3%A3o_scandal).<ref>[http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/2012/08/02/2/ ''STF começa julgamento com ministro sob pressão''] (página 4 do 1° caderno), ''[Folha de S.Paulo](/source/Folha_de_S.Paulo)'' (2 de agosto de 2012).</ref>
*'''[August 8](/source/August_8)''': The sixth annual International Female Orgasm Day is celebrated. The holiday was established by José Arimatéia Dantas Lacerda of [Esperantina](/source/Esperantina%2C_Piau%C3%AD).<ref>[http://www.ibtimes.com/international-day-female-orgasm-brings-pleasure-brazilian-women-742490 International Day Of The Female Orgasm Brings Pleasure To Brazilian Women] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203173221/http://www.ibtimes.com/international-day-female-orgasm-brings-pleasure-brazilian-women-742490 |date=December 3, 2013 }} International Business Times, August 8, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.cosmopolitan.com/cosmo-latina/blog/international-female-orgasm-day What You Should Know About International Female Orgasm Day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232418/http://www.cosmopolitan.com/cosmo-latina/blog/international-female-orgasm-day |date=December 2, 2013 }} Cosmopolitan, August 9, 2012.</ref>

=== September ===
*'''[September 27](/source/September_27)''': [Cabo Bruno](/source/Florisvaldo_de_Oliveira), who was accused of more than 50 murders in the 1980s, is murdered after 20 gunshots at [Pindamonhangaba](/source/Pindamonhangaba), [São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_(state)); a month after leaving prison.<ref>[http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/2012/09/28/2/ ''Solto há 1 mês, Cabo Bruno é assassinado com 20 tiros''] (primeira página do 1° caderno), ''[Folha de S.Paulo](/source/Folha_de_S.Paulo)'' (28 de setembro de 2012).</ref>

=== October ===
*'''[October 7](/source/October_7)''': First round of voting in the [Brazilian municipal elections, 2012](/source/Brazilian_municipal_elections%2C_2012).
*'''[October 28](/source/October_28)''': Second round of the [Brazilian municipal elections, 2012](/source/Brazilian_municipal_elections%2C_2012).<ref>UOL Eleições. [http://noticias.bol.uol.com.br/brasil/2012/07/30/eleitorado-brasileiro-cresce-6-em-quatro-anos-e-chega-a-mais-de-138-milhoes.jhtm "Eleitorado brasileiro cresce 6%, e supera os 138 milhões; mulheres são maioria"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801221121/https://noticias.bol.uol.com.br/brasil/2012/07/30/eleitorado-brasileiro-cresce-6-em-quatro-anos-e-chega-a-mais-de-138-milhoes.jhtm |date=August 1, 2018 }}. BOL. July 30, 2012.</ref>

=== November ===
*'''[November 25](/source/November_25)''': The [2012 Brazilian Grand Prix](/source/2012_Brazilian_Grand_Prix) is held at the [Autódromo José Carlos Pace](/source/Aut%C3%B3dromo_Jos%C3%A9_Carlos_Pace) in São Paulo, and is won by British driver [Jenson Button](/source/Jenson_Button) for [McLaren](/source/McLaren); it would be the victory of his Formula One career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/9701489/Brazilian-Grand-Prix-2012-as-it-happened.html|title=Brazilian Grand Prix 2012: as it happened|date=November 25, 2011|work=Daily Telegraph UK|access-date=November 26, 2012 }}</ref>

=== December ===
*'''[December 16](/source/December_16)''': [Corinthians](/source/Sport_Club_Corinthians_Paulista) wins the [2012 FIFA Club World Cup](/source/2012_FIFA_Club_World_Cup) over [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.), with a score of [1-0](/source/2012_FIFA_Club_World_Cup_final).<ref name="match report">{{cite news |title=Match Report |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/97/27/18/08_1216_cor-che_fulltime.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222033901/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/97/27/18/08%5F1216%5Fcor-che%5Ffulltime.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 December 2012 |work=FIFA |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=16 December 2012 |access-date=17 December 2012}}</ref>
*'''[December 17](/source/December_17)''':  The [Supreme Federal Court](/source/Supreme_Federal_Court) concludes the trial of the politicians accused in the [Mensalão scandal](/source/Mensal%C3%A3o_scandal). <ref>[http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/2012/12/18/2/ ''STF manda Câmara cassar os deputados e conclui julgamento''] (primeira página do 1° caderno), ''[Folha de S.Paulo](/source/Folha_de_S.Paulo)'' (18 de dezembro de 2012).</ref>

== Deaths ==
===January===
*'''January 2''': [Beatriz Bandeira](/source/Beatriz_Bandeira), 102, activist and writer
*'''January 10''': [José Freire de Oliveira Neto](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Freire_de_Oliveira_Neto), 83,  Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Mossoró (1984–2004)<ref>{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bfreion|Bishop José Freire de Oliveira Neto|21 January 2015}}</ref>
*'''January 30''': [Al Rio](/source/Al_Rio), 49, comic book artist, suicide.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/01/31/al-rio-passes|title=Al Rio Passes Away|newspaper=Bleeding Cool News and Rumors |date=31 January 2012|publisher=Bleedingcool.com|access-date=2012-10-28}}</ref>
===February===
*'''February 22''': [João Mansur](/source/Jo%C3%A3o_Mansur), 88, politician, Governor of [Paraná](/source/Paran%C3%A1_(state)) (1973).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jmnews.com.br/noticias/regiao/2,18359,24,02,joao-mansur-ex-governador-do-pr-morre-em-curitiba-aos-88-anos.shtml|title=João Mansur dead|publisher=JMNews.com.br|access-date=16 October 2012|language=pt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231221501/http://www.jmnews.com.br/noticias/regiao/2,18359,24,02,joao-mansur-ex-governador-do-pr-morre-em-curitiba-aos-88-anos.shtml|archive-date=31 December 2012}}</ref>
*'''February 24''': 
**[Pery Ribeiro](/source/Pery_Ribeiro), 74, singer, myocardial infarction.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.rd1audiencia.com/famosos/morre-aos-74-anos-pery-ribeiro-filho-de-dalva-de-oliveira-e-herivelto-martins|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628033702/http://www.rd1audiencia.com/famosos/morre-aos-74-anos-pery-ribeiro-filho-de-dalva-de-oliveira-e-herivelto-martins|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-06-28|title=Morre, aos 74 anos, Pery Ribeiro, filho de Dalva de Oliveira e Herivelto Martins|publisher=Rd1audiencia.com|date=2012-02-24|access-date=2012-10-16|language=pt}}</ref>
**[Eliana Tranchesi](/source/Eliana_Tranchesi), 56, chief executive ([Daslu](/source/Daslu)).<ref>{{cite web|author=Do G1, em São Paulo|url=http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2012/02/morre-em-sao-paulo-eliana-tranchesi-dona-da-daslu-diz-hospital.html|title=Morre a empresária Eliana Tranchesi, ex-dona da Daslu|publisher=G1.globo.com|access-date=2012-10-16|language=pt|date=2012-02-24}}</ref>

===March===
*'''March 16''': [Aziz Ab'Sáber](/source/Aziz_Ab'S%C3%A1ber), 87, geologist, heart attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/vidae,morre-o-geografo-aziz-absaber,849376,0.htm |title=Morre o geógrafo Aziz Ab'Saber |newspaper=[O Estado de S. Paulo](/source/O_Estado_de_S._Paulo) |date=2012-03-16 |access-date=2012-08-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723110117/http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/vidae%2Cmorre-o-geografo-aziz-absaber%2C849376%2C0.htm |archive-date=2012-07-23|language=pt}}</ref>
*'''March 23''': [Chico Anysio](/source/Chico_Anysio), 80, comedian, multiple organ failure<ref>{{cite web|title=Morre aos 80 anos Chico Anysio|url=http://televisao.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2012/03/23/morre-aos-80-anos-chico-anysio.htm|work=uol.com.br|access-date=23 March 2012|language=pt}}</ref>
===April===
*'''April 14''' : [Paulo César Saraceni](/source/Paulo_C%C3%A9sar_Saraceni), 78, film director.<ref name="Saraceni">{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/2012/04/morre-no-rio-aos-79-anos-o-cineasta-paulo-cezar-saraceni.html|title=Morre no Rio, aos 79 anos, o cineasta Paulo Cezar Saraceni|access-date=2013-03-24|work=globo|date=14 April 2012}}</ref>
*'''April 26''' : [José Martins Ribeiro Nunes](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Martins_Ribeiro_Nunes), 85, naval pilot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infonet.com.br/cidade/ler.asp?id=127413|title=Cidade – Zé Peixe: 85 anos de uma vida quase toda dedicada ao mar|publisher=Infonet|date=26 April 2012|access-date=29 June 2012|language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318052113/http://www.infonet.com.br/cidade/ler.asp?id=127413|archive-date=18 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===May===
*'''May 31''' : [Nélson Jacobina](/source/N%C3%A9lson_Jacobina), 58, songwriter ("[Maracatu Atômico](/source/Maracatu_At%C3%B4mico)"), lung cancer.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://rollingstone.com.br/noticia/morre-aos-58-anos-nelson-jacobina/|title=Morre aos 58 anos Nélson Jacobina, autor de "Maracatu Atômico"|date=May 31, 2012|magazine=[Rolling Stone Brasil](/source/Rolling_Stone)|language=pt|access-date=May 31, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603035858/http://rollingstone.com.br/noticia/morre-aos-58-anos-nelson-jacobina|archive-date=June 3, 2012}}</ref>

===June===
*'''June 14''' : [Carlos Reichenbach](/source/Carlos_Reichenbach), 67, filmmaker, cardiac arrest.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/cinema/noticia/2012/06/morre-aos-67-anos-o-cineasta-carlos-reichenbach.html|title=Morre aos 67 anos o cineasta Carlos Reichenbach|publisher=G1|access-date=14 June 2012}}</ref>
===July===
*'''July 7''' : [Ronaldo Cunha Lima](/source/Ronaldo_Cunha_Lima), 76, poet and politician, Governor of [Paraíba](/source/Para%C3%ADba) (1991–1994), lung cancer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ronaldo Cunha Lima morre aos 76 anos|url=http://www.band.com.br/noticias/brasil/noticia/?id=100000515487|newspaper=band.com.br|date=7 July 2012|access-date=8 July 2012|language=pt}}</ref>
*'''July 31''' : [Alfredo Ramos](/source/Alfredo_Ramos_(Brazilian_footballer)), 87, footballer and coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esportes.terra.com.br/sao-paulo/noticias/0,,OI6037498-EI19381,00-Morre+Alfredo+Ramos+exlateral+esquerdo+e+treinador+do+Sao+Paulo.html|title=Morre Alfredo Ramos, ex-lateral esquerdo e treinador do São Paulo|publisher=Esportes.terra.com.br|access-date=2 August 2012|language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803005129/http://esportes.terra.com.br/sao-paulo/noticias/0,,OI6037498-EI19381,00-Morre+Alfredo+Ramos+exlateral+esquerdo+e+treinador+do+Sao+Paulo.html|archive-date=2012-08-03|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===August===
*'''August 24''' : [Félix Miélli Venerando](/source/F%C3%A9lix_Mi%C3%A9lli_Venerando), 74, footballer, cardiac arrest.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/felix-goalkeeper-in-brazils-greatest-football-team-8099842.html|title=Félix: Goalkeeper in Brazil's greatest football team|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=2012-09-01|location=London|first=Ivan|last=Ponting|date=2012-09-01}}</ref>

===September===
*'''September 19''': [Leopoldo Penna Franca](/source/Leopoldo_Penna_Franca), 53, mathematician, heart attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netlib.org/na-digest-html/12/v12n40.html#1|title=Leopoldo Franca, 1959-2012|access-date=2013-01-18}}</ref>
*'''September 27''': [Cabo Bruno](/source/Florisvaldo_de_Oliveira), 53, serial killer, multiple gunshot wounds.
*'''September 29''': [Hebe Camargo](/source/Hebe_Camargo), 83, television presenter, cardiac arrest.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/2012/09/hebe-camargo-morre-aos-83-anos.html|title=Hebe Camargo morre aos 83 anos|publisher=G1.globo.com|language=pt|access-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref>

===October===
*'''October 27''': [Regina Dourado](/source/Regina_Dourado), 59, actress, breast cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/bahia/noticia/2012/10/morre-em-salvador-atriz-baiana-regina-dourado.html |title=Morre em Salvador a atriz baiana Regina Dourado |publisher=g1.globo.com |language=pt |date=2012-10-27 |access-date=2012-11-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030202010/http://g1.globo.com/bahia/noticia/2012/10/morre-em-salvador-atriz-baiana-regina-dourado.html |archive-date=2012-10-30 }}</ref>
===November===
*'''November 3''': [Carmélia Alves](/source/Carm%C3%A9lia_Alves), 89, [baião](/source/Bai%C3%A3o_(music)) singer, multiple organ seizure.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130126173732/http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/notitas-de-noticias/details/brazils-queen-of-baiao-carmelia-alves-dies-at-89/19655 Brazil's "Queen of Baiao" Carmelia Alves Dies at 89]}}</ref>
*'''November 29''': [Joelmir Beting](/source/Joelmir_Beting), 75, journalist and writer, stroke.<ref>[http://oglobo.globo.com/economia/morre-aos-75-anos-jornalista-joelmir-beting-6867082 Morre aos 75 anos o jornalista Joelmir Beting]</ref>

===December===
*'''December 2''': [Décio Pignatari](/source/D%C3%A9cio_Pignatari), 85, poet, essayist and translator, respiratory failure.<ref>[http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2012/12/decio-pignatari-1927-2012/ Décio Pignatari, 1927–2012]</ref>
*'''December 5''': [Oscar Niemeyer](/source/Oscar_Niemeyer), 104, architect, respiratory infection.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Reuters|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/world/americas/oscar-niemeyer-modernist-architect-of-brasilia-dies-at-104.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=Oscar Niemeyer, Architect Who Gave Brasília Its Flair, Dies at 104|publisher=NY Times|access-date=December 5, 2012}}</ref>
*'''December 20''': [Thelma Reston](/source/Thelma_Reston), 75, actress (''[Entranced Earth](/source/Entranced_Earth)''), breast cancer.<ref name=vol>{{cite news|first=Carla|last=Neves|title=Morre, aos 75 anos, a atriz Thelma Reston |url=http://televisao.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2012/12/20/morre-aos-75-anos-a-atriz-thelma-reston.htm |work=[Universo Online](/source/Universo_Online)  |date=20 December 2012 |accessdate=8 January 2013}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [2012 in Brazilian football](/source/2012_in_Brazilian_football)
* [2012 in Brazilian television](/source/2012_in_Brazilian_television)
* [List of Brazilian films of 2012](/source/List_of_Brazilian_films_of_2012)

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