{{short description|none}} <!-- "none" is preferred when the title alone is adequate; see WP:SDNONE --> {{Year in Brazil|2015}} Events in the year '''2015 in Brazil''':
== Incumbents == === Federal government === * '''President''': Dilma Rousseff * '''Vice President''': Michel Temer
===Governors=== * '''Acre''': Tião Viana * '''Alagoas''': **Teotônio Vilela Filho (until 1 January) ** Renan Filho (starting 1 January) * '''Amapa''': **Camilo Capiberibe (until 1 January) ** Waldez Góes (starting 1 January) * '''Amazonas''': José Melo * '''Bahia''': **Jacques Wagner (until 1 January) ** Rui Costa (starting 1 January) * '''Ceará''': **Cid Gomes (until 1 January) **Camilo Santana (starting 1 January) * '''Espírito Santo''': **Renato Casagrande (until 1 January) ** Paulo Hartung (starting 1 January) * '''Goiás''': Marconi Perillo * '''Maranhão''': **Arnaldo Melo (until 1 January) **Flávio Dino (starting 1 January) * '''Mato Grosso''': Pedro Taques * '''Mato Grosso do Sul''': **André Puccinelli (until 1 January) **Reinaldo Azambuja (starting 1 January) * '''Minas Gerais''': Fernando Damata Pimentel (starting 1 January) * '''Pará''': Simão Jatene * '''Paraíba''': Ricardo Coutinho * '''Paraná''': Beto Richa * '''Pernambuco''': **João Lyra Neto (until 1 January) **Paulo Câmara (starting 1 January) * '''Piauí''': **Zé Filho (until 1 January) **Wellington Dias (starting 1 January) * '''Rio de Janeiro''': Luiz Fernando Pezão (starting 1 January) * '''Rio Grande do Norte''': **Rosalba Ciarlini Rosado (until 1 January) **Robinson Faria (starting 1 January) * '''Rio Grande do Sul''': **Tarso Genro (until 1 January) **José Ivo Sartori (starting 1 January) * '''Rondônia''': Confúcio Moura * '''Roraima''': Suely Campos * '''Santa Catarina''': Raimundo Colombo * '''São Paulo''': Geraldo Alckmin * '''Sergipe''': Jackson Barreto * '''Tocantins''': **Sandoval Cardoso (until 1 January) **Marcelo Miranda (starting 1 January)
===Vice governors=== * '''Acre''': **Carlos César Correia de Messias (until 1 January) ** Maria Nazareth Melo de Araújo Lambert (starting 1 January) * '''Alagoas''': **José Thomaz da Silva Nonô Neto (until 1 January) ** José Luciano Barbosa da Silva (starting 1 January) * '''Amapá''': **Doralice Nascimento de Souza (until 1 January) **João Bosco Papaléo Paes (starting 1 January) * '''Amazonas''': **José Melo de Oliveira (until 1 January) **José Henrique Oliveira (starting 1 January) * '''Bahia''': **Otto Alencar (until 1 January) **João Leão (starting 1 January) * '''Ceará''': **Domingos Gomes de Aguiar Filho (until 1 January) **Maria Izolda Cela de Arruda Coelho (starting 1 January) * '''Espírito Santo''': **Givaldo Vieira da Silva (until 1 January) **César Roberto Colnago (starting 1 January) * '''Goiás''': José Eliton de Figueiredo Júnior * '''Maranhão''': **Joaquim Washington Luiz de Oliveira (until 1 January) **Carlos Orleans Brandão Júnior (starting 1 January) * '''Mato Grosso''': **Francisco Tarquínio Daltro (until 1 January) **Carlos Henrique Baqueta Fávaro (starting 1 January) * '''Mato Grosso do Sul''': **Simone Tebet (until 1 January) **Rose Modesto (starting 1 January) * '''Minas Gerais''': **Alberto Pinto Coelho Júnior (until 1 January) **Antônio Eustáquio Andrade Ferreira (starting 1 January) * '''Pará''': **Helenilson Cunha Pontes (until 1 January) **José da Cruz Marinho (starting 1 January) * '''Paraíba''': **Rômulo José de Gouveia (until 1 January) **Lígia Feliciano (starting 1 January) * '''Paraná''': **Flávio José Arns (until 1 January) **Maria Aparecida Borghetti (starting 1 January) * '''Pernambuco''': **João Soares Lyra Neto (until 1 January) **Raul Jean Louis Henry Júnior (starting 1 January) * '''Piaui''': **Antônio José de Moraes Souza Filho (until 1 January) **Margarete de Castro Coelho (starting 1 January) * '''Rio de Janeiro''': Francisco Dornelles (starting January 1) * '''Rio Grande do Norte''': **Robinson Faria (until 1 January) **Fábio Dantas (starting 1 January) * '''Rio Grande do Sul''': **Jorge Alberto Duarte Grill (until 1 January) **José Paulo Dornelles Cairoli (starting 1 January) * '''Rondônia''': ** Airton Pedro Gurgacz (until 1 January) **{{ill|Daniel Pereira (politician)|lt=Daniel Pereira|pt|Daniel Pereira}} (starting 1 January) * '''Roraima''': **Francisco de Assis Rodrigues (until 1 January) **Paulo César Justo Quartiero (starting 1 January) * '''Santa Catarina''': Eduardo Pinho Moreira * '''São Paulo''': **Guilherme Afif Domingos (until 1 January) **Márcio França (starting 1 January) * '''Sergipe''': **Jackson Barreto de Lima (until 1 January) ** Belivaldo Chagas Silva (starting 1 January) * '''Tocantins''': Cláudia Telles de Menezes Pires Martins Lelis (starting 1 January)
== Events == ===January=== * '''January 1''': Dilma Rousseff is inaugurated for a second term as Brazilian President.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 January 2015|publisher=G1|title=Dilma toma posse nesta quinta e inicia quarto mandato consecutivo do PT|url=http://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2015/01/dilma-toma-posse-nesta-quinta-e-inicia-quarto-mandato-consecutivo-do-pt.html}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> * '''January 6''': Two commuter trains collide at Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro, injuring 158 people.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.news24.com/World/News/Brazil-train-collision-leaves-158-injured-20150106 | title=Brazil train collision leaves 158 injured | date=6 January 2015 | access-date=10 January 2015}}</ref>
===February=== *'''February 4''': The president of Petrobras, Maria das Graças Foster, as well as five other directors of the oil company resign; amidst allegations of corruption.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/petrobras-ceo-and-5-other-executives-resign-1423055419| title=Petrobras CEO and Five Other Executives Resign | date=4 February 2015 | access-date=14 July 2023}}</ref> *'''February 21''': Six months since the beginning of ''Operation Castanheira'', Ezequiel Antônio Castanha, who is considered to be the biggest Amazon deforester of all time, is arrested. This was a joint operation by the Federal Police, the Brazilian Institute of the Environment, the Federal Public Ministry, the Federal Revenue Service, and the National Public Security Force.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-01-27|date=2015-02-23|language=pt-br|publisher=Jusbrasil|title=Com ajuda da Força Nacional e PF, Ibama prende grileiro e desmatador da Amazônia|url=https://mj.jusbrasil.com.br/noticias/308533774/com-ajuda-da-forca-nacional-e-pf-ibama-prende-grileiro-e-desmatador-da-amazonia}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-01-27|date=2015-02-23|language=pt-br|publisher=Jornal Nacional|title=Homem considerado o maior desmatador da Amazônia é preso|url=http://g1.globo.com/jornal-nacional/noticia/2015/02/homem-considerado-o-maior-desmatador-da-amazonia-e-preso.html}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> * '''February 24''': The judge in the insider trading trial of Eike Batista is videotaped driving one of his seized vehicles.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/business/dealbook/judge-in-batistas-insider-trading-case-acknowledges-driving-seized-porsche.html |title=Judge in Batista's Insider Trading Case Acknowledges Driving Seized Porsche |author=Dan Horch |date=February 24, 2015 |work=DealBook |publisher=New York Times |access-date=February 18, 2018 }} </ref>
===March=== *'''March 4''': The Supreme Federal Court extinguishes the sentence of former Workers' Party president José Genoino, after being convicted in the monthly allowance process.<ref>[http://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2015/03/04/supremo-extingue-pena-de-genoino.htm Supremo extingue pena de José Genoino, condenado no mensalão]</ref> * '''March 15''' **Hundreds of thousands of people in Brazil protest against corruption and denounce the government of President Dilma Rousseff.<ref name=WSJmarch15>{{cite news|last1=Magalhaes|first1=Luciana|last2=Jelmayer|first2=Rogerio|title=Protesters Across Brazil Demonstrate Against President on Sunday|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/protesters-across-brazil-demonstrate-against-president-on-sunday-1426448960|access-date=15 March 2015|agency=The Wall Street Journal|date=15 March 2015}}</ref>
===July=== * '''July 7''': Two million people attend the 19th São Paulo Gay Pride Parade on Avenida Paulista in São Paulo.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=8 June 2015|author=Letícia Macedo e Carolina Dantas|date=7 June 2015|publisher=Globo|title=Parada Gay reúne milhares em SP|url=http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2015/06/parada-gay-reune-milhares-em-sp.html|work=G1}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
===August=== * '''August 6''': Radio journalist Gleydson Carvalho was assassinated on air while he was hosting a live broadcast at the Radio Liberdade FM in the state of Ceará.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-07 |title=Brazilian journalist dies after being shot while hosting radio program |url=https://cpj.org/2015/08/brazilian-journalist-dies-after-being-shot-while-h/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Committee to Protect Journalists |language=en-US}}</ref> * '''August 16''': In more than 200 cities, in all 26 states in the country, people protest against the Workers' Party government, calling for the removal of President Dilma Rousseff through impeachment or resignation.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=17 August 2015|archive-date=2015-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927200441/http://brasil.elpais.com/m/brasil/2015/08/16/politica/1439728675_375038.html|date=16 August 2015|title=Manifestações de 16 de agosto|url=http://brasil.elpais.com/m/brasil/2015/08/16/politica/1439728675_375038.html}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
===September=== * '''September 17''': The Supreme Court of Brazil ruled that campaign donations from businesses should be illegal.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 17, 2015 |work=Reuters |title=Brazil's top court bans corporate money in election campaigns |author=Anthony Boadle |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-politics-financing/brazils-top-court-bans-corporate-money-in-election-campaigns-idUSKCN0RH33A20150917|access-date=February 14, 2017}}</ref>
===November=== * '''November 5''': An iron ore tailings dam in Bento Rodrigues, a subdistrict of Mariana, Minas Gerais, suffers a catastrophic failure, causing flooding, killing 19 and injuring over 16.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=18 March 2016|author=G1|date=9 March 2016|title=Corpo é achado dentro de caminhão em área do desastre em Mariana|url=http://g1.globo.com/minas-gerais/desastre-ambiental-em-mariana/noticia/2016/03/corpo-e-achado-dentro-de-caminhao-em-area-do-desastre-em-mariana.html}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> This would become the biggest environmental disaster in the country's history after the mud had reached the course of the Doce River and later in the following weeks, the Atlantic Ocean.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=18 March 2016|archive-date=2016-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403001447/http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/brasil/tragedia-de-mariana-lama-levara-desastre-ambiental-para-o-oceano/|author=Nicole Fusco|date=20 November 2015|publisher=Veja|title=Tragédia de Mariana: lama que arrasou rios ameaça o ecossistema marinho|url=http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/brasil/tragedia-de-mariana-lama-levara-desastre-ambiental-para-o-oceano/}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
===December=== *'''December 2''': The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies accepts the impeachment request of President Dilma Rousseff.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/listas/veja-argumentos-a-favor-e-contra-o-impeachment-de-dilma.htm | title = Veja 8 razões a favor e contra o impeachment da presidente Dilma Rousseff | trans-title = See 8 reasons for and against the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff | first = Felipe | last = Amorim | publisher = UOL Notícias – Política | date = 2 December 2015 | access-date = 13 May 2016 | language = pt }}</ref>
== Arts and culture == *2014–15 Brazil network television schedule *2015–16 Brazil network television schedule *2015 in Brazilian television *List of Brazilian films of 2015
== Sports == *2015 in Brazilian football *Brazil at the 2015 Pan American Games *UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir
==Deaths==
===January=== *'''January 4''': Haroldo Lara, 80, Olympic swimmer (1952, 1956).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/santos-e-regiao/natacao/noticia/2015/01/ex-nadador-olimpico-haroldo-de-melo-lara-morre-aos-80-anos.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226063437/http://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/santos-e-regiao/natacao/noticia/2015/01/ex-nadador-olimpico-haroldo-de-melo-lara-morre-aos-80-anos.html|url-status=dead|title=Ex-nadador olímpico, Haroldo de Melo Lara morre aos 80 anos|archivedate=December 26, 2015|website=globoesporte.com}}</ref> *'''January 12''': Inge Vermeulen, 30, Brazilian-born Dutch field hockey player (national team), European champion (2009).<ref>[http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/30820/WK-Hockey/article/detail/3828351/2015/01/12/Hockeyster-Inge-Vermeulen-30-overleden.dhtml Hockeyster Inge Vermeulen (30) overleden] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000809/http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/30820/WK-Hockey/article/detail/3828351/2015/01/12/Hockeyster-Inge-Vermeulen-30-overleden.dhtml |date=2016-03-04 }} {{in lang|nl}}</ref> *'''January 16''': Vivaldo Frota, 86, Governor of Amazonas (1990–1991).<ref>[http://new.d24am.com/noticias/amazonas/morre-vivaldo-frota-governador-amazonas/127623 Morre Vivaldo Frota, ex-governador do Amazonas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203094011/http://new.d24am.com/noticias/amazonas/morre-vivaldo-frota-governador-amazonas/127623 |date=2015-02-03 }} {{in lang|pt}}</ref> *'''January 20''': Ricardo dos Santos, 24, surfer, shot.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30909626 |title=Shock as Brazilian surfer Ricardo dos Santos shot dead |work=BBC News |date=20 January 2015 |access-date=2018-06-21 |archive-date=2018-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009021727/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30909626 |url-status=live }}</ref> *'''January 24''': Maria Della Costa, 89, actress (''Brasileiras e Brasileiros''), pulmonary edema.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/jornal-nacional/noticia/2015/01/atriz-maria-della-costa-morre-aos-89-anos-no-rio.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206211424/http://g1.globo.com/jornal-nacional/noticia/2015/01/atriz-maria-della-costa-morre-aos-89-anos-no-rio.html|url-status=dead|title=Atriz Maria Della Costa morre aos 89 anos no Rio|date=January 24, 2015|archivedate=February 6, 2015|website=Jornal Nacional}}</ref> *'''January 29''': José Martins da Silva, 78, Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Porto Velho (1982–1997).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmardsil.html |title=Archbishop José Martins da Silva |access-date=2015-03-17 |archive-date=2015-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206221914/http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmardsil.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
===February=== *'''February 2''': Dalmo Gaspar, 82, footballer (Santos).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/20150202/futbol/fallece-dalmo-uno-de-los-heroes-del-mejor-santos-de-todos-los-tiempos_54426780181.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204064954/http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20150202/futbol/fallece-dalmo-uno-de-los-heroes-del-mejor-santos-de-todos-los-tiempos_54426780181.html|url-status=dead|title=Fallece Dalmo, uno de los héroes del mejor Santos de todos los tiempos|date=February 2, 2015|archivedate=February 4, 2015|website=Mundo Deportivo}}</ref> *'''February 4''': Odete Lara, 85, actress, heart attack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/morre-odete-lara-aos-85-anos-15240096|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074947/http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/morre-odete-lara-aos-85-anos-15240096|url-status=dead|title=Morre Odete Lara aos 85 anos|date=February 4, 2015|archivedate=March 4, 2016|website=O Globo}}</ref> *'''February 12''': Tomie Ohtake, 101, Japanese-born Brazilian artist, heart failure.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/tomie-ohtake-painter-and-sculptor-who-moved-to-brazil-where-she-became-noted-for-her-public-artworks-10047418.html |title=Tomie Ohtake: Painter and sculptor who moved to Brazil, where she became noted for her public artworks |website=Independent.co.uk |date=15 February 2015 |access-date=2017-09-19 |archive-date=2019-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406192200/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/tomie-ohtake-painter-and-sculptor-who-moved-to-brazil-where-she-became-noted-for-her-public-artworks-10047418.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *'''February 20''': {{Interlanguage link|David Martins Miranda|pt}}, 78, evangelist and founder of the God is Love Pentecostal Church.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dm.com.br/cotidiano/segundo-laudo-cadu-e-considerado-imputavel-2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222162905/http://www.dm.com.br/cidades/2015/02/morre-fundador-da-igreja-pentecostal-deus-e-amor-david-miranda.html|url-status=dead|title=Segundo laudo, Cadu é considerado imputável | Diario da Manhã|first=Diario da|last=Manhã|date=April 10, 2015|archivedate=February 22, 2015|website=Diário da manhã}}</ref> *'''February 22''': Renato Rocha, 53, musician and songwriter (Legião Urbana), cardiac arrest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sp/santos-regiao/musica/noticia/2015/02/ex-baixista-do-legiao-urbana-e-encontrado-morto-em-guaruja-diz-pm.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115113326/http://g1.globo.com/sp/santos-regiao/musica/noticia/2015/02/ex-baixista-do-legiao-urbana-e-encontrado-morto-em-guaruja-diz-pm.html|url-status=dead|title=Ex-baixista da Legião Urbana é encontrado morto em Guarujá, diz PM|first=Mariane Rossi e Daniela FiscarelliDo G1|last=Santos|date=February 22, 2015|archivedate=November 15, 2018|website=Música em Santos e Região}}</ref>
===March=== *'''March 3''': Octávio Mobiglia, 83, Olympic swimmer (1952, 1956).<ref>[http://globotv.globo.com/eptv-sp/eptv-esporte/v/ex-nadador-otavio-mobiglia-morre-aos-83-anos/4009523/ Ex-nadador Otávio Mobiglia morre aos 83 anos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104413/http://globotv.globo.com/eptv-sp/eptv-esporte/v/ex-nadador-otavio-mobiglia-morre-aos-83-anos/4009523/ |date=2015-04-02 }} {{in lang|pt}}</ref> *'''March 8''': Inezita Barroso, 90, folk singer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musica.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2015/03/08/aos-90-morre-inezita-barroso-de-insuficiencia-respiratoria-aguda-em-sp.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065217/http://musica.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2015/03/08/aos-90-morre-inezita-barroso-de-insuficiencia-respiratoria-aguda-em-sp.htm|url-status=dead|title=Morre em SP, aos 90 anos, a dama da música caipira, Inezita Barroso|archivedate=March 15, 2015|website=musica.uol.com.br}}</ref> *'''March 14''': Therezinha Zerbini, 86, lawyer and feminist activist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2015/03/morre-therezinha-zerbini-fundadora-do-movimento-feminino-pela-anistia.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115031220/http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2015/03/morre-therezinha-zerbini-fundadora-do-movimento-feminino-pela-anistia.html|url-status=dead|title=Morre Therezinha Zerbini, fundadora do Movimento Feminino pela Anistia|first=Do G1 São|last=Paulo|date=March 15, 2015|archivedate=November 15, 2022|website=São Paulo}}</ref> *'''March 27''': Carlos Falchi, 70, Brazilian-born American accessories designer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://footwearnews.com/2015/fashion/designers/carlos-falchi-dies-70-fashion-community-mourns-designer-20189/ |title=Carlos Falchi Dies at 70, Fashion Community Mourns Designer |date=28 March 2015 |access-date=2015-03-29 |archive-date=2015-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329230501/http://footwearnews.com/2015/fashion/designers/carlos-falchi-dies-70-fashion-community-mourns-designer-20189/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===April=== *'''April 9''': João Alves dos Santos, 58, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Paranaguá.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/balds.html |title=Bishop João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. |access-date=2015-04-10 |archive-date=2022-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115031246/http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/balds.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *'''April 10''': Bárbara Heliodora, 91, theatre critic.<ref>[http://cultura.estadao.com.br/noticias/teatro-e-danca,morre-aos-91-anos-a-critica-de-teatro-barbara-heliodora1667328 Morre aos 91 anos a crítica de teatro Bárbara Heliodora]{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|pt}}</ref> *'''April 12''': Paulo Brossard, 90, jurist and politician.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stf.jus.br/portal/cms/verNoticiaDetalhe.asp?idConteudo=289227|title=Nota de pesar pelo falecimento do ministro aposentado Paulo Brossard}}</ref> *'''April 13''': Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, 89, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Caetité (1981–2002).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bguirez.html |title=Bishop Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende |access-date=2015-04-16 |archive-date=2015-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414090056/http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bguirez.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *'''April 20''': **Cláudio Cunha, 68, actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/noticia/2015/04/morre-em-porto-alegre-o-ator-claudio-cunha.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115031247/http://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/noticia/2015/04/morre-em-porto-alegre-o-ator-claudio-cunha.html|url-status=dead|title=Morre em Porto Alegre o ator Claudio Cunha, o Analista de Bagé|first=Do G1|last=RS|date=April 20, 2015|archivedate=November 15, 2022|website=Rio Grande do Sul}}</ref> **Pedro Eugênio, 65, politician, MP (1998–2014), complications from surgery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/pernambuco/noticia/2015/04/morre-o-ex-deputado-federal-pedro-peugenio-pt-pe.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115031221/http://g1.globo.com/pernambuco/noticia/2015/04/morre-o-ex-deputado-federal-pedro-peugenio-pt-pe.html|url-status=dead|title=Morre o ex-deputado federal Pedro Eugênio (PT-PE)|first=Do G1|last=PE|date=April 21, 2015|archivedate=November 15, 2022|website=Pernambuco}}</ref> *'''April 27''': Inês Etienne Romeu, 72, political prisoner.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-32492026 |title=Brazilian torture survivor Romeu dies |work=BBC News |date=28 April 2015 |access-date=2018-06-21 |archive-date=2020-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829173143/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-32492026 |url-status=live }}</ref> *'''April 28''': Antônio Abujamra, 82, actor and director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2015/04/morre-em-sp-o-artista-antonio-abujamra.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429162611/http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2015/04/morre-em-sp-o-artista-antonio-abujamra.html|url-status=dead|title=Ator e diretor Antônio Abujamra morre em São Paulo|first=Do G1 São|last=Paulo|date=April 28, 2015|archivedate=April 29, 2015|website=São Paulo}}</ref> *'''April 29''': **Valmir Louruz, 71, football manager (Juventude, Pelotas).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/pioneiro/esportes/noticia/2015/04/tecnico-campeao-da-copa-do-brasil-pelo-juventude-valmir-louruz-morre-em-porto-alegre-4750136.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423140937/http://pioneiro.clicrbs.com.br/rs/esportes/noticia/2015/04/tecnico-campeao-da-copa-do-brasil-pelo-juventude-valmir-louruz-morre-em-porto-alegre-4750136.html|url-status=dead|title=Técnico campeão da Copa do Brasil pelo Juventude, Valmir Louruz morre em Porto Alegre | Pioneiro|date=April 29, 2015|archivedate=April 23, 2019|website=GZH}}</ref> **Rodrigo Gularte, 42, drug trafficker
===May=== *'''May 2''': Sarah Correa, 22, swimmer, struck by car.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://swimswam.com/22-year-old-pan-ams-silver-medalist-sarah-correa-hit-by-car/ |title=22-year old Pan Ams silver medalist Sarah Correa dies after being hit by car |access-date=2015-05-02 |archive-date=2015-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531194453/http://swimswam.com/22-year-old-pan-ams-silver-medalist-sarah-correa-hit-by-car/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *'''May 4''': Vicente Joaquim Zico, 88, Roman Catholic prelate, Coadjutor Archbishop (1980–1990) and Archbishop of Belém do Pará (1990–2004).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bzico.html |title=Archbishop Vicente Joaquim Zico, C.M. |access-date=2015-05-06 |archive-date=2015-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905062804/http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bzico.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *'''May 10''': Luiz Henrique da Silveira, 75, Senator (since 2011), Governor of Santa Catarina (2003–2006, 2007–2010), Minister of Science and Technology (1987–1988), heart attack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/politica/noticia/2015-05/senador-luiz-henrique-da-silveira-morre-em-joinville|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623015728/http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/politica/noticia/2015-05/senador-luiz-henrique-da-silveira-morre-em-joinville|url-status=dead|title=Senador Luiz Henrique da Silveira morre em Joinville|date=May 10, 2015|archivedate=June 23, 2015|website=Agência Brasil}}</ref> *'''May 14''': Geraldo Majela de Castro, 84, Roman Catholic prelate, Coadjutor Bishop (1982–1988) and Archbishop of Montes Claros (1988–2007).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdecastro.html |title=Archbishop Geraldo Majela de Castro |access-date=2015-05-15 |archive-date=2015-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100914/http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdecastro.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *'''May 16''': Elias Gleizer, 81, actor, circulatory failure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://televisao.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2015/05/16/morre-o-ator-elias-gleiser-aos-81-anos.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520005027/http://televisao.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2015/05/16/morre-o-ator-elias-gleiser-aos-81-anos.htm|url-status=dead|title=Morre o ator Elias Gleizer, aos 81 anos|archivedate=May 20, 2015|website=UOL TV e Famosos}}</ref> *'''May 26''': Ubirajara Ribeiro Martins, 82, entomologist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mz.usp.br/?p=4901|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528055204/http://www.mz.usp.br/?p=4901|url-status=dead|title=Falecimento do Prof. Dr. Ubirajara Ribeiro Martins de Souza|archivedate=May 28, 2015}}</ref>
===June=== *'''June 8''': Aldo da Rosa, 97, electrical engineer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/obituaries/memorials/aldo-vieira-da-rosa?o=4303 |title=Aldo Vieira da Rosa |access-date=2015-06-14 |archive-date=2015-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610193008/http://www.paloaltoonline.com/obituaries/memorials/aldo-vieira-da-rosa?o=4303 |url-status=live }}</ref> *'''June 12''': **Fernando Brant, 68, writer.<ref>[http://www.otempo.com.br/cidades/morre-fernando-brant-escritor-e-compositor-mineiro-1.1054415 http://www.otempo.com.br/cidades/morre-fernando-brant-escritor-e-compositor-mineiro-1.1054415 Morre Fernando Brant, escritor e compositor mineiro] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219054150/https://www.otempo.com.br/cidades/morre-fernando-brant-escritor-e-compositor-mineiro-1.1054415 |date=2019-02-19 }} (in Portuguese)</ref> **José Messias, 86, musician and television personality.<ref>[http://www.alagoas24horas.com.br/899819/morre-jose-messias-jurado-programa-raul-gil-aos-86-anos-rio/ Morre José Messias, jurado do programa Raul Gil, aos 86 anos, no Rio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614195129/http://www.alagoas24horas.com.br/899819/morre-jose-messias-jurado-programa-raul-gil-aos-86-anos-rio/ |date=2015-06-14 }} (in Portuguese)</ref> *'''June 14''': Zito, 82, Brazilian footballer, World Cup-winning team member (1958, 1962), complications of a stroke.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-world-cup-winner-zito-dies-110451684--sow.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708133016/https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-world-cup-winner-zito-dies-110451684--sow.html|url-status=dead|title=Football - World Cup winner Zito dies|archivedate=July 8, 2015}}</ref> *'''June 22''': Carlinhos, 77, football player and coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://espn.com.br/noticia/520779_morre-carlinhos-idolo-como-jogador-e-tecnico-do-flamengo|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623082231/http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/520779_morre-carlinhos-idolo-como-jogador-e-tecnico-do-flamengo/|url-status=dead|title=Morre Carlinhos, ídolo como jogador e técnico do Flamengo|archivedate=June 23, 2015|website=ESPN}}</ref> *'''June 24''': Cristiano Araújo, 29, singer and songwriter, traffic collision.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/goias/noticia/2015/06/cantor-cristiano-araujo-morre-apos-acidente-de-carro-em-goias.html/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626134715/http://g1.globo.com/goias/noticia/2015/06/cantor-cristiano-araujo-morre-apos-acidente-de-carro-em-goias.html|url-status=dead|title=Cantor Cristiano Araújo morre após acidente de carro em GO, diz hospital|archivedate=June 26, 2015}}</ref>
===July=== *'''July 21''': Luiz Paulo Conde, 80, architect and Mayor of Rio de Janeiro (1997–2001).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2015/07/politicos-lamentam-morte-de-luiz-paulo-conde-ex-prefeito-do-rio.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722095545/http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2015/07/politicos-lamentam-morte-de-luiz-paulo-conde-ex-prefeito-do-rio.html|url-status=dead|title=Políticos lamentam morte de Luiz Paulo Conde, ex-prefeito do Rio|first=Do G1|last=Rio|date=July 21, 2015|archivedate=July 22, 2015|website=Rio de Janeiro}}</ref>
===August=== * '''August 2''': Içami Tiba, 74, psychiatrist and writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://noticias.r7.com/educacao/icami-tiba-autor-de-quem-ama-educa-morre-aos-74-anos-02082015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823110506/http://noticias.r7.com/educacao/icami-tiba-autor-de-quem-ama-educa-morre-aos-74-anos-02082015|url-status=dead|title=Içami Tiba, autor de 'Quem ama, Educa!', morre aos 74 anos|date=August 2, 2015|archivedate=August 23, 2015|website=R7.com}}</ref> * '''August 26''': Carmelo Domênico Recchia, 93, Italian-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, last Territorial Abbot of Claraval (1976–1999).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brecchia.html |title=Abbot Carmelo Domênico Recchia |access-date=2015-09-15 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150653/http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brecchia.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
===September=== * '''September 4''': Joel Rufino dos Santos, 74, historian and writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2015/09/professor-e-escritor-joel-rufino-dos-santos-morre-no-rio.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906233235/http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2015/09/professor-e-escritor-joel-rufino-dos-santos-morre-no-rio.html|url-status=dead|title=Professor e escritor Joel Rufino dos Santos morre no Rio|first=Do G1|last=Rio|date=September 4, 2015|archivedate=September 6, 2015|website=Rio de Janeiro}}</ref> * '''September 5''': Alacid Nunes, 90, Governor of Pará (1966–1971, 1979–1983).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/pa/para/noticia/2015/09/governo-do-pa-decreta-luto-oficial-de-3-dias-por-morte-de-ex-governador.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927232308/http://g1.globo.com/pa/para/noticia/2015/09/governo-do-pa-decreta-luto-oficial-de-3-dias-por-morte-de-ex-governador.html|url-status=dead|title=Governo e Prefeitura decretam luto oficial pela morte de ex-governador|first=Do G1|last=PA|date=September 6, 2015|archivedate=September 27, 2015|website=Pará}}</ref> * '''September 13''': **Betty Lago, 60, actress, gallbladder cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://epoca.globo.com/colunas-e-blogs/bruno-astuto/noticia/2015/09/betty-lago-morre-vitima-de-cancer-no-rio.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225190248/http://epoca.globo.com/colunas-e-blogs/bruno-astuto/noticia/2015/09/betty-lago-morre-vitima-de-cancer-no-rio.html|url-status=dead|title=Betty Lago morre vítima de câncer no Rio|archivedate=February 25, 2021|website=epoca.globo.com}}</ref> **Vivinho, 54, footballer (Vasco).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.terra.com.br/esportes/lance/morre-o-ex-jogador-vivinho-autor-de-gol-historico-em-sao-januario,da5356da1f071bcf5a5143cce1f114d2vgc5RCRD.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915192455/http://esportes.terra.com.br/lance/morre-o-ex-jogador-vivinho-autor-de-gol-historico-em-sao-januario,da5356da1f071bcf5a5143cce1f114d2vgc5RCRD.html|url-status=dead|title=Morre Vivinho, autor de gol histórico em São Januário|archivedate=September 15, 2015|website=Terra}}</ref> * '''September 30''': Caio César Ignácio Cardoso de Melo, 27, Brazilian voice actor (''Harry Potter'') and policeman, shot.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jk-rowling-mourns-the-death-of-brazilian-voice-of-harry-potter-2015110 |title=J.K. Rowling Mourns the Death of Brazilian Voice of Harry Potter at Age 27 |date=October 2015 |access-date=2015-10-03 |archive-date=2015-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003091753/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jk-rowling-mourns-the-death-of-brazilian-voice-of-harry-potter-2015110 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===October=== * '''October 4''': ** José Eduardo Dutra, 58, businessman (Petrobras) and politician, Senator (since 1994).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-04/former-petrobras-ceo-jose-dutra-dead-at-58-workers-party-says |title=Former Petrobras CEO Dutra Dead at 58, Workers' Party Says |website=Bloomberg News |date=4 October 2015 |access-date=2017-03-04 |archive-date=2018-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526042114/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-04/former-petrobras-ceo-jose-dutra-dead-at-58-workers-party-says |url-status=live }}</ref> **João Leithardt Neto, 57, footballer, Olympic silver medalist (1984), liver cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2015/10/03/kita-campeao-paulista-pela-inter-de-limeira-em-1986-morre-aos-57-anos.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424070157/https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2015/10/03/kita-campeao-paulista-pela-inter-de-limeira-em-1986-morre-aos-57-anos.htm|url-status=dead|title=Kita, algoz do Palmeiras no Paulista de 1986, morre aos 57 anos|archivedate=April 24, 2021|website=www.uol.com.br}}</ref> * '''October 7''': **Maria Lúcia Prandi, 70, academic and politician, cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sp/santos-regiao/noticia/2015/10/morre-deputada-federal-maria-lucia-prandi-aos-70-anos.html|title=Maria Lúcia Prandi, ex-deputada federal, morre aos 70 anos|date=7 October 2015}}</ref> **Ângelo da Cunha Pinto, 66, Brazilian-Portuguese chemist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ufrj.br/mostranoticia.php?noticia=15577_Nota-de-falecimento-do-professor-Angelo-da-Cunha-Pinto-.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151009024743/http://www.ufrj.br/mostranoticia.php?noticia=15577_Nota-de-falecimento-do-professor-Angelo-da-Cunha-Pinto-.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-10-09|title=archive.ph|website=archive.ph}}</ref> * '''October 15''': Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra, 83, military officer, cancer.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-34546418 |title=Feared Brazil ex-army intelligence chief Brilhante Ustra dies |work=BBC News |date=15 October 2015 |access-date=2018-06-21 |archive-date=2018-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620110100/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-34546418 |url-status=live }}</ref> * '''October 20''': Yoná Magalhães, 80, actress.<ref>[http://ego.globo.com/famosos/noticia/2015/10/morre-yona-magalhaes-aos-80-anos-no-rio.html Morre Yoná Magalhães, aos 80 anos, no Rio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022231619/http://ego.globo.com/famosos/noticia/2015/10/morre-yona-magalhaes-aos-80-anos-no-rio.html |date=2015-10-22 }} {{in lang|pt}}</ref> * '''October 27''': Ada Chaseliov, 63, telenovela actress, lymphoma.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2015/10/morre-atriz-ada-chaseliov-aos-63-anos-na-madrugada-desta-terca-feira.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115031226/http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2015/10/morre-atriz-ada-chaseliov-aos-63-anos-na-madrugada-desta-terca-feira.html|url-status=dead|title=Morre atriz Ada Chaseliov aos 63 anos na madrugada desta terça-feira|first=Do G1|last=Rio|date=October 27, 2015|archivedate=November 15, 2022|website=Rio de Janeiro}}</ref> * '''October 28''': Jorge Scarso, 99, Italian-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Patos de Minas (1967–1992).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.patosja.com.br/noticias/patos-de-minas/geral/morre-na-italia-o-bispo-emerito-de-patos-de-minas-dom-jorge-scarso|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032843/https://www.patosja.com.br/noticias/patos-de-minas/geral/morre-na-italia-o-bispo-emerito-de-patos-de-minas-dom-jorge-scarso|url-status=dead|title=Morre na Itália o Bispo Emérito de Patos de Minas, Dom Jorge Scarso|archivedate=March 4, 2016}}</ref> * '''October 29''': Lucídio Portela Nunes, 93, Governor of Piauí (1979–1983).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/pi/piaui/noticia/2015/10/morre-aos-93-anos-o-ex-governador-e-senador-do-piaui-lucidio-portela.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126194828/http://g1.globo.com/pi/piaui/noticia/2015/10/morre-aos-93-anos-o-ex-governador-e-senador-do-piaui-lucidio-portela.html|url-status=dead|title=Morre aos 93 anos o ex-governador e senador do Piauí Lucídio Portela|first=Do G1|last=PI|date=October 30, 2015|archivedate=January 26, 2019|website=Piauí}}</ref>
===November=== * '''November 6''': Beni Veras, 80, Governor of Ceará (2002).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/ceara/noticia/2015/11/morre-aos-80-anos-o-ex-governador-do-ce-e-senador-beni-veras.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211233027/http://g1.globo.com/ceara/noticia/2015/11/morre-aos-80-anos-o-ex-governador-do-ce-e-senador-beni-veras.html|url-status=dead|title=Morre aos 80 anos o ex-governador do Ceará e ex-ministro Beni Veras|first=Do G1|last=CE|date=November 6, 2015|archivedate=December 11, 2017|website=Ceará}}</ref> * '''November 7''': João Verle, 75, Mayor of Porto Alegre (2002–2004).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/noticia/2015/11/morre-aos-75-anos-joao-verle-ex-prefeito-de-porto-alegre.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706185012/http://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/noticia/2015/11/morre-aos-75-anos-joao-verle-ex-prefeito-de-porto-alegre.html|url-status=dead|title=Morre, aos 75 anos, João Verle ex-prefeito de Porto Alegre|first=Do G1|last=RS|date=November 7, 2015|archivedate=July 6, 2018|website=Rio Grande do Sul}}</ref> * '''November 9''': Sebastião do Rego Barros Netto, 75, lawyer and diplomat, Ambassador to Russia (1990–1994) and Argentina (1999–2001), fall from building.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2015/11/embaixador-sebastiao-do-rego-morre-ao-cair-de-predio-no-rio.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118220641/http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2015/11/embaixador-sebastiao-do-rego-morre-ao-cair-de-predio-no-rio.html|url-status=dead|title=Embaixador Sebastião do Rego morre ao cair de prédio no Rio|first=Lívia TorresDo G1|last=Rio|date=November 9, 2015|archivedate=November 18, 2015|website=Rio de Janeiro}}</ref> * '''November 27''': José Benedito Simão, 64, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Assis (since 2009).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsimao.html |title=Bishop José Benedito Simão |access-date=2015-11-30 |archive-date=2015-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208133417/http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsimao.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * '''November 28''': Nauro Machado, 80, poet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/ma/maranhao/noticia/2015/11/morre-o-poeta-e-escritor-nauro-machado-em-sao-luis.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208151319/http://g1.globo.com/ma/maranhao/noticia/2015/11/morre-o-poeta-e-escritor-nauro-machado-em-sao-luis.html|url-status=dead|title=Morre o poeta e escritor Nauro Machado, em São Luís|first=Do G1|last=MA|date=November 28, 2015|archivedate=December 8, 2015|website=Maranhão}}</ref>
===December=== * '''December 5''': Marília Pêra, 72, actress (''Pixote'', ''Better Days Ahead''), lung cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/televisao/morre-atriz-marilia-pera-aos-72-anos-1-18228331|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115031238/https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/televisao/morre-atriz-marilia-pera-aos-72-anos-1-18228331|url-status=dead|title=Morre a atriz Marília Pêra, aos 72 anos|date=December 5, 2015|archivedate=November 15, 2022|website=O Globo}}</ref> * '''December 9''': Juvenal Juvêncio, 81, lawyer and sports director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://espn.com.br/noticia/563369_ex-presidente-do-sao-paulo-juvenal-juvencio-morre-apos-luta-contra-cancer|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222064413/http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/563369_ex-presidente-do-sao-paulo-juvenal-juvencio-morre-aos-81-anos|url-status=dead|title=Ex-presidente do São Paulo, Juvenal Juvêncio morre após luta contra câncer|archivedate=December 22, 2015|website=ESPN}}</ref> * '''December 19''': Selma Reis, 55, actress and singer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/rj/regiao-serrana/noticia/2015/12/atriz-e-cantora-selma-reis-morre-em-teesopolis-rj-neste-sabado.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222032224/http://g1.globo.com/rj/regiao-serrana/noticia/2015/12/atriz-e-cantora-selma-reis-morre-em-teesopolis-rj-neste-sabado.html|url-status=dead|title=Atriz e cantora Selma Reis morre em Teresópolis, no RJ|first=Juliana ScariniDo G1 Região|last=Serrana|date=December 19, 2015|archivedate=December 22, 2015|website=Região Serrana}}</ref> * '''December 21''': Jupiter Apple, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (TNT, Os Cascavelletes), multiple organ failure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/noticia/2015/12/morre-em-porto-alegre-o-musico-jupiter-maca.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718152716/http://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/noticia/2015/12/morre-em-porto-alegre-o-musico-jupiter-maca.html|url-status=dead|title=Morre em Porto Alegre aos 47 anos o músico Júpiter Maçã|first=Do G1|last=RS|date=December 21, 2015|archivedate=July 18, 2019|website=Rio Grande do Sul}}</ref>
== See also == *2015 in Brazilian football
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