1970 in Brazil

← 1969 1968 1967 1970 in Brazil → 1971 1972 1973
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1970 Timeline of Brazilian history

Events in the year 1970 in Brazil.

Incumbents

• President: Emílio Garrastazu Médici
• Vice President: Augusto Rademaker

Events

• March 11 - Japanese consul-general in São Paulo Nobuo Okuchi is kidnapped by the leftist guerrilla group Vanguarda Popular Revolucionária.^[1]
• March 15 - Japanese consul-general in São Paulo Nobuo Okuchi is ransomed by the Brazilian government, he is released in exchange for five political prisoners.^[1]
• June 11 - West German ambassador Ehrenfried von Holleben is kidnapped by the Vanguarda Popular Revolucionária and by the Ação Libertadora Nacional.^[2]
• June 21 - Brazil defeats Italy 4–1 to win the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.^[3]
• December 1 - Giovanni Enrico Bucher, the Swiss ambassador to Brazil, is kidnapped by the Ação Libertadora Nacional in Rio de Janeiro; kidnappers demand the release of 70 political prisoners.^[4]

Births

• April 20 – Adriano Moraes, rodeo performer
• June 7 – Ronaldo da Costa, long-distance runner
• June 7 – Cafu, footballer

Deaths

• February 20 – João Café Filho, 18th President of Brazil (b. 1899)

See also

1970 in Brazilian football

References

1. Skidmore, Thomas. The Politics of Military Rule in Brazil, 1964–1985. pp. 117–118. ISBN 9780195063165. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
2. Baumann, Carol. The Diplomatic Kidnappings: A Revolutionary Tactic of Urban Terrorism. pp. 78–79. ISBN 9024714664.
3. "Great Sporting Moments: Brazil 4 Italy 1, 1970 World Cup final". Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
4. "LEFTISTS IN BRAZIL SEIZE SWISS ENVOY". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 November 2016.