José Targino Pereira da Costa (till 31 January); João Fernandes de Lima (from 31 January) Piauí: Osvaldo da Costa e Silva (till 31 January); Tertuliano Milton Brandão (from 31 January) Rio de Janeiro: Tarcísio Miranda (from 31 January) Rio Grande do Norte: till 31 January: Tomaz Salustino 31 January-16 July: Sylvio Pedroza from 16 July: vacant thereafter São Paulo: Luís Gonzaga Novelli Júnior (till 31 January); Erlindo Salzano (from 31 January) Sergipe: Edelzio Vieira de Melo (from 31 January) Events March - Clarice Lispector returns from London with her husband, Maury Gurgel Valente, following a miscarriage. 1 June - Última Hora, a tabloid newspaper, is founded by Samuel Wainer and personally endorsed by President Vargas. October - João Carlos Muniz of Brazil is President of the United Nations Security Council. November - Elizabeth Bishop, on a traveling fellowship from Bryn Mawr College, arrives in Santos with the aim of circumnavigating South America by boat. date unknown The Brazilian Medical Association is founded. The Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing is founded in São Paulo. Arts and culture Books Ștefan Baciu - Analiza cuvântului dor Films Agüenta Firme, Isidoro, directed by Luiz de Barros. Aí Vem o Barão, directed by Watson Macedo, starring Oscarito, José Lewgoy and Eliana. Amazon Symphony, directed by Anelio Latini, starring Almirante. Quando a Noite Acaba, starring Tônia Carrero. O Saci, directed by Rodolfo Nanni, starring Paulo Matozinho. Births 9 April - Sérgio Rezende, filmmaker 29 April - Vinicius Cantuária, jazz musician 12 July - Carlos Minc, geographer, environmentalist and politician 13 August - Beto Guedes, singer, songwriter, and guitarist 14 August - Rita Segato (in Argentina), anthropologist, feminist and academic 20 October - José Gomes Temporão, doctor and politician Deaths 2 August - Joseph Franz Seraph Lutzenberger, German-born architect and artist (born 1882) 13 November - Walter de Souza Goulart, footballer (born 1912) References See also 1951 in Brazilian football List of Brazilian films of 1951 1950s in Brazil Years of the 20th century in Brazil Brazil 1951 in South America