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| 1954 |
| | | The country's president, Getúlio Vargas, commits suicide when the army in Brazil demands his resignation | |
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| 1957 |
| | | Oscar Niemeyer is appointed chief architect for his country's new capital, Brasilia | |
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| 1960 |
| | | Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, discovered in Buenos Aires, is kidnapped by Israeli agents | |
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| 1960 |
| | | The Brazilian government moves to Brasilia, into public buildings designed by Oscar Niemeyer | |
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| 1964 |
| | | Senior officers in Brazil seize power, alleging the threat of an imminent communist takeover | |
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| 1979 |
| | | The emergency measures underpinning military rule are repealed in Brazil, and an amnesty restores political rights | |
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| 1985 |
| | | Civilian rule is restored in Brazil after Tancredo Neves and Jose Sarney are elected president and vice-president | |
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| 1988 |
| | | Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna wins the first of his three Formula One titles | |
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| 1994 |
| | | Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna dies when the steering column of his car shears during the San Marino Grand Prix | |
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| 1998 |
| | | A sudden collapse of the Brazilian stock market follows the earlier slump in the Asian markets | |
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