JANUARY 01 - Terrorist attack against Coptic Christians in the city of Alexandria, Egypt, resulted in the death of at least 21 Coptic Christians and 97 others injured.
JANUARY 12 - Rain spreads destruction in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro
JANUARY 14 - Arab Spring unites the discontented and topples dictators
JANUARY 29 - New year, new attacks in the Paulista region
JANUARY 31 - Silvio Santos sells his bank, Panamericano
FEBRUARY 27 - Float accident leaves 16 dead in Minas Gerais
FEBRUARY 28 - Federal public exams and appointments are trickling in
MARCH 11 - Tsunami sweeps the northeast coast of Japan
MARCH 20 - Obama, Michelle, and daughters visit Brasília and Rio
APRIL 02 - Murdoch tabloid admits to phone hacking
APRIL 07 - Gunman kills 12 children at a school in Realengo
APRIL 29 - Prince William and Kate Middleton marry in London
APRIL 29 - Rains in Alagoas leave thousands displaced
MAY 02 - USA announces the death of Bin Laden in Pakistan
MAY 14 - IMF chief is arrested on suspicion of sexual assault
MAY 22 - Tornado causes destruction in Joplin, USA
JUNE 01 - Ibama grants license, and construction begins on Belo Monte
JUNE 09 - Cesare Battisti is released and decides to stay in Brazil
JUNE 28 - First gay civil marriage in Brazil is registered
JUNE 30 - Chávez admits to having cancer and undergoes treatment in Cuba
JULY 11 - Floods in Thailand displace 113,000 people
JULY 12 - Merger between Carrefour and Pão de Açúcar is suspended
JULY 16 - Plane crashes shortly after takeoff, killing 16 in Recife
JULY 21 - NASA completes its final crewed mission
JULY 22 - Norwegian man kills 77 in bomb and shooting attack
JULY 23 - Amy Winehouse is found dead at age 27
AUGUST 09 - Suspects of defrauding the Ministry of Tourism are arrested
AUGUST 11 - Judge Patrícia Acioli is murdered by police officers after signing arrest warrants for an extermination group.
AUGUST 12 - World's largest refugee camp turns 20
AUGUST 27 - Thieves rob 170 bank safety deposit boxes on Avenida Paulista
SEPTEMBER 06 - Brazil provides tax incentives and begins tablet production
SEPTEMBER 09 - Facebook becomes the #1 social network in Brazil
SEPTEMBER 15 - Imported cars face higher IPI tax
SEPTEMBER 21 - Former DEM member Gilberto Kassab creates the PSD party
SEPTEMBER 23 - Rock in Rio returns to Brazil after ten years in Europe
OCTOBER 05 - Miguel Nicolelis announces discovery of 'artificial touch'
OCTOBER 05 - Steve Jobs, creator and visionary of Apple, dies
OCTOBER 14 - São Paulo experiences a wave of ATM attacks
OCTOBER 19 - Bill redistributing oil revenue is approved
OCTOBER 20 - SP is confirmed as the host for the World Cup opening
OCTOBER 23 - Cristina Kirchner is re-elected president of Argentina
OCTOBER 24 - Rio Negro Bridge is inaugurated in Amazonas
OCTOBER 25 - School in Ceará leaked Enem exam questions
OCTOBER 27 - One hundred kilos of medical waste seized in PE
OCTOBER 29 - Lula reveals he has cancer and undergoes chemotherapy
NOVEMBER 07 - Chevron well in RJ leaks, leaving an oil slick
NOVEMBER 08 - USP students occupy the rectory and are removed by military police
NOVEMBER 08 - Crisis worsens in Italy, and Berlusconi resigns
NOVEMBER 10 - Operation in Rocinha arrests drug lord Nem
NOVEMBER 19 - Indigenous leader from MS goes missing after attack on camp
NOVEMBER 22 - New anti-smoking law takes effect throughout Brazil
NOVEMBER 29 - Doctor gets 4 years for the death of Michael Jackson
DECEMBER 01 - Economy stagnates, and government stimulates consumption
DECEMBER 06 - Senate changes and approves the Forest Code
DECEMBER 07 - Government launches national plan to combat crack
DECEMBER 11 - Voters in Pará reject the division of the state
DECEMBER 12 - COP 17 defines new global agreement to reduce pollution
DECEMBER 13 - Physicists say they are close to the 'God particle'
