Permanent year factsheet

Brazil in 2016

Name: Brazil in 2016 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Brazil in 2016, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

4Records

4Events

3Named people

3Places

2Categories

Historical records

May

22 May 2016Copa del Rey Final Extra-Time GoalNeymar

Madrid · Sport / Football

Scores in extra time as Barcelona defeat Sevilla to retain the Copa del Rey.

August

20 August 2016Olympic Gold MedalNeymar da Silva Santos Junior Neymar

Rio de Janeiro · Sport / Football

Scores the decisive penalty in the Olympic final shootout.

20 August 2016Winning Penalty Against GermanyNeymar da Silva Santos Junior Neymar

Rio de Janeiro · Sport / Football

Secures Brazil's first men's Olympic football gold medal.

31 August 2016President of BrazilMichel Miguel Elias Temer

Brasilia · Government / Government of Brazil

Appointed President of Brazil after the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff

Names involved

Michel Miguel Elias TemerNeymarNeymar da Silva Santos Junior Neymar

Places involved

BrasiliaMadridRio de Janeiro

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.