Brazil

– On October 30^th, General Emílio Garrastazu Médici takes over as president in Brasília. He replaces Marshal Arthur da Costa e Silva, on leave from his post since September 1^st due to ill health. The country’s darkest period is initiated during his mandate.

– On November 4^th, the São Paulo police, under the command of police chief Sérgio Paranhos Fleury, kill guerrilla Carlos Marighella, leader of the ALN (Ação Libertadora Nacional – National Liberating Action).

– The conflict between the military and left-wing guerilla movements erupts in Brazil.

– On the cultural plane, imprisonment, exile and censorship decree the end of a golden era in Brazilian culture and the beginning of ações marginais (guerilla tactics) within art and society.