Presidential elections were held in Brazil on 3 October 1960 to elect the president and vice president. Jânio Quadros of the National Labour Party (PTN), heading a coalition of the PTN, the National Democratic Union and the Christian Democratic Party was elected president with 48% of the vote. João Goulart, backed by a coalition of the Brazilian Labour Party, Social Democratic Party, Social Labour Party, Brazilian Socialist Party and Labour Republican Party, was elected vice president with 42% of the vote. Voter turnout was 81%.