Brazilian Days (140): May 20

Brazilian Days 140

May 20

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Dia do Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE).
(Superior Electoral Court). On 20 May 1932, the TSE was created per Decree 21.076/1932, with the name Tribunal Superior de Justiça Eleitoral. The institution was established by the 1932 Brazilian Electoral Code. In 1965, this code was replaced (Lei 4.767/65). The court keeps control over the electoral proceedings; its decisions are unappealable, except for constitutional issues.

YouTube Channel Justiça Eleitoral Brasileira

 

Dia do Comissário de Menores
(Commisioner of Juveniles). The commisioner assists the juvenile judge with practical aspects of juvenile judicial issues. Volunteers have been screened and intensively trained, before they are authorized to provide documents for minors to travel to other Brazilian states or abroad; perform controls at age-restricted sites and locations; protect minors against violence and abuse; take care of abandoned and take actions against the violator. The day was established in the state of São Paulo in 1982, and eventually has become a national day.

 

Dia do Otimismo
(Optimism).

 

Dia Nacional do Medicamento Genérico
(Generic Medication). Attention is paid to generic medications, patent-free, and there may be produced and sold for much lower prices. Production of generic medications was initiated with Lei (law) 9.787 in 1999. In 2003, the first generic medications were approved by the Brazilian government.

 

GENERIC MEDICATIONS
Diferença de medicamentos genéricos, similares e de marca	Via Legal – Medicamentos Genéricos

Dia Mundial da Metrologia
(Metrology). This day commemorates the ratification of the Convention of the Metric System on 20 May 1875, by 17 nations.  The day is organized by BIPM (Bureau International des Poids et Mesures; International Bureau of Weights and Measures) and OIML (Organisation Internationale de Métrologie Légale; International Organization of Legal Metrology).

Theme for 2013:
‘Measurements in daily life’

 

METROLOGY
METROLOGY	Metric & Standard Measurement Systems
BC3 – Metrology – Part 1	BC3 – Metrology – Part 2

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1893
Death of Brazilian poet Luiz Guimarães Júnior

1972
Death of Brazilian composer Silas de Oliveira

1933
Foundation of Orquestra Tabajara

1989
Foundation of the City of Palmas – TO.
Palmas is the capital of the state of Tocantins, which became dismembered from the state of Goiás in 1988. Initially, the provisional capital was the neighboring city of Miracema de Tocantins, until 1 January 1990. In less than 25 years, Palmas has grown to the size of almost 250 thousand inhabitants.

 

PALMAS (TO)
BRASIL PALMAS TOCANTINS 2012	Palmas Tocantins

1880
Visit of D. Pedro II to the city of Antonina, in Paraná

1880
Death of Ana Nery, who realized important work for Brazilian blood banks during the Paraguayan War in 1865.

1871
Princess Isabel installed as regent of Brazil
Her father, Dom Pedro II, had started his travel to Europe.

1907
Arrival of Sadatsuchi Uchida to be installed as minister of Japan for Brazil and Argentina

1992
Creation of Parque Nacional da Serra Geral – RS

 

PN DA SERRA GERAL (RS)
[Rio Grande do Sul] Canion Fortaleza – Serra Geral – Parque Nacional – Music by Tunguska EMS	Parque Nacional da Serra Geral

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom
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Brazilian Days (139): May 19

Brazilian Days 139

May 19

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Dia das Comunidades Eclesiais de Base (CEB)
(Fundamental Church Communities). These groups, consist of 20 to 100 persons, were founded as a result of the Second Vatican Conciliate at the end of the Sixties. Their objective was to read and interpret the bible together. The groups are socially very active and have much influence upon the development of the communities in the poor northeastern region of Brazil. Their influence was considerably: they contributed significantly in the resistance against the military dictatorship.

CEB
O Concílio Vaticano II em 3 minutos – Comunidades Eclesiais de Base	Comunidades Eclesiais de Base como surgiu…
Documento 92 (Comunidades Eclesiais de Base) – Dom Milton (1)	Documento 92 (Comunidades Eclesiais de Base) – Dom Milton (2)

Dia dos Acadêmicos do Direito
(Law Students).

Dia Nacional da Congregação Mariana
(Congregation of Our Lady). This day is held on the third Sunday in May. The congregation was founded in 1563 by Belgian Jesuit Jean Leunis. Initially, they were set up for schoolboys, eventually adults were allowed, and groups were created for particular groups in society, such as priests, married, unmarried, clerks, soldiers, noblemen, etcetera. In 1748 the Congregration was awarded the so-called ‘Golden Bull’ by Pope Benedict XIV. The congegrations existed in colonial Brazil, but vanished with the expulsion of Jesuits from Brazil in 1759. In 1870, the first congregation was founded in Itu (SP). There exist a hymn of the Brazilian Congregation:

Do Prata ao Amazonas, do mar às cordilheiras, cerremos as fileiras, soldados do Senhor! O nome teu, Maria, ó Virgem Soberana, nos une e nos irmana, nos dá força e valor, nos dá força e valor!

A Igreja eterna no tempo avança sob a bandeira da esperança! Nós te saudamos, Virgem Maria, com entusiasmo e alegria. Jesus é o centro de toda a História, nós lhe rendemos louvor e glória, e te juramos, ó Mãe querida, fidelidade por toda a vida!

O Mundo está sedento de paz e unidade; amor, fraternidade, queremos difundir! Nós somos missionários, por Cristo convidados! Vamos pois, Congregados, seu Reino construir, seu Reino construir!

 

Dia Nacional da Defensoria Pública/ Dia do Defensor Público
(Public Defender Office, Public Defender). In 1983, this day was introduced in the state of Rio de Janeiro. From 2002, by Lei 10.448, the day is celebrated nationwide.  The day refers to the death of Saint Ivo on 19 May 1303. He was Doctor in Theology and Law, and was a defender of the poor and the needy.

 

PUBLIC DEFENDER
Defensoria pública	Defensoria Pública Jornal Nacional
Artigo 5º – Defensoria Pública (19/09/12)	Dia da Defensoria Pública (19/05/11)

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1991
Anniversary of the city of Potim – SP
The small city is located near Aparecida and Guarantinguetá. In 1991, Potim became an independent municipality.

  

1986
Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres honored as best actress at Cannes Film Festival.
She was honored for her role in ‘Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar’ (Love Me Forever or Never), directed by Arnaldo Jabor.

EU SEI QUE VOU TE AMAR
Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar.Clássico Nacional	Eu sei que vou te amar (1986)

1830
Dia da Ilegalidade do Tráfico de Escravos (Slave trade declared illegal).
It was the United Kingdom that pressured Portugal and its colony Brazil to make an end to slave trade and slavery. Initially, Portugal ended slave trade north of the equator only. South of the equator, slave trade continued. Brazil became independent in 1822. In exchange for recognition of its independence by the United Kingdom, Brazil promised to end slave trade in 1830. Despite this promise, slaves were still transported to Brazil, which made the United Kingdom decide to consider these transport ships as pirate ships and to attack them. The conflict escalated in 1850 with setting fire to slave ships and attacking Brazilian fortresses. These attacks forced Brazil to ratify the law that ended slave trade.

SLAVE TRADE
Tráfico Negreiro	Escravidão e tráfico de escravos

1978
Project ‘Pacto Amazônico’ (Amazon Pact) approved by representatives of eight Southern American nations. 

1648
Death of Antônio Felipe Camarão

1817
Rendition of Recife (1817 Revolution)

1836
Signing, by Dom Pedro II, of the treaty of commerce and trade with D. Maria II of Portugal

1846
Creation of Capitania dos Portos da Amazônia Oriental

1846
Creation of Capitania dos Portos do Estado da Bahia

1965
Câmara dos Deputados (Chamber of Deputies) approved the sending of Brazilian troops to the Dominican Republic.

1993
Installation of Fernando Henrique Cardoso as minister of Treasury

2004
Embrapa received license to preform research with transgenic potatoes

2006
Death of Brazilian alpinist Vitor Negrete, at Mount Everest.

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom
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VIDEOS of BRAZILIAN MUSEUMS – II

Videos of various Brazilian museums in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Belo Horizonte, Ouro Preto, Niterói:

BRAZILIAN MUSEUMS
Museu da Inconfidência de Minas Gerais OURO PRETO (MG)	Museu do Café SANTOS (SP)
Museu de Zoologia da USP SÃO PAULO (SP)	Museu Histórico Abílio Barreto BELO HORIZONTE (MG)
Museu Histórico Nacional RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)	Museu de Artes e Ofícios BELO HORIZONTE (MG)
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)	Museu do Oratório OURO PRETO (MG)
Museu de Folclore Edison Carneiro RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)	Memorial do Imigrante SÃO PAULO (SP)
Museu de Arte Contemporânea MAC de Niterói NITERÓI (RJ)	Museu Paulista da USP (Museu do Ipiranga) SÃO PAULO (SP)
Museu da Maré RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)	Museu de Arte de São Paulo MASP SÃO PAULO (SP)
Museu da República RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)

Brazilian Days (138): May 18

Brazilian Days 138

May 18

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Dia Internacional dos Museus
(International Museum Day). The International Council of Museums (ICOM) established International Museum Day in 1977 to encourage public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society.

“Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples”.

Theme for 2013:
“Museums (Memory + Creativity) = Social Change”

General themes:

• Informal education structures. Museums educate in a recreational way; they are places of initiation without obligation that foster knowledge through continually renewed means.

• A social space rooted in its territory. Museums play a role in the identity and dynamism of their territory. Through their action, they contribute to promote the past of their territory and build its future.

• An intergenerational link. Museums keep the relationship between a community and its history alive. They are spaces for dialogue between generations.

• Displaying heritage in a modern way. Museums have quickly been able to seize the communication and mediation opportunities offered by new media and have broken away from the old-fashion image they once had.

• Innovative practices for a better conservation. Conservation devices are improving and the museum is becoming a real laboratory where work techniques continue to evolve.

BRAZILIAN MUSEUMS
História dos Museus	Ibram realiza atividades diversificadas para celebrar o Dia Internacional dos Museus

Dia das Raças Indígenas da América
(Day of Indigenous American Races) On this day, attention is paid to the indigenous people on the American continent. Brazilian Indian tribes are among others: Kuikuro, Tupi (Asurini, Guarani, Araweté), Kayapó, Panará, Krahô, Xerente, Xavante, Kaingang, Timbira, Bororo, Kayabi, Terena, Desana, Tupinambá, Kaxinawa, Tukano, Yanomami, Trumai, Andirá, Tapajós, Kaapor, Tiryó, Wanana, Karipuna, Omaguá.

 

Dia do Vidraceiro/ Dia do Vidreiro
(Glazier). There is another ‘Dia do Vidreiro’ on 10 August.

Dia Nacional do Combate à Exploração Sexual das Crianças e dos Adolescentes
(Combat against Sexual Abuse of Children and Adolescents)

Dia Nacional do Petroquímico
(Petrochemical Engineer).

Dia Nacional da Luta Antimanicomial
(Combat against Mental Diseases). Attention is paid to tens of thousands of people with mental diseaes in Brazil who are forced to remain in closed establishments.

COMBAT AGAINST MENTAL DISEASES
18 de Maio dia Nacional da LUTA ANTIMANICOMIAL	Dia 18 de Maio – O dia da luta antimanicomial
Ver TV – Luta Antimanicomial na TV (parte 01)	Ver TV – Luta Antimanicomial na TV (parte 02)

Dia da Girafa
(Giraffe!).

 

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1999
Death of writer and playwright Alfredo Dias Gomes

1987
Death of painter Jorge Guinle Filho

1980
Foundation of  Partido Democrático Trabalhista (PDT; Democratic Workers’ Party) by Leonel Brizola.

 

1930
‘Graf Zeppelin’ airship departed to Brazil

1961
Cockfights prohibited by President Jânio Quadros

1994
Murder of Machiki Suzukawa, Japanese consul in Belém (PA)

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom
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VIDEOS of BRAZILIAN MUSEUMS – I

Videos of various Brazilian museums in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Ouro Preto, Salvador, among others:

BRAZILIAN MUSEUMS
Museu do Futebol SÃO PAULO (SP)	MAM-RJ RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)
Museu Comunitário da Lomba do Pinheiro PORTO ALEGRE (RS)	Museu das Bandeiras CIDADE DE GOIÁS (GO)
Museu de Valores do Banco Central BRASÍLIA (DF)	Museu Naval RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)
Museu de Arte Sacra da Boa Morte CIDADE DE GOIÁS (GO)	Centro de Cultura Popular Domingos Vieira Filho SÃO LUÍS (MA)
MAM-SP SÃO PAULO (SP)	Museu do Diamante DIAMANTINA (MG)
Museu Victor Meirelles FLORIANÓPOLIS (SC)	Museu Casa da Hera VASSOURAS (RJ)
Museu Nacional — UFRJ RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)	Museu Casa Histórica de Alcântara ALCÂNTARA (MA)
Museu de Arte da Pampulha BELO HORIZONTE (MG)	Museu Lasar Segall SÃO PAULO (SP)
Museu Histórico da Colonização Alemã DOMINGOS MARTINS (ES)	MARGS PORTO ALEGRE (RS)
MART CABO FRIO (RJ)	Museu do Ouro SABARÁ (MG)
Museu Socioambiental de Itaipu NITERÓI (RJ)	MAM-BA SALVADOR (BA)
Museu Regional Casa dos Ottoni SERRO (MG)	Museu Universitário da UFSC & MISAM FLORIANÓPOLIS (SC) / MANAUS (AM)
Museu Casa de Benjamin Constant RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)	Museu de Biologia SANTA TERESA (ES)
Museu das Missões SÃO MIGUEL DAS MISSÕES (RS)	Museu de Ciências Morfológicas da UFMG BELO HORIZONTE (MG)
Museus Castro Maya RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)	Museu Comunitário Mãe Mirinha do Portão LAURO DE FREITAS (BA)
Museu Regional de Caeté CAETÉ (MG)	MAST RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)
Museu da Língua Portuguesa SÃO PAULO (SP)	Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi BELÉM (PA)
Museu de Ciência e Técnica da UFOP OURO PRETO (MG)	Museu Julio de Castilhos PORTO ALEGRE (RS)
Museu da República RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)	Oficina Cerâmica Francisco Brennand RECIFE (RJ)
Museu Vivo da Memória Candanga BRASÍLIA (DF)	Museu do Traje e do Têxtil SALVADOR (BA)
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)	Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia — PUCRS PORTO ALEGRE (RS)
Museu Regional de São João Del-Rei SÃO JOÃO DEL REI (MG)	Museu Imperial PETRÓPOLIS (RJ)

Brazilian Days (137): May 17

Brazilian Days 137

May 17

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Dia Internacional das (Tele)comunicações
(World Telecommunication and Information Society Day). In 1969, the day was established by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which is linked to the United Nations. The day commemorates the creation of the ITU, on 17 May 1865. In 2006, the day was renamed into World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, thanks to the introduction of digital communication.

Dia Mundial da Internet
(World Internet Day).

Dia Mundial da Sociedade da Informação
(World Information Society Day).

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1984
Death of Brazilian actress Elza Gomes (1910-1984)
Elza was born in Lisbon, but moved in her childhood to Brazil. She participated in more than 400 theater pieces and also was seen in many television series.

 

1932
Introduction of decreto-lei (decree-law) which allowed two months of maternity leave.

1842
Start of the 1842 Liberals’ Revolution in Sorocaba – SP
The young emperor Dom Pedro II (only 17 years old!) approved the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies, which ignited the Revolt in the city of Sorocaba (SP). The city was proclaimed the new, provisional capital of the province of São Paulo, with Brigadeiro Tobias de Aguiar as interim president, and Padre Feijó as vice-president. They had the intention to attack the city of São Paulo, the province’s capital. The Imperial Government reacted quickly. Barão de Caxias (better known with his title Duque de Caxias) was sent with a carte blanche to pacify São Paulo. Soon, the revolutionaries, who outnumbered Caxias’ Expedition Force, were isolated,and cut off from eventual help from the provinces of Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, and Rio de Janeiro. Tobias fled to the south, when Caxias took the city of Sorocaba. Padre Feijo was captured. Caxias then pacified Minas Gerais, where Teófilo Otoni was leading the revolutionaries.

 

1960
Cultural agreement between Brazil and Syria

1992
Murder of the governor of Acre, Edmundo Pinto de Almeida Neto.
Edmundo Pinto, born in Ceará, was 38 when he was found dead in his hotel room. This case remains unsolved, despite the reopening of it in 2003. According to the police, he might have been murdered for political reasons, or he might have died in an armed assault. His death occurred 2 days before he had to testify for corruption with public construction fundings.

 

EDMUNDO PINTO
Gov. Edmundo Pinto	Gov. Edmundo Pinto-Parte-1
Gov. Edmundo Pinto-Parte-2	Gov. Edmundo Pinto-Parte-3

2002
Mormon Church inaugurated the largest Mormon temple of Latin America in Campinas – SP

TEMPLO MORMON CAMPINAS
Campinas Temple	Campinas Brazil LDS (Mormon) Temple – Mormons

2007
Polícia Federal started Operação Navalha
The operation revealed large-scale corruption with public works that were financed by the Federal Government. The police arrested 47 people, among them were mayors, politicians, and relatives of politicians

OPERATION ‘NAVALHA’
Operação Navalha – Fantástico 1	Operação Navalha – Fantástico 2
Operação Navalha – Fantástico 3	Operação Navalha – Fantástico 4

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom
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Travel in Brazil: MARANHÃO (31). São José de Ribamar – IV

MARANHÃO (31)
São José de Ribamar (IV)

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Destination São Luís, capital of the state of Maranhão.
The House of the Miracles, the copy of the Lourdes Cavern, and the beach.

>> More information about São Luís (with videos) <<

>> All episodes of: ‘Bus Travel to Maranhão / Maranhão 1 / Maranhão 2 <<

The city of Saõ José de Ribamar is located at the other side of Ilha (island) de São Luís. The distance between the city of São Luís and São José is little more than 30 km. São José de Ribamar counts about 140 thousand inhabitants and is widely known for the giant statue of Saint Joseph and his son Jesus.

Casa dos Milagres

In almost every Brazilian pilgrimage is a so-called Casa (or Sala) dos Milagres. The house (or room) of miracles. I already have visited such miraculous spaces in Congonhas (Minas Gerais) and Vila Velha (Espírito Santo). These are spaces that leave a great impression on you; even the skeptics will acknowledge that there is a mystical atmosphere. An atmosphere of pure devotion and genuine gratitude, which are expressed by uncountable amounts of personal messages, creations, pictures, souvenirs, and personal belongings. Tresses from believers who were healed. Wax copies of deformed extremities that had become useful (again). The room is completely covered with those, from floor to ceiling. And even more attributes are being added. Such rooms are open for public, but it is often not permitted to take pictures, because of the privacy. Fortunately,there are no idiots who might even consider to steal or destroy even one attribute from this room.

^{Example of a Casa dos Milagres in Congonhas (MG)}

Lourdes cavern

Many locations in the world have a copy of the famous Lourdes cavern. Also Rijsbergen (the Netherlands, where I have lived for about seven years) has such a copy. In São Jose de Ribamar, the cavern is located close to the huge statue of St. Joseph and his son (Jesus). Believers arrive there for their personal messages, requests and prayers.

^{Lourdes cavern}

^{Tower with quite a different shape} 

Beach at São José de Ribamar

The beach is at a stone’s throw of both the church and the statue. When we arrived there, it had stopped raining. There were some heavy rain showers on the horizon. The rain-soaked beach was not inviting to lie or to sit on. Fortunately, the beach is flanked by a number of barracks. We went to one of these bars. The prices were lower than we had seen in São Luís. We settled down, ordered some food and drinks, and enjoyed the interesting view of the bay.

The Tourist II

One of our friends studied theater sciences at the university. She always has crazy ideas and even today we had to endure her crazy mind. She proposed to make a short video with all of us starring. She quickly made the movie script in her mind. I was granted the lead, and had to play an American tourist. The friend’s sister was my wife in this script. We would walk together, and I would have a camera in my hand (quite a reality). When I notice some Brazilian beauties, I would pay all my attention to them and take many pictures of them (also quite a reality..). My ‘wife’ would become very jealous and would try to stop me. But, in my enthusiastic mood, I would push her aside, because of my great interest in these beauties. Suddenly, danger appears from behind. A street robber would try to rob my camera. He would grab my bag and run away. I then would run after him and would fall over a little sand heap. The robber would then escape, end of the movie. The Tourist, Episode Two. We enjoyed many hilarious moments at the time of filming. The robber didn’t succeed in this attempt to rob me from my bag, and I made him stumble. Everything was filmed, but unfortunately this movie isn’t shown publicly.

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom
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