Abílio Diniz

Brazilian Days 351

December 17

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DAY OF:

Dia do Pastor Presbiteriano
(Presbyterian minister). The day refers to 17 December 1865, the day on which José Manuel da Conceição (1822-1873) became the first Brazilian-born protestant minister.

BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

1966
Death of singer Silvinha Telles

1905
Birth of writer Érico Veríssimo

1876
Birth of professor Afrânio Peixoto

1956

Brazil permitted the construction of a U.S. military base on the Fernando de Noronha archipelago.

1961
Big fire destroyed Gran-Circus Norte-Americano in Niterói, killing 317 people.

Criminals set fire during a show in the afternoon.The circus had a capacity of 2500 people, the show was fully booked. In only twenty minutes time, the circus was completely destroyed. Most victims were children.

GRAN-CIRCO FIRE

Conexão Jornalismo – Tragédia Gran Circo Norte Americano	Incêndio do Gran Circus Norteamericano Niterói completo

O ESPETÁCULO MAIS TRISTE DA TERRA – O incêndio do Gran Circo	Incêndio do ‘Gran Circo’ – Repórter Rio (16/12/2011)

Incêndio do ‘Gran Circo’: entrevista – Repórter Rio (16/12/2011)	O Espetáculo Mais Triste da Terra

Tragedy of the Gran Circus Americano in Rio 1961 over 500 people died [eng subtitles]	Sobrevivente de incêndo do Gran Circus de Niterói em 1961, que matou 503, conta experiência

1969
Death of General Arthur da Costa e Silva, former president of Brazil.

1980
President João Figueiredo sancioned the law that criminalized illegal reproduction of literary, artistic, scientific and phonograpic works.

1980
The first computerized pacemaker produced in Brazil placed in a patient suffering from Chagas disease.

1989
Surrender of entrepreneur Abílio Diniz’s kidnappers, who released him.

The group consisted of two Argentinians, two Canadians, five Chileans, and one Brazilian citizen.

1989
Fernando Collor de Mello elected president of Brazil.

He was elected in the first direct presidential elections since 29 years.

1994
Signing of the Protocol of Ouro Preto: creation of Mercosul.

Participating countries Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay created the Mercado Comum do Cone Sul (Mercosul): a common market of Southern America.

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007,2014
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Brazilian Days 103

April 13

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DAY OF:

Dia do Beijo
(Kiss)

Dia do Office-Boy
(Office boy)

Dia dos Jovens
(Youth)

Dia do Hino Nacional
(Brazilian Hymn). The hymn is one of the four national symbols of Brazil. The other three are the flag, the seal, and the coat of arms. The music was composed by Francisco Manuel da Silva (1795 – 1865) in 1822, and the definitive lyrics by journalist Joaquim Osório Duque Estrada (1870 – 1927) in 1922 .

HINO NACIONAL BRASILEIRO

Hino Nacional Brasileiro legendado em Inglês

BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

1726
Foundation of the city of Fortaleza, capital of the state of Ceará.
Already in 1500, shortly before the landing of Portuguese discoverer Álvares Cabral at what is now Porto Seguro, Spanish discoverer Vicente Yañiz Pinzón probably had landed near what is now Fortaleza. The first fortress was constructed by the Portuguese in 1603, but the history of Fortaleza started with the construction of another fortress, Forte Schoonenborch, by the Dutch in 1649. On 13 April 1726, the settlement gained the status of a vila; hence the anniversary is celebrated on 13 April.

Fortaleza: history and tourism

Travel to Fortaleza

FORTALEZA (CE)

Fortaleza comemora 287 anos	Fortaleza

Historia da Cidade Fortaleza	Copa 2014 em Fortaleza

Fortaleza Belle Époque	HINO DA CIDADE DE FORTALEZA

1980
Death of musician and composer Abel Ferreira

2001
Death of actor and casting director Moacyr Deriquém

1919
Epitácio Pessoa beat Rui Barbosa in the presidential elections

1831
Departure of ex-emperor Dom Pedro I and empress Dona Amelia to Portugal

1831
Brazilian Hymn played for the first time.
When played at the time of departure of Dom Pedro I, the hymn had different lyrics:

Os bronzes da tirania

Já no Brasil não rouquejam;

Os monstros que o escravizavam

Já entre nós não vicejam.

(estribilho)

Da Pátria o grito

Eis que se desata

Desde o Amazonas

Até o Prata

Ferrões e grilhões e forcas

D’antemão se preparavam;

Mil planos de proscrição

As mãos dos monstros gizavam

1917
Confiscation of German vessels that were anchored at Brazilian ports.

1980
Lightning struck an airplane above Brazil, resulting in the death of 54 people.

1998
The ten kidnappers who were involved in the sequestration of entrepreneur Abílio Diniz started their hunger strike.
They demanded to be expelled from Brazil, and that the only Brazilian among them should be freed. The foreigners were expelled in 1999 to their home countries, and the Brazilian was transferred to the state of Ceará, where he was conditionally released.

ABÍLIO DINIZ

De volta ao sequestro de Abílio Diniz…

1964
Issue of the decree that ordered the intervention at the Universidade de Brasília.

2002
Announcement by Roseana Sarney that she withdrew her candidacy for the Brazilian presidential elections

2003
Start of telecom company Vivo, as a result of a joint venture of six mobile telephone providers.
The six operators (Telesp Celular Participações, Tele Leste Celular Participações, Tele Sudeste Celular Participações, Celular CRT Participações, Norte Brasil Telecom, Global Telecom and Telemig Celular Participações) created a joint venture to the largest provider in Southern America. Both Telefonica (Spain) and Portugal Telecom owned equal parts of the joint venture. In 2010, Telefonica bought the Portugal Telecom shares.

YouTube channel of Vivo

VIVO

Comercial de Lançamento da Vivo

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015
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Brazilian Days 351

December 17

.

DAY OF:

Dia do Pastor Presbiteriano
(Presbyterian minister). The day refers to 17 December 1865, the day on which José Manuel da Conceição (1822-1873) became the first Brazilian-born protestant minister.

BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

1966
Death of singer Silvinha Telles

1905
Birth of writer Érico Veríssimo

1876
Birth of professor Afrânio Peixoto

1956

Brazil permitted the construction of a U.S. military base on the Fernando de Noronha archipelago.

1961
Big fire destroyed Gran-Circus Norte-Americano in Niterói, killing 317 people.

Criminals set fire during a show in the afternoon.The circus had a capacity of 2500 people, the show was fully booked. In only twenty minutes time, the circus was completely destroyed. Most victims were children.

GRAN-CIRCO FIRE

Conexão Jornalismo – Tragédia Gran Circo Norte Americano	Incêndio do Gran Circus Norteamericano Niterói completo

O ESPETÁCULO MAIS TRISTE DA TERRA – O incêndio do Gran Circo	Incêndio do ‘Gran Circo’ – Repórter Rio (16/12/2011)

Incêndio do ‘Gran Circo’: entrevista – Repórter Rio (16/12/2011)	O Espetáculo Mais Triste da Terra

Tragedy of the Gran Circus Americano in Rio 1961 over 500 people died [eng subtitles]	Sobrevivente de incêndo do Gran Circus de Niterói em 1961, que matou 503, conta experiência