Brazilian Days (088): March 29

Brazilian Days 088 

March 29

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DAY OF:

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Dia da Central do Brasil
(Central do Brasil)

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1992
Death of militant politician and writer Herbert Daniel 

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1549
Arrival of Tomé de Sousa, the first Governor-General of the Brazilian colony

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1549
Arrival of the first Jesuits in Brazil

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1693
Foundation of Curitiba (PR)

The city was originally named Vila de Nossa Senhora da Luz dos Pinhais.

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1549
Foundation of Salvador (BA)

The city was founded by Tomé de Sousa, to become capital of colonial Brazil.

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1808
Elevation of the status of Vila da Barra do Rio Negro, now the City of Manaus (AM)

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1876
Cachoeira Paulista elevated to the status of freguesia, with the name Santo Antônio da Cachoeira

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1869
Luiz Alves de Lima e Silva received the title Duque de Caxias 

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1858
Inauguration of the first section of the first railway in Brazil: “Ferrovia de Dom Pedro II”.

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1968
Burial of student Edson Luís Lima Souto accompanied by 50 thousand people, in Rio de Janeiro.

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1999
Reconstruction of the left ear of Wellington Camargo

The surgery lasted six hours.

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2004
Shark attacked surfer at Boa Viagem, Recife 

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2005
Journalist and writer Jean won Big Brother Brasil 5 and gained one million reais.

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Brazilian Days (087): March 28

Brazilian Days 087 

March 28

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DAY OF:

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Dia do Diagramador
(Layout artist)

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Dia do Revisor
(Reviser)

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1964
The generals Odílo Deniz and Mourão Filho met with governor Magalhães Pinto in Juiz de Fora (MG).

The meeting resulted in the selection of the date on which president João Goulart was about to be deported.

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1980
Announcement of the beatification of Padre José de Anchieta.

In 1554, he founded a college that became the origin of the City of São Paulo.

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1823
Luis Alves de Lima e Silva, better known as Duque de Caxias, participated in his first battle, against Portuguese soldiers, in Bahia. 

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1835
Vila Real de Praia Grande elevated to the category of city, with the name of Niterói

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1968
Tropa de choque da Polícia Militar (Riot Police) invaded University Restaurant Calabouço (Rio de Janeiro).

Student Édson Luís de Lima Soutro died in this action. His burial received much attention.

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1993
Ayrton Senna (McLaren Team) won the Formula I GP of Interlagos

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2001
UNESCO award for Brazllian scientist Mayana Zatz (genetics)

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2006
Start of the campaign against child labor at Feira da Sulanca, in Caruaru.

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2007
Fire destroyed dormitories of African students at the University of Brasília.

 

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015
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Brazilian Days (086): March 27

Brazilian Days 086 

March 27

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DAY OF:

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Dia Mundial do Circo
(World Circus Day)

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Dia do Teatro
(Theater)

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Dia do Serviço de Saúde
(Health Service)

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1810
Liberation of ambulant trade in Brazil

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1858
Inauguration of the railway (estrada do ferro, now Central do Brasil) by Dom Pedro II

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1953
Realization of the biggest strike during the government of Getúlio Vargas, by more than 300 thousands workers in São Paulo.

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1989
Start of Domingão do Faustão,with Fausto Silva

Brazilian broadcast Globo launched the program, in their attempt to gain viewers from Sílvio Santos during Sunday afternoons.

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2002
Shirt used by Pelé at the 1970 World Cup sold for approximately 520 thousand reais.

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1968
Inactivation of the final tram lines in the city of São Paulo

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2004
Confession by mechanic Francisco das Chagas of the killing of 12 children in the state of Maranhão

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2006
Acceptance of demisison of Antònio Palocci, by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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Brazilian Days (085): March 26

Brazilian Days 085 

March 26

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DAY OF:

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Dia do Cacau
(Cocoa)

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Dia do Mercosul
(Mercosul)

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1991
Constitution of Mercosul by Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.

The four countries signed the Tratado de Assunção (Treaty of Asunción).

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1816
Arrival in Brazil of French painter Debret, who designed the flag of the Brazilian Empire. 

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1876
Start of the Second Regency of Princess Isabel. 

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1942
Foundation of Clube Atlético Paranaense 

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1772
Foundation of the city of Porto Alegre (RS)

On that day the Freguesia de São Francisco do Porto dos Casais was created. It was eventually renamed into Porto Alegre. 

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1903
Acceptance of the position of general directer of Brazilian Public Health by Oswaldo Cruz.

He promised to eradicate yellow fever in Brazil within three years. 

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1940
Invasion of newspaper `O Estado de S.Paulo` by the police.

The directors of the newspapers were accused of conspiracy against Estado Novo (the Brazilian government at that time).

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1821
Senate of Câmara Municipal (City Council) in Rio de Janeiro asked Portuguese king D. João VI to stay in Brazil. 

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2003
Câmara Municipal (City Council) of Rio de Janeiro declared American president George W. Bush ‘persona non grata’

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2005
Death of Evaristo Martins in an accident with a delta wing.

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Brazilian Days (084): March 25

Brazilian Days 084 

March 25

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DAY OF:

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Dia da Primeira Constituição Brasileira (1824)
(Day of First Brazilian Constitutional Law)

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Anunciação do Anjo e Encarnação do Verbo
(Feast of the Annunciation)

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1883
Birth of educator Antônio de Sampaio Dória

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1874
Creation of Escola Normal in Rio de Janeiro

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1838
Inauguration of Colégio D. Pedro II

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1908
Foundation of soccer club Clube Atlético Mineiro (CAM).

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1854
Introduction of the first gas lamps in Rio de Janeiro.

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1922
Foundation of the Partido Comunista do Brasil (PCB, Brazilian Communist Party).

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1970
Amplification of the Brazilian territorial waters from 12 to 200 nautical miles, by president Médici

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1824
Emperor D. Pedro I swore on the new Brazilian constitution.

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1881
Installation of the municipality of Teófilo Otoni – MG (created on 9 Nov 1878)

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1883
Abolition of all slaves in Icó (CE)

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1884
Ceará became the first Brazilian state to abolish slavery

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2007
Death of Rosa Teixeira Lima (Curitiba, PR), at the age of 112

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Brazilian Days (083): March 24

Brazilian Days 083 

March 24

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Dia Mundial do Combate à Tuberculose
(World TB Day). March 24 refers to the day in 1882, when German scientist Robert Koch announced the discovery of the cause of TB: the tuberculosis bacillus. Since 1990, TB cases have dropped significantly, but still 1,4 million people die of TB each year (WHO 2011).

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Dia da União dos Povos Latino-americanos
(United Latin American People)

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1997
Death of television director Walter Clark Bueno

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1860
Redenção da Serra (SP) elevated to the status of  Vila

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1843
Ratification of the Tratado de Aliança Ofensiva e Defensiva (Treaty of Offensive and Defensive Alliance) between Argentina and Brazil.

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1964
Issue of the order of imprisonment of the members of Associação de Marinheiros e Fuzileiros Navais do Brasil (Association of Brazilian Marines)

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1991
Ayrton Senna (Team McLaren) won the Formula I GP of Interlagos

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1998
Introduction of general sports rules by law (Lei nº 9.615 – Lei Pelé)

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2001
Liberation of journalist Antônio Pimenta Neves

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2005
Approval of the Biosafety Law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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2005
Earthquake of 5,0 degrees, according the Richter scale, in center-north of the state of Mato Grosso

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2006
Storms of more than 170 km/h destroyed houses in Florianópolis – SC

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2006
Approval of the creation of Parque Nacional dos Campos Gerais (National Park of Campos Gerais, PR) and Reserva das Araucárias (Araucárias Reserve, PR).

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2002
Golden medal for Brazilian gymnast Daniele Hypólito at the Gymnastics World Cup in Cottbus, Germany.

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2003
Brazilian pediatrician Eugenio Chipkevitch condemned to 124 years in prison for sexual abuse.

Born in 1954 in Ukraine, Eugenio gained international reputation as a medical specialist. A telecom technician, however, discovered a large garbage bag with videos of sexual actions of Eugenio with boys aged 8-17. The penalty was reduced to 114 years.

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015

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Brazilian Days (082): March 23

Brazilian Days 082 

March 23

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DAY OF:

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Dia Mundial da Meteorologia
(World Meteorological Day). In 2013, the 50th anniversary of World Weather Watch is celebrated.

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Dia da Inclusão Digital
(Digital Inclusion)

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1726
Elevation of Nossa Senhora do Desterro (now Florianópolis,SC) to the status of vila.

This date is marked as the anniversary of Florianópolis.

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1957
Professional debut of boxer Éder Jofre

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1688
City of São Luís nominated as capital of  Maranhão and do Grão-Pará

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1535
Vasco Fernandes Coutinho baptized his Capitania ‘Espírito Santo’

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1681
City of São Paulo elevated to the status of capital of the Capitania São Paulo.

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1844
Birth of Cícero Romão Batista (Padre Cícero)

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1955
Death of Artur da Silva Bernardes, Brazilian president from 1922 to 1926

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1982
Nelson Piquet won the Formula I GP of Brazil in Jacarepaguá (RJ).

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2003
Brazilian horseman Rodrigo Pessoa won the Grand Prix of s’ Hertogenbosch (the Netherlands)

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2003
Liberation of entrepreneur Pedro Carlos Brito, who was kidnapped on 5 February 2003.

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2007
Mega operation of Polícia Civil (Civil Police) in entire Brazil (1675 arrested in the state of São Paulo only)

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1869
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva received the title Duque de Caxias.

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1972
Final goal by Garrincha as a professional soccer player.

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1986
Ayrton Senna and Nelson Piquet finished 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the Formula I Grand Prix of Brazil.

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2000
Election of writer Carlos Heitor Cony for the Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Letter Academy).

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015
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