Brazilian Days 006
January 6
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DAY OF:
Dia da Gratidão
(Gratitude). This day is to pay gratitude to gifts, referring to the gifts of the Three Magi: Melchior (a Persian scholar), Casper (an Indian scholar), and Balthazar (an Arabian scholar). The gifts were gold, incense, and myrrh.
Dia Mundial de Órfãos de Guerra
(World Day for War Orphans). The World Day of War Orphans was initiated by the French organization, SOS Enfants en Detresses. The day is held annually on 6 January; this special day enables the International Community to recognize the plight of a particularly vulnerable group. Needless to say that many war orphans are to be found in the Middle East (Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria), and in Africa (Somalia, CAR, Congo, Uganda, Rwanda).
BRAZILIAN HISTORY:
1502
Discovery of Baía de Angra dos Reis by André Gonçalves.
This bay, near Rio de Janeiro, was named after the day that the expedition of Gonçalo Coelho discovered the location. In honor of the visit of the Three Magis to Jesus.
1598
Start of the construction of Forte dos Reis Magos, in Natal (RN).
The construction of this fortress was finished on 24 June 1598.
1835
Cabanagem Revolt in Belém.
Rebels attacked and conquered the city of Belém, thereby killing President Sousa Lobo of Grão-Pará and the army commander. The extreme poverty of the people in the province, and the political irrelevance to which the province was relegated shortly after the Brazilian independence, were the sparkles for the popular revolt. The name cabanagem refers to the type of hut in which many people lived next to the rivers. An English regiment was able to suppress the revolt, but the rebels continued the fights until 1840. More than one third of the Grão-Pará population (estimated to be 120 thousand in 1833) died in the bloody conflict.
1765
Restoration of the Capitania and government of São Paulo, per Carta Régia.
The capitania of São Paulo was dissolved on 9 May 1748, due to irregularities by the local government.
1880
Foundation of the colonies in Criciúma (SC)
1908
Start of the construction of Forte de Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro)
1939
The United States announced approximation to Brazil
Brazilian chancellor Osvaldo Aranha was invited for a personal interview with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
1963
Reestablishment of presidential system in Brazil.
A plebiscite favored the presidential system against the parliamentary system, which was in vigor since the installation of João Goulart as president in 1961.
1987
General strike of truck drivers at the harbor in Santos (SP)
The strike affected 50 ships, of which 37 had to wait for their docking.
1988
Maílson da Nóbrega installed as fourth minister of Treasury during the government of President José Sarney.
Francisco Oswaldo Neves Dornelles, Dilson Domingos Funaro, and Luiz Carlos were his predecessors. Maílson was already appointed as interim minister since 13 May 1987. He stayed in office until the installation of Fernando Collor as the new president.
1989
Death of writer Elisa Lispector (1911-1989)
Elisa, born in Ukraine, was the older sister of Clarice Lispector, also a writer. The novel ‘O Muro das Pedras’ is best known and honored.
By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015
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