Brazilian Days (254): September 11

Brazilian Days 253

September 11

DAY OF:

Dia do Árbitro Esportivo

(Referee). Being a referee appears an ungrateful task, but necessary too (see video below). They (men and women!) are often criticized, but without their presence, and their implementation of the rules, certain matches would end up uncontrollable or even out of control.

REFEREES

Arbitragem do melhor – é preciso dar porrada quantas vezes para ser expulsa	As 10 piores agressões do Brasileirão

Portugal vs. Holland WM 2006 Fouls	the top 5 football Referee Decisions That Shook The world

Dia Nacional do Cerrado

(Savannah). The cerrado biome type accounts for about one fourth of Brazil, with marginal extensions in neighboring Bolivia and Paraguay. The cerrado is located in eight Brazilian states, mainly in the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais. It is widely known for its richness in plant and animal biodiversity. The cerrado is being threatened by the ongoing expansion of soja and eucalypt tree plantations. For instance, the state of São Paulo was covered for 14 percent by the cerrado biome. Now the cerrado counts for 0.84 percent of the state’s area. At present, only three percent of the cerrado is protected area.

PDF about Cerrado (WWF, in Portuguese)

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Copyright: WWF Brazil

CERRADO

Sertão Veredas Peruaçu – Mosaico de Conservação, Cultura e Produção	Proteja o Cerrado

O Cerrado- segundo maior bioma do Brasil- pode desaparecer até 2030.	Série Cerrado – Ep.1 – Um ambiente ameaçado de extinção

Série Cerrado – Ep.2 – Fronteira Agrícola	Série Cerrado – Ep.3 – O valor nutritivo das frutas

Série Cerrado – Ep.4 – As letras e rítmos do povo do Cerrado	Série Cerrado – Ep.5 – O artesanato

Dia Nacional do Karatê

(Karate). The Confederação Brasileira de Karatê (Brazilian Karate Federation) has introduced the Day of Karate since 2002. The day of September 11 (1987, at 15 h 25) karate was recognized by the Brazilian Martial Arts Federation (Confederação Brasileira de Pugilismo), and the foundation of the Brazilian Karate Federation. Karate (the meaning is ’empty hand’) has its origin in Japan, but also is being practiced for centuries in India, China, and Taiwan. Karate as we know now, finds its origin at the Japanese island of Okinawa, where Japanese occupiers banned the use of weapons by the inhabitants of the island. Karate without the use of weapons was born. From Okinawa, karate spread through Japan and the entire world. At the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian karate team gained no less than 7 medals. The Federation also organizes social projects, such as “Karatê Alem do Esporte“, offering free karate classes for fourteen thousand children.

KARATE

Karate Do Tradicional Brasil – mundiais em uma super edição	Globo Esporte – Karatê – Reportagem: Marcelo Andrade

PROJETO KARATÊ MINHA VIDA	Karate Alem do Esporte RS – Banrisul

Dia Internacional da Infâmia

(Infamy). This day is held since 2002. Already two infamous and bloody actions have occurred on September 11. The first action was the coup that ousted Chilean president Allende by general Pinochet, with the help of the American CIA. In the first week after the coup, more than 9000 Chileans were killed. During Pinochets reign, the number grew to 30 thousand. The second action is more recent: 2001. The attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon in the United States, killing more than 3000 people.

9/11

Jornal Nacional – Atentado às Torres Gêmeas em Nova York leva pânico à população	11 de septiembre de 1973- Golpe Militar en Chile

BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

1984
Amyr Klink crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a rowing boat.

Amyr Klink, born in São Paulo, with parents of Lebanese and Swedish origin, has accomplished a great number of (solo)tours with his boats. Tours with a catamaran between certain Brazilian harbors, a two thousand km tour on the Amazon River with a small motorized boat, a solo sailing tour between Arctica and Antarctica, and a sailing tour around Antarctica. Amyr also made some tours with a motor, including the tour that stretches from Southern to Northern Chile.The rowing tour over the Atlantic Ocean, a distance of 3500 nautical miles, was done in 100 days, in a boat with a size of less than six meters.

Official YouTube channel Amyr Klink

MAR SEM FIM

Documentário – Mar sem Fim – Amyr Klink [1/6]	Documentário – Mar sem Fim – Amyr Klink [2/6]

Documentário – Mar sem Fim – Amyr Klink [3/6]	Documentário – Mar sem Fim – Amyr Klink [4/6]

Documentário – Mar sem Fim – Amyr Klink [5/6]	Documentário – Mar sem Fim – Amyr Klink [6/6]

Almanaque Brasil – Entrevista com Amyr Klink