Brazilian Days 021
January 21
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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:
1822
José Bonifácio gave the order that laws from motherland Portugal should have his approval before they came into effect.
1861
Birth of priest and scientist Roberto Landell de Moura, in Porto Alegre (RS).
Roberto is considered as the inventor of the radio. In 1893, before scientist Guglielmo Marconi tested his first radio experiment, Landell realized, from the top of Avenida Paulista to the top of Santana, the first transmissions of telegraph and wireless telephone.
1906
Political pact between Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay against anarchist movements in the three countries.
1939
Discovery of the first oil well in Brazil, in the state of Bahia.
1976
First commercial Concorde flight between Paris and Rio de Janeiro.
1995
Brazilian women’s soccer team became South American champion.
2002
Broken cable between hydro-electric power station Ilha Solteira and Araraquara caused a black-out in ten Brazilian states.
2005
Arrest warrants for 27 police officers of FEBEM (São Paulo), accused of torture.
2008
Announcement of the discovery of natural gas in Bacia de Santos.
2009
Fiat plant in Betim (MG) sent 800 employees on collective holidays.
By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015
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