Brazilian Days 012
January 12
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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:
1616
Foundation of the city of Belém do Pará (PA) by Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco.
1640
Dutch confronted by allied squadron near Itamaracá Island (PE).
1698
Transfer of Casa da Moeda from Salvador (BA) to Rio de Janeiro, by Carta Régia
1822
General Curado commander of the Brazilian troops.
The Brazilian army counted three thousand men at that time.
1840
Farrapos rebels (commanded by Giuseppe Garibaldi) defeated by the Imperial Army.
1855
Publication of the first poem by Machado de Assis: “Ela”
1862
Foundation of Igreja Presbiteriana do Rio de Janeiro (Presbyterian Church).
1865
Marquês de Caxias supreme commander of the allied troops (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay) in the Paraguayan War.
1865
Occupation of Guiana Francesa (French Guiana) by Brazilian troops.
1912
Federal intervention in the state of Bahia.
1965
Creation, by Lei Estadual (State Act) nº 2.095, of the Forest Reserve ‘Reserva Florestal de Duas Bocas’ in Cariacica (ES)
1984
National launch of the campaign for direct elections in Curitiba (PR).
2000
Traffic accident with an Argentinian bus in Santa Catarina caused 41 deaths.
2001
Death of athlete Adhemar Ferreira da Silva.
Adhemar was two times Olympic Champion (1952 and 1956) in the discipline triple jump.
2001
Creation of Parque Estadual (State Park) do Jalapão (TO)
2004
Introduction of the digital inclusion project ‘Rede do Futuro’, by Prefeitura de Santos (City of Santos).
2005
Approval of the plantation of genetic soja (Medida Provisória 223).
2007
Landslide at metro construction works in São Paulo caused seven deaths.
The giant hole was located in Marginal Pinheiros.
1947
Death of physician and writer Afrânio Peixoto (1876-1947).
1974
Death of samba musician João da Baiana.
By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015
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