Brazilian Days (060): March 1

Brazilian Days 060 

March 1

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Contents:

DAY OF:

Dia da Vindima (Grape collector)
Dia das Crianças Doentes (Sick children)
Dia do Turismo Ecológico (Ecotourism)
Dia Pan-Americano do Turismo (Pan American day of Tourism)
Dia da Mais Bela Esportista Rural (Most beautiful rural female athlete)

BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

1923 Death of politician and writer Rui Barbosa (1849-1923)
1565 Foundation of the city of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro – now Rio de Janeiro – by Estácio de Sá.
1894 Start of the construction of Cidade de Minas – now Belo Horizonte -, one of the first planned Brazilian capitals.
1845 Signing of the peace treaty by Caxias and Canabarro: end of the Guerra dos Farrapos, the Farroupilha War
1870 Victory of the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay) upon Paraguay marked the end of the Paraguayan War.
1553 Duarte de Costa succeeded Tomé de Sousa as governor-general of the Brazilian colony.
1894 First direct presidential elections in Brazil
1898 Election of Manuel Ferraz de Campos Salles as President of Brazil
1889 Maria de Araújo received a host from Padre Cicero: the host became the color of blood.
1919 Birth of politician João Belchior Marques Goulart
1983 The movie ‘Pra Frente Brasil’ won two prizes at the Berlin Film Festival.
1986 Launch of ‘Plano Cruzado’ by Minister of Treasury, Dílson Funaro.

 

Brazilian Days (055): February 24

Brazilian Days 055 

February 24

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Contents:

DAY OF:

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

1613 Death of captain Baltazar de Aragão de Souza in a battle against French buccaneers.
1684 Beckman Revolution in Maranhão
1891 Introduction of the Second Constitution (Constituinte).
1897 Inauguration of Palácio do Catete, in Rio de Janeiro
1932 New election law by Getúlio Vargas
1932 Creation of Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE)
1972 Introduction of a National Tele-education Program.
1972 Big fire at Edifício Andraus, São Paulo, resulting in 16 deaths.
1984 ‘Diretas, Já!’ demonstration in Belo Horizonte.
2003 Launch of the cornerstone of the Auditório do Parque Ibirapuera, São Paulo.
2003 Wave of terror by members of Comando Vermelho (‘Red Command’) in Rio de Janeiro
2006 Theft of art pieces of Picasso, Matisse, Monet and Dali, from Museu Chácara do Céu, Rio de Janeiro

Imaging Brazil 2007: 14/50 (Belo Horizonte, MG)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories in English, Portuguese, and Dutch (scroll down for the Portuguese and Dutch texts).

IMAGING BRAZIL 2005 (Complete overview of 47 photographs)

IMAGING BRAZIL 2006 (Complete overview of 53 photographs)

IMAGING BRAZIL 2007 (Complete overview of 50 photographs)

14. Sleeping porcupine / Porco-espinho adormecido / Slapend stekelvarken

MARCH 2007: Sleeping porcupine

The ZOO in Belo Horizonte is located at the margin of Pampulha Lake, and hosts about two hundred different animal species. Most visitors will immediately go to see the monkeys, and the gorillas. Others prefer watching the giraffes and elephants, how they are having their daily routines. Also the lions, the tigers, and the jaguars can count on many interested visitors. However, not too many people will visit the smaller animals, like this porcupine. Most of the time, these animals stay inside their cages, and only go out at day for some short walk, or on the way for their daily meal. Therefore, it was not a big surprise to watch this porcupine sleeping like a baby. It looked so innocent, like it was sound asleep, and maybe dreaming about its food to arrive. You almost wanted to come close and stroke it. But… be careful with its spines!

MARÇO 2007: Porco-espinho adormecido

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MAART 2007: Slapend stekelvarken

De dierentuin in Belo Horizonte is gevestigd aan de rand van het Pampulhameer, en huist ongeveer tweehonderd verschillende diersoorten. Verreweg de meeste bezoekers zullen zich meteen begeven naar de apenkooien, en ook de gorilla’s bezoeken. Anderen verkiezen de giraffes en de olifanten, om te zien hoe zij hun dag routinematig doorbrengen. Ook de leeuwen, tijgers en jaguars kunnen rekenen op een groot aantal bewonderaars. Maar slechts een handvol bezoekers zullen de kleinere diersoorten met een bezoekje vereren. Zoals dit stekelvarken. Een groot deel van de dag wordt door deze dieren slapend in hun kooi doorgebracht. Ze zullen slechts voor een kleine wandeling, of op weg naar hun dagmaal zichtbaar zijn. Daarom was het geen verrassing dit stekelvarken in zijn kooi aan te treffen, slapend als een baby. Het slapend diertje zag zo onschuldig uit, alsof het in een diepe slaap was, wellicht dromend over een nieuw dagmaal. Je zou overwegen om dit diertje te benaderen en te aaien. Maar… pas op voor de venijnige stekels!

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2007, 2015

Brazilian Days (035): February 4

Brazilian Days 035 

February 4

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Contents:

DAY OF:

Dia Mundial do Câncer (World Cancer Day).
Aniversário de Macapá (Foundation anniversary of Macapá, capital of the state of Amapá).

BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

1758 Foundation of Vila de São José de Macapá (now city of Macapá-AP).
1880 Blumenau (SC) elevated to the status of a municipality.
1934 Death of musician Ernesto Nazaré.
1959 Birth of Jessé Gomes da Silva Filho (Zeca Pagodinho).
1971 Collapse of the roof killed 65 people at Parque de Exposições da Gameleira – Belo Horizonte.
1987 Announcement of the end of freezing the prices according to Plano Cruzado plan.
1997 Death of journalist Paulo Francis.
2001 Glider accident in Rio de Janeiro caused paralysis of singer and composer Herbert Vianna.
2002 Creation of Parque Nacional de Jericoacoara (CE).
2003 Record traffic jam of 98 kilometers in the city of São Paulo.
2006 Inauguration of Cidade do Samba in Rio de Janeiro.
2008 Cancellation of carnival activities in Sabará (MG) due to a deadly accident with a trio elétrico (sound car).

Brazilian Days (028): January 28

Brazilian Days 028 

January 28

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Contents:

DAY OF:

Dia do Portuário (Docker).
Dia do Comércio Exterior (Foreign trade).

BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

1579 Death of Tomé de Sousa, first governor-general of Brazil.
1808 Opening of the Brazilian ports for trade with befriended nations.
1942 Brazil broke off relations with Germany and Italy, because of WW II.
1970 Foundation of Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL; State University of Londrina)
1972 Death of  physician Edgar Bentes Rodrigues
1981 Ana Maria Botafogo became the first prima ballerina at Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro.
1997 Death of journalist and writer Antônio Callado
2003 Death of artist Cícero Dias
2004 Re-inauguration of Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra, Niterói
2004 Arrival of 284 Brazilians deported from the United States.
2006 Baby found floating at Pampulha Lake, Belo Horizonte (MG).
2007 Brazilian soccer team beat Colombia 2-0 and conquered South-American Under-20 Cup.
2009 Heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul caused 12 deaths and a lot of damage.

Brazilian Days (022): January 22

Brazilian Days 022 

January 22

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Contents:

DAY OF:

Dia do Senado (Senate).

BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

1502 Arrival of Américo Vespúcio’s expedition in São Vicente (SP).
1532 Creation of Vila de São Vicente (SP), the first city in Brazil.
1808 Arrival of the Portuguese royal family in Rio de Janeiro.
1891 Death of Benjamin Constant, architect of the Brazilian Republic.
1912 Civilians attacked Palácio da Luz in Fortaleza (CE).
1922 Birth of Leonel Brizola (former governor of Rio Grande do Sul and Rio de Janeiro)
1939 First oil extraction in Brazil, at the oil well in Lobato (BA)
1942 Creation of Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial – SENAI, by Decreto-lei 4.048
1970 Introduction of Loteria Esportiva in Brazil,
2007 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva launched Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento (PAC)
2009 Heavy rain showers caused landslides and inundations in Belo Horizonte (MG).

Brazilian Days (009): January 9

Brazilian Days 009 

January 9

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Contents:

DAY OF:

Dia do Fico (Day of Dom Pedro’s announcement not to return to Portugal)
Dia do Astronauta (Astronaut).

BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

1822 Dia do Fico: D. Pedro joined the Brazilian nationalist movement.
1824 Câmara Municipal (City Council) of Quixeramobim (CE) declared the end of Dom Pedro’s reign and proclaimed the republic.
1824 Final edition of the newspaper ‘Compilador de Minas’
1872 Signing of Tratado Definitivo de Paz e Amizade Perpétua (Definitive Treaty of Eternal Peace and Friendship) between Brazil and Paraguay.
1881 Reform of the Electoral Law (Lei Saraiva), per Decreto nº 3029.
1892 Decreto Estadual nº 8 defined the flag of the state of Paraná.
1943 Brazil declared adhesion to The United Nations Organization and the Atlantic Chart.
2003 Collision between two metro trains at Primeiro de Maio Station, Belo Horizonte (MG)
1992 Creation of the city of Balneário Barra do Sul (SC)