Brazilian Days (112): April 22

Brazilian Days 112 

April 22

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DAY OF:

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Dia da Aviação de Caça
(Combat Aircraft). Since 22 April 1943, the Brazilian Air Force (created in 1941) participated in Brazilian and foreign missions. The Brazilian Air Force also had missions above Italy during the Second World War.

FAB COMBAT AIRCRAFT
Dia da Aviação de Caça 2010 (BASC)	Força Aérea Brasileira – Aviação de Caça

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Dia da Comunidade Luso-Brasileira
(Luso-Brazilian Community Day).

COMUNIDADE LUSO-BRASILEIRA
Portal da Comunidade Luso-Brasileira	Dia da Comunidade Luso-Brasileira em SP

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Dia da Terra
(Earth Day). The idea for organizing ‘Earth Day’ came from former U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, after witnessing the ravages of the 1969 oil spill in California. Inspired by the student anti-war movement at that time, he organized nationwide demonstrations for a healthy, sustainable environment on 22 April 1970. More than 20 million Americans participated. The first Earth day resulted in the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Acts of Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species. Since the 1990s, Earth Day has been celebrated worldwide.

YouTube channel Earth Day

   

EARTH DAY
Earth Day April 22nd 2013	Earth Day 2013 – The Face of Climate Change

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Dia do Agente de Viagem
(Travel Agent). According to ABAV (Associação Brasileira de Agências de Viagens) the day is held on 22 April.

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Dia do Descobrimento do Brasil
(Discovery of Brazil).

DISCOVERY OF BRAZIL
PEDRO ÁLVARES CABRAL- Discovery of Brazil	O descobrimento do Brasil – 22 de abril
HISTÓRIA DO BRASIL: O Descobrimento do Brasil	HISTÓRIA DO BRASIL O Descobrimento do Brasil Parte 2

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1821
Prince Pedro de Bragança, son of Dom João VI (King of Portugal), named Regent of Brazil

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1985
Installation of José Sarney as president of Brazil.
One day before, president-elect Tancredo Neves died. Sarney was already sworn in as interim-president on 15 March 1985.

JOSÉ SARNEY
Jornal Nacional:15/03/1985: José Sarney toma posse como presidente interino do Brasil.	O governo José Sarney (1985-1990)

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2001
End of Third Summit of the Americas.
Except Cuba, the American governments promised to establish, before the end of 2005, a area of free commerce between Alaska and Terra de Fogo.

 

SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
Summit of the Americas 2001	Extracts from View From The Summit -Quebec City April 2001

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1500
Discovery of Brazil
After 44 days of travel, from Lisbon, the fleet of 13 vessels, commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral, landed at the Brazilian coast. The landing became the start of the Brazilian colonial history. A letter to the Portuguese king, written by Pero Vaz de Caminha, described in detail the discovery.

DISCOVERY OF BRAZIL
O Descobrimento do Brasil – Filme Completo	Construtores do Brasil – Pedro Álvares Cabral
Descobrimento do Brasil na TV – Parte 1	Descobrimento do Brasil na TV – Parte 2
Descobrimento do Brasil na TV – Parte 3	Descobrimento do Brasil na TV – Parte 4

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1920
Murder of José Ferreira da Silva, father of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva.
The latter is better known as Lampião, a notorious gang leader. The murder of his father made him decide to become a bandit.

LAMPIÃO
Documentário sobre Lampião	Arquivo Record Conheça a história de Lampião o rei do cangaço
lampiao.e.maria.bonita Filmes Completos	Filme Brasileiro – Lampião O Rei do Cangaço [1964]

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1925
Dutch priest Eustáquio Lieshout departed to Brazil.
The priest was beatified on 15 June 2006.

PADRE EUSTÁQUIO
Pater Eustachius Bom Amigo	VISITA AO TÚMULO DO PADRE EUSTÁQUIO
PUC TV: Beatificação Padre Eustáquio – 2006	Brazilianen willen botjes Brabantse pater vereren

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1945
Brazilian pilot Marcos Eduardo Coelho Magalhães shot down in Italy.
Nicknamed Coelho, Marcos already had completed 84 missions in Italy, before he was shot down. He landed at the enemy side, and was treated in a hospital in the German occupation zone. With the advance of the allied forces. he was handed a gun by a physician. The allied forces freed him.

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1972
Arrival of the mortal remains of Dom Pedro I
The first emperor of Brazil (1822-1831) died in Lisbon of pneumonia. The mortal remains were buried in a crypt at Ipiranga. In 2012, the mortal remains were exhumed and re-examined.

 

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2003
Start of the ‘Zero Fome’ (Zero Hunger) program in the municipality of Santana do Ipanema – AL.

FOME ZERO
Fome Zero – Comunicação de Governo	Comercial Fome Zero

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Brazilian Days (111): April 21

Brazilian Days 111 

April 21

 

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Dia de Tiradentes
(Tiradentes). Tiradentes was the leader of the conspiracy group in Minas Gerais (Inconfidência Mineira) that battled for more freedom and rights. Betrayal resulted in the arrest of the members, and only Tiradentes was condemned to death. He was hanged and quartered, in Rio de Janeiro.

TIRADENTES
Tiradentes, o Mártir da Independência do Brasil	Tiradentes – Série “Construtores do Brasil” – TV Câmara

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Dia da Latinidade
(Latin Identity). Long before the foundation of Rome, Italic people lived in that region. The best known subgroup derived from this people is the Latino people. Brazil is a nation with very strong Latin roots, mainly due to Portuguese, Italian and Spanish migrants. However, Brazilians also have strong African and Indian roots. This so-called ‘tropicalization’ created the pluricultural community. The International Dia da Latinidade is on 15 May. Interestingly, April 21 is considered as the foundation day of the city of Rome.

 

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Dia do Metalúrgico
(Metallurgist). Metallurgy emerged about six thousand years ago, in the Middle East. Metallurgy in Brazil received a big boost when Europe needed iron ore for the war industry, during the Second World War. A number of foreign companies started to analyze the possibilities in Brazil. Multinational mining company VALE was founded during the War, in 1945. At present, the metallurgic industry is responsible for more than two million registered job positions in Brazil, more than 5 percent of the total number of registered workers in Brazil.

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Dia do Policial Civil e Militar
(Brazilian Civil and Military Police). Tiradentes is the patron of the Military and Civil police in Brazil. The day became official in 1946, by President Gaspar Dutra. In 2007, Brazil counted 298 thousand servicemen of the Military and 228 thousand of the Civil Police.

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Dia do Têxtil
(Textile). According to Associação Brasileira da Indústria Têxtil e de Confecção (ABIT; Brazilian Association of Textile and Confection Industry), more than 30 thousand textile companies exist in Brazil, good for more than 1.7 million textile workers.

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Dia Nacional da Paz no Trânsito
(Respect in Traffic). In 2009, more than 400 thousand accidents with victims caused more than 20 thousand deaths in traffic. In the same year, about 50 thousand pedestrians died in traffic.

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1792
Death of Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, better known as Tiradentes.
The leader of the ‘Mineiro Conspiracy’ was condemned to death. He was hanged and then quartered.

TIRADENTES
Tiradentes – A criação de um herói brasileiro	Série especial julgamento de Tiradentes (13/04/12)
Série especial julgamento de Tiradentes (16/04/12)	Série especial julgamento de Tiradentes (18/04/12)
Série especial julgamento de Tiradentes (19/04/12)	Série especial julgamento de Tiradentes (20/04/12)

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1960
Inauguration of the new Brazilian capital, Brasília, by President Kubitschek.
The new capital, more centrally located replaced Rio de Janeiro. The capital was designed by Lucio Costa and Oscar Nieymeyer and now is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

BRASÍLIA
A inauguração de Brasília	Juscelino Kubitschek inaugura Brasília em 21 de abril de 1960
Documentário Brasília: projeto capital ( Versão Integral)	Primeiras imagens de Brasília

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1960
Creation of the state of Guanabara.
The transfer of the Brazilian capital from Rio de Janeiro to Brasília resulted in the renaming of the Federal District into a new Brazilian state. The state of Guanabara was added to the state of Rio de Janeiro in 1975.

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1985
Death of president-elect Tancredo Neves
Tancredo was the first (indirectly) elected civil president since the end of the dictatorship. He suffered cancer and died shortly before his installation as president. Vice-president José Sarney succeeded Tancredo.

 

TANCREDO NEVES
Presidente eleito Tancredo Neves morre em São Paulo (1985)	1985 – Anúncio da morte do Presidente Tancredo de Almeida Neves

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1962
Inauguration of Universidade de Brasília (created in 1961).

1880
São Carlos (SP) elevated to the status of a city.

SÃO CARLOS
São Carlos – Sp	São Carlos – SP
HINO DO SÃO CARLOS	UM POUCO DO PASSADO DE SÃO CARLOS – SP

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1975
Death of ex-president Paschoal Ranieri Mazzilli (president in 1961 and in 1964).

 

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1981
The historical city of Ouro Preto added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Ouro Preto became the first Brazilian heritage to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

OURO PRETO
OURO PRETO – UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE	Ouro Preto in Brazil – World Heritage Site by Unesco ( Full HD )
Ouro Preto MG Institutional English Version	OURO PRETO / BRAZIL – UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

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1867
First Brazilian expedition crossed Apa River, and then entered Paraguay, where it occupied Forte Bela Vista, during the Paraguayan War.

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2006
Inauguration of the oil production platform P-50 in Bacia de Campos (RJ).

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2005
Death of former coach of the Brazilian soccer team, Telê Santana.

TELÊ SANTANA
Homenagem a TELÊ SANTANA da Silva	Assista à íntegra da entrevista com Telê Santana (1992)
Telê Santana – Meio Século de Futebol Arte – parte 1	Telê Santana – Meio Século de Futebol Arte – parte 2
Telê Santana – Meio Século de Futebol Arte – parte 3	Telê Santana – Meio Século de Futebol Arte – parte 4
Telê Santana – Meio Século de Futebol Arte – parte 5	Telê Santana – Meio Século de Futebol Arte – parte 6

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Brazilian Days (110): April 20

Brazilian Days 110 

April 20

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Dia do Diplomata
(Diplomat). On 20 April 1845, one of Brazil’s greatest diplomats was born: José Maria da Silva Paranhos Júnior, Barão (baron) do Rio Branco. He was responsible for the consolidation of the actual borders of Brazil.

 

DIA DO DIPLOMATA
Cerimônia em comemoração ao Dia do Diplomata – Parte 1/2	Cerimônia em comemoração ao Dia do Diplomata – Parte 2/2

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Dia do Disco
(Vinyl Record). On 12 August is the Vinyl Record Day. On 20 April 1969, composer and musician Ataulfo Alves (1909-1969) died. He composed over 300 Brazilian popular songs.

DIA DO DISCO
Dia do Disco – Colecionador de Discos de Vinil	DIA DO DISCO É COMEMORADO 20 DE ABRIL

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1969
Death of composer and musician Ataulfo Alves

ATAULFO ALVES
Som Brasil – Ataulfo Alves	Ataulfo Alves – Ai! que saudade da Amélia (1942)
Ataulfo Alves – Alegria na casa de pobre (1940)	Ataulfo Alves – Meus tempos de criança (1956)

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1975
Death of singer and comedian Castro Barbosa

CASTRO BARBOSA
Castro Barbosa – O teu cabelo não nega ( marchinha de carnaval – 1955 )	Carmen Miranda e Castro Barbosa – Vou espalhando por aí

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1845
Birth of José Maria da Silva Paranhos Júnior, Barão (baron) do Rio Branco.

   

BARÃO DO RIO BRANCO
Barão do Rio Branco – Série “Construtores do Brasil” – TV Câmara	Barão do Rio Branco – De Lá Pra Cá (26/02/2012)
Barão do Rio Branco	Centenário da morte do Barão do Rio Branco 1
Centenário da morte do Barão do Rio Branco 2	Centenário da morte do Barão do Rio Branco 3

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1971
Introduction of beer cans in Brazil, by Skol.

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1997
Murder of Pataxó indigenous Galdino de Jesus, in Brasília – DF

 

GALDINO DE JESUS
Galdino Jesus dos Santos	Treta ,( A moda é tacá fogo) Galdino Jesus dos Santos

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1999
Creation of Parque Nacional (National Park) do Pau Brasil – BA.
The 11.538 hectares are located near the Discovery Coast, Porto Seguro. The predominant vegetation is of the Mata Atlântica (Atlantic Forest) type.

 

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Brazilian Days (109): April 19

Brazilian Days 109 

April 19

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DAY OF:

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Dia Nacional do Índio
(Brazilian Day of the Indigenous). The day was created by Getúlio Vargas by decree 5540 in 1943, to commemorate 19 April 1940, when the first Inter-American Indian Congress was held in Mexico. (Map of the Indian reserves in Brazil and their populations)

Dia Pan-Americana do Índio
(Pan American Day of the Indigenous)

INDIGENOUS IN BRAZIL
Indios no Brasil 1/12	Indios no Brasil 2/12
Indios no Brasil 3/12	Indios no Brasil 4/12
Indios no Brasil 5/12	Indios no Brasil 6/12
Indios no Brasil 7/12	Indios no Brasil 8/12
Indios no Brasil 9/12	Indios no Brasil 10/12
Indios no Brasil 11/12	Indios no Brasil 12/12

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Dia Estadual da Juventude
(Youth Day, SP)

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Dia do Exército Brasileiro
(Brazilian Army). The day commemorates the first armed conflict by Brazilians in the Battle of Guararapes (PE), against the Dutch.

 

BRAZILIAN ARMY
Exército Brasileiro / Brazilian Army	Tropas especiais do Exército Brasileiro – Montanha

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1648
Start of the First Battle of Guararapes.
People of Pernambuco started a revolt against the Dutch occupation. The revolt escalated into an armed conflict. The Brazilians won this battle at Guararapes.

BATTLE OF GUARARAPES
1ª Batalha de Guararapes – 1ª parte – Nação e Exército	1ª Batalha de Guararapes – 2ª parte – Nação e Exército

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1581
Start of the Spanish dominion of Brazil.

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1883
Birth of Getúlio Vargas (1883-1954), president of Brazil (1930-1945 & 1951-1954)
Some sources mention 1882 as his birth year.

GETÚLIO VARGAS
Getúlio Vargas	Getúlio Vargas – Série “Construtores do Brasil” – TV Câmara
A História do Brasil por Boris Fausto (Vol.4) – Brasil na Era Vargas (1930-1945).	Getúlio Vargas – De Lá Pra Cá – 24/08/2009
A Era Vargas – Parte 01	A Era Vargas – Parte 02
A Era Vargas – Parte 03	A Era Vargas – Parte 04

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1940
Birthday of Getúlio Vargas became a national holiday.

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1792
Signing of the death sentence of conspiracy leader Tiradentes.

TIRADENTES
Tiradentes, o Mártir da Independência do Brasil	Tiradentes – Série “Construtores do Brasil” – TV Câmara

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1947
Death of cartoonist Belmonte, creator of ‘Juca Pato’

 

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1996
Death of Brazilian actor Wálter D’Ávila

WÁLTER D’ÁVILA
Walter D’Ávila	A Praça da Alegria – Walter D’Avila e Chico Anysio (1976)

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1998
World title for Rodrigo Pessoa with his horse Gandini Lianos in the discipline individual jumping in Finland.
In 2004, he won Olympic gold in the same discipline in Athens.

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2004
Occupations by families linked with MST (movement of landless workers)
According to numbers of MST, 25.768 families participated in 94 occupations in 17 states.

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2005
Assignment of five indigenous reserves in the state of Amazonas, by President Lula

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2007
Protesters planted 1300 roses on Copacabana Beach, in protest against violence.

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015
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Brazilian Days (108): April 18

Brazilian Days 108 

April 18

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DAY OF:

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Dia dos Ex-Namorados
(Ex-Lovers). This day is an initiative of McCann, of the Salvation Army. His intention was to create a different action in order to receive more donations.

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Dia da Assembléia Nacional dos Índios
(National Assembly of Indigenous)

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Dia de Monteiro Lobato
(Monteiro Lobato Day). Monteiro Lobato was a famous Brazilian childrens’ book writer.

 

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Dia Nacional do Livro Infantil
(Childrens’ Book). On this day, the birth of writer Monteiro Lobato is commemorated.

 

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Dia do Livro Espírita
(Spiritist Book). On 18 April 1857, the famous book ‘Le Livre des Esprits’ (Book of the Spirits), by French writer Allan Kardec, was published.

 

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Dia de Allan Kardec
(Allan Kardec Day). The day of the publication of the first spiritist book by Allan Kardec, is also to honor the author.

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Dia do Massagista (SP)
(Masseur)

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1998
Death of singer Nélson Gonçalves

NÉLSON GONÇALVES
Nelson Goncalves Filme	A Arte de Nelson Gonçalves – Programa Mosaicos (TV Cultura, 2009)
NELSON GONÇALVES 21 MUSICAS	Homenagem a Nelson Gonçalves

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1988
Death of singer Linda Batista

LINDA BATISTA
Linda Batista – Série Documento – 1975	LINDA BATISTA – HOMENAGEM A “ESTRÊLA DO BRASIL ” – Eterna Rainha do Rádio
Linda Batista – Quero morrer no carnaval (1960)	Linda Batista – “Vingança” (1976)

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1882
Birth of writer Monteiro Lobato

MONTEIRO LOBATO
Monteiro Lobato Documentário Catedra	Entrevista com Monteiro Lobato
Entrelinhas – Monteiro Lobato	Arquivo N conta as histórias de Monteiro Lobato
biografia de Monteiro Lobato	Entrevista com Monteiro Lobato 2 de julho de 1948

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1942
Introduction of Coca Cola in Brasil 

COCA COLA IN BRAZIL

Primeiro comercial coca-cola brasil

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1760
Expulsion of Jesuits from Bahia

JESUITS IN BRAZIL

Jesuítas no Brasil

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1792
Announcement of the first sentence against the conspirators of Vila Rica

INCONFIDÊNCIA MINEIRA

Os Inconfidentes – Filme Completo

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1945
Pesident Getúlio Vargas announced amnesty for all political prisoners

1896
Acquisition of Palácio do Catete for 3000 contos de réis, by Fazenda Federal (Federal Treasury)

PALÁCIO DO CATETE

Visitando o Palácio do Catete Rio de Janeiro. Hoje Museu da República

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1910
Arrival of the armored vessel ‘Minas Gerais’ in Guanabara Bay.

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1956
Announcement of the construction of Brasília, by President Juscelino Kubitschek

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1999
Interception of an airplane of the FAB (Brazilian Airforce) with more than 30 kg cocaine.

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Brazilian Days (107): April 17

Brazilian Days 107 

April 17

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DAY OF:

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Dia Internacional das Lutas Camponesas
(International Day of Farmer’s Struggles). The day refers to the massacre of 19 landless workers by military police in Brazil in 1996 (see below). Via Camponesa is the international movement for farmer’s rights and is active in 69 countries.

YouTube Channel Via Campesina

VIA CAMPESINA
La Vía Campesina / English Version	La Via Campesina Commercial

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Dia Nacional da Botânica
(Botany).

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Dia Nacional de Luta pela Reforma Agrária
(Battle for Agrarian Reforms). The landless workers that were killed were participating in a protest in favor of agrarian reforms in Brazil.

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Dia Mundial do Hemofílico
(World Hemophilia Day). The World Federation of Hemophilia was founded in 1963. Hemophilia is quite rare: about 1 in every 10,000 people are born with it. Link to image.

YouTube Link World Federation of Hemophilia

HEMOPHILIA
The Many Faces of Bleeding Disorders	The Many Faces of Bleeding Disorders (Brazilian Portuguese)
Close the Gap	Progressing Care Globally
Changing Possibilities in Haemophilia	The Journey Begins

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Dia do Terceiro Mundo
(Third World)

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Dia Nacional do Vendedor Balconista de Materiais para Construção
(Construction Material Seller)

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1882
Launch of cruiser Almirante Barroso, entirely manufactured in Brazil

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1931
The Brazilian Communist Party (Partido Comunista Brasileiro) called workers to join the march of hunger in Rio de Janeiro.
The police, commanded by Batista Luzardo, prohibited the manifestation and repressed the group.

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1983
Diplomatic incident left 4 Libyan airplanes with weapons for Nicaragua in Brazil for 50 days.

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1996
Confrontation between the military police and landless workers left 19 dead, at Eldorado do Carajás, in the state of Pará.

MASSACRE ELDORADO DO CARAJÁS
Massacre em Eldorado	Massacre em Eldorado II
Massacre em Eldorado IV	Massacre in Eldorado Carajas, Pa – Brazil

1997
The Marcha dos Sem-Terra (March of landless workers) arrived in Brasília.

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1968
68 Brazilian municipalities (including capitals) became areas of national security

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2007
Announcement of the end of Sandy e Junior as a singing duo

SANDY & JUNIOR
Sandy e Junior (1º aparição na TV) Programa Som Brasil	Sandy & Junior anunciam separação
Sandy & Júnior – Era uma Vez ao Vivo – Album Completo	Sandy & Junior Show- Especial fazenda
Homenagem a Sandy & Junior – Programa Tudo a Ver – Rede Record	Sandy e Junior – No Fundo Do Coração Acustico

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007. 2015

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Brazilian Days (106): April 16

Brazilian Days 106 

April 16

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DAY OF:

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Dia do Sacerdócio
(Sacerdote)

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Dia Nacional do Leonismo
(Brazilian Lions’ Club Day)

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Dia do Picapeiro
(Pickup Driver). Picape is the Brazilian word for pickup.

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Dia Nacional da Voz
(Brazilian Voice Day). In 1999, after an initiative of Brazilian phonologists, audiologists, physicians and singers, Brazil introduced the National Voice Day on 16 April. Soon, Portugal and Argentina followed. In 2002, The American Academy of Otorhinolaryngology recognized the same date for World Voice Day. In 2008, the National Voice Day became institutionalized by law (lei 11.704).

 

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1866
Triple Alliance (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay) declared war against Paraguay.
The war lasted until 1870, leaving 500 thousand Paraguayans dead and the Paraguayan economy ruined.

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1973
All magazines subject to censorship, as determined by the Brazilian Government. 
As a result, 46 foreign and 14 Brazilian magazines were banned.

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1986
Approval of Plano Cruzado by Congresso Nacional (Brazilian Congress).

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1928
Departure of Expedição Brasileira (Brazilian Expedition) da Estrada Panamericana (Pan American Highway).
The Brazilian teams existed of two Ford T cars that were provided by the journal ‘O Globo’, and who gained support by president Washington Luiz. The mission of these teams was to discover and to open a road that would connect the three Americas. In ten years time, the expedition made a distance of more than 28 thousand kilometers through 15 countries.

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1952
Official installation of Universidade Mackenzie

 

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2002
D. Mautro Morelli (bishop of Duque de Caxias – RJ) confirmed his approval of the invasions realized by MST (Movimento dos Trabalhadores sem Terra; Movement of landless workers).

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015
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