Dia do Tenista, Dia do Tênis (Tennis, tennis player). It is assumed that this popular sport was introduced by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield in 1873. Only few know the origin of the word ‘tennis’: it is derived from the French word ‘tenez’ (‘take’ or ‘ready?’). In that time, ‘tenez’ was used to warn the opponent when the bal was hit towards him. Other sources mention the origin of tennis in ancient Egypt. In 1887, the first open English tennis championships were played at Wimbledon. In 1882, English migrants introduced tennis in Brazil; six years later, the first official matches were played. Without doubt, the most famous Brazilian tennis player is Gustavo (Guga) Kuerten, who won the French Open at Roland Garros in 1997, 2000 and in 2001.
Dia do Protético (Prosthetic).
Dia do Porteiro (Porter). Although many are convinced that Dia do Porteiro is celebrated on the feast day of St. Peter (The Heaven’s Porter), today is the official Porter Day.
Dia Nacional de Anchieta (Father José de Anchieta). This Brazilian day commemorates the death of Jesuit priest, missionary, and writer José de Anchieta (1534-1597). De Anchieta, born in Tenerife, arrived in Brazil in 1553. He spoke Latin, Portuguese, Castillian, en at a later time Tupi indigenous language fluently. In 1554, he founded a small mission, which eventually became the city of São Paulo. De Anchieta is considered as one of the founders of São Paulo (1554) and Rio de Janeiro (1565). He regularly mediated in conflicts between the Portuguese and the indigenous, together with father Manuel de Nóbrega. He wrote a book about the ‘Brazilian (indigenous) Grammar’ and published a dictionary of the Guarani-Tupi language. Famous is his poem dedicated to Virgin Mary: he wrote this poem on the wet beach every day, until it had been completely memorized by him. Eventually he was able to write these 4900 verses on paper. His educational methods had been used at the mission schools for a long time Thanks to his pioneering activities, De Anchieta is considered as ‘Brazil’s Apostle’ In 1980 he was beatified; since then his day of death is commemorated through Brazil. The name Anchieta is found at many locations in Brazil.
Dia Nacional da Imunização (Vaccination). Brazilians receive an extensive cocktail against many diseases (varicella zoster, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, sarampo (measles), caxumba (mumps), catapora (chickenpox), meningitis, yellow fever), as well as pneumococcus and influenza vaccinations for the elderly. Travelers bound for Brazil should take into account that a month before departure time vaccinations must have been administered, including hepatitis and yellow fever.
Dia do Pão (Bread). The World Bread Day is held on 16 October.
BRAZILIAN HISTORY:
1999
Merger of the Ministries of Army, Air Force and Navy into one Defense Department.
1597 Death of padre José de Anchieta
1974 Last issue of the newspaper ‘Correio da Manhã’ in Rio de Janeiro
It ceased to exist after 73 years of circulation.
1995 Basketball player Hortência ended her professional career
1880 Foundation of Sociedade Brasileira Contra a Escravidão
The ‘Brazilian Society Against Slavery was founded by Joaquim Nabuco
1591 Arrival of the authority Santo Ofício (Holy Seat) in the Capitania da Bahia de Todos os Santos
1992
The child Iza Bruna Vieira declared to be cured
The cure of her sickness is considered the second miracle by Madre Paulina
2003 Fishermen caught a 1.40 meter squid of 18 kilograms at Cabo Frio (RJ).
Dia do Tenista, Dia do Tênis (Tennis, tennis player). It is assumed that this popular sport was introduced by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield in 1873. Only few know the origin of the word ‘tennis’: it is derived from the French word ‘tenez’ (‘take’ or ‘ready?’). In that time, ‘tenez’ was used to warn the opponent when the bal was hit towards him. Other sources mention the origin of tennis in ancient Egypt. In 1887, the first open English tennis championships were played at Wimbledon. In 1882, English migrants introduced tennis in Brazil; six years later, the first official matches were played. Without doubt, the most famous Brazilian tennis player is Gustavo (Guga) Kuerten, who won the French Open at Roland Garros in 1997, 2000 and in 2001.
Dia do Protético (Prosthetic).
Dia do Porteiro (Porter). Although many are convinced that Dia do Porteiro is celebrated on the feast day of St. Peter (The Heaven’s Porter), today is the official Porter Day.
Dia Nacional de Anchieta (Father José de Anchieta). This Brazilian day commemorates the death of Jesuit priest, missionary, and writer José de Anchieta (1534-1597). De Anchieta, born in Tenerife, arrived in Brazil in 1553. He spoke Latin, Portuguese, Castillian, en at a later time Tupi indigenous language fluently. In 1554, he founded a small mission, which eventually became the city of São Paulo. De Anchieta is considered as one of the founders of São Paulo (1554) and Rio de Janeiro (1565). He regularly mediated in conflicts between the Portuguese and the indigenous, together with father Manuel de Nóbrega. He wrote a book about the ‘Brazilian (indigenous) Grammar’ and published a dictionary of the Guarani-Tupi language. Famous is his poem dedicated to Virgin Mary: he wrote this poem on the wet beach every day, until it had been completely memorized by him. Eventually he was able to write these 4900 verses on paper. His educational methods had been used at the mission schools for a long time Thanks to his pioneering activities, De Anchieta is considered as ‘Brazil’s Apostle’ In 1980 he was beatified; since then his day of death is commemorated through Brazil. The name Anchieta is found at many locations in Brazil.
Dia Nacional da Imunização (Vaccination). Brazilians receive an extensive cocktail against many diseases (varicella zoster, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, sarampo (measles), caxumba (mumps), catapora (chickenpox), meningitis, yellow fever), as well as pneumococcus and influenza vaccinations for the elderly. Travelers bound for Brazil should take into account that a month before departure time vaccinations must have been administered, including hepatitis and yellow fever.
Dia do Pão (Bread). The World Bread Day is held on 16 October.
BRAZILIAN HISTORY:
1999
Merger of the Ministries of Army, Air Force and Navy into one Defense Department.
1597 Death of padre José de Anchieta
1974 Last issue of the newspaper ‘Correio da Manhã’ in Rio de Janeiro
It ceased to exist after 73 years of circulation.
1995 Basketball player Hortência ended her professional career
1880 Foundation of Sociedade Brasileira Contra a Escravidão
The ‘Brazilian Society Against Slavery was founded by Joaquim Nabuco
1591 Arrival of the authority Santo Ofício (Holy Seat) in the Capitania da Bahia de Todos os Santos
1992
The child Iza Bruna Vieira declared to be cured
The cure of her sickness is considered the second miracle by Madre Paulina
2003 Fishermen caught a 1.40 meter squid of 18 kilograms at Cabo Frio (RJ).
General – Cabo Frio is a city located in the southeast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, at 155 km from the capital, Rio de Janeiro. According to IBGE, the city counted 191 thousand inhabitants in 2011. Cabo Frio was discovered by the Portuguese in 1503. From 1513, the region became colonized: Cabo Frio is the seventh oldest city in Brazil. For a long time the local economy was based upon fishery and salt production. With the construction of the bridge between Rio de Janeiro and Niterói in the 1970s, the city quickly was discovered as a tourist location. In the 1980s, the discovery of oil wells near the shoreline (Bacia de Campos), the city received royalties of the oil production. At present, most income is derived from tourism, followed by fishery and textile industry that is specialized in beach clothing.
Tourism – The city is limited by Lake Araruama and by the Atlantic Ocean, and hosts 19 paradisaical beaches. Tourists may choose from a large number of restaurants and from nearly 100 lodgment addresses.
Colonial route along the shoreline: Forte São Mateus was built in 1617 at the extreme point of Praia do Forte, close to Parque Municipal da Praia do Forte – Reserva dos Sambaquis, and a small rock island at the entrance of Barra da Lagoa de Araruama. From this fortress, hostile ships could be observed on the Ocean, and at the other side, the Canal do Itajurú would be watched. At the other side of the Canal, on the hill, is the Antigo Farol de Navegação, a light tower that was used for nightly navigation. In the direction of largo de São Francisco is the Igreja de São Benedito. One might consider a boat trip and a walk along Boulevard Canal.
Descoberta em 1503 pelos portugueses, a cidade foi colonizada a partir de 1615, sendo a sétima cidade mais antiga do Brasil. Com mais de 500 anos de história, Cabo Frio teve sua economia baseada na atividade pesqueira e, principalmente na produção de sal durante muito tempo. A partir da construção da Ponte Rio Niterói (década de 70 do século XX) a cidade começou a despertar para o desenvolvimento através da atividade turística. Na década de 80, com a descoberta de petróleo na chamada “Bacia de Campos”, o município passou a receber recursos substanciais de “royalties”, o que permitiu ao poder público estabelecer diretrizes para um crescimento ordenado e a reorganização da cidade, com consideráveis investimentos em infraestrutura. Atualmente a atividade turística comanda a economia do município, seguida da pesca e da confecção de moda praia. Já o Parque Salineiro, dá sinal de exaustão por causa da concorrência do produto nordestino e pela especulação imobiliária ao longo da Lagoa de Araruama.
Situado na baixada litorânea a sudeste do Rio de Janeiro, onde a linha de costa muda bruscamente de direção, o município de Cabo Frio estende-se por uma superfície de 410.693 km². As coordenadas geográficas da sede municipal são: 22052’24” de latitude sul e 42000’54” de longitude oeste, numa altitude média de 4m. O município limita-se ao norte com Casimiro de Abreu, ao sul com Arraial do Cabo, a oeste com São Pedro da Aldeia e Araruama e a leste com o Oceano Atlântico e Búzios.
(prefeitura)
CABO FRIO
Cabo Frio – Turismo Parte 1
Cabo Frio – Turismo Parte 2
Cabo Frio * Praias * Sol * Lazer * Pôr do Sol * Turismo
Cabo Frio Praia das Conchas e Praia do Peró
Cabo Frio e Praia do Forte, não consigo viver sem ti… Suas praias, dunas, pôr do sol…
Dunas Praia do Forte e das Dunas em Cabo Frio – Região dos Lagos – Costa do Sol – RJ.
Reveillon Ano Novo 2012 Cabo Frio Praia do Forte – Queima de Fogos na Praia do Forte Cabo Frio RJ
Cabo Frio Canal Itajurú com Ilha do Japonês, Boulevard Canal, Mirante da Guia, Anjo Caído
Brazil´s former capital Rio de Janeiro attracts many tourists from Brazil and all over the world to visit its past and its present: the glorious monuments remembering the Colonial and Imperial Period, the famous beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema, the carnaval, and the samba.
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro that was formed after the merger of the states of Guanabara and Rio de Janeiro in 1975. The city is with its 6.1 million inhabitants (IBGE, 2009), the second-largest of Brazil, after São Paulo. The metropolitan area counts about 12.4 million people. The city is situated between sea level and an altitude of 380 meter, and counts 1182 square kilometers. The human development index of Rio de Janeiro is 0.842 (PNAD/IBGE, 2000). Rio is often called ‘Cidade Maravilhosa’, the Marvelous City.
Sunset at Ipanema Beach
History
On the first day of 1502, the Portuguese expedition commanded by Gaspar de Lemos arrived in the Guanabara Bay. Since he mistakenly was thinking that the bay was the mouth of a river, he baptized the location Rio de Janeiro. By that time the area was inhabited by the Tupi, Maxakalí, Botocudo, and Puri indian tribes. In 1555, A French expedition commanded by Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon, landed on a small island in the Guanabara Bay and founded the French colony Antarctique Française, French Antartica, Forte Coligny, and the city Henriville.
A Portuguese military expedition commanded by Estácio de Sá ousted the French, and founded the city of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro on March 1, 1565. This date is considered as the founding date of the city. Until early 18th century the city had to endure various attacks from mainly French and Dutch pirates and buccaneers. Bandeirantes (pioneers) exploring more land inward, discovered precious metals and stones, that made Rio a more practical port to export the wealthy goods. For that reason, the capital from colonial Brazil changed from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro in 1763.
In 1807, when the French emperor Napoleon invaded Spain and threatened to invade Portugal, the entire Portuguese Royal Family moved to Brazil, escorted by the British navy. Crown prince Dom João VI, who was governing the Portuguese kingdom as a regent for his insane mother, elevated Brazil as a kingdom in 1815, and Rio became capital of it. In 1821, Dom João and most of his family returned to Portugal. His oldest son, Dom Pedro stayed and later refused to leave Brazil. He declared Brazil independent, Rio became the capital of the Brazilian empire. When Brazil became a republic in 1889, Rio continued as capital. In 1960, Rio lost its status of Brazil’s capital to the newly-built city: Brasília. Rio will become capital of World Soccer in 2014 and of the Olympic Movement in 2016.
Economic activity
Economically, Rio de Janeiro is the second largest of Brazil, after São Paulo, providing a little more than five percent of the nation’s GDP. Services account for 66 percent, tax collection for 23 %, and industrial activity for 11 %. In the recent years, the economy leading heavily on industries as shipbuilding, metallurgy, oil refinery, has transformed to an economy that focuses more on businesses and services. The city hosts headquarters of many large Brazilian and international multinationals, such as Petrobrás, Vale, Embratel, Coca Cola, IBM, and Shell. Rio is the 2nd richest city in Brazil, and the 30th richest in the world.
One of the seven wonders of the modern
world: Christ the Redeemer
What to see
Many tourists visit Rio for its famous and abundant Carnival festivities. Samba schools compete with each other during the parades at the Sambódromo Marquês de Sapucaí. Outside the Sambódromo, one can enjoy the Carnival on the streets, where many so-called blocos (carnival percussion groups) have their parades, followed by a huge crowd of dancing and partying people. When searching for some rest, one may visit the world famous beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, Barra de Tijuca, that are lining the Atlantic Ocean. Inward the Guanabara Bay, one may go to the beaches of Botafogo and Flamengo. Speaking of Flamengo, the soccer team plays its games in the giant Maracanã soccer stadium. The team of Botafogo plays in the Engenhão, also known as Estádio João Havelange, where the 2016 Olympic Games will start.
To have an encounter with the rich past of Rio, the historic center is worth visiting. The narrow alleys, the cozy restaurants and bars, as in Arco do Teles. Praça XV de Novembro exhibits an important party of the history with the Paço Imperial, the statues of Dom João VI and General Osório, war hero of the Paraguayan War. Close to this square is Palácio Tiradentes: a palace in the typical eclectic style where Brazilian freedom fighter Tiradentes was imprisoned for three years before condemned to death by hanging.
Rio also has various churches, like the Igreja da Candelária, Igreja da NS do Carmo, Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo, and the modern Catedral São Sebastião, also called the Metropolitan Cathedral. This huge conic structure is close to the Lapa District, where one may find an interesting mix of bars and nightclubs, representing samba, hip hop, reggae, and electronic music styles. In the center of Lapa is a ceramic stairway, consisting of tiles from all corners of the world. towards the Santa Tereza District, the Escada de Selarón, named after the Chilean artist. Instead of climbing the stairs, one may take the antique tram to Santa Tereza, that runs over the arcs of the aqueduct of Lapa. Speaking of climbing, there are two interesting options. One is the cable car to Pão de Açúcar, the Sugarloaf Rock. From there one may enjoy breathtaking views of the entire Guanabara bay and a major part of the city. The second option is the climb of the world famous Corcovado, with the Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) on top of it. The climb can be made by train, van or even walking. From the 710 meter high mountain one has an unforgettable view of entire Rio de Janeiro.
Rio is also known for its cultural richness and diversity. The city hosts many museums and cultural centers. Museums that exhibit the history of Rio, contemporary artworks, the indigenous tribes, the naval history (with a boat tour along the entire Guanabara Bay), the history of carnival. Museums of interest are Museu de Belas Artes, Museu de Arte Moderna, the museums within the fortresses of Copacabana, Leme, and São João (Urca). The National Monument (near Flamengo Beach) hosts the war graves of the Brazilian Expedition Force.
Cultural centers of interest are the monumental Theatro Municipal, the cultural centers of Caixa, Banco do Brasil, and Correios.
The beauty of nature can be encountered in the well-known Botanical Garden, founded shortly after the arrival of the Portuguese Royal Family, with its static imperial palm trees, the Japanese garden, and a variety of Brazilian vegetation types. Rio boasts to have the world’s largest urban park within its city limits: the Tijuca park, in which the Corcovado Mountain is situated.
Outside Rio de Janeiro, the imperial city of Petrópolis, the historical city of Paraty, and the beach resorts of Angra dos Reis, Ilha Grande, Búzios, and Cabo Frio are most visited.
