Brazilian Days 278
October 5
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DAY OF:
Dia Nacional das Aves
(Birds). According to Comitê Brasileiro de Registros Ortnitológicos (CBRO; Brazilian Society of Ornithologists), Brazil hosts more than 1800 known bird species. The most recent observed (2010) new bird species in Brazil is the ferreirinho-de-cara-branca (Poecilotriccus albifacies (Blake, 1959)). About 10 percent of the Brazilian bird species are endangered species.
Collection of birds in Brazil (incl pictures and sounds): WikiAves
YouTube channel with many bird videos
Another YouTube channel with bird videos
BRAZILIAN BIRDS
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| Aves do Brasil – Birds of Brazil |
Aves do Brasil II – Birds of Brazil II |
| Aves do Brasil – Beija-flores, verdadeiras pinturas da natureza |
Aves do Brasil – Patos, marrecas e cisnes do Brasil |
| Birds of Brazil – Parrots, Cuckoos, Anis |
Inside – Parque das Aves – Brasil |
Dia do Bóia-fria
(Seasonal worker). The term bóia-fria has a historical background: poor farm workers were picked up by a truck at dawn, and brought to the area where they had to work the entire day. They carried their warm meal (bóia) with them. At midday, their lunch hour, the warm meal was no longer warm but lukewarm, at most. These seasonal workers were employed in a certain season, such as harvest time. Because of the sometimes harsh circumstances, a number of humanitarian organizations consider it as modern slavery. One clear example is the suger can cutter, who cuts no less than 12 tons (!) of suger can a day (12 working hours) for only 2.20 reais (a bit less than 1 euro) per ton. One ton of sugar cane produces 148 kg sugar, which has a value of approximately 100 reais. One famous bíoa-fria is Brazilian marathon athlete Vanderley Cordeiro de Lima (1969), who gained the bronze medal in Athens (2004), despite the ridiculous action of a bystander who tried to stop him.
BÓIA-FRIA
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| Os Bóias-frias |
Vida de Bóia Fria |
| Pakistan: Misal Khan |
Greece: Hussaini |
Dia do Trabalhador Rural Volante
(Seasonal worker). See above.
Dia da Micro e Pequena Empresa
(Small and Medium Businesses). Small and medium businesses (MPE in short) represent more than 99 percent of all Brazilian businesses, and offer work to 28.7 million Brazilians. The SEBRAE (Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio ás Micro- e Pequeno Empresas, founded in 1972) is an institute that supports these businesses with loans and know-how. Recently, a new law (Lei Geral) for these businesses has come into effect,after more than 3 years of debates. With this law, rules for starting a new company have been simplified.
SMALL & MEDIUM BUSINESSES
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| SEBRAE-MG – Dia da Micro e Pequena Empresa |
Campanha BB – Micro e Pequenas Empresas – 2011 |
| SEBRAE-MG – Sobrevivência das micro e pequenas empresas é maior hoje em dia |
SEBRAE-MG – Lei Geral das Micro e Pequenas Empresas |
Dia Mundial do Professor
World Teacher’s Day is created by the UNESCO in 1994, in remembrance of the ratification of the Charter of the Teacher by the UNESCO and the ILO (International Labor Organization) on 5 October 1966, and the Charter for Teachers of Superior Education in 1997.
Motto of 2007 was:
Quality teachers for quality education
Motto of 2012 was:
Take a stand for teachers!
Quote by Alexander the Great:
“I am indebted to my father for my living, but to my teacher for living well”
WORLD TEACHER’S DAY
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| In Gratitude:UNESCO World Teachers’ Day 2009 |
5 October 2010, World Teachers’ Day |
| Inspiration for teaching: World Teachers’ Day 2011 |
How much is a good teacher worth ? |
BRAZILIAN HISTORY:
1557
Death of Caramurú (1475-1557).
Diego Álvarez Correa was born in Coruña (Spain), although there are Portuguese researchers who are convinced that he was born in Viana do Castelo (Portugal). In 1510, Diego joined an expedition to the Brazilian mainland, but his ship got shipwrecked near Itaparica Island in Bahia. His companions became a feast for the Tupinambá indians living there, but Diego made impression with his musket: he stayed alive and gained his nickname Caramurú (Tupinambá for moraine) to his musket. He lived with the indians, got married with Paraguassu, a daughter of tribal chief Taparica. Diego had many children with different women. Diego and Paraguassu traveled to France, where Paraguassu became baptized into Catarina do Brasil. Thanks to his experiences with the indians, Diego worked as a interpreter and negotiator between the Portuguese, missionaries, and indians. He assisted Tomé de Sousa with the foundation of the city of Salvador. Salvador became the capital of the Brazilian colony. Diego died in Vila Velha (ES). Frei José de Santa Rita Durão wrote an epic poem (1781) about the person Caramurú, TV channel Globo produced a movie about his life.
CARAMURU
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| Caramuru. Diogo e Paraguassu |
A piece from the brazilian movie “Caramuru” (Subs & Trans) |
| Caramuru (1/5) – De Lá Pra Cá – 30/03/2009 |
Caramuru (2/5) – De Lá Pra Cá – 30/03/2009 |
| Caramuru (3/5) – De Lá Pra Cá – 30/03/2009 |
Caramuru (4/5) – De Lá Pra Cá – 30/03/2009 |
| Caramuru (5/5) – De Lá Pra Cá – 30/03/2009 |
Obra Rara – “Caramuru: poema épico do descobrimento da Bahia” |
1988
Creation of the state of Amapá (AP).
Amapá shares borders with the state of Pará, and with neighboring countries Suriname and French Guyana. The state is located at the mouth of the Amazon river. Macapá, the state capital, is located on the equator. The size of Amapá is 3.5 times the size of The Netherlands and counts only 600 thousand inhabitants. Most of them live in the capital. The former capitania Costa do Cabo Norte suffered numerous attacks and invasion attempts by the English, French and Dutch. The borderline between Amapá and French Guyana was drawn in 1713, following the Treaty of Utrecht.
AMAPÁ (AP)
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| Amapá, terra das águas (Globo Repórter 2007) |
Macapá Amapá (Vídeo Atualizado) |
| Turismo no Amapá |
Macapa – Amapa – North Region – Brazil |
1988
Creation of the state of Roraima (RR).
The state of Roraima (5.5 times the size of The Netherlands) is located in north Brazil, and shares borders with neighboring countries Venezuela, and Guyana, and with the states of Pará and Amazonas. Roraima counts no more than 400 thousand inhabitants, of which more than half lives in Boa Vista, the capital. The former area of Rio Branco was disputed by the English, Spanish, and Dutch. The Dutch arrived there in their search of trade opportunities and indians for slave trade. In order to withstand the foreign expeditions, the Capitania Real de São José do Rio Branco was created in 1755. Ealry 20th century the capitania lost a tiny part of its area to English Guyana.
RORAIMA (RR)
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| RORAIMA |
Roraima, Terra de Oportunidades |
| Conheça um pouco mais sobre o estado de Roraima com o jornalista |
Roraima – Fronteira do Brasil com bons negócios |
1988
Creation of the state of Tocantins (TO).
According to the new Brazilian constitution of 1988. Tocantins became separated from the state of Goiás. The state, seven times the size of The Netherlands, counts nearly 1.5 million inhabitants. Palmas, the state capital, was founded in 1989, and now counts little more than 240 thousand inhabitants.
TOCANTINS (TO)
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| VT Aniversário Palmas 22 anos – Uma idéia que deu certo 2011 |
Potencialidades do Tocantins |
| Palmas Tocantins (Vídeo Atualizado) |
Tocantins – História Viva |
1988
Publication of the eight Brazilian Constitutional Law.
The first Brazilian Constitutional Law was created by Dom Pedro I in 1824. Two years after the proclamation of the Brazilian Republic, number two was published in 1891. Number three appeared in 1934, as a reaction upon the revolutions in earlier years. Getúlio Vargas introduced number four, which followed after his declaration of the Estado Novo (1937). When his dictatorial government was ended, number five appeared in 1946. Three years after the military coup in 1964, number six was published in 1967. Less than two years later, it was rewritten in number seven. Number eight was published three years after the end of the dicatorial government in 1985.
BRAZILIAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 1988
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| Saber Direito – Constituição Federal (1/5) |
Saber Direito – Constituição Federal (2/5) |
| Saber Direito – Constituição Federal (3/5) |
Saber Direito – Constituição Federal (4/5) |
| Saber Direito – Constituição Federal (5/5) |
Oitava Constituição Brasileira entra em vigor (1988) |
| Discurso de Promulgação da Constituição de 88 |
Promulgação da Constituição de 1988 – Ulisses Guimarães |
1942
Replacement of the Brazilian currency: Réis by Cruzeiro (Decreto-lei nº 4.791).
This monetary replacement came into effect on 1 November 1942. The centavo was introduced as one-hundredth part of the Cruzeiro. The new currency (Cr$) had the value that was equal to 1000 Réis.
CRUZEIRO
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| As moedas do Brasil de 1981 a 2011 – 30 anos, 5 moedas diferentes (SBT Brasil) |
MOEDA BRASILEIRA DO RÉIS AO REAL |
| Programa Falando – A história da moeda no Brasil (Parte 1) |
Programa Falando – A história da moeda no Brasil (Parte 2) |
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