Brazilian Days (103): April 13

Brazilian Days 103 

April 13

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DAY OF:

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Dia do Beijo
(Kiss)

Dia do Office-Boy
(Office boy)

Dia dos Jovens
(Youth)

Dia do Hino Nacional
(Brazilian Hymn). The hymn is one of the four national symbols of Brazil. The other three are the flag, the seal, and the coat of arms. The music was composed by Francisco Manuel da Silva (1795 – 1865) in 1822, and the definitive lyrics by journalist Joaquim Osório Duque Estrada (1870 – 1927) in 1922 .

HINO NACIONAL BRASILEIRO

Hino Nacional Brasileiro legendado em Inglês

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1726
Foundation of the city of Fortaleza, capital of the state of Ceará.
Already in 1500, shortly before the landing of Portuguese discoverer Álvares Cabral at what is now Porto Seguro, Spanish discoverer Vicente Yañiz Pinzón probably had landed near what is now Fortaleza. The first fortress was constructed by the Portuguese in 1603, but the history of Fortaleza started with the construction of another fortress, Forte Schoonenborch, by the Dutch in 1649. On 13 April 1726, the settlement gained the status of a vila; hence the anniversary is celebrated on 13 April.

Fortaleza: history and tourism

Travel to Fortaleza

FORTALEZA (CE)
Fortaleza comemora 287 anos	Fortaleza
Historia da Cidade Fortaleza	Copa 2014 em Fortaleza
Fortaleza Belle Époque	HINO DA CIDADE DE FORTALEZA

1980
Death of musician and composer Abel Ferreira

2001
Death of actor and casting director Moacyr Deriquém

1919
Epitácio Pessoa beat Rui Barbosa in the presidential elections

1831
Departure of ex-emperor Dom Pedro I and empress Dona Amelia to Portugal

1831
Brazilian Hymn played for the first time.
When played at the time of departure of Dom Pedro I, the hymn had different lyrics:

Os bronzes da tirania

Já no Brasil não rouquejam;

Os monstros que o escravizavam

Já entre nós não vicejam.

 

(estribilho)

Da Pátria o grito

Eis que se desata

Desde o Amazonas

Até o Prata

 

Ferrões e grilhões e forcas

D’antemão se preparavam;

Mil planos de proscrição

As mãos dos monstros gizavam

1917
Confiscation of German vessels that were anchored at Brazilian ports.

1980
Lightning struck an airplane above Brazil, resulting in the death of 54 people.

1998
The ten kidnappers who were involved in the sequestration of entrepreneur Abílio Diniz started their hunger strike.
They demanded to be expelled from Brazil, and that the only Brazilian among them should be freed. The foreigners were expelled in 1999 to their home countries, and the Brazilian was transferred to the state of Ceará, where he was conditionally released.

ABÍLIO DINIZ

De volta ao sequestro de Abílio Diniz…

1964
Issue of the decree that ordered the intervention at the Universidade de Brasília.

2002
Announcement by Roseana Sarney that she withdrew her candidacy for the Brazilian presidential elections

2003
Start of telecom company Vivo, as a result of a joint venture of six mobile telephone providers.
The six operators (Telesp Celular Participações, Tele Leste Celular Participações, Tele Sudeste Celular Participações, Celular CRT Participações, Norte Brasil Telecom, Global Telecom and Telemig Celular Participações) created a joint venture to the largest provider in Southern America. Both Telefonica (Spain) and Portugal Telecom owned equal parts of the joint venture. In 2010, Telefonica bought the Portugal Telecom shares.

YouTube channel of Vivo

VIVO

Comercial de Lançamento da Vivo

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015
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Brazilian Days (042): February 11

Brazilian Days 042 

February 11

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DAY OF:

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Dia do Zelador

(Caretaker).

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1630
Start of the Dutch occupation in Brazil

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1883
Inauguration of local telephone service in Fortaleza (CE)

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1894
Federalist rebels beat the defenders of the city of Lapa (RR) after 26 days of fighting.

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1917
Death of scientist and physician Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz (1872-1917).

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1942
Recognition of União Nacional dos Estudantes (UNE: Brazilian Student Union) by President Vargas.

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1956
Mutiny of soldiers in Jacareacanga

The rebellion ended with the imprisonment of major Velloso on 29 February.

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1973
Emerson Fittipaldi won first Brazilian GP Formula One, which was organized at Interlagos (SP).

  

 

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015
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Brazilian Days (026): January 26

Brazilian Days 026 

January 26

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DAY OF:

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Dia da Gula

(Greediness). One of the Seven Sins.

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1500
Landing of Spanish explorer Vicente Yañez Pinzón at Cabo de Santo Agostinho (PE)

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1546
Foundation of the City of Santos (SP)

 

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1654
Rendition of the Dutch, the city of Recife became Portuguese again. 

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1819
Importation of books in Rio de Janeiro allowed by Royal Law. 

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1860
Visit of emperor Dom Pedro II to Vitória – ES

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1873
Death of former empress Amélia Augusta Napoleão 

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1873
Reward offered for the capture of slave João in Sorocaba (SP)

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1892
Lei nº 35,  the first electoral law of the Federal Republic of Brazil. 

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1925
Inauguration of General Motors factory in São Paulo.

The production started with 25 cars per day.

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1931
Death of writer Graça Aranha

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1970

Inauguration of soccer stadium Morumbi in São Paulo

President Emílio Garrastazu Médici also inaugurated Roosevelt Square during his first visit to São Paulo.

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1971
Inauguration of the hydro-electric power station Capivari-Cachoeira, in Paraná.

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1987
Flooding in the city of São Paulo, causing 69 deaths.

The flooding was caused by four consecutive days of heavy rain.

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1991
Re-opening of  Theatro José de Alencar in Fortaleza (CE)

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2005
Reintroduction of rotation of vehicles in the City of São Paulo

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2007
Official registration of the disappearance of former miss Brazil, Taíza Thomsen.

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By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015
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Brazilian Days (361): December 27

Brazilian Days 361

December 27

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DAY OF:

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1987
Death of poet and composer Cacaso.

  

  

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1965
Chess world title for Brazilian chess player Mequinho

  

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1939
Creation of  Departamento de Imprensa e Propaganda (DIP; Press and Propaganda Department).

The department, created by Getúlio Vargas, was installed in order to censure communications during the Estado Novo (1937-1945).

 

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1994
Speculator Naji Nahas condemned to pay a R$ 10,2 billion fine.

Born in the Lebanon, Naji moved to Brazil in 1969, with 50 million dollars for investments in various businesses. In 1989, he almost provoked a crash of the stock exchange in Rio de Janeiro in 1989. He was found guilty for irregular actions in the financial market.

  

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1996
Ten babies died within 25 days at Centro de Neonatologia do Hospital Geral in Fortaleza.

The babies died because of the lack of medical specialists, equipment and hygienic materials.

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2014

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Brazilian Days (361): December 27

Brazilian Days 361

December 27

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DAY OF:

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1987
Death of poet and composer Cacaso.

  

  

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1965
Chess world title for Brazilian chess player Mequinho

  

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1939
Creation of  Departamento de Imprensa e Propaganda (DIP; Press and Propaganda Department).

The department, created by Getúlio Vargas, was installed in order to censure communications during the Estado Novo (1937-1945).

 

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1994
Speculator Naji Nahas condemned to pay a R$ 10,2 billion fine.

Born in the Lebanon, Naji moved to Brazil in 1969, with 50 million dollars for investments in various businesses. In 1989, he almost provoked a crash of the stock exchange in Rio de Janeiro in 1989. He was found guilty for irregular actions in the financial market.

  

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1996
Ten babies died within 25 days at Centro de Neonatologia do Hospital Geral in Fortaleza.

The babies died because of the lack of medical specialists, equipment and hygienic materials.

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2014

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Brazilian Days (361): December 27

Brazilian Days 361

December 27

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DAY OF:

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1987
Death of poet and composer Cacaso.

  

  

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1965
Chess world title for Brazilian chess player Mequinho

  

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1939
Creation of  Departamento de Imprensa e Propaganda (DIP; Press and Propaganda Department).

The department, created by Getúlio Vargas, was installed in order to censure communications during the Estado Novo (1937-1945).

 

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1994
Speculator Naji Nahas condemned to pay a R$ 10,2 billion fine.

Born in the Lebanon, Naji moved to Brazil in 1969, with 50 million dollars for investments in various businesses. In 1989, he almost provoked a crash of the stock exchange in Rio de Janeiro in 1989. He was found guilty for irregular actions in the financial market.

  

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1996
Ten babies died within 25 days at Centro de Neonatologia do Hospital Geral in Fortaleza.

The babies died because of the lack of medical specialists, equipment and hygienic materials.

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2014

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Imaging Brazil 196: Skyline of Canoa Quebrada, CE (2008)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

196. Canoa Quebrada

JANUARY 2008: Canoa Quebrada

Canoa Quebrada, a paradisaical beach resort at about 160 km from Fortaleza, state of Ceará, is known for its orange-red to reddish brown falésias (sandstone cliffs). From the azure waters of the Atlantic Ocean, these colorful cliffs form a wonderful composition with the blue sky and the azure blue ocean water. From the beach,  so-called jangadas (flat-bottomed boats) are available for a short cruise. One can also take a dip (with life jacket) in the warm ocean water. Jangadas are part of Brazilian history: at the time of the end of slavery in Brazil, the leader of the jangada sailors – Chico da Matilde, known as “Dragão do Mar” – and his colleagues no longer accepted slave transports. This was the beginning of the total abolition of slavery in Ceará, and in Brazil.

 

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2016

Imaging Brazil 185: Bridge on the São Francisco River, PE (2008)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

185. Bridge

JANUARY 2008: Bridge

It was a long and adventurous bus trip from Belo Horizonte to Fortaleza, capital of the state Ceará. On the way to Fortaleza, which lasted no less than four days, we visited the beach resorts of Porto de Galinhas, Praia de Pipa, and Canoa Quebrada. The return trip was much shorter, only two days. From the capital, the highway across the arid landscape of the state of Ceará was followed. The bus drivers insisted to leave early in the morning, in order to reach the border with the state of Pernambuco before sunset. The highway Ceará was known to have frequent raids happening, especially at night. It was very hot that day, we had put all the windows wide open for some ventilation. The landscape was surprisingly interesting and varied, and I shot hundreds of photos of it. The sun was about to set, when we finally reached the São Francisco River that formed the border with Pernambuco. There was a bridge under construction, but the bus was – like the cars and even trucks – transported by ferry across the wide river. We had to wait patiently for the arrival of the ferry, before we could continue our way home.

 

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2016

Imaging Brazil 167: Paragliding in Canoa Quebrada, CE (2008)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

167. Paragliding 

JANUARY 2008: Paragliding

In January 2008, I participated in a special bus trip from Belo Horizonte to Fortaleza. A unique adventure of spending five days on the bus, thereby visiting the beaches of Porto de Galinhas, Pipa, and Canoa Quebrada. Canoa Quebrada – once a small fishing village – is a very popular beach location in the state of Ceará. The village with colorful sand cliff coasts at the Atlantic Ocean was ‘discovered’ several decades ago by French filmmakers,  and by hippies, and it has become an attractive beach resort with plenty of entertainment. When we had spent the evening prior to the final stage to Fortaleza, we visited a traditional bar with Brazilian music, followed by a visit of a nightclub with electronic music, and a bar with reggae music. During the day there was also much to do  and to see: we regularly noticed brightly colored buggies driving around,  and occasionally a para-glider circling over our heads. The shape of the parachute and the silhouettes of the two dangling below looked strikingly similar to the symbols of Canoa Quebrada: the crescent moon and the star.

 

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2016

Photo Gallery CEARÁ: The ‘Sertaõ’, a Dry Wilderness along Highway BR116

Ceará is a state in Northeast Brazil. From its capital Fortaleza, highway BR116 crosses the state southward to the border with the state of Pernambuco. In total, BR116 is about 4400 km long en ends in Southern Brazil, at the border with Uruguay.
Along the highway, one may observe the arid countryside. The so-called ‘sertão’ (wilderness) is very dry and hot.
The pictures were taken from the bus that followed the route southward.

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