Brazilian Days (082): March 23

Brazilian Days 082 

March 23

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DAY OF:

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Dia Mundial da Meteorologia
(World Meteorological Day). In 2013, the 50th anniversary of World Weather Watch is celebrated.

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Dia da Inclusão Digital
(Digital Inclusion)

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1726
Elevation of Nossa Senhora do Desterro (now Florianópolis,SC) to the status of vila.

This date is marked as the anniversary of Florianópolis.

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1957
Professional debut of boxer Éder Jofre

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1688
City of São Luís nominated as capital of  Maranhão and do Grão-Pará

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1535
Vasco Fernandes Coutinho baptized his Capitania ‘Espírito Santo’

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1681
City of São Paulo elevated to the status of capital of the Capitania São Paulo.

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1844
Birth of Cícero Romão Batista (Padre Cícero)

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1955
Death of Artur da Silva Bernardes, Brazilian president from 1922 to 1926

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1982
Nelson Piquet won the Formula I GP of Brazil in Jacarepaguá (RJ).

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2003
Brazilian horseman Rodrigo Pessoa won the Grand Prix of s’ Hertogenbosch (the Netherlands)

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2003
Liberation of entrepreneur Pedro Carlos Brito, who was kidnapped on 5 February 2003.

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2007
Mega operation of Polícia Civil (Civil Police) in entire Brazil (1675 arrested in the state of São Paulo only)

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1869
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva received the title Duque de Caxias.

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1972
Final goal by Garrincha as a professional soccer player.

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1986
Ayrton Senna and Nelson Piquet finished 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the Formula I Grand Prix of Brazil.

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2000
Election of writer Carlos Heitor Cony for the Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Letter Academy).

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015
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Brazilian Days (020): January 20

Brazilian Days 020 

January 20

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DAY OF:

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Dia do Farmacêutico 

(Pharmacist).

  

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Dia do Museu de Arte Moderna do RJ

(Museum of Modern Arts, Rio de Janeiro)

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Dia Municipal do Empregado da Saúde (CE)

(Health Worker).

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Dia Municipal do Doador de Sangue (ES)

(Blood Donor)

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Dia Nacional do Fusca

(Volkswagen Beetle). The World Beetle Day is on 22 June.

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1612
Martin Soares Moreno started the construction of Forte de São Sebastião – Barra do Ceará

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1817
Invasion of Montevideo by the Brazilian Army

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1890
Brazilian Hymn, composed by Francisco Manuel da Silva, made official

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1910
Official inauguration of Porto (Harbor) do Rio de Janeiro

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1920
Arrival of Capuchin Franciscans in Curitiba (PR)

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1941
Creation of the Ministry of Aeronautics and the FAB (Força Aérea Brasileira, Brazilian Air Force)

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1951
Inauguration of TV Tupi  Rio de Janeiro

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1953
Release of the movie ‘O Cangaceiro’

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1961
Marriage of Italian-born Brazilian industrialist Pignatari with princess Ira Von Furstenberg in Reno (NV, USA)

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1971
Rubens Paiva, whose mandate as Congressman was revoked, arrested in Rio de Janeiro.

Armed men, claimed to be members of the Brazilian Air Force, invaded his house. He then was reported missing. His body was never found.

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1972
First experimental Brazilian TV broadcast in color by TV Difusora de Porto Alegre.

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1977
Inauguration of Aeroporto Internacional do Galeão, Rio de Janeiro.

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1983
Death of soccer player Garrincha.

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1986
Creation of Estação Ecológica (Ecological Reserve) de Juréia-Itatins (SP), per Decreto Estadual nº 24.646.

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1996
Encounter of an ‘extraterrestrial creature’ in Varginha (MG).

According to various reports, the supposed biped was about 1.6 meters tall, with a very thin, brown-colored body and a large head with red eyes. It is reported that the Brazilian military intelligence had captured the creature.

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2002
Celso Daniel, mayor of the city of Santo André (SP), found dead.

Celso was kidnapped two day earlier, when he left a restaurant in São Paulo.

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2009
Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa suffered amputation of hands and feet.

In December 2008, a urinary infection was diagnosed. She didn’t respond well to the medication, and as a result the infection spread over her body. She died on 24 January 2009.

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015

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Brazilian Days (180): June 29

Brazilian Days 180

June 29

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DAY OF:

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Dia da Telefonista

(Operator).The first Dia da Telefonista was held in 1956. Invented by Alexander Graham Bell, the telephone has become an essential device in our society.

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Dia do Papa

(Pope). Today is the feast day of two apostles: St. Paul and St. Peter. Peter became the first pope.

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Dia do Pescador

(Fisherman). Brazil is rich in freshwater and offers countless opportunities for sea fishing and freshwater fishing. Many fishermen keep themselves and their families alive with their caught fish, while many others consider fishery as a kind of sport.

source

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1920

The notorious bandit Lampião joins the Cangaço gang with the intention to seek revenge for his murdered father.

Virgolino Ferreira da Silva, nicknamed Lampião (because of the shine of his polished carbine), may be considered as the most notorious of the Cangaço: a gang who targeted the land owners, the (local) government, and European colonists. When his parents were murdered as a result of a vendetta, Virgolino and some of his brothers joined the Cangaço. There he met Maria Alia da Silva, who was married with a shoemaker. She left her husband and joind Lampião, and accepted the nickname Maria Bonita. Lampiao, Maria Bonita and the rest of the gang were betrayed, and killed in an ambush set up by the ‘monkeys’ (federal soldiers). Lampião became a Brazilian celebrity. He is not only considered as a bandit, but also as a local hero, who fought against the unjust system.

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LAMPIÃO
Lampião 1936	Lampiao, O Rei Do Cangaço (1964) full movie
A Morte Comanda O Cangaço (1961) full movie	Video with images of Lampião

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1913

Death of Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles (1841-1913), fourth president of Brazil (1898-1902).

Manuel was a lawyer. During his presidency, Brazil counted a little more than seventeen million inhabitants (1900).

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1958

Brazil beat Sweden (5-2) in the FIFA World Cup final in Sweden, and became world champion for the first time.

Garrincha and Pelé were the stars of the world champions. Zagallo also became world champion as coach of the Brazilian team only 12 years later, in 1970.

^source

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1962

Brazil beat Czechoslovakia (3-1) in the FIFA World Cup final in Chile.

Pelé suffered an injury during the first match, but it was Garrincha who guided the Brazilian team to their second world title.

^source

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015

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Brazilian Days (082): March 23

Brazilian Days 082 

March 23

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DAY OF:

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Dia Mundial da Meteorologia
(World Meteorological Day). In 2013, the 50th anniversary of World Weather Watch is celebrated.

---

Dia da Inclusão Digital
(Digital Inclusion)

---

BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

---

1726
Elevation of Nossa Senhora do Desterro (now Florianópolis,SC) to the status of vila.

This date is marked as the anniversary of Florianópolis.

---

1957
Professional debut of boxer Éder Jofre

---

1688
City of São Luís nominated as capital of  Maranhão and do Grão-Pará

---

1535
Vasco Fernandes Coutinho baptized his Capitania ‘Espírito Santo’

---

1681
City of São Paulo elevated to the status of capital of the Capitania São Paulo.

---

1844
Birth of Cícero Romão Batista (Padre Cícero)

---

1955
Death of Artur da Silva Bernardes, Brazilian president from 1922 to 1926

---

1982
Nelson Piquet won the Formula I GP of Brazil in Jacarepaguá (RJ).

---

2003
Brazilian horseman Rodrigo Pessoa won the Grand Prix of s’ Hertogenbosch (the Netherlands)

---

2003
Liberation of entrepreneur Pedro Carlos Brito, who was kidnapped on 5 February 2003.

---

2007
Mega operation of Polícia Civil (Civil Police) in entire Brazil (1675 arrested in the state of São Paulo only)

---

1869
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva received the title Duque de Caxias.

---

1972
Final goal by Garrincha as a professional soccer player.

---

1986
Ayrton Senna and Nelson Piquet finished 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the Formula I Grand Prix of Brazil.

---

2000
Election of writer Carlos Heitor Cony for the Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Letter Academy).

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015
.

Brazilian Days (020): January 20

Brazilian Days 020 

January 20

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DAY OF:

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Dia do Farmacêutico 

(Pharmacist).

  

---

Dia do Museu de Arte Moderna do RJ

(Museum of Modern Arts, Rio de Janeiro)

---

Dia Municipal do Empregado da Saúde (CE)

(Health Worker).

---

Dia Municipal do Doador de Sangue (ES)

(Blood Donor)

---

Dia Nacional do Fusca

(Volkswagen Beetle). The World Beetle Day is on 22 June.

---

BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

---

1612
Martin Soares Moreno started the construction of Forte de São Sebastião – Barra do Ceará

---

1817
Invasion of Montevideo by the Brazilian Army

---

1890
Brazilian Hymn, composed by Francisco Manuel da Silva, made official

---

1910
Official inauguration of Porto (Harbor) do Rio de Janeiro

---

1920
Arrival of Capuchin Franciscans in Curitiba (PR)

---

1941
Creation of the Ministry of Aeronautics and the FAB (Força Aérea Brasileira, Brazilian Air Force)

---

1951
Inauguration of TV Tupi  Rio de Janeiro

---

1953
Release of the movie ‘O Cangaceiro’

---

1961
Marriage of Italian-born Brazilian industrialist Pignatari with princess Ira Von Furstenberg in Reno (NV, USA)

---

1971
Rubens Paiva, whose mandate as Congressman was revoked, arrested in Rio de Janeiro.

Armed men, claimed to be members of the Brazilian Air Force, invaded his house. He then was reported missing. His body was never found.

---

1972
First experimental Brazilian TV broadcast in color by TV Difusora de Porto Alegre.

---

1977
Inauguration of Aeroporto Internacional do Galeão, Rio de Janeiro.

---

1983
Death of soccer player Garrincha.

---

1986
Creation of Estação Ecológica (Ecological Reserve) de Juréia-Itatins (SP), per Decreto Estadual nº 24.646.

---

1996
Encounter of an ‘extraterrestrial creature’ in Varginha (MG).

According to various reports, the supposed biped was about 1.6 meters tall, with a very thin, brown-colored body and a large head with red eyes. It is reported that the Brazilian military intelligence had captured the creature.

---

2002
Celso Daniel, mayor of the city of Santo André (SP), found dead.

Celso was kidnapped two day earlier, when he left a restaurant in São Paulo.

---

2009
Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa suffered amputation of hands and feet.

In December 2008, a urinary infection was diagnosed. She didn’t respond well to the medication, and as a result the infection spread over her body. She died on 24 January 2009.

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015

.

Brazilian Days (180): June 29

Brazilian Days 180

June 29

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DAY OF:

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Dia da Telefonista

(Operator).The first Dia da Telefonista was held in 1956. Invented by Alexander Graham Bell, the telephone has become an essential device in our society.

---

Dia do Papa

(Pope). Today is the feast day of two apostles: St. Paul and St. Peter. Peter became the first pope.

^source

---

Dia do Pescador

(Fisherman). Brazil is rich in freshwater and offers countless opportunities for sea fishing and freshwater fishing. Many fishermen keep themselves and their families alive with their caught fish, while many others consider fishery as a kind of sport.

source

---

BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

---

1920

The notorious bandit Lampião joins the Cangaço gang with the intention to seek revenge for his murdered father.

Virgolino Ferreira da Silva, nicknamed Lampião (because of the shine of his polished carbine), may be considered as the most notorious of the Cangaço: a gang who targeted the land owners, the (local) government, and European colonists. When his parents were murdered as a result of a vendetta, Virgolino and some of his brothers joined the Cangaço. There he met Maria Alia da Silva, who was married with a shoemaker. She left her husband and joind Lampião, and accepted the nickname Maria Bonita. Lampiao, Maria Bonita and the rest of the gang were betrayed, and killed in an ambush set up by the ‘monkeys’ (federal soldiers). Lampião became a Brazilian celebrity. He is not only considered as a bandit, but also as a local hero, who fought against the unjust system.

^source

LAMPIÃO
Lampião 1936	Lampiao, O Rei Do Cangaço (1964) full movie
A Morte Comanda O Cangaço (1961) full movie	Video with images of Lampião

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1913

Death of Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles (1841-1913), fourth president of Brazil (1898-1902).

Manuel was a lawyer. During his presidency, Brazil counted a little more than seventeen million inhabitants (1900).

---

1958

Brazil beat Sweden (5-2) in the FIFA World Cup final in Sweden, and became world champion for the first time.

Garrincha and Pelé were the stars of the world champions. Zagallo also became world champion as coach of the Brazilian team only 12 years later, in 1970.

^source

---

1962

Brazil beat Czechoslovakia (3-1) in the FIFA World Cup final in Chile.

Pelé suffered an injury during the first match, but it was Garrincha who guided the Brazilian team to their second world title.

^source

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015

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