Brazilian Days (055): February 24

Brazilian Days 055 

February 24

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DAY OF:

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

1613 Death of captain Baltazar de Aragão de Souza in a battle against French buccaneers.
1684 Beckman Revolution in Maranhão
1891 Introduction of the Second Constitution (Constituinte).
1897 Inauguration of Palácio do Catete, in Rio de Janeiro
1932 New election law by Getúlio Vargas
1932 Creation of Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE)
1972 Introduction of a National Tele-education Program.
1972 Big fire at Edifício Andraus, São Paulo, resulting in 16 deaths.
1984 ‘Diretas, Já!’ demonstration in Belo Horizonte.
2003 Launch of the cornerstone of the Auditório do Parque Ibirapuera, São Paulo.
2003 Wave of terror by members of Comando Vermelho (‘Red Command’) in Rio de Janeiro
2006 Theft of art pieces of Picasso, Matisse, Monet and Dali, from Museu Chácara do Céu, Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian Days (031): January 31

Brazilian Days 031 

January 31

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DAY OF:

Dia Mundial do Mágico (World Magician’s Day).

BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

1946 Inauguration of Dutra as president of Brazil.
1948 Explosion of a train wagon carrying five tons of dynamite at Cerquilho (SP).
1951 Start of the second mandate of Getúlio Vargas as president of Brazil.
1951 Juscelino Kubitschek inaugurated as governor of the state of Minas Gerais.
1956 Juscelino Kubitschek inaugurated as president of Brazil.
1961 Jânio Quadros inaugurated as president of Brazil.
1987 Carlos Drummond de Andrade’s last poem :”Elegia a um tucano morto”
1989 Substitution of the cruzado by cruzado novo as Brazilian currency unit, by Lei nº 773
2008 Inauguration of the monument at Apucarana (PR).
2008 Samba school Viradouro prohibited to use Adolf Hitler as theme during carnival in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazilian Days (029): January 29

Brazilian Days 029 

January 29

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DAY OF:

Dia da Loteria (Lottery).
Dia da Hospitalidade (Hospitality).
Dia do Jornalista Católico (Catholic journalist).

BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

1890 Recognition of the Brazilian Republic by the United States of America.
1905 Death of abolitionist José do Patrocínio.
1911 Inauguration of the first tram service in Joinville (SC).
1940 Death of Pedro de Alcântara de Orleans e Bragança, oldest son of princess Isabel
1943 Meeting of President Getúlio Vargas with President Roosevelt in Natal (RN)
1960 Visit of Brasília by Eisenhower, president of the United States.
1981 Announcement of Émerson Fitipaldi to leave Formula One.
1993 Start of the circulation of Cr$ 500.000,00 banknotes, with the portrait of Mário de Andrade
1995 Explosion of a fireworks store in São Paulo caused 15 deaths.
2002 Start of the first broadcast of Big Brother Brasil by TV Globo
2006 Imprisonment of Simone Cassiano, the mother who left her baby floating in Pampulha Lake (Belo Horizonte).
2008 David Beckham announced the construction of a soccer school at Cabo de São Roque (RN).

Brazilian Days (018): January 18

Brazilian Days 018 

January 18

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DAY OF:

Dia Internacional do Riso (International Smile Day).

BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

1696 Creation of Freguesia de São João Batista de Icaraí (now district within Niterói, RJ), by Alvará.
1823 Creation of Batalhão do Imperador (Imperial Batallion) by emperor Dom Pedro I
1892 Inauguration of the first sugar factory in the state of Alagoas.
1913 Inauguration of the cable train track Morro da Urca – Pão de Açúcar, Rio de Janeiro.
1951 Getúlio Vargas proclaimed president of Brazil, by the Justiça Eleitoral (electoral court).
1965 Decree defined 9 June as  ‘Dia Nacional de Anchieta ‘ (National Anchieta Day).
1980 Bomb deactivated in Leonel Brizola’s apartment in  Hotel Everest, Rio de Janeiro.
1984 Launch of presidential election campaign of candidate Paulo Maluf.
1985 Athlete Joaquim Cruz elected as best Latin American Athlete 1984.
1988 End of energy rationing in the Northeast.
2000 Oil leakage in Guanabara Bay
2001 Vasco da Gama Brazilian Soccer Champion 2000.
2005 Start of Ano do Brasil (Year of Brazil) in France.
2007 First Taça das Nações Indígenas de Futebol (Indigenous Nations’ Soccer Cup) in Juiz de Fora (MG).

 

Brazilian Days (003): January 3

Brazilian Days 003 

January 3

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DAY OF:

Dia do Juiz de Menores (Juvenile judge)

BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

1558 Installation of Mem de Sá as Governor-general of Brazil
1615 French colonists ousted from Maranhão by the Portuguese.
1898 Brazilian politician Luís Carlos Prestes became Secretary-General of the Partido Comunista Brasileiro (Brazilian Communist Party).
1938 Nationwide broadcast of the radio program ‘A Hora do Brasil’. The program was later renamed as ‘A Voz do Brasil’.
1959 Start of the production of Volkswagen Beetle in Brazil.
1983 First broadcast of Praça TV, by Rede Globo.
1983 First broadcast of Bom Dia Brasil, by Globo.
1984 Departure of ‘Barão de Teffé’, a Brazilian research vessel, to Antarctica, in order to establish the first Brazilian research station on the continent.
1987 Aviation accident in Ivory Coast involving an airplane of Varig.
2005 The city of Criciúma (Santa Catarina) hit by a tornado.

Brazilian Days (364): December 30

Brazilian Days 364

December 30

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

1905 Creation of the third, and actual, Banco do Brasil
1992 Suspension of political rights of former president Fernando Collor, by the Senate.
1937 Decree by President Getúlio Vargas transformed the political parties into beneficiary and cultural societies.

Brazilian Days (337): December 3

Brazilian Days 337

December 3

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DAY OF:

Dia do Selecionador de Pessoal (Headhunter).
Dia Internacional dos Deficientes Físico (International Day of People with Disability).

BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

1990 Death of actress Henriette Morineau (1908-1990)
2000 First place in ATP World Ranking for Gustavo Kuerten.
1530 Departure of Martim Afonso de Sousa, from Lisbon.
1902 Death of President Prudente de Moraes.
1904 Birth of Roberto Marinho, former owner of Organizações Globo.
1937 Dissolution of Ação Integralista by President Getúlio Vargas.
1994 Dayvison André da Silva, 13 years, managed to escape from his prison