May 23
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DAY OF:
Dia da Juventude Constitucionalista
(Constitutionalist Youth). 23 May 1932 is an important day in Brazilian history. Four students (Martins, Miragaia, Dráusio and Camargo) were killed in an confrontation with the police in São Paulo. They took part in a protest against the dictatorship of President Getúlio Vargas. The death of the four students ignited a revolt (by approximately 100 thousand people) against the dictatorship. This movement is called the MMDC movement, referring to the first letters of the students’ names. They protested for a new constitutional law. When Vargas frustrated the reform process, a civil war was started. Troops formed from the middle class battled in various Brazilian states, but didn’t managed to gain national support. About six months later, the remaining troops surrendered to the Federal Army. An obelisk in Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo commemorates the ‘Soldados de 32’.
REVOLUTION OF 1932
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REVOLUÇÃO DE 1932 – JAMAIS SERÃO ESQUECIDOS…. |
Revolução Constitucionalista de 1932 |
BRAVOS PAULISTAS,Revolução Constitucionalista 1932.(1/4) |
BRAVOS PAULISTAS,Revolução Constitucionalista 1932.(2/4) |
BRAVOS PAULISTAS,Revolução Constitucionalista 1932.(3/4) |
BRAVOS PAULISTAS,Revolução Constitucionalista 1932.(4/4) |
Dia Nacional da Radiodifusão Livre e Comunitária
(Free and Public Broadcast). Only since 1982, Brazil has a system of free and public broadcast.
Dia Nacional de Defesa das Florestas Brasileiras
(Protection of Brazilian Forests). Despite numerous attempts to protect the forests, deforestation is still going on.
BRAZILIAN HISTORY:
1984
Prix de la FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics Prize) for the Brazilian movie “Memórias do Cárcere”, directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos, at Cannes
MEMÓRIAS DO CÁRCERE
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Trechos do filme Memórias de um Carcere |
Memórias do Cárcere (1984) |
1962
Golden Palm of Cannes for the Brazilian movie “O pagador de promessas”, directed by Anselmo Duarte.
O PAGADOR DE PROMESSAS
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O Pagador de Promessas – Trailer |
Filme: O Pagador de Promessas – 1962 |
1985
Fifteen prisoners died within three months in prisons in Belo Horizonte – MG
The deaths were related to the very bad conditions of the prisons.
1535
Creation of Vila Velha – ES
The city is the oldest in the state of Espírito Santo.
VILA VELHA – ES
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Vila Velha Espírito Santo ES Região Sudeste do Brasil – Documentário |
Vila Velha – Invista nessa Cidade |
Viajando Todo o Brasil – Vila Velha/ES – Especial |
Um passeio por Vitória e Vila Velha |
1865
Birth of Epitácio Pessoa, former president of Brazil (1919-1922).
Epitácio was born in Umbuzeiro (PB).
1901
Light (electricity company) authorized to install electric illumination in various districts in São Paulo.
1989
Creation of Reserva Biológica (Biological Reserve) do Tinguá, per Federal Decree nº 97.780
2001
Creation of Parque Nacional (National Park) de Saint-Hilaire/Lange – PR
2003
Brazilian diplomat Sérgio Vieira de Mello appointed as UN representative in Iraq.
2005
Polícia Militar removed barricades at the slums of Morro do Alemão
The barricades had been erected by drug traffickers.
By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015
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