The biggest sporting event on the planet starts this week. On Friday (26), the opening ceremony of the 33rd edition of the modern Olympic Games will be held in Paris. The event, which runs until August 11, returns after an edition with restrictions imposed by the covid-19 pandemic. 
The history of gaming is full of remarkable memories. Vehicles from EBC have already talked about some of them like gold in men’s volleyball at the 1992 Olympics and participation in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016. A TV Brazil also told the story of the Olympic medals:
In addition to the start of the Olympic Games, the week also has some commemorative dates. July 25 is the International Day of Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women, as well as the National Day of Tereza de Benguela and Black Women. Created to help combat racism and sexism against black women, the date was the subject of this article published in National Radio Agency last year.
Also on July 25th, National Writer’s Day is celebrated, established in 1960 during the 1st Brazilian Writer’s Festival. The date, which pays homage to writers and highlights the importance of the class for Brazilian culture and literature, was the subject of this article in Reporter Brazil in 2019.
The following day, July 26, is also dedicated to grandparents. Grandparents’ Day was created in honor of Saint Anne and Saint Joachim, venerated as the parents of Saint Mary and grandparents of the baby Jesus. In 2021, the Rio Magazine took advantage of the date to highlight the importance of the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren. In 2017, the Reporter Brazil also spoke about the date:
Notable figures in art
Three notable figures in the arts are also remembered this week. July 23 marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Ariano Vilar Suassuna, a renowned playwright, novelist, essayist, poet and professor from Paraíba. Known for works such as “O Auto da Compadecida” and for his defense of northeastern culture, his life and work were portrayed in MEC Antenna in 2019. An interview with Suassuna was also the subject of the Remembering is TVfrom the TV Brazil in 2017.
On July 25th, we celebrate the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mattos, better known as Nelson Sargento, the samba legend. Composer, singer, researcher of Brazilian popular music, visual artist, actor and writer, his career was told in a special edition of MEC Radio after his death in 2020.
Sergeant was also honored in the program All Bossasfrom the TV Brazilin 2018.
To close the week, we have the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the French writer Alexandre Dumas. Son of the writer of the same name, Alexandre Dumas “junior” is the author of the novel “The Lady of the Camellias”, which inspired, for example, the opera La Traviata (by Giuseppe Verdi). In 2014, the History Today spoke about the writer’s trajectory:
Check out the list of dates for Hoje é Dia from July 21 to 27, 2024:
July 21-27, 2024
21
Birth of American writer Ernest Hemingway (125 years old)
Death of American composer Jerry Goldsmith (aged 20) – renowned composer of film and television soundtracks, he became world famous for composing the soundtrack for episodes of Star Trek. He received an Oscar for “The Omen” in 1976
Birth of French historian Philippe Ariès (110 years old)
The Brazilian national football team plays for the first time against “Exeter City”, from England, at the Laranjeiras field (110 years ago)
22
Birth of American-based British filmmaker James Whale (135 years old) – known for his work on hugely popular horror films, notably “Frankenstein” (1931), “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935) and “The Invisible Man” (1933)
Lyrical Singer’s Day
First broadcast of Hora do Brasil, today “A Voz do Brasil” (89 years) – the oldest radio program in the country and in the southern hemisphere still in broadcast
23
Birth of the singer and composer from Minas Gerais, Flávio Venturini (75 years old)
Death of the playwright, novelist, essayist, poet and professor from Paraíba, Ariano Vilar Suassuna (10 years ago)
Birth of English actor Daniel Radcliffe (35 years old) – actor known worldwide for the character Harry Potter
Birth of Swedish actor Emil Jannings (140 years old) – first winner of the Oscar for best actor, in 1928
Launch of Operation Spoofing, with the aim of investigating the hacking of Telegram accounts of Brazilian authorities and people related to Operation Lava Jato (5 years)
24
Birth of the composer and guitarist from Rio de Janeiro, Cândido das Neves (125 years old)
Death of Rio de Janeiro writer José Mauro de Vasconcelos (aged 40) – author of the classic “My Sweet Orange Tree”
Death of English physicist James Chadwick (aged 50) – winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1935 for proving the existence of the neutron
Giuseppe Garibaldi proclaims the Juliana Republic, during the Farroupilha Revolution (185 years)
Martha Rocha from Bahia, the first Miss Brazil, comes in 2nd place in the Miss Universe contest (70 years old)
Creation of the Independent League of Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro, LIESA (40 years)
25
Birth of composer, singer, researcher of Brazilian popular music, visual artist, actor and writer from Rio de Janeiro, Nelson Mattos, known as Nelson Sargento (100 years old)
Birth of São Paulo actor Ney Latorraca (80 years old)
Death of Bahian actor, comedian and musician Rony Cócegas (25 years old)
Birth of singer and composer from Rio de Janeiro, Marília Medaglia, known as Marília Medalha (80 years old)
International Day of Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women / National Day of Tereza de Benguela and Black Women
National Writer’s Day – date established on July 25, 1960, when the 1st Brazilian Writer’s Festival was held, an initiative of the Brazilian Writers’ Union (UBE). At the time, the UBE was chaired by Jorge Amado and João Peregrino Júnior, who proposed the official annual celebration of these professionals.
26
Death of São Paulo actor Sérgio Luiz Viotti (15 years old) – he was one of the founders of TV Cultura, when it became an educational television station. In the 1970s, he went to Rádio MEC in Rio de Janeiro, as artistic director and where he produced the series ‘Teatro Sérgio Viotti’
Death of the jurist, journalist and critic from Ceará, Clóvis Beviláqua (80 years old) – founding member and former occupant of Chair 14 of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
Birth of English writer Aldous Huxley (130 years old) – author of “Brave New World”
Death of American dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham (aged 15) – known for his experimental and avant-garde style in modern dance
Birth of English musician Roger Meddows-Taylor (75 years old) – known worldwide as drummer and composer of the English band Queen
Jongo Day – official state date in Rio de Janeiro. The event has been considered, since 2005 by IPHAN, Intangible Cultural Heritage of Brazil. It is the cultural heritage of the Bantu groups of Southern Africa present in several Brazilian states.
Grandparents’ Day – festive day in honor of Saint Anne and Saint Joachim, venerated as the parents of Saint Mary and grandparents of the Baby Jesus.
Start of the 2024 Olympic Games, officially named the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – commonly known as Paris 2024
27
Birth of French writer Alexandre Dumas (son) (200 years old) – author of the novel “The Lady of the Camellias”
Birth of French sociologist and philosopher Jean Baudrillard (95 years old)
Birth of comedian, composer and actor from Rio de Janeiro Paulo Silvino (85 years old)
Opening of the first cinema in Recife, the Pathé (115 years)
