September arrived this Sunday and in the first week of the month we have, in addition to Independence Day (also called September 7), dates that celebrate the environment, women and vehicles. Brazilian Communication Company.
On September 5th, Amazon Day is celebrated. The date, which helps us remember the importance of preserving the largest tropical forest in the world, was created in 1850. On that occasion, Emperor D. Pedro II determined the creation of the province (now state) of Amazonas. Brazil Agency and the National Radio Agency have already created content on the topic in 2022 and 2023. TV Brazilthrough its partner TV Aldeia, spoke about the origin of the date in 2013.
On the same day (5), there is also International Indigenous Women’s Day. The date was created in honor of the Aymara warrior Bartolina Sisa Maturana. Bartolina, together with her sister-in-law Gregoria Apaza, led the indigenous resistance against Spanish colonialism in Bolivia, paying with her life for her courage in 1871. Indigenous women were the subject of articles in Brazil Agency how are you? they spoke of three chiefs who lead villages and of the first indigenous woman to publish a book.
Another date celebrated on September 5th is the International Day of Charity. The date, which was established by the UN to promote solidarity and altruism, is an opportunity for us to reflect on ways to reduce poverty, hunger and inequality in the world. The theme was addressed by the web series “Between Heaven and Earth”, by TV Brazilin 2017:
In addition to the 5th, other dates also mark the week. Today, September 1st, is Physical Education Professional Day. The date honors professionals responsible for promoting health, well-being and physical development through sports and educational activities and was the theme of the National Afternoonfrom the National Radio, in 2019 and from the Brazil Agency in 2022.
Vehicle Anniversary EBC
Three radio vehicles of the Brazilian Communication Company are also highlights of the week. Today, September 1st, is the anniversary of National Radio of the Amazon. The vehicle, a landmark in communication for remote areas of the region, was founded in 1977. The origin of the station was told in this matter of National Reporter in 2017.
Two dates related to MEC Radio are also celebrated during the week, more precisely on September 7th. It was on this day, in 1923 (exactly one year after the first radio broadcast in Brazil), that the Radio Society was founded by Edgard Roquette-Pinto. On this same date, only in 1936, the radio was donated to the Ministry of Education and Public Health and began to be called MEC Radio. This whole story was told by media outlets EBC as the TV Brazil, Brazil Agency and the very MEC Radio.
Independence of Brazil
To close the list, we have the holiday of the week. Brazilian Independence Day, celebrated on September 7, is one of the most important dates in the country and marks Brazil’s independence from Portugal in 1822. Despite controversies related to the date (that are explored in this matter of Brazil Agency from last year), the date is a time of celebration in which civic and military parades are held in several cities. The episode was told on several occasions by On the Trail of History as in 2017:
Check out the list of dates for Hoje é Dia from September 1st to 7th, 2024:
September 2024
1
Outbreak of World War II (85 years)
Physical Education Professional Day
Launch of the sports program “No mundo da bola”, on the National Radio of Rio de Janeiro (77 years)
Inauguration of the National Radio of the Amazon (47 years)
2
Photojournalist’s Day – an unofficial celebration of Brazilians, which appears listed in several Brazilian calendars of festive dates, and which has the support of several entities representing the category, such as, for example, the Professional Association of Photojournalists and Cinematographic Reporters of the State of Rio de Janeiro
3
Birth of pianist, violinist and composer from Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Vasseur (125 years old)
Varig Flight 254 makes forced landing in the Mato Grosso forest, killing 12 people (35 years old)
Creation of the National School of Public Health (ENSP), later integrated into the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (70 years)
4
Birth of former Rio de Janeiro athlete Robson Caetano da Silva (60 years old) – specialized in short distance running, he participated in four Olympic Games
Birth of the musician from São Paulo José Ramiro Sobrinho, known as Pena Branca (85 years old) – he formed the country music duo “Pena Branca and Xavantinho” together with his brother Ranulfo Ramiro da Silva, known as Xavantinho
Death of Congolese slave Manuel Congo (185 years old) – leader of the largest slave rebellion in the Paraíba Valley
5
Birth of Chilean poet and mathematician Nicanor Parra (110 years old)
Birth of journalist, radio broadcaster and producer from Paraná Adelzon Alves (85 years old) – announcer for MEC and Nacional radio stations
Death of comedian, journalist and composer Haroldo Barbosa (45 years old) from Rio de Janeiro – after a period at Rádio Sociedade, he started working at Rádio Transmissora, and shortly after transferred to Rádio Nacional, where he worked as a sports announcer. At Rádio Nacional, he performed several activities, including writing the script for “O grande teatro”, by César Ladeira, one of the most successful radio programs at the time.
International Day of Charity – date recognized by the UN
International Indigenous Women’s Day – celebration established during the “2nd Meeting of Organizations and Movements of America” that endorsed the decision of the “Peasant Congress of Bolivia” of 1978, to mark the date of the death of the Aymara warrior and opponent of the Spanish colonial regime, Bartolina Siza Maturana, who, together with her sister-in-law and also Aymara heroine, Gregoria Apaza, was hanged and quartered by Spanish colonizers on September 5, 1782
Amazon Day
6
Municipal Creole Drum Day in São Luís
7
Death of Minas Gerais journalist and sports announcer Rui Viotti (15 years old)
Death of Rio de Janeiro singer Milton Santos de Almeida, known as Miltinho (10 years old)
Brazilian Independence Day
Inauguration of Avenida Central (today Avenida Rio Branco) by the then Mayor Pereira Passos and President Epitácio Pessoa (120 years)
Inauguration of Presidente Vargas Avenue (80 years)
Rádio Sociedade (currently Rádio MEC) went on air (101 years)
Rádio Sociedade, donated to the Ministry of Education and Public Health, was renamed Rádio Ministério da Educação (88 years)
