Just like September 7th and October 12th, November 2nd, 2024 will also be a national holiday that falls on a Saturday. On this date, All Souls’ Day is celebrated. The date, reserved for a tribute to deceased loved ones, is considered a holiday due to Law No. 10,607 of December 19, 2002. The anniversary, as shown in this article from Reporter Brazil 2012, is also celebrated in other countries: 
For some people, October 28th will also be “off”. This is because the date is considered an optional point on account of Public Servants Day. The date, which is a tribute to professionals who work in the federal, state and municipal public service, has some public offices closed and was highlighted in this article Brazil Agency in 2020.
Between Public Servants’ Day and All Souls’ Day, the week also has other dates that deserve to be highlighted. Three of them involve culture and folklore.
On October 29th, National Book Day will be celebrated. Implemented by Law No. 5,191 of December 13, 1966, the date highlights the importance of reading and refers to the founding of the National Library in 1810. Reporter Brazil highlighted the celebration in 2014 and 2017:
October 31st has three ephemerides. One of them is National Poetry Day. The date is a tribute to the birth of Carlos Drummond de Andrade (one of Brazil’s most famous poets) and was also highlighted in the Reporter Brazil, in this 2020 edition.
To haunt people (but very lightly), October 31st is also Halloween. Created on account of an Irish festival, the party is widely celebrated in countries such as the USA and Canada. In Brazil, the date is also celebrated. However, it is not the only one. On this day, Saci Day is also celebrated (which aims to value the Brazilian character). The two dates were highlights of these articles in the Reporter Brazil (in 2014 and 2017) and the National Radio Agency in 2023.
Two important dates for health awareness also mark the week. World Stroke Day, which takes place on October 29, aims to raise awareness about the prevention and rapid diagnosis of the condition (which is the biggest cause of deaths in Brazil). The date was highlight of Brazil Agency in 2022from the National Radio Agency in 2014 and the Reporter Brazil last year:
The beginning of November also marks the start of the Blue November campaign. Throughout the month, the focus is to raise awareness about the prevention of prostate cancer in men and demystify taboos about regular exams. Last year, the Brazil Agency and the Reporter Brazil discussed the subject:
An important date is still celebrated this week. October 28th marks 100 years since the beginning of a civil-military revolt formed by soldiers from the Tenentista movement and caudillos from the Aliança Libertadora, which would give rise to the movement known as Coluna Miguel Costa-Prestes. The movement and life of Luís Carlos Prestes were told in this edition of Reporting Paths 2022:
October 27th to November 2nd, 2024
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Death of director, actor and screenwriter from Rio de Janeiro Jorge Fernando (5 years old)
Birth of Gallic poet Dylan Thomas (110 years old)
Death of composer, show producer and businessman from Paraná Paulo Soledade (25 years old)
Birth of Rio de Janeiro historian and geographer Isa Adonias (105 years old) – she was the first woman to be admitted as a full member of the Brazilian Historical and Geographic Institute/IHGB
World Audiovisual Heritage Day – celebration established by UNESCO to mark the date of approval of a recommendation on the safeguarding and conservation of moving images, which took place at the 21st Meeting of UNESCO itself on October 27, 1980
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Death of English philosopher John Locke (320 years old) – known as the “father of liberalism”, considered the main representative of British empiricism and one of the main theorists of the social contract
Birth of Pernambuco musician and composer Lourenço da Fonseca Barbosa, Capiba (120 years old) – became the best-known frevo composer in Brazil
Birth of American doctor, virologist and epidemiologist Jonas Salk (110 years old) – inventor of the first anti-polio vaccine
Birth of singer, songwriter and actress from Rio de Janeiro Zélia Duncan (60 years old)
A civil-military revolt broke out in Rio Grande do Sul (formed by soldiers from the Tenentista movement and caudillos from the Aliança Libertadora), which would give rise to the guerrilla movement known as Coluna Miguel Costa-Prestes (100 years)
International Animation Day – celebration established by the International Animated Film Association, which is supported in Brazil by the Brazilian Animated Cinema Association, to mark the date of the 1st presentation of “Teatro Ótico”, by French artist Émile Reynaud, which featured animated scenes , “Luminous Pantomimes” at the Grévin Museum in Paris
Public Servants’ Day – celebrated by Brazilians, according to Decree No. 5936 of October 28, 1943 and Article 236 of Law No. 8,112 of December 11, 1990, by which the Legal Regime for Civil Public Servants of the Union and local authorities was also established , including those under a special regime, and federal public foundations, to mark the date of Law No. 284 of October 28, 1936, by which the general principle of career formation for Brazilian federal civil servants was adopted
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Birth of the Bahian composer, percussionist, artisan, educator and capoeira master Romualdo Rosário da Costa, known as Mestre Moa do Katendê (70 years old) – considered one of the greatest capoeira masters in Angola in Bahia, he was stabbed to death when he disagreed politically with his killer, shortly after the first round of the 2018 General Election
Birth of journalist, composer, writer, screenwriter, music producer, playwright and lyricist from São Paulo Nelson Motta (80 years old)
First publication of the French comic book series Asterix, created by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny (65 years old)
First ARPANET connection was established between the University of California at Los Angeles and the Stanford Research Institute (55 years) – transmission of what can be considered the first email in history occurred
World Stroke Day – celebration established by the World Health Organization and the World Federation of Neurology; aims to raise awareness and prevent this evil that affects one in every 6 people
National Book Day – celebration created by Law No. 5,191 OF December 13, 1966, which requires the celebration in public and private elementary and secondary schools in Brazil, without interrupting school work
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Death of musician and composer from Paraíba Evandro do Bandolim (30 years old) – important representative of São Paulo choro
Death of French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss (15 years old)
Death of Alagoas psychiatrist Nise da Silveira (25 years old) – stood out for her resistance against aggressive psychiatric techniques common in her time, such as electroshock and lobotomy. He exchanged correspondence with the Swiss psychotherapist Carl Jung about his work: his work at the Centro Psiquiátrico Nacional Pedro II, in Engenho de Dentro, in Rio de Janeiro, and the founding of the Museum of Images of the Unconscious and Casa das Palmeiras stand out. She was also a pioneer in research into emotional relationships between patients and animals
Opening of the Cine-Theatro Íris, or Cine Íris, a cinema on Rua da Carioca, still in operation today (115 years)
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Death of Indian politician Indira Gandhi (40 years old) – Prime Minister of India between 1966 and 1977 and between 1980 and 1984
National Poetry Day – celebration of Brazilians, which was established by Law No. 13,131 of June 3, 2015; aims to mark the anniversary of the birth of Carlos Drummond de Andrade, who is considered by many to be the most influential Brazilian poet of the 20th century
Halloween – traditional celebration in the United States, Canada, England, Ireland and other places around the world; is celebrated with characters such as witches, decorated pumpkins, zombies, etc., based on the celebration of the “Festival of Samhain” in Ireland, a festival from Celtic mythology, which began at sunset on October 31st in the Hemisphere North, at the end of the harvest season
Saci’s Day
World Cities Day
Opening of the Portuguese Hospital in São Luís (155 years)
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Coach of the former São Paulo football player and coach Vicente Ítalo Feola (115 years old) – was coach of the Brazilian football team during the 1958 World Cup campaign that ended with the country’s first title in the international competition.
World Vegan Day – international celebration that has been celebrated since 1994, and was established during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the UK Vegan Society
Foundation of the Afro block Ilê Ayê in Salvador/BA (50 years)
Blue November: Prostate Cancer Prevention
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Birth of the ox singer Humberto de Maracanã (85 years old)
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists – date recognized by the UN
All Souls’ Day – celebration of followers of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church and Christians of other traditions, which is also known as “Day of the Dead”; is celebrated as a public holiday in Brazil in accordance with Law No. 10,607 of December 19, 2002
