The week between August 3rd and 9th has as main highlights memories related to art and music figures, as well as historical and commemorative dates.
Tomorrow, August 4, the death of Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen turns 150. Considered one of the greatest fairytale authors of all time, he left an immortal legacy with stories such as “The Little Mermaid”, “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” His trajectory has already been told by the History Todayfrom the National radio and by the board Radio Memoryfrom the program Radio Societyfrom the MEC Radio.
On August 5, the death of eternal singer Carmen Miranda turns 70. Radio’s Golden Age icon and one of the first artists in the country to be successful abroad, she had the trajectory told History Today in 2017 by Reporter Brazil in 2023 And it was also honored in an edition of All the bosses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2tkamgsieo
Historical events
The week also has some historical dates in Brazil and worldwide. Here in Brazil, there is, on August 5, the 440th anniversary of the Foundation of Paraíba. The date is also marked by the foundation of João Pessoa (then Our Lady of Neves) and is a holiday in the state. This video of TV Brazil Talk more about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YTPRHX5NY
On August 6, the inauguration of the first Women’s Police Station in Brazil turns 40. Milestone in facing violence against women in Brazil, The event was remembered in a story from Reporter Brazil in 2015.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px38JLXBMJY
In history, the week has 80 years of atomic bombing in Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9). Considered some of the most devastating attacks in history, with thousands of deaths, the use of the atomic bomb helped end World War II and began a debate on the need to control the use of nuclear weapons. THE Brazil agency (here and here) and the Reporter Brazil They have already talked about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc-znmal9xs
Commemorative dates
The week also has some commemorative dates that deserve to be highlighted. Two of them are on August 5: National Health Day (tribute to the birth of sanitarist Oswaldo Cruz) and National Health Surveillance Day. Created to raise awareness of important actions for health and well-being, the dates were highlighted in National radio and from Reporter Brazilfrom the TV Brazil.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FY2CDOJKF4
To close the week, we have the International Day of Indigenous Peoples on August 9. The date, which highlights the importance of original cultures and their contributions to the preservation of the environment, was also the subject of contents of National radio and from Reporter Brazilfrom the TV Brazil.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtc_pieqbtm
Check out the full list of ephemeris from August 3 to 9, 2025
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Birth of the poet and lyricist Fluminense Arnoldo Medeiros (80 years)
Birth of the Rio de Janeiro instrumentalist and composer Dom a Romão (100 years) – linked to the beginning of Bossa Nova
Sportsman Guilherme Pará won the first gold medal for Brazil in an Olympics at the Antwerp Olympics, in Tire (105 years)
Capoeirista Day – Although there are controversies about the definition of this date, it is referenced on official sites from federal agencies and several states included it in its calendars
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Death of the Spanish-Brazilian actor Oscar Lorenzo Jacinto de la Inmaculada Concepción Teresa Díaz, Oscarito (55 years)
Death of Dinarmaquis writer Hans Christian Andersen (150 years) – wrote plays, patriotic songs, tales, stories and especially fairy tales, for which he is known worldwide
Death of Rio de Janeiro instrumentalist and composer José Barbosa da Silva, Sinhô (95 years old) – considered one of the most talented samba composers, for many of the first phase of carioca samba
Launch of the Caricatura Program, on Radio Nacional (78 years) – broadcast between the late 1940s and early 1950s, in each episode a personality was honored with the dramatization of striking moments of his biography
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Birth of Fluminense actress and singer Maria José Gonzáles, Zezé Fonseca (110 years) – in 1939 she started acting on Radio Nacional
Death of Luso-Brazilian singer and actress Carmen Miranda (70 years)
Birth of Aerospace Engineer and US Astronaut Neil Armstrong (95 years) – one of the participants of the first manned alunissage in history
Accident at Mina San José imprisons 33 Chilean miners approximately 700 meters below ground for 69 days (15 years)
National Health Day – Commemoration of Brazil, which was instituted by Law No. 5,352 of November 8, 1967, with the purpose of promoting health education and awakening the conscience of health value in the people
National Health Surveillance Day – Commemoration of Brazil, which was created by Law No. 13,098 of January 27, 2015. During the date, celebrating activities involving the Unified Health System (SUS) and the Health Surveillance System in all spheres of government should be performed.
The first edition of Free Jazz Festival begins (40 years)
Paraíba is founded as a captaincy, starting the buildings of the city’s fort and thus emerging, two years later, the royal city of Our Lady of Neves, the first name given to the city of João Pessoa (440 years)
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Birth of the composer, singer, humorist and actor Paulista João Rubinato, Adoniran Barbosa (115 years)
Birth of Fluminense composer and lyricist Paulo Sérgio Valle (85 years)
Death of Cuban singer -songwriter Ibrahim Ferrer (20 years) – He was part of Buena Vista Social Club
The Japanese city of Hiroshima is devastated by the atomic bomb released by the United States during World War II (80 years)
Inauguration of the first Women’s Police Station in Brazil, in São Paulo (40 years)
National Day of Education Professionals
Launch of the Brazil Magazine Program, on the National Radio of Brasilia (39 years)
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Birth of the multi-instrumentalist and composer of São Paulo Ângelo Apolônio, the Poli (105 years)
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Birth of Fluminense composer Roberto Roberti (110 years) – On October 20, 1938, Roberti and several other authors took the first step to the formation of the Brazilian Association of Composers and Authors (ABCA). On June 22, 1942, they finally founded the Brazilian Union of Composers (UBC)
Nagasaki’s Japanese city is devastated by the atomic bomb released by the United States during World War II (80 years)
Betty Boop debuts as a cartoon, mirroring the divas of the 1930s, to the sound of a lot of jazz (95 years)
International Day of Indigenous Peoples – World Commemoration that was instituted by the UN General Assembly through Resolution 49/214 of December 23, 1994
*The dates are selected by the team of researchers of the Efemerid Project, the collection management of the Brazil Communication Company (EBC)which brings themes related to culture, history, science and personalities, always highlighting national and regional landmarks. The collection management also complies with requests for research from the external public. Just send an email to [email protected].
