We arrive on the first Sunday of 2025 on the eve of Three Kings Day (which takes place tomorrow, January 6th). The date ends the Christmas cycle in several cultures and, traditionally, it is the date on which Christmas decorations are dismantled. In some places, Folia de Reis is also celebrated. The party was themed Agência Brasil in 2024and the origin of the date was explained in National Radio Agency in 2023.
The week is also marked by impactful events in our recent history. The biggest highlight is the 10th anniversary (on January 7) of the terrorist attacks that occurred at the headquarters of French weekly Charlie Hebdo and resulted in 12 deaths. The event and all the commotion (symbolized by the phrase “Je suis Charlie”, which became a symbol of solidarity) were approached by Brazil Agency and by the Press Observatory:
On January 8th, two years have passed since an event that gave new meaning to this day: in 2023, Praça dos Três Poderes, in Brasília, was vandalized during an act that called for a coup d’état in Brazil. The use of the act to attempt a coup is still being investigated by police authorities and there have already been convictions in court against participants in the act. The entire chronology of January 8th was remembered by Agência Brasil in 2024. minute-by-minute was described in this article and reporter Alex Rodrigues gave a statement about the coverage of videocast Grades of January, from Radioagência Nacional:
On the 10th, 5 years of the Backer case will be completed. In January 2019, a report from the Civil Police of Minas Gerais identified diethylene glycol, a toxic substance, in batches of Belorizontina beer, from Backer. The episode resulted in 26 cases of poisoning and four deaths. THE Brazil Agency and the TV Brasil provided extensive coverage at the time:
Music
On January 8th, the birth of the so-called “King of Rock” is celebrated. It was on this date, in 1935, that Elvis Presley was born. His trajectory and some episodes of his life (like the release of the first album, That’s All Rightin 1954) were counted by vehicles from the EBC like the National Radio Agency (History Today) and the TV Brasil (Reporter Brazil).
On the 11th, two events also draw attention in the world of music: the 80th birthday of Geraldo Azevedo (author of hits such as “Dia Branco” and “Táxi Lunar”) and the 40th anniversary of the first edition of Rock in Rio. Geraldo has already been featured on TV Brasil in appearances on All Bossas and in Samba da Gamboawhile the festival was remembered in a special from the EBC Radios website.
Other Dates
On the 7th, Freedom of Worship Day is celebrated in Brazil. The date, which reinforces the right to practice or not practice any religion, was the subject of an article on Reporter Brazil in 2019.
On the 8th, National Photographer’s Day is celebrated. The date, which refers to the arrival of photography in Brazil in 1840, was also highlighted in TV Brasil. In 2020, the Stay Connected spoke of the celebration:
To close the week, we have two more dates on the 11th: Pesticides Pollution Control Day and International Thank You Day. Last year, the Viva Maria made an edition dedicated to the first of these dates. In 2022, the Radioagência Nacional spoke about the second date.
Check out the complete list of Today is Day of the week dates between January 5th and 11th, 2025
January 5th to 11th, 2025
05
Birth of the lawyer, federal deputy and composer from Ceará Humberto Teixeira (110 years old) – nationally known as Luiz Gonzaga’s partner
Death of composer, arranger and instrumentalist from Ceará Lauro Maia (75 years old)
Death of Polish physicist and mathematician Max Born (55 years old) – fundamental to the development of quantum mechanics
06
Birth of singer and composer from São Paulo Walter Franco (80 years old)
Death of Piauí lawyer and politician Petrônio Portella (45 years old) – outstanding role as guarantor of the political detente undertaken by presidents Ernesto Geisel and João Figueiredo. He was considered the “civilian star of the dictatorship”
Twelfthday
Astrologer’s Day
Beginning of Cabanagem, popular and social revolt that occurred during the Empire of Brazil (190 years) – popular and social revolt that occurred in the then Province of Grão-Pará, which covered the current states of Pará, Amazonas, Amapá, Roraima and Rondônia
Launch of the program “One million melodies”, on Rádio Nacional (82 years)
07
Death of actor, writer and presenter from São Paulo João Silvestre (25 years old) – was President of Radiobrás, appointed by the then President of the Republic, João Batista de Oliveira Figueiredo
Creation of the Fatherland Volunteer Corps, in the Paraguayan War (160 years)
A series of terrorist attacks leaves dead and injured in Paris, including part of the Charlie Hebdo newspaper team (10 years)
Reader’s Day
Freedom of Worship Day
08
Birth of the composer, playwright, pianist, conductor and art critic from São Paulo Francisco de Assis Pacheco (160 years old)
Birth of the composer, radio presenter and journalist from São Paulo Armando de Lima Reis, aka Cristóvão de Alencar (115 years old)
Death of Rio de Janeiro singer Zilda de Carvalho Espíndola, Aracy Cortes (40 years old)
Birth of American singer, musician and actor Elvis Presley (90 years old)
National Photographer’s Day
Launch of the radio soap opera “Direito de Nascer”, on Rádio Nacional (74 years old)
09
Death of saxophonist, trumpeter and composer from Pernambuco Levino Ferreira (55 years old)
Birth of the Pernambuco poet and diplomat João Cabral de Melo Neto (105 years old)
Astronaut Day – celebration in honor of the Centenary Mission. Carried out by the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) in 2006, the mission was responsible for the journey of Marcos Pontes, the first Brazilian in space, to the International Space Station (EEI)
10
Birth of British singer and songwriter Roderick David Stewart, Rod Stewart (80 years old)
The Treaty of Versailles comes into force to resolve the problems arising in the 1914-1918 war (105 years)
A report from the Civil Police of Minas Gerais confirmed the presence of a toxic substance in bottles of beer from the Belorizontina brand, from Backer (05 years old) – according to the State Department of Health of Minas Gerais, there are 26 suspected cases of diethylene glycol poisoning . Four people died. The brewery was closed.
Beginning of the Glorioso São Sebastião do Marajó festivities
11
Birth of the São Paulo writer, essayist and playwright Oswald de Andrade (135 years old)
Birth of Pernambuco composer, singer and guitarist Geraldo Azevedo (80 years old)
Start of the first edition of Rock in Rio (40 years)
Pesticide Pollution Control Day
International Thank You Day
