Today is the day of the week from the 6th to the 12th of February remembers the National Day of Struggle of Indigenous Peoples. In addition, it also marks the birthday of the eternal guitarist of Novos Baianos, Pepeu Gomes. The 110th anniversary of the death of Barão do Rio Branco is also remembered, along with the memory of the co-founder of Tropicália, Rogério Duprat.
National Day of Struggle for Indigenous Peoples
On February 7th, the National Day of the Struggle of Indigenous Peoples is remembered. The date was established by Law nº 11.696, of 2008, in memory of the death of a Guarani native who led a revolt against the Portuguese and Spaniards. Sepé Tiaraju was killed in 1756 for protecting his land from colonists. He, even today, is much honored in the region of Rio Grande do Sul, since, if it were not for his resistance in the battle that caused his death, the territory of this state would hardly be annexed to Brazil.
Today is the day – Raposa Serra do Sol (RR) – Brazil Agency Archive
Currently, the struggle of indigenous peoples consists of defending the demarcation of lands. In this context, the discussion of the Time Frame enters. This thesis argues that only the lands that were in the possession of the indigenous people on October 5, 1988, the date of the promulgation of the Federal Constitution, could be used by the natives today. The Federal Supreme Court (STF) began voting on this process in 2021.
The program Reporting Pathsgives TV Brazil, brought, in a 2020 report, the struggle of indigenous peoples in the middle of a pandemic. Check it out below.
90 years of Rogério Duprat
Also on February 7th, is the birthday of composer Rogério Duprat, co-founder of the Tropicália Movement. Duprat was born in 1932 and initially had an erudite education. However, in the late 1960s, he identified with the tropicalist movement, which aimed to break any kind of ties between classical and popular music, in addition to reflecting on the purpose of Brazilian music after years of successful bossa music. new. Duprat composed songs by several artists of the movement, among them Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Os Mutantes. In addition, in the course of his career, the composer has also participated in music for the cinema and for advertising campaigns. Duprat died in 2006, aged 74, from bladder cancer.
Listen to the Bossa Moderna program in homage to Tropicália.
Check out the special below. TV Brazil Tropicalia 50 years2017. The documentary features exclusive images and interviews about the movement.
Baron of Rio Branco
February 10 marks the 110th anniversary of the death of the diplomat, lawyer, historian and geographer from Rio de Janeiro, José Maria da Silva Paranhos Júnior, the Baron of Rio Branco. Considered one of the greatest heroes of the Brazilian homeland, Barão do Rio Branco was one of those responsible for drawing the map of Brazil as we know it today, defining its borders. In addition, he was in charge of the Treaty of Petrópolis, which annexed the territory of Acre to Brazil without the need for any kind of armed conflict.
The Baron of Rio Branco held the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs during the term of three different presidents of the Republic, from 1902 to 1912. His achievements made him, even today, the patron of Brazilian diplomacy. Much of his skill as a diplomat he inherited from his father, Visconde do Rio Branco, who handled diplomatic affairs with the Brazilian empire. The Baron of Rio Branco died in 1912, at the age of 66.
Check out the program below. TV Brazil from there to here made in 2012, on the occasion of the centenary of the Baron’s death.
Pepeu Gomes
Pedro Anibal de Oliveira Gomes, better known as Pepeu Gomes, turns 70 on February 7th. One of the members of Novos Baianos, Pepeu Gomes has been playing since he was little and was once considered one of the best guitarists in the world. With influences from Brazilian music, psychedelic rock, tropicália and North American music, Pepeu played with several artists, including Gilberto Gil and Gal Costa. In 2022, Pepeu remains active. The Novos Baianos last reunited for a tour in 2015, which lasted until 2018.
Check below, from minute 35, the program No Censorship gives TV Brazil made in 2011 with the presence of Pepeu Gomes.
*With supervision of Alessandra Esteves
Check out the weekly list of Hoje é Dia with dates, historical facts and holidays:
6 to 12 February 2022
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Birth of French filmmaker François Truffaut (90 years old)
Death of São Paulo artist Candido Portinari (60 years old)
Elizabeth II becomes Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms following the death of her father,
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Birth of British novelist and critic Charles Dickens (210 years old)
Birth of Rio de Janeiro conductor and composer Rogério Duprat (90 years old) – co-founder of the Tropicália movement
Birth of Bahian composer and guitarist Pepeu Gomes (70 years old)
Signed the Maastricht Treaty leading to the creation of the European Union (30 years)
National Day of Struggle for Indigenous Peoples – established by Law No. 11,696 of June 12, 2008
National Graphic Worker’s Day – date created in 1923, due to a strike practiced by graphic professionals, who demanded better working conditions and fairer wages
National Textbook Day
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Death of Minas Gerais singer and songwriter Wando (10 years old)
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Military regime sanctions the Press Law (55 years)
Frevo Day in Pernambuco
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Death of the diplomat, lawyer, geographer and historian from Rio de Janeiro, José Maria da Silva Paranhos Júnior, the Baron of Rio Branco (110 years old)
Foundation of the University of Caxias do Sul (55 years)
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Birth of the São Paulo historian, geographer, writer, philosopher, politician and editor Caio Prado Júnior (115 years old)
Death of American singer and actress Whitney Houston (10 years old)
Birth of American inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Alva Edison (175 years old)
Death of the doctor, bacteriologist, epidemiologist and sanitarian from São Paulo Oswaldo Cruz (105 years old)
Holding of the Modern Art Week, in São Paulo (100 years)
International Day of Women and Girls in Science – date approved by the United Nations Assembly on December 22, 2015, through Resolution A/RES/70/212, to promote full and equal access to the participation of women and girls in science
