Two of the most important dates of the week between July 28 and August 3, 2024, invite us to reflect. Today is World Hepatitis Day, established by the World Health Organization. This day is part of Yellow July, a month dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers of viral hepatitis and the importance of preventing, diagnosing, and treating these diseases. Last year, the Brazil Agency highlighted the date. In 2016, the Reporter Brazil also spoke about the anniversary.
The other date is the World Day to Combat Trafficking in Persons, established by the UN. Celebrated on July 30, it aims to raise awareness about the crime of human trafficking, which affects millions of people around the world to this day. In 2014, the Reporter Brazil fhe said about the date.
On the same day, International Friendship Day is celebrated, a date that was also established by the UN. The date was created in 2011, when the United Nations General Assembly decided to invite all member countries to celebrate friendship. July 30 is related to the arrival of man on the moon and was explained by Reporter Brazil in the video below:
Two more events are celebrated on August 1st. One of them is the Day of the Poet of Cordel Literature, celebrated in subjects such as the one of the National Radio Agency and the newspaper Reporter Maranhaofrom the TV Brazil:
The other is World Breastfeeding Day, established in 1992 by the Global Breastfeeding Action Alliance. The date marks the beginning of World Breastfeeding Week, which promotes natural breastfeeding for babies up to 2 years of age as an essential practice for child health and combating malnutrition. In 2016, the DF Reporter recalled the date:
Independence and remembrance of famous people
Today is also an important day in the history of Brazil. It was on July 28, 1823, that Maranhão became independent from Brazil. The date, which is a state holiday, was the subject of this article in Reporter Brazil in 2022.
To close the week, we have dates that help us value the memory of remarkable figures in art. On July 29, it will be 30 years since the death of Rio de Janeiro comedian Antônio Carlos Bernardes Gomes, better known as Mussum. A member of the comedy group “Os Trapalhões” and the group Originais do Samba, he was honored on TV programs MEC Radio as the Cultural Warehouse and the Moment Three.
July 31st marks the 80th anniversary of the death of French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. He is the author of the book “The Little Prince”, a classic that transcends generations and whose biography was told by History Todayfrom the National Radio Agencyon two occasions: in 2015 is at 2018.
To close the week, we have the 35th anniversary of the death of the singer and composer from Pernambuco, Luiz Gonzaga, the King of Baião, on August 2nd. Known for popularizing baião and other forms of regional music from the Northeast and author of classics such as “Asa Branca”, he was honored several times in media outlets EBC as the program Radio Society (Radio MEC) in 2022 and the Stay Tuned (TV Brazil) in 2019.
Check out the list of dates for Today is the Day of the week between July 28 and August 3, 2024:
July 28 to August 3, 2024
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Birth of the composer and mandolinist from Pernambuco, Luperce Miranda (120 years old) – in 1945, he transferred to Rádio Nacional
Birth of former São Paulo radio host and sports announcer Osmar Santos (75 years old)
Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia starts World War I (110 years ago)
Inauguration of the politician from Paraíba Epitácio Pessoa as President of the Brazilian Republic (105 years old) – his election represented a first defeat of the café-com-leite policy
World Hepatitis Day – date established by the World Health Organization. The month of July is Yellow July
Farmers’ Day – the date was created in 1966 to mark the centenary of the founding of the Ministry of Agriculture, by the then President of the Republic, Juscelino Kubitschek
Day of the accession of the state of Maranhão to the Independence of Brazil – State holiday
Foundation of the Maranhão Manumissory Society Twenty-Eight of July (155 years) – an entity that encouraged, as a practice of social benevolence among members of the colony, the payment of manumission, especially for underage girls, contributing to the abolitionist movement in the country
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Death of Rio de Janeiro comedian Antônio Carlos Bernardes Gomes, known as Mussum (30 years old)
Death of German sociologist and philosopher Herbert Marcuse (45 years old)
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Death of Rio de Janeiro comedian Fausto Fanti (10 years ago)
International Friendship Day – On April 27, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly resolved to invite all member countries to celebrate the International Friendship Day
World Day to Combat Trafficking in Persons – established by the UN
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Death of French philosopher and writer Denis Diderot (240 years old) – notable during the Enlightenment, he is known for having been the co-founder, editor-in-chief and contributor to the “Encyclopédie”, along with Jean le Rond d’Alembert
Birth of Italian writer Primo Levi (105 years old)
Death of French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (80 years old) – author of the book “The Little Prince”
Birth of the composer and drummer from Espírito Santo, Mirabeau Pinheiro (100 years old)
Inauguration of the Ilha Rasa Lighthouse in Rio de Janeiro (195 years) – the device, whose construction was ordered by Dom João VI, was the first of its kind to be installed in Brazil. The equipment was ordered from France, from where a mechanic specially assigned to oversee the assembly services was also brought.
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Birth of American writer Herman Melville (205 years old) – author of the classic Moby Dick
Death of Philippine politician Corazon Aquino (15 years old) – president and leader of the revolution that ended the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcus in the Philippines
Birth of footballer, sports director and politician from São Paulo Athiê Jorge Coury (120 years old)
Birth of French naturalist Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck (age 280) – developed the theory of acquired characters, a now discredited theory of evolution
Vasco is the first team from Rio to be Brazilian champion (50 years)
Cordel Literature Poet’s Day
World Breastfeeding Day – an international celebration created in 1992 by the Global Breastfeeding Action Alliance to be celebrated on the opening date of “World Breastfeeding Week”; it promotes the practice of natural breastfeeding for babies up to 2 years of age and combats child malnutrition.
National Stamp Day – day of issuance of the first Brazilian postage stamp
National Maracatu Day
Inauguration of the Santos Dumont Highway (BR-116/RJ), Serra section (Rio-Teresópolis) with the presence of Juscelino Kubitschek (65 years old)
First broadcast of the Kolynos Calendar Program on National Radio (69 years)
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Death of the singer and composer from Pernambuco Luiz Gonzaga (35 years old) – the King of Baião
Birth of biologist and politician Bertha Lutz from São Paulo (130 years old) – she was a researcher at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, was at the forefront of the fight for women’s suffrage in Brazil, and is a significant figure in Brazilian education. One hundred years ago, she created the League for the Intellectual Emancipation of Women.
Birth of the composer and instrumentalist from Pernambuco, Juvenal de Holanda Vasconcelos, also known as Naná Vasconcelos (80 years old)
Foundation of Mercado Livre (25 years)
Adolf Hitler’s rise to Führer of Germany (90 years)
International Beer Day – an international mobile celebration, which was launched in 2007 in the North American city of San Francisco in California, whose celebration date can occur between August 1 and August 7 of each year in the Gregorian calendar, on the first Friday of the month
End of the Muckers’ Revolt (150 years) – conflict between representatives of state power and members of a religious sect in Rio Grande do Sul
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Birth of educator, historian, folklorist, painter and former Bahian politician Zilda Paim (105 years old)
First staging of the opera “William Tell” by the Paris Opera (195 years)
Capoeirista Day – despite there being controversy over the definition of this date, it is referenced on official websites of federal agencies and several states have included it in their calendars
First broadcast of the Nothing But Two Minutes Program, on National Radio (77 years)
