The week that begins this Sunday (12) brings a date that entered the political history of the country: on March 14, 2018, an attack killed Rio de Janeiro councilwoman and human rights activist Marielle Franco, and her driver, Anderson Pedro Gomes. The car in which Marielle was – and which was driven by Anderson – was shot 13 times in downtown Rio. Marielle, who was the fifth most voted councilwoman in that legislature, had just left a conversation with black women, and was murdered with four shots to the head. This report from Reporter Brazilfrom the TV Brazilreconstructs what happened that night:
Woman, black, mother, lesbian, “create” of Maré, sociologist, militant for the rights of women, blacks, favela residents and LGBTQIA+ people: still in 2018, the Rio reporterfrom the TV Brazilmade a brief profile of Marielle, and showed how her trajectory and her causes inspired and mobilized women:
Five years later, the crime still hasn’t been fully elucidated. Despite former military police officers Ronnie Lessa and Élcio Queiroz being arrested, accused of having carried out the shootingthere is a question that remains unanswered: who had Marielle and Anderson killed?
The poet and the archaeologist
Other women are also remembered in the coming days: this March 12th marks the 130th birthday of the writer Gilka Machado. Gilka became known for being one of the first women in the country to write erotic poetry, and was also one of the founders of the Partido Republicado Feminino, in 1910 – the first feminist political party in Brazil. This episode of Literary Moment recalls the life and work of Gilka – who, from birth to offspring, flirted with art and literature:
Niède Guidon is also celebrated on this Sunday. The French-Brazilian archaeologist was born on March 12, 1933 – exactly 90 years ago. His studies on prehistory and his findings in the interior of Piauí, in the Serra da Capivara (which has the largest number of archaeological sites in the Americas), redefined the theory of the continent’s peopling. She spoke to the program expeditionswhich aired in 2014 on TV Brazilon the traces of the presence of the human species in the region, dating back to 60,000 years ago.
The father of the samba school and the Syndic
The week is also marked by the deaths of two black men who changed Brazilian music: Ismael Silva (deceased on March 14, 1978) and Tim Maia (deceased on March 15, 1998).
Ismael Silva is the author of more than 200 sambas, regarded as one of the greatest partners of Noel Rosa, and made history when he founded, in 1928, the Leva Falar, the first known samba school.
It was Ismael, by the way, who created the term samba school: in the Estácio neighborhood, where he lived, there was a “school for girls”. So, Ismael used to say: “if they teach girls, here we are going to teach samba”. O all voicesprogram of MEC radio in 2016, brought the ups and downs of Bamba do Estácio’s career:
Tim Maia needs no introduction – even so, he said he was “black, fat and boorish, trained in cornology, suffering and capillary deficiencies”. like samba, baião and bossa nova, to form a unique sound. Tim’s intensity and charisma are revived in this episode of On the Trail of Historyfrom the National Radiopublished in 2018:
In 2012, the from there to herefrom the TV Brazilalso rescued Tim Maia’s stories and balance:
more dates
Among the ephemeris of the week, there are also the 115 years of the birth of pianist Arnaldo Estrellathe 95 years of the pianist Edino Krieger and the 85 years of philosopher Luiz Carlos Maciel – all already deceased.
Still 35 years old of the death of the musician Chico Mário50th anniversary of the assassination of São Paulo student leader Alexandre Vannuchi Leme and also celebrate National Theater of the Oppressed Day (March 16) and the National Jewish Immigration Day (March 18th).
Check out the weekly list* of Today is the day with dates, historical facts and holidays:
March 12th to 18th, 2023
12
Birth of long-distance athlete from Brasilia Joaquim Cruz (60 years old) – gold medalist in the 800m at the 1984 Olympics
Birth of American singer-songwriter James Taylor (age 75)
Birth of the Fluminense writer Gilka Machado (130 years old) – she was one of the first women to write erotic poetry in Brazil; she was also one of the founders of the Women’s Republican Party
Birth of Franco-Brazilian archaeologist Niède Guidon (90 years old)
Librarian’s Day
13
Birth of British theologian, dissident cleric, natural philosopher, educator, theorist and politician Joseph Priestley (age 290) – He is usually credited with discovering oxygen, although Carl Wilhelm Scheele and Antoine Lavoisier also claim it
14
Death of the black councilor, lesbian, human rights activist and child of the Maré community, Marielle Franco, and Anderson Gomes, the driver who drove the councilwoman’s car when they were shot dead (5 years old)
Death of Fluminense singer and composer Ismael Silva (45 years old)
Death of the São Paulo poet Yde Schloenbach Blumenschein, known as Colombina (60 years old)
Birth of the Fluminense composer, flutist and conductor Benedito Lacerda (120 years old)
Birth of the Fluminense pianist Arnaldo Estrella (115 years old) – he was one of the best pianists and teachers of his time
Death of composer and guitarist from Minas Gerais Francisco Mário, known as Chico Mário (35 years old) – created the Musical Method by Colors for Children; brother of cartoonist Henfil and sociologist Betinho
15
Birth of Gaucho philosopher Luiz Carlos Maciel (85 years old)
Birth of Rio de Janeiro diplomat Sérgio Vieira de Mello (75 years old) – senior UN official killed in Baghdad with 21 other people, victims of a bomb attack against the local headquarters of the United Nations
Death of Fluminense musician Sebastião Rodrigues Maia, known as Tim Maia (25 years old)
World Consumer Rights Day
16
Birth of the Bahian composer, instrumentalist and singer Josué de Barros (135 years old) – discoverer of Carmen Miranda
National Theater of the Oppressed Day – date in honor of the birth date of its creator, the playwright Augusto Boal
17
Death of the sambista, singer and composer from Rio de Janeiro Monsueto (50 years old)
Death of São Paulo student leader Alexandre Vannuchi Leme (50 years old) – assassinated by the military dictatorship
Birth of Santa Catarina composer Edino Krieger (95 years old)
The Treaty of Brussels is signed (75 years) – precursor to the North Atlantic Treaty, which created NATO
18
National Jewish Immigration Day
*The dates are selected by the team of researchers from Projeto Efemérides, from 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 responds to research requests from the external public. Just send an email to [email protected].
