Three dates that draw attention to important issues in our society are celebrated this week. On August 9th, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is celebrated. Created by the UN in 1994, the event is an opportunity to raise awareness about the preservation of the traditions and culture of indigenous communities. Vehicles of the EBC such as National Radio, MEC Radio It is TV Brazil have content about the date. Remember:
Before, on the 5th (tomorrow), there is National Health Day. Created by Law 5,352 of November 8, 1967, the date is a moment to reflect on habits that impact disease prevention and improving quality of life and was the subject of articles in National Radio Agency It is TV Brazil which can be recalled below:
Since we are in the Olympic spirit, August 6th is a chance to talk about one of Brazil’s greatest achievements in the history of the Olympics. It was on this day in 1984 that Joaquim Cruz won the gold medal in the 800-meter race in Los Angeles. The episode was remembered by DF Reporter last year and for National Radio in 2016:
This week also marks the 50th anniversary of the resignation of US President Richard Nixon. On August 8, 1974, he left the presidency due to the Watergate scandal. The event, unprecedented in American history, was highlighted in the History Today in 2014.
Today marks the 115th anniversary of the birth of the São Paulo-born artist and landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx. Recognized for his contributions to landscaping and responsible for works in public gardens and parks in the country, Burle Marx (who passed away in 1994) had his career told in programs on TV Brazil as the Stay tuned It is Reporter Brazil.
To close our list, we have two memories from August 9th. On this day, the death of the painter, engraver and teacher from Rio Grande do Sul, Iberê Camargo, completes 30 years. It is also on the 9th that the death of the journalist and radio broadcaster from Rio Grande do Sul, Heron Domingues, completes 50 years. A remarkable voice in the golden age of Brazilian radio, the announcer for many years of Repórter Esso had his story told on programs on National Radio as the All Voices It is Radio Society.
August 4-10, 2024
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Birth of the São Paulo artist and landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx (115 years old)
Death of Santa Catarina revolutionary Anita Garibaldi (175 years old)
Birth of musician Max Cavalera (55 years old) from Minas Gerais – known for founding the Brazilian metal band Sepultura in 1984
Death of the journalist, professor, columnist, novelist, essayist and memoirist from Minas Gerais, Cyro Versiani dos Anjos, known as Cyro dos Anjos (30 years old) – fourth occupant of Chair 24 of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
Death of composer and radio broadcaster Evaldo Rui (70 years old) from Rio de Janeiro – his first job was at Rádio Philips, as a stagehand on the programs “Casé” and “Horas do Outro Mundo”, soon becoming a sports commentator. He also worked at the radio stations Educadora, Guanabara, Nacional, Cajuti and finally Mauá, where he was artistic director
Constituent Assembly of France decrees the end of corvées and other feudal privileges, it was the end of the Ancien Régime (235 years)
Launch of the program Caricaturas, on Rádio Nacional (77 years) – broadcast between the end of the 40s and the beginning of the 50s, in each episode, a personality was honored with the dramatization of important moments in their biography
Gestapo captures Anne Frank and her family in Amsterdam, thanks to an informant. Anne died in a concentration camp and her diary became world famous (80 years)
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Birth of Rio de Janeiro actress Nathália Timberg (95 years old)
Birth of the writer from Rio de Janeiro, José Cândido de Carvalho (110 years old) – author of the work “The Colonel and the Werewolf”, winner of the 1965 Jabuti Prize
Birth of the São Paulo composer of country music João Baptista da Silva, known as João Pacífico (115 years old)
Birth of the music producer and composer from Rio de Janeiro, Carlos de Carvalho Colla (80 years old)
Attack on Tonelero Street against Carlos Lacerda during the government of President Getúlio Vargas (70 years)
Foundation of the Brazilian Rehabilitation Association (70 years)
National Health Day – celebration of Brazil, which was instituted by Law No. 5,352 of November 8, 1967, with the purpose of promoting health education and awakening in the people, the awareness of the value of health
National Health Surveillance Day – a celebration in Brazil, which was created by Law No. 13,098 of January 27, 2015; during this date, celebratory activities involving the Unified Health System and the Health Surveillance System should be carried out in all spheres of government
Anniversary of João Pessoa (PB) (439 years)
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Birth of Rio de Janeiro actress Irene Ravache (80 years old)
Death of Santa Catarina actress, singer, dancer and painter Anilza Leoni (15 years old)
Birth of the Italian actor, director and playwright naturalized Brazilian Gianfrancesco Guarnieri (90 years old)
Death of the German philosopher, sociologist and musicologist Theodor Adorno (aged 55)
Birth of the theater director, set designer, journalist and translator from São Paulo Flávio Rangel (90 years old)
Birth of São Paulo singer and composer Alberto Calçada (95 years old)
Birth of the composer and poet from Pará, Jayme Rojas de Aragón y Ovalle (130 years old)
Joaquim Cruz wins gold medal in athletics and sets record for 800 meters at the Los Angeles Olympics (40 years)
French tightrope walker Philippe Petit famously performs illegal walk between the twin towers in New York (50 years ago)
National Day of Education Professionals
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Birth of the Austrian plastic artist, naturalized Brazilian Francisco Stockinger (105 years old) – considered one of the great modernist sculptors of Brazil
Acelino “Popó Freitas” becomes Super-Featherweight World Champion (25 years old)
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Death of composer, conductor and arranger from Alagoas Hekel Tavares (55 years old)
Birth of Mexican national hero Emiliano Zapata (145 years)
US President Richard Nixon resigns as president of the country due to the Watergate scandal (50 years ago)
Establishment of the Tiradentes Medal by Resolution No. 359 of the State Government (35 years)
Creation of the Jacupiranga State Park, current Jacupiranga Conservation Unit Mosaic (55 years)
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Death of Italian-American dancer and choreographer naturalized Brazilian Lennie Dale (30 years old) – creator of the group Dzi Croquetes
Death of Russian psychologist and pedagogue Helena Antipoff (aged 50) – at the invitation of the government of the state of Minas Gerais, she settled in Brazil to work on educational reform and was a pioneer in the introduction of special education in the country. She founded the first Pestalozzi Society, starting the Brazilian Pestalozzian movement
Birth of the professor, conductor and classical composer from São Paulo, Elias Álvares Lobo (190 years old) – author of the opera “A Noite de São João”, with libretto by José de Alencar, the first opera written in Portuguese and premiered in Brazil
Death of the painter, engraver and teacher from Rio Grande do Sul, Iberê Camargo (aged 30)
Death of journalist and radio host from Rio Grande do Sul Heron Domingues (50 years old) – he was the announcer for “Repórter Esso” on Rádio Nacional in Rio de Janeiro
Birth of the flutist, composer, conductor, teacher and music critic from Maranhão, Adelman Brasil Correia (140 years old)
Birth of the composer and singer from Pará Paulo Soares da Costa, Paulinho Soares (80 years old)
Death of Bahian photographer and sculptor Mário Cravo Neto (15 years old)
Birth of the singer from Minas Gerais, Jussara Silveira (65 years old)
Birth of the composer, instrumentalist, arranger and singer from Paraná Paulo Valente Soledade Filho, known as Paulinho Soledade (65 years old)
Vladimir Putin becomes Prime Minister of Russia (25 years)
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – a worldwide celebration, which was established by the UN General Assembly through Resolution 49/214 of December 23, 1994
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Birth of American guitar maker Leo Fender (115 years old) – founder of Fender Guitars, one of the most important companies in the history of guitars
Birth of actress, politician and radio host from Rio de Janeiro, Daisy Lúcidi (95 years old)
Birth of São Paulo DJ Kleber Geraldo Lelis Simões, known as KL Jay (55 years old) – DJ of the Brazilian rap group Racionais MC’s
Birth of the religious man and Umbanda saint from Rio de Janeiro, Tancredo da Silva Pinto (120 years old) – founder of the Umbanda Spiritist Congregation of Brazil
Birth of the painter, designer, architect, set designer, decorator, writer, playwright and engineer from Rio de Janeiro Flávio de Carvalho (125 years old)
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Birth of Portuguese jurist, poet and activist Thomás Antônio Gonzaga (280 years old)
Death of American actor Robin Williams (10 years)
Birth of historian and professor Jerônimo de Viveiros (140 years old) from Maranhão – from a family from Alcantara, in São Luís he taught at the Liceu Maranhense, was a member of the Historical and Geographical Institute of Maranhão, and was also a technical consultant for the Regional Geography Directory of Maranhão. He made a broad contribution to regional historiography, and his most notable work was the “History of Commerce of Maranhão”, from 1954.
The ship Arapahoe transmits the first SOS request via radio (115 years ago)
Brazilian Men’s Volleyball Team (silver generation) wins Silver medal at the Los Angeles Olympic Games (40 years) – volleyball’s first medal at the Olympic Games
Lawyer’s Day – in memory of the creation of the country’s first two law schools in 1827. This day also includes Pendura Day, celebrated by Brazilian law students who go to restaurants, eat and drink, and then have their bill “pended”
Father’s Day – an unofficial mobile celebration in Brazil, which was created in 1953 by Brazilian publicist Sylvio Bhering, whose celebration date can occur between August 8th and 14th of each year in the Gregorian calendar, on the second Sunday
