January starts a new year with a holiday on its first day: Universal Fraternization Day, a date established to preach unity and reconciliation among nations, in the spirit of renewal and hope that the arrival of a new year brings.To celebrate Reader’s Day (07/01), how about a book by Sérgio Porto? Also known as Stanislaw Ponte Preta, the writer and journalist would have turned 100 on January 11th. The writer found the raw material for his devastating criticism in the so-called serious everyday things. Check out more here. And to close the month, on January 30th, Saudade Day is celebrated. Who never enjoyed a cesspool listening to songs about longing? The theme is recurrent in the Brazilian repertoire. According to data from the Central Collection and Distribution Office (Ecad), more than 15,000 songs have the word saudade in the title. See here the ranking of the most recorded songs with the word saudades in the title. January 2023 1 Birth of French pedagogue and historian Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (160 years old) – founder of the modern Olympic Games Division of Czechoslovakia, giving rise to independent countries Czech Republic and Slovakia (30 years old) Day of Universal Confraternization Day of the Public Domain 2 Creation of the Public Archive of the Empire, current National Archive (185 years old) 3 Birth of the gaucho communist military and politician Luís Carlos Prestes (125 years old) Death of the gaucho singer and composer José Alcides Gerardi (45 years old) 4 Death of English astronomer, alchemist, natural philosopher, physical theologian and mathematician, Sir Isaac Newton (380 years old) Death of cartoonist, cartoonist, journalist and writer from Minas Gerais Henrique de Souza Filho, Henfil (35 years old) World Braille Day 6 Birth of composer and singer from Rio de Janeiro José Gonçalvez, Zé da Zilda (115 years old) Plebiscite on the maintenance of the parliamentary regime in Brazil or the return to presidentialism (60 years old) Dia de Rei s Astrologer’s Day 7 Death of ethnic Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla (aged 80) – known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system Reader’s Day Cult Freedom Day 8 Drummer’s birth, composer and percussionist from the state of Rio de Janeiro Luciano Perrone (115 years old) – was a member of Rádio Nacional since its creation in 1936. He also worked with the Rádio MEC Orchestra, where he worked from 1961 to 1968 National Photographer’s Day 9 Birth of the French philosopher and writer Simone de Beauvoir (115 years old) Birth of São Paulo actor Paulo Afonso Miessa, Paulo Goulart (90 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 trip of Marcos Pontes, the first Brazilian in space, to the International Space Station (ISS) Dia do Fico 10 Birth of pianist and composer from Rio de Janeiro Ernani Braga ( 135 years) 11 Death of Fluminense actor Jorge Lafond (20 years) Birth of Fluminense writer and journalist Sérgio Marcus Rangel Porto, Stanislaw Ponte Preta (100 years) The new Brazilian Civil Code comes into force (20 years) Creation of the work “Abaporu ” by the São Paulo painter Tarsila do Amaral (95 years old) Pesticide Pollution Control Day International Thank You Day 12 Birth of the Espírito Santo writer and journalist Rubem Braga (110 years old) 13 Death of the São Paulo composer and singer Arnaldo Pescuma (55 years old) 14 Death by the novelist, storyteller, fabulist, poet, designer, photographer, mathematician and British Anglican reverend Lewis Carroll (125 years old) – author of the book Alice in Wonderland 15 Birth of the military , politician and geographer from Rio de Janeiro João Figueiredo (105 years old) – President of Brazil between 1979 and 1985 Death of the Italian-Brazilian photographer Vicenzo Pastore (105 years old) – one of the most active professional photographers in São Paulo in the late 19th and early 20th centuries XX Inauguration of the Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense (80 years old) 16 Birth of the comedian, actor, director, writer and television host José Eugênio Soares, known as Jô Soares (85 years old) 17 Death of the modernist painter from São Paulo Tarsila do Amaral (50 years old) 19 Birth of the Portuguese poet Eugênio de Andrade (100 years old) Death of the soldier, sertanista and geographer from Mato Grosso do Sul Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon, Marechal Rondon (65 years old) – declared Patron of Communications for his work in the installation of telegraph lines, integrating various regions of Brazil; it was also the most important register of indigenous ethnic groups in the country Birth of the American singer Janis Joplin (80 years old) 20 Death of the Belgian actress Audrey Hepburn (30 years old) – world cinema icon Death of the Fluminense soccer player Manuel Francisco dos Santos, Mané Garrincha (40 years old) Death of the ceramist and musician from Pernambuco Vitalino Pereira dos Santos, Master Vitalino (60 years old) Launch of the film “O cangaceiro”, by Lima Barreto (70 years old) National Day of the Traditional Midwife Cheese Day 21 Death of the writer , journalist and diplomat from Maranhão Aluísio de Azevedo (110 years old) National Day to Combat Religious Intolerance 22 Birth of actress, singer and theater director from Rio de Janeiro Marília Pêra (80 years old) Birth of Russian filmmaker Serguei Eisenstein (125 years old) Premiere of the opera “O Ghost Ship”, by Richard Wagner, in Dresden, Germany (180 years old) Portuguese Royal Family disembarks in Bahia (215 years old) 24 Death of São Paulo rapper Mauro Mateus dos Santos, Sabotage (2 0 years) Social Security Day – the date is a tribute to the publication of the Eloy Chaves Law, on January 24, 1923, which established the basis of the Brazilian social security system, through the creation of the Caixa de Aposentadorias e Pensões for employees of the railway companies 25 Birth of academic and politician from São Paulo Fernando Haddad (60 years old) Postman’s Day – the date rescues the memory of the creation on January 25, 1663 of Correio-Mor in Brazil, whose first holder was Luiz Gomes da Matta Neto, who it was already Correio-Mor do Reino, in Portugal Bossa Nova Day 27 Birth of Russian dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov (75 years old) Birth of actor and director from Rio de Janeiro João Caetano (215 years old) – responsible for the professionalization of theater in Brazil Proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Animal Rights at the UNESCO assembly in Brussels (45 years) Tragedy at the Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (10 years) Nixon announced the end of the Vietnam War (50 years) International Day and m Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust International Conservative and Restorative Day 28 Death of the Pernambucan painter Cícero Dias (20 years old) Birth of the São Paulo actress Maitê Proença (65 years old) Dom João VI signed the Royal Charter that instituted the “Opening of the Ports in Brazil” ( 215 years) National Day to Combat Slave Labor – the date recalls the massacre committed in Unaí – MG by the team of auditors that was going to investigate a complaint of slave labor on a local farm International Day of Data Privacy World Day of Corals in the Amazon 29 Birth of Pernambuco singer and songwriter Stefana de Macedo (120 years old) – inaugurated the line of folklorist singers, at a time when only men performed; in 1926 he played the guitar, when that instrument was still restricted to the so-called malandragem, at the Copacabana Palace Casino Trans Visibility Day 30 Death of pacifist leader and Indian activist Mahatma Gandhi (75 years old) Appointment of Adolf Hitler as chancellor of Germany (90 years old) National Comics Day Saudade Day 31 Death of the Italian Catholic priest João Melchior, Dom Bosco (135 years old) – patron saint of the federal capital of Brazil, Brasília Birth of singer and instrumentalist from Rio de Janeiro Milton Santos de Almeida, Miltinho (95 years old) – consecrated with the success “Mulher de 30” Death of the Fluminense composer of brega and black music Edvaldo Braga, the “Idolo Negro” (50 years old) The United States launches its first satellite, the Explorer I (65 years old) World Magician’s Day
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