fight against intolerance, Tarsila and Garrincha

This week has a very important date for the awareness of Brazilians. On the 21st, the National Day to Combat Religious Intolerance is celebrated. Created in 2007, the date is a tribute to Iyalorixá Mãe Gilda, a victim of religious intolerance in 1999, and coincides with World Religion Day. In 2012, Repórter Brasil, from TV Brasil, spoke about the date: The week is also full of birth dates and death anniversary of several historical figures in Brazil and in the world. On the 16th, the comedian, actor, director, writer and television presenter from Rio de Janeiro José Eugênio Soares, known as Jô Soares, would have turned 85 years old. Died in 2022, he had his participation in the cinema remembered in Repórter DF, on TV Brasil, at the time. Check it out: The 17th marks the 50th anniversary of the death of the modernist painter from São Paulo, Tarsila do Amaral. One of the icons of the movement, Tarsila (who created paintings such as Abaporu, A Negra and Operários) had her trajectory told on Viva Maria, from Rádio Nacional da Amazônia, in 2022. On the 19th, the birth of the American singer Janis Joplin , responsible for rock’n roll classics, would be 80 years old. Her trajectory (who died in 1970) was told in História Hoje, by Radioagência Nacional, in 2015. The following day (20th), there are celebrations for three historical figures. The death of the ceramist and musician from Pernambuco Vitalino Pereira dos Santos, Mestre Vitalino (whose trajectory was told here, here and here) completes 60 years, the death of Audrey Hepburn, Belgian movie star, (honored in the Claquete program in 2014) turns 30 and the death of Manuel Francisco dos Santos, Mané Garrincha, turns 40. He was honored in the Football series, the Game of Passions in 2018. Check it out: Finally, January 21 marks the 110th anniversary of the death of writer, journalist and diplomat from Maranhão Aluísio de Azevedo. Author of works such as O Cortiço e o Mulato, his trajectory was told in Momento Literário in 2022 and by Repórter Maranhão in 2017. Check out the weekly list on Hoje é Dia with dates, historical facts and holidays: January 15th to 21st, 2023 15 Birth of the soldier, 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 at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century 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 presenter from Rio de Janeiro José Eugênio Soares, known as Jô Soares (85 years old) 17 Death of 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 military man, sertanista and geographer from Mato Grosso Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon, Marechal Rondon (65 years old) – d 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

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