Braziliaanse Dagen (255): 12 september

Brazilian Days 253

September 12

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DAY OF:

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Dia da Seresta

(Seresta). On September 10, there was the “Dia NACIONAL da Seresta”, the Brazilian Day of the Seresta. Today is the “Dia da Seresta”, as a kind of a homage to one of the most popular Brazilian presidents: Juscelino Kubitschek, who was born on September 12, 1902, in Diamantina (Minas Gerais). And Diamantina is considered as the city of Seresta. During the Seresta Festival, the Seresta ensemble is moving along the touristic locations in the historic center. Early 2007, the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Cabral, had introduced, by law, another date for ‘Dia da Seresta’ (of the state of Rio de Janeiro): on May 23.

SERESTA, VESPERATA
VESPERATA – Peixe Vivo. Aquarela do Brasil – Diamantina MG	Vesperata em Diamantina – Amigos para sempre
Músicas da Vesperata 2012 em Diamantina/MG	Vesperata: a serenata invertida – Hoje em Dia

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Dia do Trator

(Tractor). An vehicle that can not be missed in agriculture. The newest technologies combine GPS and the tractor, for a more efficient implementation of the machine. In the state of Paraná, governor Roberto Requião had launched a project (Trator Solidário) to finance the acquisition of new tractors for small-scale farmers. The costs for this ambitious project were estimated at 280 million reais (120 million euros) until 2010. About 320 thousand farmers will be benefited.

TRACTOR
Programa Trator Solidário	Novidades Tecnológicas e Lançamentos de Tratores

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Dia do Técnico Têxtil

(Textile worker). Brazil not only cultivates cotton, but also produces cotton clothes. A large part is exported, but the sector is suffering strong competition from China and India.

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Dia do Operador de Rastreamento

(Tracking operator). This is a relatively modern profession, since the launches of navigation satellites. The GPS (Global Positioning System) is becoming more familiar in Brazil; many trucks are monitored by GPS. In this way, it may be prevented that trucks and the valuable cargo will become in criminal hands.

TRACKING
Rastreamento	Rastreador Veicular – Dispositivos de segurança

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Dia Nacional da Recreação

(Recreation). Leisure time is one of the fundamental human rights. This right is included in the Brazilian Federal Constitutional Law, third paragraph of article 217. The article tells that the parliament must encourage/ stimulate leisure time as a means for social development. Particularly children need leisure time to play, to learn daily life things by playing. Not only intellectual skills, but also social skills. In the Charter of the Rights of the Child (United Nations, 1959), there is described that any child has the right to play, at any location in the world.

O Poder Público incentivará o lazer, como forma de promoção social.

(Art. 217 par. 3, Const. Federal Brasil 1988)

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1854
Foundation of Instituto Benjamin Constant in Rio de Janeiro, by Decreto Imperial No. 1.428.

The Institute is located in the district of Urca, and initially was named Imperial Instituto dos Meninos Cegos: The Imperial Institute for Blind Children. In 1891, the the institute received its actual name, after its third general manager, Benjamin Constant Botelho de Magalhães. At present, the institute is a center for information, education, and research, focused on blind people.

 

INSTITUTO BENJAMIN CONSTANT
Luiz Melodia no Instituto Benjamin Constant	Instituto Benjamim Constant « Notícias do Rio

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1902
Birth of president Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (1902-1976).

Juscelino still may count on a huge popularity among Brazilians, more than thirty years after his fatal car accident. See also August 22.

 

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1943
Creation of the Federal Territories of Amapá, Rio Branco, Ponta-Porã, Iguaçu and Guaporé.

Beyond doubt, Brazil is a huge nation. Brazil is the fifth largest country, after Russia, Canada, the United States, and China. Geographically, there have been considerable mutations in the administration of the capitanias, provinces, territories, and states. The most recent mutation was the separation of the state of Goiás into a smaller Goiás and the new state of Tocantins. In 1943, significant mutations took place, in which border regions with a few inhabitants became under direct federal rule. As a result, the federal government was more able to control its borders, in case of a war. Amapá is located at the mouth of the Amazon River, and became a state in 1988. Rio Branco has borders with Guyana and Venezuela, and became a state in 1988, with the name Roraima. Ponta-Porã, sharing the border with Paraguay, ceased to exist in 1946, and was integrated in the state of Mato Grosso. This state was split in the smaller state of Mato Grosso and the new state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Iguaçu, sharing borders with Paraguay and Argentina, also ceased to exist in 1946, and was integrated into the state of Paraná. Guaporé, sharing the border with Bolivia, became a state in 1981, with the name Rondônia.

^{Geographical situation in 1943}

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1831
Birth of Romantic writer and poet Manuel Antônio Álvares de Azevedo (1831-1852).

During his very short life – he died of TBC – Manuel became famous with his poetry. Manuel studied law, but his early death kept him from graduation.

ÁLVARES DE AZEVEDO
Alvares de Azevedo – Vida e Obra – Parte 1/2	Alvares de Azevedo – Vida e Obra – Parte 2/2
Saudades-Alvares Azevedo	Poema Falado – Se eu morresse amanhã

SAUDADES

Álvares de Azevedo

‘ Tis vain to struggle — let me perish young BYRON

Foi por ti que num sonho de ventura
A flor da mocidade consumi…
E às primaveras disse adeus tão cedo
E na idade do amor envelheci!

Vinte anos! derramei-os gota a gota
Num abismo de dor e esquecimento…
De fogosas visões nutri meu peito…
Vinte anos!… sem viver um só momento!
Contudo, no passado uma esperança
Tanto amor e ventura prometia…
E uma virgem tão doce, tão divina,
Nos sonhos junto a mim adormecia!
………………………………………………………..
Quando eu lia com ela… e no romance
Suspirava melhor ardente nota…
E Jocelyn sonhava com Laurence
Ou Werther se morria por Carlota…

Eu sentia a tremer e a transluzir-lhe
Nos olhos negros a alma inocentinha…
E uma furtiva lágrima rolando
Da face dela umedecer a minha!

E quantas vezes o luar tardio
Não viu nossos amores inocentes?
Não embalou-se da morena virgem
No suspirar, nos cânticos ardentes?

E quantas vezes não dormi sonhando
Eterno amor, eternas as venturas…
E que o céu ia abrir-se… e entre os anjos
Eu ia despertar em noites puras?

Foi esse o amor primeiro! requeimou-me
As artérias febris de juventude,
Acordou-me dos sonhos da existência
Na harmonia primeira do alaúde.
……………………………………………………………..
Meu Deus! e quantas eu amei… Contudo
Das noites voluptuosas da existência
Só restam-me saudades dessas horas
Que iluminou tua d’inocência.
Foram três noites só… três noites belas
De lua e de verão, no val saudoso…
Que eu pensava existir… sentindo o peito
Sobre teu coração morrer de gozo.

E por três noites padeci três anos,
Na vida cheia de saudade infinda…
Três anos de esperança e de martírio…
Três anos de sofrer — e espero ainda!

A ti se ergueram meus doridos versos,
Reflexos sem calor de um sol intenso,
Votei-os à imagem dos amores
Pra velá-la nos sonhos incenso.

Eu sonhei tanto amor, tantas venturas,
Tantas noites de febre e d’esperança…
Mas hoje o coração parado e frio,
Do meu peito no túmulo descansa.

Pálida sombra dos amores santos!
Passa quando eu morrer no meu jazigo,
Ajoelha ao luar e entoa um canto…
Que lá na morte eu sonharei contigo.

12 de setembro, 1851. .
12 setembro

 

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015

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Braziliaanse Dagen (234): 22 augustus

Brazilian Days 234

August 22

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DAY OF:

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Dia do Folclore

(Folklore). The term folklore (folk (folk) + lore (knowledge)) was introduced on August 22, 1846, by the Englishman William John Thoms (1803-1855). As an expert of European culture, Thoms had published an article with the title “Folk-lore”. Folklore may be described as the collection of predominantly cultural happenings, stories, and rituals, as used by a certain group of people. The day of the folklore was introduced in 1965.

William Thoms

A brief overview of Brazilian folklore (per region), which has influences from indian, African, and European cultures.

Southern region:
Dance: congada, cateretê, baião, chula, chimarrita, jardineira, marujada.
Feasts: Nossa Senhora dos Navegadores, in Porto Alegre; da Uva, in Caxias do Sul; da Cerveja, in Blumenau; festas juninas; rodeios.
Legends: Negrinho do Pastoreio, do Sapé, Tiaracaju do Boitatá, do Boiguaçú, do Curupira, do Saci-Pererê.
Dishes: churrasco, arroz-de-carreteiro, feijoada, fervido.
Drinks: chimarrão, with erva-mate.

Southeastern region:
Dance: fandango, folia de reis, catira and batuque.
Legends: Lobisomem, Mula-sem-cabeça, Iara, Lagoa Santa.
Dishes: tutu de feijão, feijoada, lingüiça, carne de porco.
Handicraft: trabalhos in pedra-sabão, colchas, bordados, and trabalhos in cerâmica.

Southwestern region:
Dance: tapiocas, congada, reisado, folia de reis, cururu and tambor.
Feasts: carvalhada, tourada, festas juninas.
Legends: pé-de-garrafa, Lobisomem, Saci-Pererê, Ramãozinho.
Dishes: arroz de carreteiro, mandioca, peixes.

Northeastern region:
Dance: frevo, bumba-meu-boi, maracatu, baião, capoeira, caboclinhos, bambolê, congada, carvalhada and cirandas.
Feasts: Senhor do Bonfim, Nossa. Senhora da Conceição, Iemanjá, in Bahia; Missa do Vaqueiro, Paixão de Cristo, in Pernambuco; romarias (pilgrimages) – in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará.

Northern region:
Dance: marujada, carimbó, boi-bumbá, ciranda.
Feasts: Círio de Nazaré (Belém), indígenas.
Handicraft: cerâmica marajoara, máscaras indígenas, artigos feitos in palha.
Legends: Sumaré, Iara, Curupira, da Vitória-régia, Mandioca, Uirapuru.
Dishes: caldeirada de tucunaré, tacacá, tapioca, prato no tucupi .

BRAZILIAN FOLKLORE
‘What is Brazilian Folklore?’	Cortejo Cultural – Dia do Folclore (Pará)
FOLCLORE BRASILEIRO (Danças Brasileiras)	FOLCLORE BRASILEIRO (Bacamarteiros)
FOLCLORE – FOLIA-DE-REIS (01)	FOLCLORE – FOLIA-DE-REIS (02)
FOLCLORE – Banda de CONGO (Danças Brasileiras)	SALA DOS MILAGRES – João Pessoa-PB

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Dia do Excepcional

(People with a mental disability). Included are children and adults with a mental disability, sensoric disability, communicative or behavioral disturbances, or a combination of those, or severe brain disorders. In this case deaf, deaf-mute, and blind people, autistic, but also people gifted with extraordinary intelligence, and patients with the Syndrome of Down. The Federation of APAEs (Associação dos Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais; Association of parents and friends of persons with a mental disorder) organizes every year, during one week in which the Dia do Excepcional is, a week of extra attention for the wellness of people with a mental disability. Theme for 2007 was:

“Participação e Autogestão: em busca da igualdade de oportunidades”

(Integration and independence: looking for equal opportunities)

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
FENAPAES – Video para internet	hino do excepcional
Comercial Inclusão Social – Pessoa com Deficiência	DEFICIÊNCIAS – MARIO QUINTANA

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Dia do Supervisor de Educação

(Educational pedagogue). Local and regional governments organize gatherings and activities for the educational pedagogues.

SUPERVISOR DE EDUCAÇÃO

Homenagem ao dia do Supervisor Educacional

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1976
Former president Juscelino Kubitschek died in a car crash.

Jota Ká, the initials of one of the most popular presidents of Brazil: Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (1902-1976). He was born in the historical town of Diamantina, in Minas Gerais. Juscelino was sent to a seminary, but did not meet his convocation there. He moved to Belo Horizonte, to work as a telegraphist, and to study Medicine at night. Juscelino graduated in 1927, got married in 1931, and started his political career in 1933. In 1935, he gained a seat in the parliament. In 1940, Juscelino was proposed as prefeito (major) of the city of Belo Horizonte. He initially refused – he preferred to continue his medical profession -, but was then appointed by decree. During his government, the large avenidas and the artificial lake Pampulha were constructed. In 1945, when Vargas was put aside as Brazilian president, political purges were held, and also Juscelino had to resign. He was elected Brazilian president in 1955, and he came into office in 1956. Juscelino took the initiative to create the new capital of Brazil: Brasília. Already in 1960, the new capital was inaugurated. However, Juscelino was defeated by Jânio Quadros during the presidential elections in 1960. His vice president was João Goulart, who was Juscelinos vice president during his government. Quadros resigned in 1961, Goulart was his successor. Goulart was put aside by a military coup in 1964. The military junta blocked all political activities for the popular Kubitschek for a period of ten years. Juscelino moved to Europe, where he stayed in France and Portugal until 1967. One year later, he ended his political career, and started to run a farm. In 1976, he was killed in a car accident at Dutre, near Resende in the state of Rio de Janeiro. There are still serious doubts of the real cause of the road accident, strengthened by a message that was published two weeks before the accident, that Juscelino would die in a car crash. More than 30 thousand mourners witnessed his funeral in Brasília. TV channel Globo produced a tv series about his life: ‘JK’. In May 2012, the Comissão da Verdade, responsible for the investigation of the crimes committed during the dictatorship (1964-1985), is planning to re-investigate the exact cause of the car accident.

“Cinquenta anos em cinco”

Motto of JK

   

 

JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK
Juscelino Kubitschek – Série “Construtores do Brasil”	Brasilia: a construção de um sonho
JB – 22 de agosto de 1976 – JK morre em acidente de carro	Entrevista a Juscelino Kubitschek
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 1)	Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 2)
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 3)	Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 4)
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 5)	Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 6)
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 7)	Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 8)
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 9)	Minisserie JK – Ultimo Capitulo – Parte 1/5
Minisserie JK – Ultimo Capitulo – Parte 2/5	Minisserie JK – Ultimo Capitulo – Parte 3/5
Minisserie JK – Ultimo Capitulo – Parte 4/5	Minisserie JK – Ultimo Capitulo – Parte 5/5
The JK Era	1956 – POSSE DE JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK

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1942
Brazil declared war to the nations of the Axis: Germany and Italy.

“Não há como negar que Alemanha e Itália praticaram contra o Brasil atos de guerra, criando a situação de beligerancia”

WAR DECLARATION

WWll-1942 Brazil declares war!!

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015

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Braziliaanse Dagen (255): 12 september

Brazilian Days 253

September 12

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DAY OF:

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Dia da Seresta

(Seresta). On September 10, there was the “Dia NACIONAL da Seresta”, the Brazilian Day of the Seresta. Today is the “Dia da Seresta”, as a kind of a homage to one of the most popular Brazilian presidents: Juscelino Kubitschek, who was born on September 12, 1902, in Diamantina (Minas Gerais). And Diamantina is considered as the city of Seresta. During the Seresta Festival, the Seresta ensemble is moving along the touristic locations in the historic center. Early 2007, the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Cabral, had introduced, by law, another date for ‘Dia da Seresta’ (of the state of Rio de Janeiro): on May 23.

SERESTA, VESPERATA
VESPERATA – Peixe Vivo. Aquarela do Brasil – Diamantina MG	Vesperata em Diamantina – Amigos para sempre
Músicas da Vesperata 2012 em Diamantina/MG	Vesperata: a serenata invertida – Hoje em Dia

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Dia do Trator

(Tractor). An vehicle that can not be missed in agriculture. The newest technologies combine GPS and the tractor, for a more efficient implementation of the machine. In the state of Paraná, governor Roberto Requião had launched a project (Trator Solidário) to finance the acquisition of new tractors for small-scale farmers. The costs for this ambitious project were estimated at 280 million reais (120 million euros) until 2010. About 320 thousand farmers will be benefited.

TRACTOR
Programa Trator Solidário	Novidades Tecnológicas e Lançamentos de Tratores

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Dia do Técnico Têxtil

(Textile worker). Brazil not only cultivates cotton, but also produces cotton clothes. A large part is exported, but the sector is suffering strong competition from China and India.

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Dia do Operador de Rastreamento

(Tracking operator). This is a relatively modern profession, since the launches of navigation satellites. The GPS (Global Positioning System) is becoming more familiar in Brazil; many trucks are monitored by GPS. In this way, it may be prevented that trucks and the valuable cargo will become in criminal hands.

TRACKING
Rastreamento	Rastreador Veicular – Dispositivos de segurança

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Dia Nacional da Recreação

(Recreation). Leisure time is one of the fundamental human rights. This right is included in the Brazilian Federal Constitutional Law, third paragraph of article 217. The article tells that the parliament must encourage/ stimulate leisure time as a means for social development. Particularly children need leisure time to play, to learn daily life things by playing. Not only intellectual skills, but also social skills. In the Charter of the Rights of the Child (United Nations, 1959), there is described that any child has the right to play, at any location in the world.

O Poder Público incentivará o lazer, como forma de promoção social.

(Art. 217 par. 3, Const. Federal Brasil 1988)

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1854
Foundation of Instituto Benjamin Constant in Rio de Janeiro, by Decreto Imperial No. 1.428.

The Institute is located in the district of Urca, and initially was named Imperial Instituto dos Meninos Cegos: The Imperial Institute for Blind Children. In 1891, the the institute received its actual name, after its third general manager, Benjamin Constant Botelho de Magalhães. At present, the institute is a center for information, education, and research, focused on blind people.

 

INSTITUTO BENJAMIN CONSTANT
Luiz Melodia no Instituto Benjamin Constant	Instituto Benjamim Constant « Notícias do Rio

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1902
Birth of president Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (1902-1976).

Juscelino still may count on a huge popularity among Brazilians, more than thirty years after his fatal car accident. See also August 22.

 

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1943
Creation of the Federal Territories of Amapá, Rio Branco, Ponta-Porã, Iguaçu and Guaporé.

Beyond doubt, Brazil is a huge nation. Brazil is the fifth largest country, after Russia, Canada, the United States, and China. Geographically, there have been considerable mutations in the administration of the capitanias, provinces, territories, and states. The most recent mutation was the separation of the state of Goiás into a smaller Goiás and the new state of Tocantins. In 1943, significant mutations took place, in which border regions with a few inhabitants became under direct federal rule. As a result, the federal government was more able to control its borders, in case of a war. Amapá is located at the mouth of the Amazon River, and became a state in 1988. Rio Branco has borders with Guyana and Venezuela, and became a state in 1988, with the name Roraima. Ponta-Porã, sharing the border with Paraguay, ceased to exist in 1946, and was integrated in the state of Mato Grosso. This state was split in the smaller state of Mato Grosso and the new state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Iguaçu, sharing borders with Paraguay and Argentina, also ceased to exist in 1946, and was integrated into the state of Paraná. Guaporé, sharing the border with Bolivia, became a state in 1981, with the name Rondônia.

^{Geographical situation in 1943}

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1831
Birth of Romantic writer and poet Manuel Antônio Álvares de Azevedo (1831-1852).

During his very short life – he died of TBC – Manuel became famous with his poetry. Manuel studied law, but his early death kept him from graduation.

ÁLVARES DE AZEVEDO
Alvares de Azevedo – Vida e Obra – Parte 1/2	Alvares de Azevedo – Vida e Obra – Parte 2/2
Saudades-Alvares Azevedo	Poema Falado – Se eu morresse amanhã

SAUDADES

Álvares de Azevedo

‘ Tis vain to struggle — let me perish young BYRON

Foi por ti que num sonho de ventura
A flor da mocidade consumi…
E às primaveras disse adeus tão cedo
E na idade do amor envelheci!

Vinte anos! derramei-os gota a gota
Num abismo de dor e esquecimento…
De fogosas visões nutri meu peito…
Vinte anos!… sem viver um só momento!
Contudo, no passado uma esperança
Tanto amor e ventura prometia…
E uma virgem tão doce, tão divina,
Nos sonhos junto a mim adormecia!
………………………………………………………..
Quando eu lia com ela… e no romance
Suspirava melhor ardente nota…
E Jocelyn sonhava com Laurence
Ou Werther se morria por Carlota…

Eu sentia a tremer e a transluzir-lhe
Nos olhos negros a alma inocentinha…
E uma furtiva lágrima rolando
Da face dela umedecer a minha!

E quantas vezes o luar tardio
Não viu nossos amores inocentes?
Não embalou-se da morena virgem
No suspirar, nos cânticos ardentes?

E quantas vezes não dormi sonhando
Eterno amor, eternas as venturas…
E que o céu ia abrir-se… e entre os anjos
Eu ia despertar em noites puras?

Foi esse o amor primeiro! requeimou-me
As artérias febris de juventude,
Acordou-me dos sonhos da existência
Na harmonia primeira do alaúde.
……………………………………………………………..
Meu Deus! e quantas eu amei… Contudo
Das noites voluptuosas da existência
Só restam-me saudades dessas horas
Que iluminou tua d’inocência.
Foram três noites só… três noites belas
De lua e de verão, no val saudoso…
Que eu pensava existir… sentindo o peito
Sobre teu coração morrer de gozo.

E por três noites padeci três anos,
Na vida cheia de saudade infinda…
Três anos de esperança e de martírio…
Três anos de sofrer — e espero ainda!

A ti se ergueram meus doridos versos,
Reflexos sem calor de um sol intenso,
Votei-os à imagem dos amores
Pra velá-la nos sonhos incenso.

Eu sonhei tanto amor, tantas venturas,
Tantas noites de febre e d’esperança…
Mas hoje o coração parado e frio,
Do meu peito no túmulo descansa.

Pálida sombra dos amores santos!
Passa quando eu morrer no meu jazigo,
Ajoelha ao luar e entoa um canto…
Que lá na morte eu sonharei contigo.

12 de setembro, 1851. .
12 setembro

 

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015

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Braziliaanse Dagen (234): 22 augustus

Brazilian Days 234

August 22

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DAY OF:

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Dia do Folclore

(Folklore). The term folklore (folk (folk) + lore (knowledge)) was introduced on August 22, 1846, by the Englishman William John Thoms (1803-1855). As an expert of European culture, Thoms had published an article with the title “Folk-lore”. Folklore may be described as the collection of predominantly cultural happenings, stories, and rituals, as used by a certain group of people. The day of the folklore was introduced in 1965.

William Thoms

A brief overview of Brazilian folklore (per region), which has influences from indian, African, and European cultures.

Southern region:
Dance: congada, cateretê, baião, chula, chimarrita, jardineira, marujada.
Feasts: Nossa Senhora dos Navegadores, in Porto Alegre; da Uva, in Caxias do Sul; da Cerveja, in Blumenau; festas juninas; rodeios.
Legends: Negrinho do Pastoreio, do Sapé, Tiaracaju do Boitatá, do Boiguaçú, do Curupira, do Saci-Pererê.
Dishes: churrasco, arroz-de-carreteiro, feijoada, fervido.
Drinks: chimarrão, with erva-mate.

Southeastern region:
Dance: fandango, folia de reis, catira and batuque.
Legends: Lobisomem, Mula-sem-cabeça, Iara, Lagoa Santa.
Dishes: tutu de feijão, feijoada, lingüiça, carne de porco.
Handicraft: trabalhos in pedra-sabão, colchas, bordados, and trabalhos in cerâmica.

Southwestern region:
Dance: tapiocas, congada, reisado, folia de reis, cururu and tambor.
Feasts: carvalhada, tourada, festas juninas.
Legends: pé-de-garrafa, Lobisomem, Saci-Pererê, Ramãozinho.
Dishes: arroz de carreteiro, mandioca, peixes.

Northeastern region:
Dance: frevo, bumba-meu-boi, maracatu, baião, capoeira, caboclinhos, bambolê, congada, carvalhada and cirandas.
Feasts: Senhor do Bonfim, Nossa. Senhora da Conceição, Iemanjá, in Bahia; Missa do Vaqueiro, Paixão de Cristo, in Pernambuco; romarias (pilgrimages) – in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará.

Northern region:
Dance: marujada, carimbó, boi-bumbá, ciranda.
Feasts: Círio de Nazaré (Belém), indígenas.
Handicraft: cerâmica marajoara, máscaras indígenas, artigos feitos in palha.
Legends: Sumaré, Iara, Curupira, da Vitória-régia, Mandioca, Uirapuru.
Dishes: caldeirada de tucunaré, tacacá, tapioca, prato no tucupi .

BRAZILIAN FOLKLORE
‘What is Brazilian Folklore?’	Cortejo Cultural – Dia do Folclore (Pará)
FOLCLORE BRASILEIRO (Danças Brasileiras)	FOLCLORE BRASILEIRO (Bacamarteiros)
FOLCLORE – FOLIA-DE-REIS (01)	FOLCLORE – FOLIA-DE-REIS (02)
FOLCLORE – Banda de CONGO (Danças Brasileiras)	SALA DOS MILAGRES – João Pessoa-PB

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Dia do Excepcional

(People with a mental disability). Included are children and adults with a mental disability, sensoric disability, communicative or behavioral disturbances, or a combination of those, or severe brain disorders. In this case deaf, deaf-mute, and blind people, autistic, but also people gifted with extraordinary intelligence, and patients with the Syndrome of Down. The Federation of APAEs (Associação dos Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais; Association of parents and friends of persons with a mental disorder) organizes every year, during one week in which the Dia do Excepcional is, a week of extra attention for the wellness of people with a mental disability. Theme for 2007 was:

“Participação e Autogestão: em busca da igualdade de oportunidades”

(Integration and independence: looking for equal opportunities)

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
FENAPAES – Video para internet	hino do excepcional
Comercial Inclusão Social – Pessoa com Deficiência	DEFICIÊNCIAS – MARIO QUINTANA

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Dia do Supervisor de Educação

(Educational pedagogue). Local and regional governments organize gatherings and activities for the educational pedagogues.

SUPERVISOR DE EDUCAÇÃO

Homenagem ao dia do Supervisor Educacional

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1976
Former president Juscelino Kubitschek died in a car crash.

Jota Ká, the initials of one of the most popular presidents of Brazil: Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (1902-1976). He was born in the historical town of Diamantina, in Minas Gerais. Juscelino was sent to a seminary, but did not meet his convocation there. He moved to Belo Horizonte, to work as a telegraphist, and to study Medicine at night. Juscelino graduated in 1927, got married in 1931, and started his political career in 1933. In 1935, he gained a seat in the parliament. In 1940, Juscelino was proposed as prefeito (major) of the city of Belo Horizonte. He initially refused – he preferred to continue his medical profession -, but was then appointed by decree. During his government, the large avenidas and the artificial lake Pampulha were constructed. In 1945, when Vargas was put aside as Brazilian president, political purges were held, and also Juscelino had to resign. He was elected Brazilian president in 1955, and he came into office in 1956. Juscelino took the initiative to create the new capital of Brazil: Brasília. Already in 1960, the new capital was inaugurated. However, Juscelino was defeated by Jânio Quadros during the presidential elections in 1960. His vice president was João Goulart, who was Juscelinos vice president during his government. Quadros resigned in 1961, Goulart was his successor. Goulart was put aside by a military coup in 1964. The military junta blocked all political activities for the popular Kubitschek for a period of ten years. Juscelino moved to Europe, where he stayed in France and Portugal until 1967. One year later, he ended his political career, and started to run a farm. In 1976, he was killed in a car accident at Dutre, near Resende in the state of Rio de Janeiro. There are still serious doubts of the real cause of the road accident, strengthened by a message that was published two weeks before the accident, that Juscelino would die in a car crash. More than 30 thousand mourners witnessed his funeral in Brasília. TV channel Globo produced a tv series about his life: ‘JK’. In May 2012, the Comissão da Verdade, responsible for the investigation of the crimes committed during the dictatorship (1964-1985), is planning to re-investigate the exact cause of the car accident.

“Cinquenta anos em cinco”

Motto of JK

   

 

JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK
Juscelino Kubitschek – Série “Construtores do Brasil”	Brasilia: a construção de um sonho
JB – 22 de agosto de 1976 – JK morre em acidente de carro	Entrevista a Juscelino Kubitschek
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 1)	Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 2)
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 3)	Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 4)
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 5)	Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 6)
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 7)	Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 8)
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 9)	Minisserie JK – Ultimo Capitulo – Parte 1/5
Minisserie JK – Ultimo Capitulo – Parte 2/5	Minisserie JK – Ultimo Capitulo – Parte 3/5
Minisserie JK – Ultimo Capitulo – Parte 4/5	Minisserie JK – Ultimo Capitulo – Parte 5/5
The JK Era	1956 – POSSE DE JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK

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1942
Brazil declared war to the nations of the Axis: Germany and Italy.

“Não há como negar que Alemanha e Itália praticaram contra o Brasil atos de guerra, criando a situação de beligerancia”

WAR DECLARATION

WWll-1942 Brazil declares war!!

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015

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Braziliaanse Dagen (255): 12 september

Brazilian Days 253

September 12

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DAY OF:

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Dia da Seresta

(Seresta). On September 10, there was the “Dia NACIONAL da Seresta”, the Brazilian Day of the Seresta. Today is the “Dia da Seresta”, as a kind of a homage to one of the most popular Brazilian presidents: Juscelino Kubitschek, who was born on September 12, 1902, in Diamantina (Minas Gerais). And Diamantina is considered as the city of Seresta. During the Seresta Festival, the Seresta ensemble is moving along the touristic locations in the historic center. Early 2007, the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Cabral, had introduced, by law, another date for ‘Dia da Seresta’ (of the state of Rio de Janeiro): on May 23.

SERESTA, VESPERATA
VESPERATA – Peixe Vivo. Aquarela do Brasil – Diamantina MG	Vesperata em Diamantina – Amigos para sempre
Músicas da Vesperata 2012 em Diamantina/MG	Vesperata: a serenata invertida – Hoje em Dia

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Dia do Trator

(Tractor). An vehicle that can not be missed in agriculture. The newest technologies combine GPS and the tractor, for a more efficient implementation of the machine. In the state of Paraná, governor Roberto Requião had launched a project (Trator Solidário) to finance the acquisition of new tractors for small-scale farmers. The costs for this ambitious project were estimated at 280 million reais (120 million euros) until 2010. About 320 thousand farmers will be benefited.

TRACTOR
Programa Trator Solidário	Novidades Tecnológicas e Lançamentos de Tratores

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Dia do Técnico Têxtil

(Textile worker). Brazil not only cultivates cotton, but also produces cotton clothes. A large part is exported, but the sector is suffering strong competition from China and India.

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Dia do Operador de Rastreamento

(Tracking operator). This is a relatively modern profession, since the launches of navigation satellites. The GPS (Global Positioning System) is becoming more familiar in Brazil; many trucks are monitored by GPS. In this way, it may be prevented that trucks and the valuable cargo will become in criminal hands.

TRACKING
Rastreamento	Rastreador Veicular – Dispositivos de segurança

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Dia Nacional da Recreação

(Recreation). Leisure time is one of the fundamental human rights. This right is included in the Brazilian Federal Constitutional Law, third paragraph of article 217. The article tells that the parliament must encourage/ stimulate leisure time as a means for social development. Particularly children need leisure time to play, to learn daily life things by playing. Not only intellectual skills, but also social skills. In the Charter of the Rights of the Child (United Nations, 1959), there is described that any child has the right to play, at any location in the world.

O Poder Público incentivará o lazer, como forma de promoção social.

(Art. 217 par. 3, Const. Federal Brasil 1988)

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1854
Foundation of Instituto Benjamin Constant in Rio de Janeiro, by Decreto Imperial No. 1.428.

The Institute is located in the district of Urca, and initially was named Imperial Instituto dos Meninos Cegos: The Imperial Institute for Blind Children. In 1891, the the institute received its actual name, after its third general manager, Benjamin Constant Botelho de Magalhães. At present, the institute is a center for information, education, and research, focused on blind people.

 

INSTITUTO BENJAMIN CONSTANT
Luiz Melodia no Instituto Benjamin Constant	Instituto Benjamim Constant « Notícias do Rio

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1902
Birth of president Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (1902-1976).

Juscelino still may count on a huge popularity among Brazilians, more than thirty years after his fatal car accident. See also August 22.

 

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1943
Creation of the Federal Territories of Amapá, Rio Branco, Ponta-Porã, Iguaçu and Guaporé.

Beyond doubt, Brazil is a huge nation. Brazil is the fifth largest country, after Russia, Canada, the United States, and China. Geographically, there have been considerable mutations in the administration of the capitanias, provinces, territories, and states. The most recent mutation was the separation of the state of Goiás into a smaller Goiás and the new state of Tocantins. In 1943, significant mutations took place, in which border regions with a few inhabitants became under direct federal rule. As a result, the federal government was more able to control its borders, in case of a war. Amapá is located at the mouth of the Amazon River, and became a state in 1988. Rio Branco has borders with Guyana and Venezuela, and became a state in 1988, with the name Roraima. Ponta-Porã, sharing the border with Paraguay, ceased to exist in 1946, and was integrated in the state of Mato Grosso. This state was split in the smaller state of Mato Grosso and the new state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Iguaçu, sharing borders with Paraguay and Argentina, also ceased to exist in 1946, and was integrated into the state of Paraná. Guaporé, sharing the border with Bolivia, became a state in 1981, with the name Rondônia.

^{Geographical situation in 1943}

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1831
Birth of Romantic writer and poet Manuel Antônio Álvares de Azevedo (1831-1852).

During his very short life – he died of TBC – Manuel became famous with his poetry. Manuel studied law, but his early death kept him from graduation.

ÁLVARES DE AZEVEDO
Alvares de Azevedo – Vida e Obra – Parte 1/2	Alvares de Azevedo – Vida e Obra – Parte 2/2
Saudades-Alvares Azevedo	Poema Falado – Se eu morresse amanhã

SAUDADES

Álvares de Azevedo

‘ Tis vain to struggle — let me perish young BYRON

Foi por ti que num sonho de ventura
A flor da mocidade consumi…
E às primaveras disse adeus tão cedo
E na idade do amor envelheci!

Vinte anos! derramei-os gota a gota
Num abismo de dor e esquecimento…
De fogosas visões nutri meu peito…
Vinte anos!… sem viver um só momento!
Contudo, no passado uma esperança
Tanto amor e ventura prometia…
E uma virgem tão doce, tão divina,
Nos sonhos junto a mim adormecia!
………………………………………………………..
Quando eu lia com ela… e no romance
Suspirava melhor ardente nota…
E Jocelyn sonhava com Laurence
Ou Werther se morria por Carlota…

Eu sentia a tremer e a transluzir-lhe
Nos olhos negros a alma inocentinha…
E uma furtiva lágrima rolando
Da face dela umedecer a minha!

E quantas vezes o luar tardio
Não viu nossos amores inocentes?
Não embalou-se da morena virgem
No suspirar, nos cânticos ardentes?

E quantas vezes não dormi sonhando
Eterno amor, eternas as venturas…
E que o céu ia abrir-se… e entre os anjos
Eu ia despertar em noites puras?

Foi esse o amor primeiro! requeimou-me
As artérias febris de juventude,
Acordou-me dos sonhos da existência
Na harmonia primeira do alaúde.
……………………………………………………………..
Meu Deus! e quantas eu amei… Contudo
Das noites voluptuosas da existência
Só restam-me saudades dessas horas
Que iluminou tua d’inocência.
Foram três noites só… três noites belas
De lua e de verão, no val saudoso…
Que eu pensava existir… sentindo o peito
Sobre teu coração morrer de gozo.

E por três noites padeci três anos,
Na vida cheia de saudade infinda…
Três anos de esperança e de martírio…
Três anos de sofrer — e espero ainda!

A ti se ergueram meus doridos versos,
Reflexos sem calor de um sol intenso,
Votei-os à imagem dos amores
Pra velá-la nos sonhos incenso.

Eu sonhei tanto amor, tantas venturas,
Tantas noites de febre e d’esperança…
Mas hoje o coração parado e frio,
Do meu peito no túmulo descansa.

Pálida sombra dos amores santos!
Passa quando eu morrer no meu jazigo,
Ajoelha ao luar e entoa um canto…
Que lá na morte eu sonharei contigo.

12 de setembro, 1851. .
12 setembro

 

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015

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Braziliaanse Dagen (234): 22 augustus

Brazilian Days 234

August 22

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DAY OF:

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Dia do Folclore

(Folklore). The term folklore (folk (folk) + lore (knowledge)) was introduced on August 22, 1846, by the Englishman William John Thoms (1803-1855). As an expert of European culture, Thoms had published an article with the title “Folk-lore”. Folklore may be described as the collection of predominantly cultural happenings, stories, and rituals, as used by a certain group of people. The day of the folklore was introduced in 1965.

William Thoms

A brief overview of Brazilian folklore (per region), which has influences from indian, African, and European cultures.

Southern region:
Dance: congada, cateretê, baião, chula, chimarrita, jardineira, marujada.
Feasts: Nossa Senhora dos Navegadores, in Porto Alegre; da Uva, in Caxias do Sul; da Cerveja, in Blumenau; festas juninas; rodeios.
Legends: Negrinho do Pastoreio, do Sapé, Tiaracaju do Boitatá, do Boiguaçú, do Curupira, do Saci-Pererê.
Dishes: churrasco, arroz-de-carreteiro, feijoada, fervido.
Drinks: chimarrão, with erva-mate.

Southeastern region:
Dance: fandango, folia de reis, catira and batuque.
Legends: Lobisomem, Mula-sem-cabeça, Iara, Lagoa Santa.
Dishes: tutu de feijão, feijoada, lingüiça, carne de porco.
Handicraft: trabalhos in pedra-sabão, colchas, bordados, and trabalhos in cerâmica.

Southwestern region:
Dance: tapiocas, congada, reisado, folia de reis, cururu and tambor.
Feasts: carvalhada, tourada, festas juninas.
Legends: pé-de-garrafa, Lobisomem, Saci-Pererê, Ramãozinho.
Dishes: arroz de carreteiro, mandioca, peixes.

Northeastern region:
Dance: frevo, bumba-meu-boi, maracatu, baião, capoeira, caboclinhos, bambolê, congada, carvalhada and cirandas.
Feasts: Senhor do Bonfim, Nossa. Senhora da Conceição, Iemanjá, in Bahia; Missa do Vaqueiro, Paixão de Cristo, in Pernambuco; romarias (pilgrimages) – in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará.

Northern region:
Dance: marujada, carimbó, boi-bumbá, ciranda.
Feasts: Círio de Nazaré (Belém), indígenas.
Handicraft: cerâmica marajoara, máscaras indígenas, artigos feitos in palha.
Legends: Sumaré, Iara, Curupira, da Vitória-régia, Mandioca, Uirapuru.
Dishes: caldeirada de tucunaré, tacacá, tapioca, prato no tucupi .

BRAZILIAN FOLKLORE
‘What is Brazilian Folklore?’	Cortejo Cultural – Dia do Folclore (Pará)
FOLCLORE BRASILEIRO (Danças Brasileiras)	FOLCLORE BRASILEIRO (Bacamarteiros)
FOLCLORE – FOLIA-DE-REIS (01)	FOLCLORE – FOLIA-DE-REIS (02)
FOLCLORE – Banda de CONGO (Danças Brasileiras)	SALA DOS MILAGRES – João Pessoa-PB

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Dia do Excepcional

(People with a mental disability). Included are children and adults with a mental disability, sensoric disability, communicative or behavioral disturbances, or a combination of those, or severe brain disorders. In this case deaf, deaf-mute, and blind people, autistic, but also people gifted with extraordinary intelligence, and patients with the Syndrome of Down. The Federation of APAEs (Associação dos Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais; Association of parents and friends of persons with a mental disorder) organizes every year, during one week in which the Dia do Excepcional is, a week of extra attention for the wellness of people with a mental disability. Theme for 2007 was:

“Participação e Autogestão: em busca da igualdade de oportunidades”

(Integration and independence: looking for equal opportunities)

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
FENAPAES – Video para internet	hino do excepcional
Comercial Inclusão Social – Pessoa com Deficiência	DEFICIÊNCIAS – MARIO QUINTANA

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Dia do Supervisor de Educação

(Educational pedagogue). Local and regional governments organize gatherings and activities for the educational pedagogues.

SUPERVISOR DE EDUCAÇÃO

Homenagem ao dia do Supervisor Educacional

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BRAZILIAN HISTORY:

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1976
Former president Juscelino Kubitschek died in a car crash.

Jota Ká, the initials of one of the most popular presidents of Brazil: Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (1902-1976). He was born in the historical town of Diamantina, in Minas Gerais. Juscelino was sent to a seminary, but did not meet his convocation there. He moved to Belo Horizonte, to work as a telegraphist, and to study Medicine at night. Juscelino graduated in 1927, got married in 1931, and started his political career in 1933. In 1935, he gained a seat in the parliament. In 1940, Juscelino was proposed as prefeito (major) of the city of Belo Horizonte. He initially refused – he preferred to continue his medical profession -, but was then appointed by decree. During his government, the large avenidas and the artificial lake Pampulha were constructed. In 1945, when Vargas was put aside as Brazilian president, political purges were held, and also Juscelino had to resign. He was elected Brazilian president in 1955, and he came into office in 1956. Juscelino took the initiative to create the new capital of Brazil: Brasília. Already in 1960, the new capital was inaugurated. However, Juscelino was defeated by Jânio Quadros during the presidential elections in 1960. His vice president was João Goulart, who was Juscelinos vice president during his government. Quadros resigned in 1961, Goulart was his successor. Goulart was put aside by a military coup in 1964. The military junta blocked all political activities for the popular Kubitschek for a period of ten years. Juscelino moved to Europe, where he stayed in France and Portugal until 1967. One year later, he ended his political career, and started to run a farm. In 1976, he was killed in a car accident at Dutre, near Resende in the state of Rio de Janeiro. There are still serious doubts of the real cause of the road accident, strengthened by a message that was published two weeks before the accident, that Juscelino would die in a car crash. More than 30 thousand mourners witnessed his funeral in Brasília. TV channel Globo produced a tv series about his life: ‘JK’. In May 2012, the Comissão da Verdade, responsible for the investigation of the crimes committed during the dictatorship (1964-1985), is planning to re-investigate the exact cause of the car accident.

“Cinquenta anos em cinco”

Motto of JK

   

 

JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK
Juscelino Kubitschek – Série “Construtores do Brasil”	Brasilia: a construção de um sonho
JB – 22 de agosto de 1976 – JK morre em acidente de carro	Entrevista a Juscelino Kubitschek
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 1)	Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 2)
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 3)	Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 4)
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 5)	Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 6)
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 7)	Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 8)
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (parte 9)	Minisserie JK – Ultimo Capitulo – Parte 1/5
Minisserie JK – Ultimo Capitulo – Parte 2/5	Minisserie JK – Ultimo Capitulo – Parte 3/5
Minisserie JK – Ultimo Capitulo – Parte 4/5	Minisserie JK – Ultimo Capitulo – Parte 5/5
The JK Era	1956 – POSSE DE JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK

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1942
Brazil declared war to the nations of the Axis: Germany and Italy.

“Não há como negar que Alemanha e Itália praticaram contra o Brasil atos de guerra, criando a situação de beligerancia”

WAR DECLARATION

WWll-1942 Brazil declares war!!

By Adriano Antoine Robbesom © 2007, 2015

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Brazilië inBeelden 347: Landhuis op een Heuvel in Minas Gerais, MG (2011)

Een persoonlijke selectie van foto´s en hun verhalen.

347: Landhuis

Toen ik met de bus van Belo Horizonte naar Diamantina ging, zag ik veel prachtige landschappen. Vanwege het lange en droge winterseizoen, dat reeds begon in april, had de vegetatie veel geleden in augustus, ten tijde van mijn reis. De heuvels en valleien waren niet langer weelderig groen, maar meer bruinig en gelig groen. De vegetatie was erg droog, kwetsbaar voor bosbranden. En inderdaad, ik zag veel vlekken van zwartgeblakerd gras, struiken en bomen, die door die vuren werden vernietigd. De meeste van deze brand werden veroorzaakt door zorgeloze automobilisten,  die hun nog brandende sigarettenpeuk uit de autoraam gooien. Je kunt je voorstellen dat het leven op een heuvel op het platteland van Minas Gerais absoluut geweldig moet zijn. Maar aan de andere kant, eigenaars van dergelijke landhuizen moeten erg bezorgd zijn wanneer een bosbrand met vernietigende kracht hun geliefd huis kan benaderen…

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017

Brazilië inBeelden 344: Okergele en Donkergroen Ramen in Diamantina, MG (2011)

Een persoonlijke selectie van foto´s en hun verhalen.

344: Ramen in Diamantina

In het centrum van het historisch stadje Diamantina vind je veel huizen in de koloniale stijl. Het merendeel van deze huizen is witgepleisterd, maar er zijn ook enkele huizen in die in een pasteltint gepleisterd zijn: lichtgeel, lichtgroen, lichtblauw, of lichtroze, bijvoorbeeld. De Raam- en deurkozijnen daarentegen zijn in donkere tinten geschilderd, zoals te zien is op de foto. De kleuren kunnen ook variëren: donkerblauw, okergeel, donkergroen, donkerrood of donkerbruin, bijvoorbeeld. Dankzij de soms extreme weersomstandigheden (droogte, hitte, neerslag, kou) worden de huizen doorgaans regelmatig van nieuwe pleister voorzien. Zo kan het voorkomen dat je opeens het huis van een vriend of kennis niet meer kan vinden nadat hij zijn huis van nieuwe kleuren heeft voorzien. 

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017

Brazilië inBeelden 341: Catedral Metropolitana de Santo Antônio da Sé in Diamantina, MG (2011)

Een persoonlijke selectie van foto´s en hun verhalen.

341: Catedral Metropolitana

De huidige kathedraal werd tussen 1932 en 1938 gebouwd op de plek waar sinds omstreeks 1750 de Igreja de Santo Antônio do Tijuco stond. Deze kerk was gebouwd van hout en adobe. De rijkelijk versierde zuilen en ornamenten in deze kerk waren bekleed met bladgoud. Desondanks werd deze kerk gesloopt. De nieuwe kathedraal is geschilderd in de hoofdkleuren blauw en wit naar de lokale traditie. Binnen in de kerk zijn versieringen en ornamenten aangebracht in de barokstijl, die ook in andere toonaangevende kerken in de historische stadjes in deelstaat Minas Gerais wordt aangetroffen. De authentieke barokstijl wordt geassocieerd met de bekende kunstenaar uit die tijd: Antonio Francisco Lisboa, beter bekend als Aleijadinho.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017

Brazilië inBeelden 339: Rode Loper op Kerktrappen in Minas Gerais, MG (2011)

Een persoonlijke selectie van foto´s en hun verhalen.

339: Rode loper

De busreis van Belo Horizonte naar Diamantina vergt ongeveer vijf uur, over een afstand van bijna driehonderd kilometer. De rit voert door dorre, bergachtige streken, die de ‘sertão’ wordt genoemd. Onderweg wordt in een aantal plaatsen langs de snelweg gestopt, maar de belangrijkste tussenstop was in het stadje Curvelo, ongeveer halverwege de rit. Daar moest de chauffeur een toeristisch rondje rijden om het streekbusstation te kunnen bereiken. Dezelfde route werd weer afgelegd in de richting van de snelweg. Onderweg, niet ver van Curvelo, viel mij deze rode loper op. Deze loper bedekte de trappen naar een hogergelegen kerkgebouw. Hier worden de kerkgangers nog als erg belangrijke personen beschouwd!

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017