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This Week in Brazil's History
Every week you see a different event in Brazil's history and culture on our front page. Here you can see our full list of events, in case you have missed one. Below each month you will find a list which contains the title or brief description of the events.

January

- New year's eve on Copacabana
- Sergio Porto
- Elis Regina
- São Paulo's anniversary

February

- Cândido Portinari
- Semana da arte moderna
- Color TV
- Carnaval

March

- Foundation of Rio de Janeiro
- Villa Lobos
- Castro Alves
- Four cities : Curitiba, Florianópolis, Salvador, Porto Alegre

April

- Lie Day
- Foundation of Fortaleza
- Native Brazilian day
- Tiradentes
- Discovery of Brazil (Pedro Alvares Cabral)

May

-Ayrton Senna
-Princess Isabel
-Jorge Amado (Gabriela)

June

-Treaty of Tordesilhas
-Dia dos Namorados
-Machado de Assis
-Festa Junina
-World Cup

July

- Cazuza
- Vinícius de Moraes
- Brazil x Uruguay (1950 World Cup)
- Santos Dumont
- Lampião

August

- Caetano Veloso
- Jorge Amado
- Carlos Drummond de Andrade
- Paulo Coelho

September

- Tarsila do Amaral
- Independence day
- TV Tupi (first Brazilian TV channel)
- Saint Cosmian and Saint Damian

October

- Pelé
- Nossa Senhora de Aparecida
- Ziraldo
- Garrincha

November

- Cecília Meireles
- Brazil becomes a Republic
- Zumbi
- Cartola

December

- D. Pedro II
- Tom Jobim
- Olavo Bilac
- Chico Mendes

 

 

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Last updated: November 2nd, 2003
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