Welcome to
Cuiaba! You'll find the holidays and days that are celebrated in Brazil below.
01/01- Universal Fellowship (Holiday)
As in most countries,
Brazil, also has the first day of the year as a commemorative day, after all, a
new year begins and everyone expects a year of health, achievements, peace and
love.
04/03 – Carnival (Holiday)
Carnival is a party of Greek origin, but in
Brazil, we it is celebrated with a lot of joy and vibrant colors
05/03 – Ash Wednesday…
It is always celebrated on the Wednesday post-Carnival, the date is a symbol of
the duty of conversion and change of life.
08/03 -
International Women's Day.
21/03 - Beginning of Fall.
08/04 Cuiaba
Anniversary . (Holiday in Cuiaba)
295 years ago
Pascoal Moreira Cabral signed the minutes of the Cuiaba Foundation. Every year
since then, this date celebrates Cuiabá anniversary.
18/04 - Passion
of Christ
19/04 -
Indigenous People Day
20/04 - Easter
It celebrates the
day of the Minas Gerais Conspiracy, which was a rebellion to free Brazil from the
Portuguese monarchy. Joaquim José da Silva Xavier (Tiradentes) and its allies
fought to the death.
22/04 -
Discovery of Brazil.
01/05 - Labor Day (Holiday)
In
Brazil and in countries around the world it is a national holiday dedicated to parties, events,
demonstrations, exhibitions and events.
11/05 - Mothers
Day (second Sunday of May)
12/06 -
Valentine's Day..
19/06 - Corpus
Christi
21/06 – Beginning
of Winter
10/08 - Father's Day (second Sunday of August)
07/09 - Independence of Brazil (Holiday)
It is an important date, because in September 7th, 1822, D. Pedro I declared Brazil's independence on the banks of the Ipiranga creek in São Paulo. Thereafter Brazil ceased to be a colony of Portugal.
23/09 –
Beginning of Spring
12/10 - Our Lady of Aparecida Day (Holiday)
On 12 October, three
dates are celebrated in Brazil, but few remember all of them: Our Lady
Aparecida, the official patroness of Brazil, Children's Day and the Discovery
of America. Our national holiday, however, is due only to the first date. Although
the devotion to the Saint dates back to the eighteenth century gone, it was only enacted in 1980.
15/10 -
Teachers' Day
02/11 - All Souls Day (Holiday)
Since the first
century, Christians pray for the deceased. They used to visit the graves of the
martyrs in the catacombs to pray for those who died without martyrdom. Since
the fifth century, the Church dedicates one day of the year to pray for all the
dead, for which no one prayed and of which no one remembered.
15/11 - Proclamation of the Republic (Holiday)
19/11 - Flag Day
20/11 - Day of
Black Consciousness (Holiday in Cuiabá)
Black Consciousness is a day dedicated to Zumbi dos Palmares, a great icon of Brazilian history. Zumbi was murdered for fighting for the black slaves' freedom in Brazil. The 20th of November was chosen by black activists gathered in the Unified Black Movement Against Racial Discrimination Conference in 1971. ZUMBI ALIVE!
Black Consciousness is a day dedicated to Zumbi dos Palmares, a great icon of Brazilian history. Zumbi was murdered for fighting for the black slaves' freedom in Brazil. The 20th of November was chosen by black activists gathered in the Unified Black Movement Against Racial Discrimination Conference in 1971. ZUMBI ALIVE!
21/12- Beginning of Summer
25/12 - Christmas (Holiday)
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