In Brazil, public holidays may be legislated at the federal, statewide and municipal levels. Most holidays are observed nationwide. Apart from the yearly...
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Holiday in Brazil (also released as Brazilliance Vol. 2) is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank with arrangements by Laurindo Almeida released on the Pacific...
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'Seven of September'), is a national holiday observed in Brazil on 7 September of every year. The date celebrates Brazil's Declaration of Independence from...
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Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America. It is the world's fifth-largest...
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Thanksgiving (category Infobox holiday with missing field)
national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries...
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region. Religious holidays are set by religious organisations for their members and are often also observed as public holidays in religious majority...
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and Africans, primarily during the Brazilian colonial period. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Brazil received a significant number of immigrants...
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religious holidays, which in total equals to 15.5 days of public holiday. General Holidays Official Holidays National Holidays Religious Holidays In May...
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Black Awareness Day (category Public holidays in Brazil)
celebration of all mixed-race Brazilians, including the caboclos. The date is an official public holiday in three Brazilian states. "Indigenous Peoples...
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"to remove (literally, "raise") meat." Carnival is the most popular holiday in Brazil and has become an event of huge proportions. Except for industrial...
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World Rock Day (category Public holidays in Brazil)
famine in Ethiopia; however, even though the holiday is called "World Rock Day", it is celebrated only in Brazil. July 13 was also chosen in reference...
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A bank holiday is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies, and a colloquial term for a public holiday in the Republic...
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Brazil has a high level of urbanization with 87.8% of the population residing in urban and metropolitan areas. The criteria used by the IBGE (Brazilian...
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Our Lady of Aparecida (category Catholic Church in Brazil)
of Our Lady Aparecida in the Roman Rite is on October 12, which is also a public holiday in Brazil since 1980. The building in which the image is venerated...
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A public holiday, national holiday, federal holiday, statutory holiday, or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is usually a non-working...
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Fernando Silva Bispo, better known as Fernando Holiday (born 22 September 1996) is a Brazilian politician affiliated to the Liberal Party (PL) and councilor...
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Mulatto (category Ethnic groups in Latin America)
Venezuelans Cape Verdeans Mixed-race Brazilian Pardo Brazilians Mixed Race Day, holiday in Brazil celebrating mixed race heritage Multiracial Americans...
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(1822-1889) in South America. Brazilian Day is always on Sunday before the American Labor Day holiday weekend. Brazilian Day is part of the official calendar...
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Good Friday (category Public holidays in Brazil)
of Good Friday. Good Friday is a widely instituted legal holiday around the world, including in most Western countries and 12 U.S. states.[needs update][failed...
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Dia dos Namorados (redirect from Valentine's Day (Brazil))
Dia dos Namorados (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈdʒiɐ duz namoˈɾadus], Lovers' Day) is a special date celebrated on June 12 in Brazil. The date is celebrated...
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Crime in Brazil involves an elevated incidence of violent and non-violent crimes. Brazil's homicide rate was 21.26 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2021, according...
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Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and...
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The military dictatorship in Brazil (Portuguese: ditadura militar), occasionally referred to as the Fifth Brazilian Republic, was established on 1 April...
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the Caboclo, in celebration of all mixed-race Brazilians, including the caboclos. The date is an official public holiday in three Brazilian states. "Black...
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A working holiday visa is a residence permit that allows travellers to undertake employment (and sometimes study) in the country issuing the visa to supplement...
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Public holidays in Bolivia Public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina Public holidays in Botswana Public holidays in Brazil Public holidays in Brunei Public...
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Saci Day (category Public holidays in Brazil)
Saci Day, in Portuguese Dia do Saci (pronounced [ˈdʒi.ɐ du sɐˈsi]), is a day created by a Brazilian cultural non-governmental organization named Amigos...
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date is an official public holiday in five Brazilian states. Demographics of Brazil Racism in Brazil Social apartheid in Brazil Racial whitening Racial democracy...
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21 March 2014. Gray's fourth single, "Holiday in Brazil", was released ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. It was written by Gray and Paul Baker...
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Suriname (redirect from Public holidays in Suriname)
forest cover in the world. Suriname is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, and Brazil to the south...
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