Throughout the year, the commemorative dates celebrate and raise awareness on the most diverse topics.
There are dates well known worldwide, such as the Christmas or New Year, and others less so, but dealing with very important issues, such as education, culture and the right to housing.
Some of these dates are mobile, that is, they vary according to the year. Father's Day, for example, takes place on the second Sunday in August.
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August commemorative dates
august 1st
The National Seal Day is commemorated in honor of the launch of the Olho-de-Boi, the first seal to be issued in Brazil, in 1843. In addition, the country was the second in the world to launch a label.
August 2
Week start day Northeastern Culture.
august 3rd
Capoeirista Day and Dyer Day. THE capoeira it is a very important cultural heritage for the history not only of Brazilian black people, but for the whole of Brazil.
August 4
Day of the Educational Campaign to Combat Cancer.
August 5
The National Health Day was instituted by Decree-Law number 5352, on November 8, 1971, to raise awareness about the value of health. Thus, the day was chosen in honor of Oswaldo Cruz, an important figure in Brazilian health.
august 6
Inter-American Scout Day and National Day of Education Professionals. The National Day of Education Professionals was created by law 13.054/2014, which aims to praise this essential sector of society that deserves recognition.
august 7th
State Day of the Maria da Penha Law and National Day of Brazilian Documentary. State Day of Maria da Penha Law was instituted on the day the law was created, in 2007, with the intention of raising awareness about the reality of violence against women, as well as punishing those who commit this crime.
august 8th
Father's Day, Pastor's Day and National Day of the International Links of the Lusíada Community.
Father's Day is a mobile date. In 2021, it will be celebrated on the 8th. In the following years, it will take place on different days.
August 9th
International Day of Indigenous Peoples. On this day, the first meeting of the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations, held in Geneva in 1982.
The issues raised are about the quality of life of native peoples.
august 10th
Christian Solidarity Day and International Biodiesel Day. Biodiesel is considered an ecological source of energy, as it is produced by clean and renewable sources such as vegetable oils and animal fat.
August 11th
Television Day, Lawyer's Day, Student's Day, Waiter's Day and International Logosophy Day.
In Brazil, television is commemorated on August 11 in Brazil in honor of the patron saint Santa Clara de Assis, declared since 1958 by Pope Pius XII. However, the National Television Day was established on September 18, through Law 10255 of July 9, 2001, as a reminder of the first broadcast.
August 12th
International Youth Day and National Day of the Arts. International Youth Day was created by resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) in 1999.
August 13
Day of Economist. An economist aims to understand how society produces, consumes and distributes material goods and services.
August 14
Cardiologist's Day. Cardiology is the area of medicine that studies diseases and the functioning of the heart and other components of the circulatory system.
August 15th
Assumption of Our Lady, IT Day and Singles Day.
- Free Online Inclusive Education Course
- Free Online Toy Library and Learning Course
- Free Online Math Games Course in Early Childhood Education
- Free Online Pedagogical Cultural Workshops Course
August 16th
Philosopher's Day. THE philosophy studies general and specific questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind and language.
august 17th
National Historic Heritage Day and National Social Construction Day. A national historic heritage is a movable or immovable property that has immense value for the country's history.
august 18th
Cultural Revolution Day, Intern Day and World Human Liberation Day. The Cultural Revolution, or Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, began on this day in 1966 and ended with the death of Mao Tse Tung in 1976, representing an important milestone in Chinese history.
August 19th
World Photography Day, Artist's Day theater and National Cyclist Day.
August 20th
Freemasons' Day. On this day, in 1822, a historic meeting took place between the Freemasonry Shops Comércio e Artes and União e Tranquilidade, in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
On the occasion, Brother Gonçalves Ledo gave a speech asking Independence of Brazil later that year.
August 21
Start day of the National Exceptional Child Week and National Housing Day.
Housing is a human right, however, in Brazil, in just 10 years, the housing deficit increased by 7%, reaching about 7.78 million housing units in 2017, according to the Brazilian Association of Real Estate Developers (Abrainc).
August 22
Day of Folklore and School Supervisor Day. Folklore is present in every society, being a means of recording the customs and history of the people.
August 23rd
Injustice Day. On this day, the need to fight injustice, a common element in society, is discussed.
August 24th
Children's Day, St. Bartholomew's Day and Artists' Day.
August 25th
Marketer's Day and Soldier's Day.
august 26
International Day for the Declaration of Human and Citizen's Rights and International Day for the Equality of Women.
International Women's Equality Day was created as a celebration of female fight and raising awareness of the need to promote economic, political and social equality between genders.
The date was chosen as a tribute to the 19th American amendment, which allowed American women to vote, a fact that occurred 53 years before the institution of the commemorative date.
August 27
Realtor Day and Day of Psychologist.
august 28
Poultry Day and Banking Day. Poultry is the branch of zootechnics dedicated to breeding birds.
august 29
The National Day to Combat Tobacco was created in 1986 by Federal Law 7,488, with the objective of controlling smoking as a public health problem.
August 30
National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Day.
August, 31
Nutritionist Day. Nutrition is the study of how organisms absorb nutrients and how best to promote health through food.
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