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  2. Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil) - Wikipedia

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    First page of the Diário Popular of November 16, 1889, announcing the proclamation of the Republic. National Archives of Brazil. The rioters occupied the headquarters of Rio de Janeiro and then the Ministry of War. They deposed the Cabinet and arrested their president, Afonso Celso de Assis Figueiredo, Viscount Ouro Preto.

  3. Public holidays in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Republic Proclamation Day: Proclamação da República: Commemorates the end of the Empire of Brazil and the proclamation of the Brazilian Republic on November 15, 1889. November 20 Black Consciousness Day: Dia da Consciência Negra: Celebrates the Black Consciousness Day in honor of Zumbi dos Palmares, born this day (year is uncertain ...

  4. Rufous-bellied thrush - Wikipedia

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    The rufous-bellied thrush has been the state bird of São Paulo since 1966, and the national bird of Brazil since 2002. [2] It is highly regarded in Brazil, where its song is often heard in the afternoons, but specially during the nights between August and November, where thousands of them sing until the sunrise, and is often seen as "the ...

  5. National symbols of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    National anthem "Hino Nacional Brasileiro" (lit. ' Brazilian National Anthem ') [1] [6] National bird: Sabiá-laranjeira (Turdus rufiventris), the rufous-bellied thrush [7] National tree: Pau-brasil (Paubrasilia echinata), the brazilwood [8] National floral emblem: There is no official decree designating a National Flower of Brazil

  6. Brazilian Republic Anthem - Wikipedia

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    The Brazilian Republic Anthem, also known as the Anthem of the Proclamation of the Republic (Portuguese: Hino da Proclamação da República), is a Brazilian song commemorating the Proclamation of the Republic in 15 November 1889. It was composed by Leopoldo Miguez with lyrics by Medeiros e Albuquerque. It was published in an official document ...

  7. First Brazilian Republic - Wikipedia

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    The Proclamation of the Republic, by Benedito Calixto. On November 15, 1889, Field Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca deposed Emperor Pedro II , declared Brazil a republic, and reorganized the government. According to the new republican Constitution enacted in 1891, the government was a constitutional democracy , but democracy was nominal.

  8. List of national birds - Wikipedia

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    Brazil: Rufous-bellied thrush: Turdus rufiventris: Yes [23] British Virgin Islands: Mourning dove: Zenaida macroura: Yes [24] Cambodia: Giant ibis: Thaumatibis gigantea: Yes [25] Canada: Canada jay. Selected as national bird by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society through an expert panel and Canadian Geographic magazine reader poll. The ...

  9. List of birds of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    The rufous-bellied thrush is the national bird of Brazil. Brazil has one of the richest bird diversities in the world. The avifauna of Brazil include a total of 1860 confirmed species of which 238 are endemic. Five have been introduced by humans, 93 are rare or vagrants, and seven are known or thought to be extinct or extirpated. An additional ...