Category: Portuguese

Tiradentes Day: Independence for Brazil

Published April 18, 2007 in Brazil, CULTURES, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, Independence, Portuguese | Comments [2]
April 21 is a national holiday in Brazil known as Tiradentes Day, which honors Joaquim José da Silva Xavier (1746 to April 21, 1792), a Brazilian revolutionary who fought for Brazilian independence and freedom from Portuguese taxation as part of the movement known as the Inconfidência Mineira. He was a dentist, and his nickname, “Tiradentes,” [...] Read More »