Indigenous Peoples Day (Brazil)

In Brazil Indigenous Peoples Day (Portuguese: Dia dos Povos Indígenas), observed annually on April 19, recognizes and honours the Indigenous peoples of Brazil. The date was created by President Getúlio Vargas by a decree in 1943 and recalls the day (April 19) in 1940, in which several Indigenous leaderships of the Americas decided to attend the First Inter-American Indian Congress, held in Mexico.

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