The kids had a blast celebrating the indian day!!!!!!
Indian Day (also known as
Native Day; in
Portuguese known as
Dia do Índio), was created by the President
Getulio Vargas by a decree law 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.
[1]
Nowadays most part of the cities does not celebrate the date, however it is very common for schoolchildren across Brazil to dress up like Natives and visit Museums to learn more about the first Brazilians.
[2] It is common to see celebrations in
states with relatively huge indigenous population, such as
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Pará,
Goiás,
Rondônia and
Amazonas
