Opening Day
April 22, Monday
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April 22nd in Brazil is celebrated as Discovery Day (Dia do Descobrimento do Brasil). This national holiday commemorates the arrival of Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral on the shores of present-day Brazil in 1500. This event marked the beginning of European colonization in Brazil.