Día del Amigo in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay
Día del Amigo in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay is held on July 20. This event in the second decade of the month July is annual.
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Friend's Day (Día del Amigo) is a proposed date to celebrate friendship between people. In Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Mozambique, the most popular date for this celebration is July 20, the anniversary of the arrival of man on the moon. On 27 April 2011, the United Nations General Assembly resolved to invite all member countries to celebrate the International Day of Friendship on 30 July.
An Argentinian Enrique Febbraro (dentist, psychologist, writer, teacher and musician) was inspired by the moon landing and promoted July 20th as a date to get together and celebrate friendship
On July 20, 1969, man set foot on the moon. And Neil Armstrong immortalized this milestone with his phrase: “One small step for man and one giant leap for humanity”. At the same time, on planet Earth, a man was inspired to watch television – as many others probably did.
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