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World Portuguese Language Day
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"UNESCO approves World Portuguese Language Day.
World Portuguese Language Day will be celebrated annually on 5 May, a declaration from UNESCO that has been deemed a “very important moment” for the language.
“This is the first time UNESCO has made such a decision on a language that is not one of the official languages of UNESCO. Unanimously, people have assessed that a world day of the Portuguese language is very important” diplomat António Sampaio da Nóvoa said in statements to Lusa.
The decision was taken on 17 October at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, at its executive board meeting.
All Lusophone countries have come together to introduce this proposal, but have received support from countries such as Argentina, Chile, Georgia, Luxembourg or Uruguay, and the proposal was approved unanimously. (…)"
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