Rádio Mayrink Veiga

Rádio Mayrink Veiga
City of license Rio de Janeiro
First air date January 26, 1926 (1926-01-26)

Rádio Mayrink Veiga was a radio station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It began broadcasting on January 21, 1926, and was closed in 1965 by the military dictatorship which ruled Brazil at that time. Rádio Mayrink Veiga was a key part of the Radio Era (Era do Rádio) in Brazil.[1] It was the second station which established advertizing and entertainment broadcasts in Brazil, after Rádio Record, from São Paulo. Radio Mayrink Veiga was one of the most important stations operating in Brazil for the next three decades, and created many stars. Carmen Miranda and her sister Aurora had their debut on Radio Mayrink Veiga,[2] as did the Pagã Sisters, Elvira and Rosina.[3] In 1962, Rádio Mayrink Veiga participated in the protest broadcasts of the Cadeia da Legalidade (Rule of Law Network), a network of radio stations organized to oppose the military dictatorship and support democracy.[1] Ana Montenegro was one of the featured broadcasters on the station from 1959 to 1963.[4] The station's participation was the pretext for its permanent closure by the military regime in 1965.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rádio Mayrink Veiga abre os seus microfones para os astros da Era do Rádio". O Globo. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  2. "História do Rádio". Portal São Francisco (in Portuguese). Brazil: Portal São Francisco. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. "Elvira Pagã". Dicionário Música Popular Brasileira. Dicionário Cravo Albin. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. Botelho, Diógenes (31 March 2006). "Morre na Bahia a jornalista comunista Ana Montenegro". Partido Popular Socialista (in Portuguese). Brazil: Partido Popular Socialista. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

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