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Dia dos Namorados (Lover’s Day) is what Portuguese speakers call Valentine’s Day. Every year, Dia dos Namorados is held on June 12 to give room to February's elaborate, over-the-top Carnaval festival. Plus, Brazil has opted to pair Valentine's Day with their own patron saint of love and marriage, Saint Anthony of Padua, whose feast day is on June 13.
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Dia dos Namorados (Lover’s Day) is what Portuguese speakers call Valentine’s Day. Every year, Dia dos Namorados is held on June 12 to give room to February's elaborate, over-the-top Carnaval festival. Plus, Brazil has opted to pair Valentine's Day with their own patron saint of love and marriage, Saint Anthony of Padua, whose feast day is on June 13.

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