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anunciação

Anunciação is a Portuguese noun that denotes the act of announcing or proclaiming something. It derives from Latin annuntiatio, from annuntiare "to announce." In contemporary Portuguese, anunciação is a more formal or literary term, with common everyday usage favoring anúncio or anunciar.

In religious contexts, Anunciação refers to the Annunciation, the Christian event in which the archangel Gabriel

Cultural usage: In Brazilian popular culture, "Anunciação" is the title of a well-known song written by Alceu

announces
to
the
Virgin
Mary
that
she
will
conceive
Jesus.
This
event
is
celebrated
as
a
feast
in
the
Christian
liturgical
calendar,
particularly
in
the
Catholic
tradition,
on
March
25
in
the
Western
Church.
The
term
is
widely
used
in
Portuguese-language
sermons,
liturgy,
art,
and
literature
to
denote
this
moment
of
divine
proclamation,
and
it
often
appears
as
a
key
motif
in
Marian
devotion.
Valença,
which
has
become
a
standard
of
Brazilian
music
and
has
been
covered
by
numerous
artists.
The
word
also
appears
in
poetry,
film,
and
other
artistic
works,
often
evocatively
tied
to
themes
of
proclamation,
omen,
or
revelation.