April 27, 2006 - 18:08 AMT
San José do Rio Preto Brazilian City Recognized Armenian Genocide
April 25 Mayor of San José do Rio Preto Brazilian city Edinho Araújo signed a law adopted by the Municipal Council on April 19. According to the legislation, «April 24 of each year is established as commemoration day of victims of the Armenian Genocide in 1915.» The Genocide recognition legislation, sponsored by MP Dorival Lemmos, was adopted unanimously.