Show current date in PHP (Portuguese)

gistfile1.php

class myDate{
    var $myDate;
    function theDate ()
    {
        setlocale (LC_ALL, 'pt_BR');
        $this->myDate = strftime ("%A, %d de %B de %Y");
        return $this->myDate;
    }
}

$showDate = new myDate;
echo $showDate->theDate();