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Antônio Pitanga
Antônio Luiz Sampaio (born June 13, 1939), better known by his stage name Antônio Pitanga, is a Brazilian actor. He became internationally known for playing several roles on films of the Cinema Novo movement in the 1960s. Personal life He was married to actress Vera Manhães, with whom he had two sons: actress Camila Pitanga and actor Rocco Pitanga. After their divorced, he married politician Benedita da Silva. Selected filmography ;Films *'' Barravento'' (1962) *''O Pagador de Promessas'' (1962) *'' The Guns'' (1964) *''My Home Is Copacabana'' (1965) *''Joanna Francesa'' (1973) *'' The Age of the Earth'' (1980) *''Quilombo'' (1984) *''La Mansión de Araucaima'' (1986) *'' Eternamente Pagú'' (1988) *'' Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion'' (2000) *'' O Homem Que Desafiou o Diabo'' (2007) *'' Lula, The Son of Brasil'' (2009) *'' I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips'' (2011) *''Memory House'' (2020) ;Television *''Pantanal'' (1990) *''A Próxima Vítima'' (1995) *''O C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador, Bahia
Salvador (English: ''Savior'') is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine, music and architecture. The African influence in many cultural aspects of the city makes it a center of Afro-Brazilian culture. As the first capital of Colonial Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the Americas and one of the first planned cities in the world, having been established during the Renaissance period. Its foundation in 1549 by Tomé de Sousa took place on account of the implementation of the General Government of Brazil by the Portuguese Empire. Centralization as a capital, along with Portuguese colonization, were important factors in shaping the profile of the municipality, as were certain geographic characteristics. The construction of the city followed the uneven topography, initially with the formation of two leve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Mansión De Araucaima
La Mansión de Araucaima ( en, The manor of Araucaima) is a 1986 Colombian drama film written and directed by Carlos Mayolo. Its genre has been described as "Tropical Gothic." It is based in the tale of the same name by Alvaro Mutis. Plot Angela, a young model, is working on a TV commercial that is filmed in the countryside. Her boyfriend is part of the crew behind the camera. Not far from where they are shooting the commercial, there is a house named Araucaima, inhabited by six eccentric characters: Paul, a guardian, who patrols the property with his German Sheppard; Camilo, an impotent alcoholic pilot; a monk, with a passion for books; a black servant named Cristobal who does the daily chores; the Machiche, a mature voluptuous woman who keeps the men in the house under her control; and Graciliano "Don Graci", the pampered and corrupt owner of the house. The inhabitants of Araucaima, having arrived there by serendipity, live in apparent harmony. Camilo and the monk run the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebelde (Brazilian Telenovela)
''Rebelde'' (English title: ''Rebel Rio!'') is a Brazilian soap opera produced by Rede Record. Written by Margareth Boury, the show is inspired by the original work created by Cris Morena. It is a remake of the Mexican soap opera ''Rebelde.'' The main cast is composed of Lua Blanco, Arthur Aguiar, Melanie Fronckowiak, Chay Suede, Sophia Abrahão and Micael Borges - six students in a school called "Elite Way" that form not only a close friendship, but a band. Synopsis The Elite Way is one of the most renowned educational institutions in the country, where students have access to high-level education, practice elite sports and live in semi-boarding school. They live at the school from Monday to Friday and on weekends they return home. Despite the rather rigid scheme, the richer families of Rio de Janeiro make sure their children study at the Elite Way. This is the case of Alice, Roberta, Diego, Carla and Tomás, rebellious and impulsive teenagers, who will discover a common goal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cama De Gato
''Cama de Gato'' (English title: ''Cat's Cradle'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo in 2009 and 2010. Plot Gustavo, once a poor, kindhearted youngster, is now a successful entrepreneur in the perfume business but has turned cruel, arrogant, and miserable. Alcino, his best friend and business partner, helped him achieve his present success. When Alcino finds out that has a fatal disease and has a few months to live, he decides to play a prank on Gustavo to help him rediscover the decent man he once was and the joy of living he once possessed. Gustavo is married to Veronica, a rich, selfish, spoiled, and ambitious woman who has never loved her husband. Alcino's prank takes an unexpected turn when Veronica, the story's antagonist, interferes, manipulates the surprise, and makes Gustavo lose almost everything after being taken for dead and accused of a crime. While trying to pick up the pieces of his life, Gustavo meets Rose, a simple, hard-working woman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathways Of The Heart
Pathway or pathways may refer to: Entertainment * ''The Pathway'' (novel), a 1914 work by Gertrude Page *''The Pathway'', a 2001 album by Officium Triste * ''Pathway'' (album), by the Flaming Stars * ''Pathways'' (album) (2010), by the Dave Holland Octet * Pathway (comics), a superhero featured in Marvel comics * Pathways (band), an American progressive metalcore band Organizations * Pathways Foundation, an Australian non-profit organisation * Pathways out of Poverty, a workforce programme in the U.S. Schools * Pathway Academy, a charter school in Jacksonville, Florida * Pathways Academy, Detroit school serving students who are pregnant or new mothers, closed Others * NHS Pathways, triage software used by the National Health Service of the United Kingdom * Pathway Intermediates Limited, company producing biosurfactants * Pathway Studios, a North London recording studio * Pathway commons, a database of biological pathways and interactions See also * A trail, an unpaved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebridade
''Celebridade'' is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from October 13, 2003 to June 25, 2004, totaling 221 episodes. Featured Malu Mader, Marcos Palmeira, Cláudia Abreu, Fábio Assunção, Marcio Garcia, Deborah Secco, Juliana Paes, Marcelo Faria, Alexandre Borges, Júlia Lemmertz, Nathalia Timberg, Bruno Gagliasso, Hugo Carvana, Nívea Maria, Juliana Knust and Deborah Evelyn Deborah Sochaczewski Evelyn (born 12 March 1966) is a Brazilian actress. Biography Of Jewish origin, Deborah is the daughter of economist Haroldo Bruce Evelyn and sociologist Suzana Sochaczewski Evelyn, and sister of the actor Carlos Evelyn. ... in leading roles. Plot The plot revolves around the rivalry between two women: successful businesswoman and former model Maria Clara Diniz, owner of Mello Diniz event producing company, and the envious Laura Prudente da Costa, which gets close to Maria Clara claiming to be her greatest fan and gets a job in her company. In fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Clone
O, or o, is the fifteenth letter and the fourth vowel letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''o'' (pronounced ), plural ''oes''. History Its graphic form has remained fairly constant from Phoenician times until today. The name of the Phoenician letter was '' ʿeyn'', meaning "eye", and indeed its shape originates simply as a drawing of a human eye (possibly inspired by the corresponding Egyptian hieroglyph, cf. Proto-Sinaitic script). Its original sound value was that of a consonant, probably , the sound represented by the cognate Arabic letter ع ''ʿayn''. The use of this Phoenician letter for a vowel sound is due to the early Greek alphabets, which adopted the letter as O "omicron" to represent the vowel . The letter was adopted with this value in the Old Italic alphabets, including the early Latin alphabet. In Greek, a variation of the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Próxima Vítima
''A Próxima Vítima'' (English: ''The Next Victim'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from March 13, 1995, to November 3, 1995, totaling 203 chapters. Featured José Wilker, Tony Ramos, Susana Vieira, Aracy Balabanian, Lima Duarte, Natália do Vale, Vivianne Pasmanter, Marcos Frota, Yoná Magalhães, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri, Tereza Rachel, Cecil Thiré and Cláudia Ohana Maria Cláudia Silva Carneiro (born February 6, 1963), known professionally as Cláudia Ohana (after the maternal surname of her mother, Nazareth Ohana Silva), is a Brazilian actress and singer of Portuguese and Jewish origin. In Brazil, she is ... in leading roles. Cast References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Proxima Vitima, A 1995 Brazilian television series debuts 1995 Brazilian television series endings 1995 telenovelas Television shows set in São Paulo Brazilian LGBT-related television shows TV Globo telenovelas Brazilian telenovelas Thri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantanal (telenovela)
''Pantanal'' is a Brazilian telenovela that aired on Rede Manchete from March 27, 1990 to December 10, 1990. The series is written by Benedito Ruy Barbosa and directed by Jayme Monjardim, Carlos Magalhães, Marcelo de Barreto, and Roberto Naar. It is set on the Pantanal region in Mato Grosso do Sul located in midwestern Brazil. ''Pantanal'' is considered an ecological or environmental telenovela; a small sub-category of the genre whose purpose is to dramatize, and raise audience awareness of environmental degradation. Plot In the 1940s, Joventino arrives in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso accompanied by his 10-year-old son, José "Zé" Leôncio. Once settled, he becomes one of the main cattle breeders in the region. After Joventino disappeared in the Pantanal while hunting for oxen in the fields, Zé carries on his father's dream and becomes one of the main farmers in the country. On a visit to Rio de Janeiro, Zé falls in love with Madeleine, a spoiled girl with whom he marries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memory House
''Memory House'' ( pt, Casa de Antiguidades) is a 2020 drama film directed by João Paulo Miranda Maria. The film was part of the selection of the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was named as an Official Selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, although it was not able to screen at Cannes due to the cancellation of the festival in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in France. The film won the Roger Ebert Award at the 2020 Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the comp .... References External links * 2020 films 2020 drama films 2020s Portuguese-language films 2020s German-language films Brazilian drama films French drama films 2020 multilingual films Brazilian multilingual films French multilingual films 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'd Receive The Worst News From Your Beautiful Lips
''I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips'' ( pt, Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos Seus Lindos Lábios) is a 2011 Brazilian romance drama film directed by Beto Brant and Renato Ciasca. Based on a novel of the same name by Marçal Aquino, it stars Camila Pitanga, Gustavo Machado, and Zecarlos Machado, in a love triangle. Pitanga plays the role of Lavínia, a former prostitute and drug addict who is taken from the Rio de Janeiro streets by Ernani (husband), a pastor. After a period of time, the couple is shown to be living in Santarém, Pará, where Lavínia fall in love with Cauby (lover), a photographer who sees in her a muse. It took over four months to shoot it in Santarém and Rio de Janeiro. Cast *Camila Pitanga as Lavínia *Gustavo Machado as Cauby *Zecarlos Machado as Ernani *Gero Camilo as Viktor Laurence *Antonio Pitanga as Isaías *Adriano Barroso as Polozzi *Magnólio de Oliveira as Chico Chagas *Simone Sou as Xamã Reception It was first screened at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lula, The Son Of Brasil
''Lula, Son of Brazil'' ( pt, Lula: O Filho do Brasil; ) is a 2009 biographical Brazilian film based on the early life of former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Directed by Fábio Barreto, the film was released on January 1, 2010. Agência Folha"Filme sobre a vida de Lula começa a ser rodado em Pernambuco". Portal Vermelho. January 23, 2009. Accessed on February 23, 2009. Upon its release, ''Lula, Son of Brazil'' was the most expensive Brazilian film ever, with a budget of over 17 million reais, being later surpassed by ''Nosso Lar''. The film was unanimously chosen by a Ministry of Culture commission as Brazil's submission to the 83rd Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film,"'Lula, o Filho do Brasil' é ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
