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Bianca Comparato
Bianca de Souza Mendes Comparato (born 19 November 1985) is a Brazilian actress and film director. She has starred in '' Como Esquecer'' in 2010, as well as ''A Menina sem Qualidades'' and '' Somos tão Jovens'', both in 2013, the latter for which she won the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro as Best Supporting Actress for her role of Carmem Teresa. In 2016, she starred in the Netflix series '' 3%'', gaining international attention and acclaim for her portrayal of the series' character, Michele. Early life Comparato was born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of the writer Doc Comparato and older sister of actress and presenter Lorena Comparato. She is of Portuguese and Italian descent. At age 16, Comparato attended a three-month course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, as a prize given by the British School of Rio de Janeiro, for standing out in the theatre course. She returned to Brazil determined to quit school to devote herself to her artistic career, but was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a beta global city, Rio de Janeiro is the sixth-most populous city in the Americas. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Globo , a radio station
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Globo (meaning ''globe'' in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian) may refer to: *Grupo Globo, a Brazilian conglomerate primarily in mass media **TV Globo, a television network ***GloboNews, a television 24-hour news channel ***Globo (Portuguese TV channel) **Canais Globo, a satellite TV service; also in Portugal **''O Globo'', a newspaper **Globo Filmes, a movie production company **Editora Globo, a publishing house **Globo Marcas, a branding and marketing company *Globo Futebol Clube, a Brazilian football club *''Il Globo'', an Italian-language newspaper published in Australia *Radio Globo (Honduras) Radio Globo is a radio station operating in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It is known for its opposition to the 2009 Honduran coup d'état as well as being the radio station for 24/7 news channel Globo TV. It is owned by Alejandro Villatoro. The station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Vida Da Gente
''A Vida da Gente'' (English: ''The Life We Lead'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was broadcast by TV Globo in 2011 and 2012. ''The Life We Lead'' tells the touching story of two sisters, Ana and Manuela. The telenovela is about the love triangle between Ana, Manuela and Rodrigo, and family dramas lived by them after a tragic accident. Starring Fernanda Vasconcellos, Marjorie Estiano, Rafael Cardoso, and Thiago Lacerda. Plot Drama, emotion, and love permeate the unconventional family ties in ''The Life We Lead''. This brightly intensive telenovela reveals that love is the only thing that can sustain and nurture when life doesn't go according to plan. Ana is a promising tennis player with a collection of titles and trophies to flaunt. She finds out she is pregnant by her loving boyfriend Rodrigo. Her controlling mother, Eva, forces her to break up with Rodrigo and compels her to stay out of town until the baby is born. Eva's biggest concern is that she doesn't lose any of her s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Globo
''O Globo'' (, ''The Globe'') is a Brazilian newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro. ''O Globo'' is the most prominent print publication in the Grupo Globo media conglomerate. Founded by journalist Irineu Marinho, owner of ''A Noite'', it was originally intended as a morning daily to extend the newspaper interests of the company. In time, it became the flagship paper of the group. When Irineu died weeks after the founding of the newspaper in 1925, it was inherited by his son Roberto. At age 21, he started working as a trainee reporter for the paper and later became managing editor. Roberto Marinho developed Grupo Globo (the conglomerate of media companies consisting of ''O Globo,'' TV Globo, Rádio Globo, Editora Globo and other subsidiaries) as Brazil's largest media group, entering radio in the 1940s and TV in the 1960s, and picking up other interests. An active supporter of the military dictatorship that lasted from 1964 to 1985 in Brazil, ''O Globo'' is still considered a righ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapas & Beijos
''Tapas & Beijos'' (English: ''Slaps & Kisses'') is a Brazilian comedy television series that aired on Rede Globo from 5 April 2011 to 15 September 2015. It was created by Cláudio Paiva, directed by Maurício Farias and starring Andréa Beltrão and Fernanda Torres as Sueli and Fatima, respectively. Plot ''Tapas & Beijos'' is a series about friendship and the unexpected elements of love in the lives of inseparable friends Sueli (Andréa Beltrão) and Fatima (Fernanda Torres). Clad in their identical uniforms, they work at Djalma Brides in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, helping brides-to-be fulfill their dreams with the perfect wedding dress. In the process, the girls hope to find their own prince charming, which proves to be no easy task. Sueli was married for two months to fun-loving Jurandir, a slacker who avoids work at all cost. He never fails to torment her life, especially since he is a waiter at the restaurant next door to Djalma Brides. Although she is still attracted to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Paula Arósio
Ana Paula Arósio (born 16 July 1975) is a Brazilian former actress and model. She lives in Swindon, Wiltshire, England since 2015. Career Arósio is one of the most popular actresses in Brazil. She started her career at the age of twelve when Ana Paula was "discovered" by a representative for an advertisement agency while shopping at a supermarket. Her first work was done with the Brazilian agency Stilo, along with Brazilian photographer Paulo Sadao. In 1989, Arósio moved to Japan to work as a model. After appearing in hundreds of magazine covers and television commercials, she began her career as an actress. Her first job as an actress was as Berenice in the Italian-Brazilian film Forever, directed by Walter Hugo Khouri. She made her debut in television with ''Éramos Seis'' (We Were Six), a telenovela in which she played Amanda. ''Éramos Seis'', along with her next two telenovela appearances were all on the Brazilian television network SBT. The three productions, starting in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dom Casmurro
''Dom Casmurro'' is an 1899 novel written by Brazilian author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis. Like ''The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas'' and ''Quincas Borba'', both by Machado de Assis, it is widely regarded as a masterpiece of realist literature. It is written as a fictional memoir by a distrusting, jealous husband. The narrator, however, is not a reliable conveyor of the story as it is a dark comedy. Dom Casmurro is considered by critic Afranio Coutinho "a true Brazilian masterpiece, and maybe Brazil's greatest representative piece of writing" and "one of the best books ever written in the Portuguese language, if not the best one to date." The author is considered a master of Brazilian literature with a unique style of realism. Adaptations In 1998, Fernando Sabino published the novel ''Amor de Capitu''. In this version, the narrative was rewritten in third person. A comic book adaptation was made in 2012 by Mario Cau Mario Cau is a Brazilian comics artist. One of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Globo
TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo. The TV station is by far the largest of its holdings. Globo is the largest commercial TV network in Latin America and the second-largest commercial TV network in the world behind the American Broadcasting Company and the largest producer of telenovelas. All of this makes Globo renowned as one of the most important television networks in the world and Grupo Globo as one of the largest media groups. Globo is headquartered in the Jardim Botânico neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, where its news division is based. The network's main production studios are located at a complex dubbed ''Estúdios Globo'', located in Jacarepaguá, in the same city. Globo is composed of 5 owned-and-operated television stations and 119 affiliates throughout Brazil plus its own i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beleza Pura
''Beleza Pura'' ( en, Pure Beauty) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 18 February 2008, replacing ''Sete Pecados'', and ended on 12 September 2008, replaced by ''Três Irmãs''. It is written by the Andrea Maltarolli, with the collaboration of Emanoel Jacobina, Ricardo Hoffstetter, Daisy Chaves, Flávia Bessone, and João Brandão. It stars Edson Celulari, Regiane Alves, Christiane Torloni, Carolina Ferraz, Humberto Martins, Reginaldo Faria, Zezé Polessa, and Kadu Moliterno. Cast * Edson Celulari as Guilherme Medeiros * Regiane Alves as Drª. Joana da Silva * Christiane Torloni as Sônia Amarante / Estela Fonseca * Carolina Ferraz as Norma Gusmão * Humberto Martins as Dr. Renato Reis * Werner Schünemann as Tomás Fonseca Guimarães * Reginaldo Faria as Dr. Olavo Pederneiras / Copacabana * Zezé Polessa as Ivete dos Santos * Kadu Moliterno as Dr. Gaspar Saldanha * Maria Clara Gueiros as Suzy * Leopoldo Pacheco as Raul * Ísis Valve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antônia (film)
''Antônia'' is a 2006 Brazilian drama musical film which tells the story of Antônia, an Afro-Brazilian hip-hop girl group formed by four young women living on a ''favela'' of São Paulo. On their way to the mainstream success, they have to face with the violence near their homes and the ''sexism'' of the musical business. The film was directed by Tata Amaral and stars Negra Li, Cindy Mendes, Leilah Moreno and Quelynah as the members of the group. It was shot in Santo André, São Paulo. The film had its European premiere January 26, 2007 at the 36th Rotterdam International Film Festival, in the section "Cinema of the World: Time & Tide". It was released commercially in the United States on September 21, 2007, in New York City, New York; Newark, New Jersey, and Los Angeles, California. The movie, spun off from a 2006 short by Amaral, in turn spun off a television series from 02 Filmes and Rede Globo in the filmmaker's native Brazil, starring the same actors in the same rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toma Lá, Dá Cá
''Toma Lá, Dá Cá'' (English: ''Give-and-Take'') is a Brazilian television sitcom created by Maria Carmem Barbosa and Miguel Falabella, which aired on Rede Globo from August 7, 2007, to December 22, 2009, over three seasons. It started as a year-end special, aired on December 29, 2005. The pilot episode spawned an eponymous series, starting August 7, 2007, replacing ''A Diarista'' and being replaced by ''Força-Tarefa''. The series was directed by Cininha de Paula, who replaced Mauro Mendonça Filho, with the core director being Roberto Talma. At the time, many considered the series to be a kind of spiritual successor to ''Sai de Baixo'', due to the fact that it also took place in a condominium and had Falabella and also Marisa Orth in the cast. The series stars Falabella, Adriana Esteves, Orth, Diogo Vilela, Arlete Salles, Fernanda Souza, Stella Miranda and Alessandra Maestrini. Main cast * Miguel Falabella as Mário Jorge Dassoin * Adriana Esteves as Célia Regina "Celinha" R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playboy Magazine (Brazilian Issue)
The Brazilian edition of ''Playboy'' is a local franchise of ''Playboy'' magazine. Established in 1975 by Editora Abril, it was only the fourth overall international version of the magazine, following Germany, Italy and France. History When Editora Abril founder Victor Civita asked his son Roberto Civita to drop his job at the Tokyo offices of ''Time'' in 1958 to instead join him at Abril, Roberto accepted on the condition that he could create three new publications: a ''Time''-like weekly news magazine ('' Veja''), a '' Fortune''-like business magazine (''Exame''), and the last of those to get into print, a local issue of ''Playboy''. By the mid-1970s, Roberto had struck a deal with Playboy Enterprises, and was asked by his father to consult the Ministry of Justice given the military dictatorship in place had a censorship policy on the press. Minister Armando Falcão vetoed the publication, saying that "no publication under the name ''Playboy'' in Brazil, no matter its conten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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