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Brazilian Mexicans
There is a Brazilian diaspora in Mexico. Although the first Portuguese-speaking immigrants in Mexico were the Portuguese, Brazilians today are the largest Portuguese-speaking community living in the country, numbering around 45,000 individuals. History There has been a Brazilian presence in Mexico since at least 1895, when the National Census counted 91 residents. As a result of the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état, around one hundred individuals were admitted into Mexico as political refugees. Institutions Founded in 1945 in Mexico City, the main cultural organization is the Centro Cultural Brasil-México. With more than fourteen thousand works, the center houses the largest collection of Brazilian books in Mexico. The collection grew through the donations from the Brazilian community, the Brazilian Embassy and publishers that have participated in the Guadalajara International Book Fair. Notable individuals * Luís Roberto Alves, striker * Leandro Augusto, midfielder * Evanivaldo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Language
Portuguese ( or, in full, ) is a western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is an official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, while having co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation is referred to as " Lusophone" (). As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese speakers is also found around the world. Portuguese is part of the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia and the County of Portugal, and has kept some Celtic phonology in its lexicon. With approximately 250 million native speakers and 24 million L2 (second language) speakers, Portuguese has approximately 274 million total speakers. It is usually listed as the sixth-most spoken language, the third-most sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eder Pacheco
Eder Pacheco Ferreira (born 23 July 1977) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen. Club career Pacheco is a naturalized Mexican who has played most of his professional career in the Ascenso MX in Mexico. Honors Club León *Ascenso MX: Clausura 2012 Individual *Ascenso MX Ascenso MX was the second tier of professional football in Mexico of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition was promoted to Liga MX (top-flight tier). The bottom team was relegated to Liga Premier (the third tier). ... Top Scorer: Apertura 2010 References 1977 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Mexican men's footballers Naturalized citizens of Mexico Men's association football forwards Atlético Morelia players Club Puebla players C.D. Veracruz footballers Club León footballers Correcaminos UAT footballers Liga MX players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Camil
Jaime Federico Said Camil de Saldanha da Gama (born 22 July 1973) is a Mexican actor, singer and television personality. He is best known for his roles as Fernando Mendiola in ''La Fea Más Bella'' and Rogelio de la Vega in ''Jane the Virgin'', the latter of which brought him two nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Early life Camil was born on 22 July 1973 in Mexico City, Mexico. He is the son of Jaime Camil Garza, a Mexican businessman with partial Egyptian heritage, and Cecilia Saldanha da Gama, a Brazilian singer. He earned a bachelor degree in business administration from Universidad Anáhuac; studied acting in New York, Los Angeles, and Mexico; and took classical opera training in Italy. Career Camil started his career in 1993 as a radio commentator on Radioactivo 98.5. In 1995, he made his small-screen debut as a host in ''El show de Jaime Camil''. He continued as a host in TV Azteca's ''Qué nochecita con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix Bernardelli
Atiliano Félix Bernardelli Thierry (1866, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil – 1908, Guadalajara, Mexico) was a Brazilian Mexican painter and musician. He spent most of his life in Mexico teaching art. Gerardo Murillo and Roberto Montenegro were among his pupils. Personal life He was the brother of Mexican-born sculptor Rodolfo Bernardelli and Chilean-born painter Henrique Bernardelli Henrique Bernardelli (15 July 1857 – 6 April 1936) was a Brazilian painter. Life and Works Henrique Bernardelli was born in Valparaiso, Chile. He was the brother of sculptor Rodolfo, and painter and violinist Félix. In 1865 he moved with .... He was of Italian descent. Selected paintings Image:Félix Bernardelli - Passaré ele.jpg, ''Will he pass?'', c. 1894 Image:Félix Bernardelli - Dança Mexicana.jpg, ''Mexican Dance'', unknown date Image:Academia Bernardelli.jpg, ''Academia'', 1892 Image:Chapala Bernardelli.jpg, ''Chapala'', 1899 Image:Félix Bernardelli - Chioggia.jpg, ''Chioggia'', u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edson Zwaricz
Edson Luis Zwaricz (born 4 July 1971) is a Brazilian former footballer who played for clubs in Brazil and Mexico. Career Born in União da Vitória, Zwaricz began playing professional football as a striker with Esporte Clube Pinheiros (PR) at age 17. He also played for local sides Paraná Clube and Platinense-PR. In 1993, he moved to Mexico to play for Tecos de la UAG, where he won the 1993–94 Mexican Primera División title. He continued to play in the lower divisions of Mexican football, except for brief stints back in the Primera with C.F. Monterrey and Dorados de Sinaloa, scoring more than 200 goals in his Mexican playing career. By 2003, Zwaricz was a naturalized Mexican citizen, and was captain of Primera A División side Alacranes de Durango Club de Fútbol Alacranes de Durango, is a Mexican football club based in the city of Durango, Durango, Mexico and currently play in the second level of the professional Mexican football league system. Their colors are green, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior
Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior (September 16, 1982), known as Juninho, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen. A centre back, Juninho was known for his quality and leadership. The former captain of Tigres UANL, was a set-piece specialist with a powerful right shot and ability to score goals. After his retirement, he stayed attached to Tigres and worked with the youth teams and with the first team's head coach Ricardo Ferretti between 2020 and 2021. Since February 9, 2023, he works as an assistant for head coach Marco Antonio Ruiz. Career His great-grandparents were from Poland. He spent his early career with Coritiba. On 2005, he was signed by Botafogo. He was transferred in 2008 to São Paulo after accepting a three-year offer on December 7, 2007. In January 2009, he was released to sign back with his former club Botafogo, but Tigres UANL from Mexico offered him a better contract, and since 2010 he has played in Mexico. In early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson Tiago
Wilson Tiago Matías (born September 14, 1983 in Limeira) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen. Career Before coming to Monarcas Morelia he played for Ituano Futebol Clube. He made his debut with Monarcas Morelia against Cruz Azul, which ended in a 2–1 victory for Cruz Azul. After a difficult debut with a red card, he started to earn his spot in the squad. Wilson Matías had the second most appearances of any club member at the time, just behind goalkeeper Moisés Muñoz. After five years in Mexico for Monarcas Morelia he signed on December 30, 2009 a contract with Internacional. He is a naturalized citizen of Mexico. Honours Club ;Internacional *Copa Libertadores: 2010 * Campeonato Gaúcho: 2011 *Recopa Sudamericana: 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antônio Naelson
Antônio Naelson Matias (born 23 May 1976), known as Sinha or Zinha, is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in Brazil, he represented the Mexico national team. He also played at the 2006 World Cup. Club career Sinha was born in Itajá, a city located in the northwest of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte. He began his career playing for Rio Grande do Norte's capital city team América FC. Sinha arrived in 1998 to Mexico, when he joined CF Monterrey. In 1999, he moved to Toluca. Sinha is widely known for his dribbling skills, his accurate passing and his intelligence on the pitch as well as his leadership and long distance shot. On February 12, 2017, Sinha achieved 600 official caps (including cup matches) with Toluca. This coincided with Toluca's 100 year anniversary. On April 30, 2017, Sinha was given a brief ceremony at the Estadio Nemesio Diez during the last home regular season game for Toluca. International career He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Silva (footballer, Born 1984)
Lucas Antônio Silva de Oliveira (born 26 August 1984), commonly known as Lucas Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Perilima. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen. Career Lucas signed a five-year contract with Olaria on 1 April 2002. He then signed for Estudiantes de Altamira of Mexico on 13 August 2003. He played for Estudiantes Santander in Clausura 2004 and Apertura 2004. He then played for Correcaminos in the whole Apertura 2005 and Clausura 2006 and season. He played for Dorados de Sinaloa since Apertura 2006. On 1 June 2008, he returned to Brazil, signing 5-year deal with Villa Rio and immediately loaned to Botafogo in 6-month deal. in January 2009 the loan was extended. In June he returned to Mexico for Atlante, but for its reserve team Atlante UTN at Liga de Ascenso. He also played twice at 2009 FIFA Club World Cup. In 2010, he left for Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz for 2010 Liga de Ascenso Bicentenario. In June 2013, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Aílton Da Silva
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch language, Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-British culture, Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Dos Santos
Jonathan dos Santos Ramírez (; ; born 26 April 1990) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club América. Early life Born in Monterrey, Mexico, Jonathan was competing along with his brother Giovani in a youth tournament in France, where he was spotted by FC Barcelona scouts who decided to bring him and his brother to La Masia for a trial. Club career Barcelona 2008–09 season In the 2008–09 season, Dos Santos was in Juvenil A where he was captain of the team. During that same season, he obtained a Spanish passport and thereby acquired Citizenship of the European Union, which enabled him to play in the first team. 2009–10 season In the summer of 2009, Dos Santos was selected by FC Barcelona B manager Luis Enrique to form part of the second team. Subsequently, Pep Guardiola called him up to the first team during pre-season in England and the tour in the United States. On 15 August 2009, Dos Santos was called up for his firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovani Dos Santos
Giovani dos Santos Ramírez ( ; born 11 May 1989) is a Mexican professional footballer. A versatile forward, dos Santos can play as an attacking midfielder, winger, and secondary striker. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Dos Santos began his football career at a very young age, being recruited by Spanish club Barcelona and played for their B team until age 18. He made his way up the ranks, eventually playing for the senior squad, making his debut in 2007. That year, he was named by ''World Soccer Magazine'' as one of the "Top 50 Most Exciting Teen Footballers". After playing one season, Dos Santos was transferred to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in 2008 in search for more playing time. Though he would stay with the club until 2012, his time there was mostly spent away on loan, at Ipswich Town, Galatasaray and Racing de Santander, with varying degrees of success. Spurs eventually sold dos Santos to Mallorca in 2012, and he was sold a year later to Villarreal. After a thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
