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Celeste Rodrigues
Maria Celeste Rebordão Rodrigues ComIH (14 March 1923 – 1 August 2018) was a Portuguese '' fadista'' (fado singer) and the younger sister of Amália Rodrigues. Biography Celeste Rodrigues was born in Fundão in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal on the 14th of March, 1923. Her family moved to Lisbon when she was five years old. She started work in a cake factory, and subsequently she and her sister Amalia worked in a shop that sold regional produce. Soon discovered by the impresario José Miguel, who heard her sing and insisted she turn professional. By the age of 22 she was appearing regularly at the Casablanca (now the Teatro ABC). At 25, she met the actor Varela Silva whom she later married; they had two daughters. After Carnation Revolution in 1974, Rodrigues went to Canada for six months, where her only marriage to actor Varela Silva ended in divorce; then she moved to the United States. She commuted for many years between her two residences in Lisbon and Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Infante D
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United States
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Portuguese Fado Singers
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21st-century Portuguese Women Singers
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2018 Deaths
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1923 Births
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Prazeres Cemetery
Prazeres Cemetery ( pt, Cemitério dos Prazeres) is one of the largest cemeteries in Lisbon, Portugal; it is located in the ''freguesia'' (civil parish) of Estrela, in western Lisbon (formerly, within the parish of Prazeres). It is considered to be one of the most beautiful and famous cemeteries in the world. It is home to the Mausoleum of the Dukes of Palmela, the largest mausoleum in Europe. Prazeres Cemetery is the resting place for many famous personalities, including Prime Ministers and Presidents of Portugal, notable literary figures such as author Ramalho Ortigão, famous artists like painters Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro or Roque Gameiro, prominent musical figures like pianist Alexandre Rey Colaço or composer João Domingos Bomtempo, and numerous other notable burials, especially from the Portuguese nobility. History Prazeres Cemetery was founded in 1833 after the outbreak of cholera in the city, along with Alto de São João Cemetery. It was originally named ''Cemité ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnation Revolution
The Carnation Revolution ( pt, Revolução dos Cravos), also known as the 25 April ( pt, 25 de Abril, links=no), was a military coup by left-leaning military officers that overthrew the authoritarian Estado Novo regime on 25 April 1974 in Lisbon, producing major social, economic, territorial, demographic, and political changes in Portugal and its overseas colonies through the Processo Revolucionário Em Curso. It resulted in the Portuguese transition to democracy and the end of the Portuguese Colonial War. The revolution began as a coup organised by the Armed Forces Movement ( pt, Movimento das Forças Armadas, links=no, MFA), composed of military officers who opposed the regime, but it was soon coupled with an unanticipated, popular civil resistance campaign. Negotiations with African independence movements began, and by the end of 1974, Portuguese troops were withdrawn from Portuguese Guinea, which became a UN member state. This was followed in 1975 by the independence of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fundão, Portugal
Fundão () is a city and a municipality in the Castelo Branco District in Portugal. Fundão proper is an old city with 8,369 inhabitants in 2001, situated at the point where the slope of the Gardunha range meets the Cova da Beira plains, 500 metres above sea level. The municipality population in 2021 was 26,509. The area size is 700.20 km². The city of Covilhã is about 20 kilometers to the north by road. The municipality of Fundão is subdivided into 23 civil parishes known as ''freguesias'' in Portuguese. History During the Iron Age, from about 1000 B.C. until its destruction by the Romans, there was a Celtic Lusitanian Castro or fortified village in nearby São Brás Mount. The remains of a villa or agricultural manor house, workers houses and other associated buildings from the time of the Roman Empire have been found in the underground of the centre of the current city. This villa was rebuilt as a fortified medieval mansion during the High Middle Ages. The history of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varela Silva
Varela is a Spanish and Portuguese surname of Galician origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Abigail Varela (born 1948), Venezuelan artist *Adilson Tavares Varela (born 1988), footballer * Adrián Varela (born 1984), Mexican reality show contestant *Adriana Varela (born 1952), Argentine tango singer * Alan Varela (born 2001), Argentine footballer * Alberto Varela (born 1940), Uruguayan fencer * Alejandro Varela (born 1979), Spanish footballer * Alfredo Varela (other), several people *Amancio (footballer), full name Amancio Amaro Varela (born 1939), Spanish footballer * Ângelo Varela (born 1980), Portuguese footballer *Antonio María Rouco Varela (born 1936), Spanish Catholic cardinal * Armando Varela (born 1997), East Timorese footballer * Benjamin Varela (born 1955), Puerto Rican wrestler *Blanca Varela (1926–2009), Peruvian poet *Brianna Varela, see List of ''Survivor'' (American TV series) contestants *Bruno Varela (born 1994), Portuguese footballer * Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
