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Cristina Teixeira
Cristina Bassani Teixeira (born June 25, 1958 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former international breaststroke swimming (sport), swimmer from Brazil, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1972. She was at the Swimming at the 1971 Pan American Games, 1971 Pan American Games, in Cali, where she finished 5th in the Swimming at the 1971 Pan American Games - Women's 100 metre breaststroke, 100-metre breaststroke, and 7th in the Swimming at the 1971 Pan American Games - Women's 200 metre breaststroke, 200-metre breaststroke. At the Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 Summer Olympics, in Munich, she swam the 100-metre and 200-metre breaststroke, not reaching the finals. Participated at the inaugural World Aquatics Championships in 1973 World Aquatics Championships, 1973 Belgrade, where she finished 16th in the 100-metre breaststroke and in the 200-metre breaststroke. She also finished 12th the Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championshi ... [...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] |
