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Canal Brasil
Canal Brasil is a Brazilian subscription TV channel with programming focused on the country's audiovisual productions. It is the result of an association of Grupo Globo's cable TV division Canais Globo with the company Grupo Consórcio Brasil (GCB), formed by Luiz Carlos Barreto, Zelito Vianna, Marco Altberg, Roberto Farias, Anibal Massaini Neto, Patrick Siaretta, André Saddy and Paulo Mendonça. History The channel premiered on September 18, 1998, with the exhibition of the film ''Sonho sem fim'' (Dream Without End), by Lauro Escorel, and was developed based on Decree 2206, of 1997, which required all Brazilian cable TV service providers to include in their programming at least one channel with 12 daily hours dedicated to "Brazilian cinematographic and audiovisual works of independent production. Hosts and programs Some of Canal Brasil's hosts and shows are, or were Paulo Tiefenthaler (Larica Total), Lázaro Ramos (Espelho), Michel Melamed (Bipolar Show), Charles Gavin (O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pay Television
Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to Subscription business model, subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, but also increasingly via Digital terrestrial television, digital terrestrial, and streaming television. In the United States, subscription television began in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the form of encrypted analog over-the-air broadcast television which could be decrypted with special equipment. The concept rapidly expanded through the multi-channel transition and into the post-network era. Other parts of the world beyond the United States, such as Television in France, France and Latin America have also offered encrypted analog terrestrial signals available for subscription. The term is most synonymous with premium entertainment services focused on films or general entertainment programming such as, in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Gordo
João Gordo (born João Francisco Benedan on 13 March 1964) is a Brazilian vocalist and TV host. He is the lead singer of the hardcore punk band Ratos de Porão, also known simply as RxDxPx. He participated in many seminal punk events in Brazil, such as the collection entitled ''O Começo do Fim do Mundo'' (The Beginning of the End of the World). Besides several guest appearances in metal radio shows from São Paulo such as ''Backstage'' and ''Comando Metal'' (defunct, originally syndicated in São Paulo on 89.1 Rock FM). In the 1990s he became one of the most famous VJs of MTV Brasil, in their programs of games and talk shows. He also appeared on the studio version of "Reza" on '' Against'' (1998) and also contributed vocals to ''Nation'' (2001), and RDP's song " Crucificados Pelo Sistema" was covered by Sepultura way back when. He appeared on Sepultura's 2005 DVD '' Live in São Paulo'', joining the band to perform "Reza" and "Biotech Is Godzilla". Later he worked at Rede Rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Channels And Stations Established In 1998
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival stora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese-language Television Networks
Portuguese ( or, in full, ) is a western Romance languages, 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 Iberian Romance languages, 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 Gallaecian language, 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 usual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Invisible Life Of Eurídice Gusmão
''The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão'' ( pt, A Vida Invisível de Eurídice Gusmão) is a 2019 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Karim Aïnouz based on the 2016 novel ''The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão'' by Martha Batalha. It was screened in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the top prize. It was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot In Rio de Janeiro during the 1950s, two sisters struggle against repression and bigotry in a patriarchal era. Cast * Carol Duarte as Eurídice Gusmão * Julia Stockler as Guida Gusmão * Gregorio Duvivier as Antenor * Bárbara Santos as Filomena * Flávia Gusmão as Ana Gusmão * Maria Manoella as Zélia * Antônio Fonseca as Manuel Gusmão * Cristina Pereira as Cecília * Gillray Coutinho as Afonso * Fernanda Montenegro as Present-Day Eurídice Gusmão Release The film had its wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bacurau
''Bacurau'' () is a 2019 Brazilian-French weird western film written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles. It stars Sônia Braga, Udo Kier, Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, and Karine Teles. The film, a co-production between Brazil and France, revolves around Bacurau, a fictional small town in the Brazilian sertão that is beset by strange happenings following the death of its matriarch, Carmelita (Lia de Itamaracá), at the age of 94. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, and won the Jury Prize. Plot In the near future, the people of Bacurau, an impoverished, rural settlement in the fictional municipality of Serra Verde, in western Pernambuco, gather for the funeral of Carmelita, an elderly woman seen as the matriarch of the community. Her granddaughter Teresa (Bárbara Colen), now a young woman, returns to town after many years for the occasion, as well as to deliver some medicine to the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loveling
''Loveling'' ( pt, Benzinho) is a 2018 Brazilian drama film directed by Gustavo Pizzi. The film had its world premiere on 18 January 2018 in the World Dramatic Competition section at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Cast * Karine Teles as Irene * Otávio Müller as Klaus * Adriana Esteves as Sônia * Konstantinos Sarris as Fernando Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of , based on reviews, and an average rating of . On Metacritic Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc ..., the film has a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Loveling 2018 films 2018 drama films Brazilian drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel And The Mountain
''Gabriel and the Mountain'' ( pt, Gabriel e a montanha) is a 2017 Brazilian-French drama film directed by Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa. It tells the true story of Brazilian backpacker Gabriel Buchmann who travels through several African countries, for some time with his girlfriend Cristina, and finally dies while climbing Mount Mulanje in Malawi. It was screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, it won the France 4 Visionary Award and the Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award. Cast * Caroline Abras as Cristina * João Pedro Zappa as Gabriel * Luke Mpata * John Goodluck * Rashidi Athuman * Leonard Siampala * Rhosinah Sekeleti * Alex Alembe Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83%, based on 18 reviews, and an average rating of 6.5/10. On Metacritic Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neon Bull
''Neon Bull'' ( pt, Boi neon) is a 2015 Brazilian drama film directed by Gabriel Mascaro. The film premiered at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival and won the Horizons (Orizzonti) - Special Jury Prize. It was also shown in the Platform section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the jury. At the 31st Warsaw International Film Festival it received the main prize of the International Competition, the Warsaw Grand Prix. Plot Iremar (Juliano Cazarré) is a bull handler, working for a traveling group who transport bulls from rodeo to rodeo, who dreams of becoming a tailor and making fashionable clothing for women. He finds an outlet for his creativity making custom horse masks and provocative outfits for Galega (Maeve Jinkings), the group's driver who also performs sexually enticing dances for groups of men after each rodeo. They are accompanied by Galega's daughter, Cacá (Alyne Santana); and Zé (Carlos Pessoa), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Mojica Marins
José Mojica Marins (13 March 1936 – 19 February 2020) was a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, composer, screenwriter, and television horror host. Marins is also known for creating and playing the character Coffin Joe (loosely translated from Zé do Caixão) in a series of horror films; the character has since gone on to become his alter ego as well as a pop culture icon, a horror icon, and a cult figure. The popularity of Coffin Joe in Brazil has led to the character being referred to as "Brazil's National Boogeyman" and "Brazil's Freddy Krueger". Born in São Paulo, Marins made his feature film directorial debut the 1950s with the film ''Adventurer's Fate''. He went on to direct the 1964 film ''At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul'', which is considered Brazil's first horror film. ''At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul'' marks the first appearance of the Coffin Joe character, a role that Marins would reprise in ''This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse'' (1967) and ''Embodiment of Evil'' (2008) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Abujamra
André Cibelli Abujamra (born May 15, 1965) is a Brazilian score composer, musician, singer, guitarist, actor, and comedian of Lebanese and Italian origin. Both his father, Antônio Abujamra, and cousin, Clarisse Abujamra, are actors. Film work Abujamra has worked on nearly 30 films in his career since entering the Cinema of Brazil in 1988, and has composed the soundtracks to acclaimed Brazilian films such as ''Durval Discos'' (2002), '' Carandiru'' (2003), and '' Cafundó'' (2005). He has also had several minor roles in Brazilian films and has written soundtracks for Brazilian TV channel Eurochannel. Band work He was singer and guitar player for a band called Karnak. They have released three CDs: ''Karnak'' (1995), ''Universo Umbigo'' (1997), and ''Estamos Adorando Tóquio'' (2000). Alongside Maurício Pereira he is also part of the experimental rock duo Os Mulheres Negras. His album ''Omindá'' was ranked as the 17th best Brazilian album of 2018 by the Brazilian edition of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasi (singer)
Marcos Valadão Ridolfi (formerly Rodolfo, born January 23, 1962), better known by the stage name Nasi, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, bassist, actor, record producer, radialist, TV presenter former disc jockey, and vocalist for the Brazilian rock bands Ira! and Voluntários da Pátria. He is also a soccer commentator for RedeTV! RedeTV! () is a Brazilian television network owned by Amilcare Dallevo and Marcelo de Carvalho. It is the newest television network, among the five major networks in Brazil, being a relaunch of Rede Manchete in 1999. RedeTV! has modern producti ... since 2008. Discography Solo *''Onde Os Anjos Não Ousam Pisar'' (2006) *''Vivo na Cena – Ao Vivo no Estúdio'' (2010) Ira! *''Mudança de Comportamento'' (1985) *''Vivendo e Não Aprendendo'' (1986) *''Psicoacústica'' (1988) *''Clandestino'' (1990) *''Meninos da Rua Paulo'' (1991) *''Música Calma para Pessoas Nervosas'' (1993) *''7'' (1996) *''Você Não Sabe Quem Eu Sou'' (1998) *''Isso é Amor' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
