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Eliane Brum
Eliane Brum (born May 1966, in Ijuí) is a Brazilian journalist, writer and documentarist. In 2019, she was long-listed for a National Book Award. Life She graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC / RS) in 1988 and has written for Zero Hora, Época and El País and won more than 40 international awards for reporting, among them the Premio Rey de España and the Inter American Associated Press Award. Brum is the author of a novel - ''Uma Duas'' (published in English by AmazonCrossing as ''One Two'' - three feature news stories books: ''Coluna Prestes - O Avesso da Lenda'', ''A Vida que Ninguém Vê'' (which was awarded in 2007 the Prêmio Jabuti) and ''O Olho da Rua'' - and ''A Menina Quebrada'', a collection of columns written by her in Época magazine's website. Her work appeared in ''The Guardian''. and ''El Pais''. She participated in the Doctors without Borders compilation of special reports Dignity !, which also included authors such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliane Brum
Eliane Brum (born May 1966, in Ijuí) is a Brazilian journalist, writer and documentarist. In 2019, she was long-listed for a National Book Award. Life She graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC / RS) in 1988 and has written for Zero Hora, Época and El País and won more than 40 international awards for reporting, among them the Premio Rey de España and the Inter American Associated Press Award. Brum is the author of a novel - ''Uma Duas'' (published in English by AmazonCrossing as ''One Two'' - three feature news stories books: ''Coluna Prestes - O Avesso da Lenda'', ''A Vida que Ninguém Vê'' (which was awarded in 2007 the Prêmio Jabuti) and ''O Olho da Rua'' - and ''A Menina Quebrada'', a collection of columns written by her in Época magazine's website. Her work appeared in ''The Guardian''. and ''El Pais''. She participated in the Doctors without Borders compilation of special reports Dignity !, which also included authors such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, the paper's main news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Women Writers
Brazilian commonly refers to: * Something of, from or relating to Brazil * Brazilian Portuguese, the dialect of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil * Brazilians, the people (citizens) of Brazil, or of Brazilian descent Brazilian may also refer to: Sports * Brazilian football, see football in Brazil * Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art and combat sport system *''The Brazilians'', a nickname for South African football association club Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. due to their soccer kits which resembles that of the Brazilian national team Other uses * Brazilian waxing, a style of Bikini waxing * Brazilian culture, describing the Culture of Brazil * "The Brazilian", a 1986 instrumental by Genesis * Brazilian barbecue, known as churrasco * Brazilian cuisine See also * ''Brasileiro ''Brasileiro'' is a 1992 album by Sérgio Mendes and other artists including Carlinhos Brown which won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. Track listing # "Fanfarra" (Carlinhos Brown) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Journalists
Brazilian commonly refers to: * Something of, from or relating to Brazil * Brazilian Portuguese, the dialect of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil * Brazilians, the people (citizens) of Brazil, or of Brazilian descent Brazilian may also refer to: Sports * Brazilian football, see football in Brazil * Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art and combat sport system *''The Brazilians'', a nickname for South African football association club Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. due to their soccer kits which resembles that of the Brazilian national team Other uses * Brazilian waxing, a style of Bikini waxing * Brazilian culture, describing the Culture of Brazil * "The Brazilian", a 1986 instrumental by Genesis * Brazilian barbecue, known as churrasco * Brazilian cuisine See also * ''Brasileiro ''Brasileiro'' is a 1992 album by Sérgio Mendes and other artists including Carlinhos Brown which won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. Track listing # "Fanfarra" (Carlinhos Brown) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Births
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. ** A Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference convenes in Lagos, Nigeria, primarily to discuss Rhodesia. * January 12 – United States President Lyndon Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended. * January 15 – 1966 Nigeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Watts
Jonathan Watts is a British journalist and the author of ''When a Billion Chinese Jump: How China Will Save the World - or Destroy It''. He served as president of the Foreign Correspondents' Club#Beijing, Foreign Correspondents' Club of China from 2008-2009 and as vice president of the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan from 2001-2003. He is married to Brazilian journalist Eliane Brum. Since 1996, he has reported on East Asia for ''The Guardian'', covering the North Korean nuclear crisis, the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, the Sichuan earthquake, the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing Olympics, the Copenhagen climate conference, and developments in China's media, society and environment. ''When a Billion Chinese Jump'' (Charles Scribner's Sons, Scribner, 2010, ) is an environmental travelogue from the Tibetan Plateau to Inner Mongolia via tiger farms, melting glaciers, cancer villages, science parks, coal mines, eco-cities, and a Barbie Emporium. As the author noted, "To be in ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laerte-se
''Laerte-se'' is a 2017 Brazilian documentary film directed by Lygia Barbosa and Eliane Brum about the Brazilian cartoonist Laerte Coutinho, who at the age of 58 came out as a crossdresser and later as a transgender woman. Premise ''Laerte-se'' examines gender identity and what it means to be masculine/feminine, while also exploring the issues Learte is facing by introducing herself as a woman and her talents as an artist. Cast * Laerte Coutinho * Eliane Brum Eliane Brum (born May 1966, in Ijuí) is a Brazilian journalist, writer and documentarist. In 2019, she was long-listed for a National Book Award. Life She graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC / RS) in 1988 ... * Rita Lee Release The film was released by Netflix on May 1, 2017. References External links * * * {{Rotten Tomatoes, laerte_se 2017 documentary films 2017 films Transgender-related documentary films Brazilian documentary films Brazilian LGBTQ-related films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Vargas Llosa
Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa (born 28 March 1936), more commonly known as Mario Vargas Llosa (, ), is a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist and former politician, who also holds Spanish citizenship. Vargas Llosa is one of Latin America's most significant novelists and essayists, and one of the leading writers of his generation. Some critics consider him to have had a larger international impact and worldwide audience than any other writer of the Latin American Boom. In 2010 he won the Nobel Prize in Literature, "for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat." He also won the 1967 Rómulo Gallegos Prize, the 1986 Prince of Asturias Award, the 1994 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1995 Jerusalem Prize, the 2012 Carlos Fuentes International Prize, and the 2018 Pablo Neruda Order of Artistic and Cultural Merit. Vargas Llosa rose to international fame in the 1960s with nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Médecins Sans Frontières
(MSF; pronounced ), also known as Doctors Without Borders, is a humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation (NGO) or charity of French origin known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases. Main areas of work include diabetes, drug-resistant infections, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, tropical and neglected diseases, tuberculosis, vaccines and COVID-19. In 2019, the charity was active in 70 countries with over 35,000 personnel; mostly local doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, logistical experts, water and sanitation engineers, and administrators. Private donors provide about 90% of the organisation's funding, while corporate donations provide the rest, giving MSF an annual budget of approximately US$1.63 billion. MSF was founded in 1971, in the aftermath of the Biafran famine of the Nigerian Civil War, by a small group of French doctors and journalists who sought to expand accessibility to medical care across nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prêmio Jabuti
The Prêmio Jabuti (the "Tortoise Prize") is the most traditional literary award in Brazil, given by the Brazilian Book Chamber (CBL). It was conceived by Edgard Cavalheiro in 1959 when he presided over the CBL, with the interest of rewarding authors, editors, illustrators, graphics and booksellers who stood out each year. In 1959, there were only seven categories: Literature, Cover, Illustration, Editor of the Year, Chart of the Year, Bookseller of the Year and Literary Personality. Subsequently, the award incorporated other categories involving the creation and production of books, such as Adaptation, Graphic Design and Translation. In addition to the traditional categories such as Romance, Tales and Chronicles, Poetry, Children's, Youth, Reportage and Biography. The "Fiction Book of the Year" and "Non-Fiction Book of the Year" categories were created in 1991 and 1993, respectively. The Jabuti Award began to include two new divisions in 2017: Comics and Brazilian Book Published Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ijuí
Ijuí () is a Brazilian municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, situated from the state capital, Porto Alegre. In 2020 its population was 83,764, making it the third most populous city of the Missões region, behind Passo Fundo and Erechim. Demographics The town is known as "The Land of Diversified Cultures" due to the various nationalities of its founding immigrants, especially from Latvia and others from Europe. Ijuí has a variable daily population of approximately 100,000 people, being an important regional centre. Infrastructure Ijuí is a university town with major health services, containing one of the best hospitals away from the state capital, the Ijuí Charity Hospital (). The city is served by João Batista Bos Filho Airport. Sport EC São Luiz is the local professional football team. Famous natives * Dunga - Former coach of the Brazil National Football Team and former player * Felipe Mattioni Rohde - Football player of Espanyol * Paulo César Baier - Football pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
