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List Of Brazilian Americans
This is a list of Brazilian Americans, Americans of Brazilian ancestry, including both immigrants from Brazil who have American citizenship or residency, and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Brazilian American or must have references showing they are Brazilian American and are notable. List Americans of Brazilian descent * Ana Lucia Araujo, PhD - professor of History at Howard University * Barbie Ferreira - model and actress * Blondfire - brother and sister musical act * Marshall Brickman - screenwriter * Rudy Mancuso - actor and musician * Hailey Baldwin - model * Camilla Belle - actress (Brazilian mother) * Jordana Brewster - film actress (Brazilian mother) * Antonio Campos (director) * Lee Chamberlin - actress (Brazilian father) * Raw Leiba - actor,producer and Athlete (Brazilian mother) * Lin Chao - biologist and geneticist * Flavia Colgan - political strategist *Yaya DaCosta - model and act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian American
Brazilian Americans ( pt, brasileiros americanos or ) are Americans who are of full or partial Brazilian ancestry. The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs estimates the Brazilian American population to be 1,775,000, the largest of any Brazilian diaspora. The largest wave of Brazilian migration to the United States occurred in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a response to hyperinflation in Brazil. Even after inflation stabilized in 1994, Brazilian immigration continued as Brazilians left in search of higher wages in the United States. Population and classification In 2020, the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs estimated the number of Brazilian Americans to be 1,775,000, 0.53% of the US population at the time. However, the 2019 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey estimated that there were 499,272 Americans who would report Brazilian ancestry. This discrepancy can be attributed to the American Community Survey reporting on ancestry and not nationality, sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Ecker
Guy Frederick Ecker (born February 9, 1959) is an American actor. Ecker became a household name in Latin America for his portrayal of Sebastián Vallejo in the Colombian telenovela '' Café, con aroma de mujer''. A second Colombian production, '' Guajira'' also proved successful. In 1998, he moved to Mexico and won his first leading role in a Mexican telenovela, playing opposite Kate del Castillo in the telenovela '' La Mentira'', which also became a huge success. Leading roles in '' Salomé'' and '' Heridas de Amor'' followed. American viewers may be familiar with him through his work on the television show ''Las Vegas'' as Detective Luis Perez. Biography Guy Ecker was born in São Paulo, he is the third out of five children (3 girls, 2 boys) of American parents Marion and Bob Ecker. His father was a businessman, originally from Wisconsin, who worked for several multinational companies and, during his childhood, Ecker also lived in Colombia, Venezuela and Mexico. As a child, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Santos
Bianca Alexa Santos (born July 26, 1990) is an American actress known for her roles as Lexi Rivera in the Freeform drama series '' The Fosters'' and as Lucy Velez in the MTV comedy series '' Happyland''. She also starred in the films ''Ouija'' (2014), ''The DUFF'' (2015), and '' Priceless'' (2016). Early life and education Santos was born on July 26, 1990, in Santa Monica, California. Her father, Carlos Santos, is a Brazilian from Rio de Janeiro, and her mother, Carmen Carnot, is a Cuban from Havana. Santos is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. She attended California Lutheran University, majoring in psychology and minoring in sociology. Career In May 2013, it was announced that Santos would join the cast of the Freeform drama series '' The Fosters'', portraying the recurring role of Lexi Rivera. Santos subsequently co-starred as Isabelle in the 2014 horror film ''Ouija'' (2014). Santos was also cast in the lead role of Lucy Velez in MTV's comedy series '' Happyland''. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Perry
Linda Perry (born April 15, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. She was the lead singer and primary songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, and has since founded two record labels and composed and produced hit songs for several other artists. They include: " Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera; " What You Waiting For?" by Gwen Stefani; and " Get the Party Started" by Pink. Perry has also contributed to albums by Adele, Alicia Keys, and Courtney Love, as well as signing and distributing James Blunt in the United States. Perry was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015. Early life In 1965, Perry was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. Growing up in an artistic and musical household, Perry displayed musical talent and interest from an early age. Despite struggling with kidney disease and then drug addiction, she still focused on music. Her mother is Brazilian (Marluce Martins Perry) and her father was Portuguese-American (Alfred Xavier Perry). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Rossetti Morosini
Sergio Rossetti Morosini (born 1953) is a Brazilian-American Scholar, artist and author of Venetian extraction who served as Brazil's Cultural attaché in New Orleans and is dedicated to preserving the Atlantic Forest and restoring the art in stone of New York City Landmarks. Early life Sergio Rossetti Morosini is the middle of five children born to parents Italia Morosini and Pedro Rossetti, descendants of two old Venetian families that settled in the Atlantic Forest in Southern Brazil. Sergio grew up in the city of Guarapuava, in the heart of the state of Paraná's Araucaria Forest. Education Sergio is educated in economics, diplomacy, and holds master's degrees in Fine Arts and History of Art from the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, where he later taught a Contemporary Sculpture and 3D illustration Course. Career and marriage In his early 20s he represented Brazil in United States as a cultural attaché at the Consulate General in New Orleans, Louisiana. There, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezra Klein
Ezra Klein (born May 10, 1984) is an American journalist, political analyst, ''New York Times'' columnist, and the host of ''The Ezra Klein Show'' podcast. He is a co-founder of '' Vox'' and formerly served as the website's editor-at-large. He has held editorial positions at ''The Washington Post'' and ''The American Prospect'', and was a regular contributor to Bloomberg News and MSNBC. His first book, ''Why We're Polarized'', was published by Simon & Schuster in January 2020. Klein rose to prominence as a blogger, who became well known for his in-depth analysis on a range of policy issues. By 2007, Klein's blog had gained a substantial following and was acquired by ''The American Prospect'', where he served as an associate editor. At ''The Washington Post'', Klein managed Wonkblog, a branded blog that featured his and other reporters’ writing on domestic policy. In 2014, alongside fellow journalists Matt Yglesias and Melissa Bell, Klein co-founded Vox'','' a website for expla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Daily News
The New York ''Daily News'', officially titled the ''Daily News'', is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, NJ. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson as the ''Illustrated Daily News''. It was the first U.S. daily printed in tabloid format. It reached its peak circulation in 1947, at 2.4 million copies a day. As of 2019 it was the eleventh-highest circulated newspaper in the United States. Today's ''Daily News'' is not connected to the earlier '' New York Daily News'', which shut down in 1906. The ''Daily News'' is owned by parent company Tribune Publishing. This company was acquired by Alden Global Capital, which operates its media properties through Digital First Media, in May 2021. After the Alden acquisition, alone among the newspapers acquired from Tribune Publishing, the ''Daily News'' property was spun off into a separate subsidiary called Daily News Enterprises. History ''Illustrated Daily News'' The ''Illustrated Daily News'' was founded by Patters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honor Killing
An honor killing (American English), honour killing (Commonwealth English), or shame killing is the murder of an individual, either an outsider or a member of a family, by someone seeking to protect what they see as the dignity and honor of themselves or their family. Honor killings are often connected to religion, caste and other forms of hierarchical social stratification, or to sexuality. Most often, it involves the murder of a woman or girl by male family members, due to the perpetrators' belief that the victim has brought dishonor or shame upon the family name, reputation or prestige. Honor killings are believed to have originated from tribal customs. They are prevalent in various parts of the world, as well as in immigrant communities in countries which do not otherwise have societal norms that encourage honor killings. Honor killings are often associated with rural and tribal areas, but they occur in urban areas too. Although condemned by international conventions and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Of Tina Isa
Palestina Zein "Tina" Isa (December 3, 1972 – November 6, 1989) was an American teenage girl murdered in an honor killing in St. Louis, Missouri by her parents, Zein and Maria Isa. Her death was recorded on audiotape during Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) surveillance on Zein Isa due to his association with the Abu Nidal Organization (ANO). He and his wife were both convicted for first-degree murder and sentenced to death. Zein Isa died of diabetes before he could be executed. Maria Isa was later resentenced to life imprisonment and died in prison. Background Palestina Zein Isa, named after Palestine, was born on December 6, 1972 in Mato Grosso, Brazil. The youngest of seven siblings, she lived in a southern portion of the City of St. Louis in an apartment complex, and attended Dewey Junior High School and Roosevelt High School in Saint Louis. Her father was a Muslim Palestinian, Zein Isa, who originated from Beitin, West Bank. Her mother, Maria Isa, was Brazilian and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Hollweg
Ryan Alexander Hollweg (born April 23, 1983) is a former American-Canadian professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward. He was playing his last season with HC Plzeň 1929, HC Škoda Plzeň in the Czech Extraliga (Czech). Playing career As the son of a Brazilians, Brazilian father of German descent and Canadians, Canadian mother, Hollweg chose hockey over Football (soccer), soccer. Even as a young boy, he assumed that someday he would be a professional hockey player. Because his Southern California hometown did not have a hockey program, his mother would drive him to neighboring cities to attend hockey clinics. He played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Team California minor ice hockey team. He left Downey at 14 to play junior hockey in British Columbia, and was impressive in scoring 54 points in 58 games in 1998–99 for the Langley Hornets (British Columbia Hockey League, BCHL). In 1999, he was drafted #1 by the Medicine Hat Tigers (We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alésia Glidewell
Alésia Toyoko Glidewell (born December 8, 1978) is an American web-series-director, producer, and voice-actress. She was previously the owner of a small production-company. Career She has provided voices for video games, including '' Sly 2: Band of Thieves'', where she plays Carmelita Fox and Constable Neyla; '' Star Fox: Assault'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', where she plays the role of Krystal, as well as playing Zero Suit Samus and Knuckle Joe. Alésia provided the voice and movements of the adult Alma Wade in '' F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin'' and ''F.E.A.R. 3''. In the credits of ''F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin'', she goes by the name Alicia Glidwell. In both games of the ''Portal'' series, she provided the face and body model for the games' protagonist, Chell. Personal life Glidewell was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Brazilian-American father and Japanese mother. She speaks fluent English, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
