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Marcello Melo Jr.
Marcelo Santos de Melo Júnior (born 19 November 1987) is a Brazilian actor, singer-songwriter, and model. Biography Marcelo Melo Jr. was born in Nova Iguaçu, in the Baixada Fluminense, RJ, and grew up in the Vidigal slum, South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. In an interview for the magazine " Quem" in 2012: ''"I came to live with my father in Vidigal to 7 years and saw the first show, in which he was part of the cast, and fell in love It is my first idol My childhood there. was really fun, I bucked kite was very kid, did theater, I had a lot of happiness and at the same time learning the responsibilities"''. Career Formed by the theater group "Nós do Morro", which is part since 1997. Marcello is also a singer, musician and composer of hip hop band, " Melanina Carioca". In film, participated in the most successful productions of the resumption of Brazilian cinema as "Cidade de Deus" by Fernando Meirelles and "Última Parada 174", Bruno Barreto. In theater he participated in nume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Iguaçu
Nova Iguaçu (, locally: or , ''New Iguaçu'') is a municipality in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil. Location The city is named after the Iguaçu River that runs through it and empties into Guanabara Bay (not to be confused with the Iguaçu River in Paraná state, which forms the Iguaçu Falls). It is part of the Greater Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area. It was the state's second largest city in population until Mesquita was split off, and now it is the fourth largest behind São Gonçalo, Duque de Caxias and the state capital, Rio de Janeiro. It lies northwest of Rio de Janeiro, in the centre of the northern part of its metropolitan area, Baixada Fluminense. The current mayor is Rogério Lisboa ( PR). The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Iguaçu. Nova Iguaçu has an estimated population of around 800,000 people. Although not best defined as a commuter town, it is a suburb of Rio de Janeiro under the influence of the capital – to which tens of thousand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Vida Da Gente
''A Vida da Gente'' (English: ''The Life We Lead'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was broadcast by TV Globo in 2011 and 2012. ''The Life We Lead'' tells the touching story of two sisters, Ana and Manuela. The telenovela is about the love triangle between Ana, Manuela and Rodrigo, and family dramas lived by them after a tragic accident. Starring Fernanda Vasconcellos, Marjorie Estiano, Rafael Cardoso, and Thiago Lacerda. Plot Drama, emotion, and love permeate the unconventional family ties in ''The Life We Lead''. This brightly intensive telenovela reveals that love is the only thing that can sustain and nurture when life doesn't go according to plan. Ana is a promising tennis player with a collection of titles and trophies to flaunt. She finds out she is pregnant by her loving boyfriend Rodrigo. Her controlling mother, Eva, forces her to break up with Rodrigo and compels her to stay out of town until the baby is born. Eva's biggest concern is that she doesn't lose any of her s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Haagensen
Jonathan Haagensen Cerqueira (born February 23, 1983) is a Brazilian actor, model, and singer. Life and career A resident of the Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro, Vidigal community since his birth, he has Norway, Norwegian ancestry from his father, who has not seen since he was six years old. "I never knew anything about my father. I only know that he lives in Vitória, EspÃrito Santo, Vitória, the capital city of the state of EspÃrito Santo," he says. Haagensen appeared in the film ''City of God (2002 film), City of God'', by Fernando Meireles and Kátia Lund, as did his brother, Phellipe Haagensen, also an actor. He was discovered in the Vidigal's theatrical company ''Nós do Morro''. He has participated, as a model, in the Fashion Rio event, campaigning for Dolce & Gabbana and worked in promotional events for the NBA. He participated in the reality show ''A Fazenda'', from TV Record. Haagensen portrayed Dodo in ''Da Cor do Pecado'' and Cláudio in ''ParaÃso Tropical''. He is als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sketch Comedy
Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. The form developed and became popular in vaudeville, and is used widely in variety shows, comedy talk shows, and some sitcoms and children's television series. The sketches may be improvised live by the performers, developed through improvisation before public performance, or scripted and rehearsed in advance like a play. Sketch comedians routinely differentiate their work from a "skit", maintaining that a skit is a (single) dramatized joke (or "bit") while a sketch is a comedic exploration of a concept, character, or situation. definition 3b, Merriam-Webster online. Retrieved 5/4/2019 History Sketch comedy has its origins in |
Canastra Suja
''Canastra Suja'' is a Brazilian drama feature film. Directed, written and produced by Caio Sóh, it was released theatrically on 21 June 2018. In August of the same year, the movie was among the 22 candidates to represent Brazil at the competition for the 2019 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but the Special Commission of Selection (consisting of Bárbara Paz, Lucy Barreto, Jorge Peregrino, Flávio Ramos Tambellini, Jeferson De, João Jardim and Hsu Chien) ended up electing '' The Great Mystical Circus''. Plot Batista (Marco Ricca) is a valet at the parking lot of a rich hotel who suffers from alcoholism and lives in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro with his wife, housewife (Adriana Esteves); and his three children: the oldest one Pedro (Pedro Nercessian), for whom he arranges a job at the hotel's parking garage; EmÃlia (Bianca Bin), a receptionist and secretary for a rich, young doctor; and Rita (Cacá Ottoni), an autistic teenage girl. The film follows the proble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alemão (film)
''Alemão'' is a 2014 Brazilian action-drama film directed by José Eduardo Belmonte starring Antônio Fagundes, Cauã Reymond, Caio Blat, Gabriel Braga Nunes, Marcello Melo Jr. and Milhem Cortaz. The story presented in the film takes place a few days before the invasion of the Complexo do Alemão by the military police, which occurred on November 26, 2010. Plot Doca (Otávio Müller), Danillo (Gabriel Braga Nunes), Carlinhos (Marcello Melo Jr.), Branco (Milhem Cortaz), and Samuel (Caio Blat) are five policemen working undercover at the Complexo do Alemão, an area which gathers several slums and is considered one of the most dangerous places in Rio de Janeiro. Their operation goes wrong after the government threatens to raid the place using military vehicles, which leads local drug lord Playboy (Cauã Reymond) to cut off all the slum's communications, leaving them unable to contact their boss, Samuel's father sheriff Valadares (Antonio Fagundes) and forcing them to hide at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mato Sem Cachorro
''The Dognapper'' ( pt, Mato sem Cachorro) is a 2013 Brazilian comedy film directed by Pedro Amorim, his directorial debut, and starring Bruno Gagliasso, Leandra Leal and Danilo Gentili. The film was released in Brazil on October 4, 2013, the National Dog Day and World Animal Day. Plot Deco (Bruno Gagliasso) and Zoé (Leandra Leal) fall in love after saving a puppy with narcolepsy. The relationship ends two years later and Zoe takes the couple's dog with her. For the first time, Deco has to take a stand, and retrieve his dog. Cast * Bruno Gagliasso as Deco * Leandra Leal as Zoé * Danilo Gentili as Leléo * LetÃcia Isnard as Ananda * Enrique Diaz as Fernando * Felipe Rocha as Sidney * Gabriela Duarte as Mariana * Simone Mazzer as Rita * Rafinha Bastos as Vet Music *No Surprises - Radiohead *I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts *We Will Rock You - Queen *Meu Sangue Ferve Por Você - Sidney Magal *Alagados - Os Paralamas do Sucesso * The Underdog - Spoon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cidade De Deus - 10 Anos Depois
This is a list of cities in Portugal. In Portugal, a city ( pt, cidade) is an honorific term given to locations that meet several criteria, such as having a minimum number of inhabitants, good infrastructure (schools, medical care, cultural and sports facilities), or have a major historical importance. The country's demographic expansion of the 1980s prompted the elevation of several towns to city status and, as of 2018, 159 locations in Portugal are considered a city. Overview In Portugal, the city is not an administrative division, therefore a city generally does not necessarily correspond to a municipality, with the exception of the entirely urban municipalities, such as Lisbon, Porto, Funchal, Amadora, Entroncamento, and São João da Madeira. The municipality with the most cities is Paredes Municipality, which contains four cities. Until 1910, a location was proclaimed city by royal charter, which happened 25 times to current Portuguese cities (royal charters were also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Última Parada 174
''Last Stop 174'' ( pt, Última Parada 174) is a 2008 Brazilian film directed by Bruno Barreto, written by Braulio Mantovani, produced by Moonshot Pictures and starring Michel Gomes and Marcello Melo, Jr.. The film relates a fictionalized account of the life of Sandro Rosa do Nascimento, a street kid in Rio de Janeiro that survived the Candelária massacre and, in 2000, hijacked a bus. On September 16, 2008, the film was chosen by the Ministry of Culture as the representative of Brazil in the Oscar competition for best foreign film at the ceremony in 2009. In rigorous reconstruction of the facts, the film was set in locations of downtown Rio de Janeiro, as the Candelária Church, the neighborhood of the Jardim Botânico, Tavares Bastos' favela (''slum'') and Curicica, over eight weeks, between July, August and September 2007. Plot ''Last Stop 174'' tells the story of Sandro Rosa do Nascimento, who in 2000 hijacked Bus 174 in Jardim Botânico, a violent hijacking that has vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of God (2002 Film)
''City of God'' ( pt, Cidade de Deus) is a 2002 Brazilian epic crime film co-directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, released in Brazil in 2002 and worldwide in 2003. Bráulio Mantovani adapted the story from the 1997 novel of the same name written by Paulo Lins, but the plot is loosely based on real events. It depicts the growth of organized crime in the Cidade de Deus suburb of Rio de Janeiro, between the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1980s, with the film's closure depicting the war between the drug dealer Li'l Zé and vigilante-turned-criminal Knockout Ned. The tagline is "If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you." The cast includes Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Alice Braga, and Seu Jorge. Most of the actors were, in fact, residents of favelas such as Vidigal and the Cidade de Deus itself. The film received critical acclaim and garnered four nomination at the 76th Academy Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
