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Maurice Capovila
Maurice Capovila (16 January 1936 – 29 May 2021) was a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He directed eight films between 1968 and 2003. His 1970 film '' The Prophet of Hunger'' was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography Director * '' Brasil Verdade'' (1968) * '' Bebel, Garota Propaganda'' (1968) * '' The Prophet of Hunger'' (1970) * '' Noites de Iemanjá'' (1971) * '' Vozes do Medo'' (1972) * ''The Night of the Scarecrow'' (1974) * '' O Jogo da Vida'' (1977) * '' O Boi Misterioso e o Vaqueiro Menino'' (1980) * '' Harmada'' (2003) Actor *''The Red Light Bandit ''The Red Light Bandit'' ( pt, O Bandido da Luz Vermelha) is a 1968 Brazilian crime film directed by Rogério Sganzerla, inspired by the crimes of the real-life burglar João Acácio Pereira da Costa, known as the "Red Light Bandit" (''Bandido ...'' (1968) - Gangster *''O Ritual dos Sádicos'' (1970) *''Audácia'' (1970) - (final film role) References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valinhos
Valinhos () is a municipality (''município'') in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is the birthplace of Adoniran Barbosa. Valinhos is famous for its purple fig, the theme of its annual Fig Fest. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. The population is 131,210 () in an area of . Its elevation is . Its name means 'little valleys' in Portuguese. History The city was founded on 2 December 1732 by Alexandre Simões Vieira. A passage between the villages of São Paulo and Jundiaí had been opened. The main economic foundation of the town in the 19th century was the production of coffee, figs and grapes. Later on, a railway was created to transport the products to the Port of Santos. Since the fig has been a town's symbol, the city counsel organizes the Festa do Figo (a traditional Fig Fest, attended by more than 75,000 people yearly). The city is mainly composed by closed neighbourhoods, condominium complexes and some residential buildings. There is also a Colégio V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |