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Macedo
Macedo is a Portuguese language surname that may refer to: People * Amaro Macedo (1914–2014), Brazilian botanist *António de Macedo (1931–2017), Portuguese film director * António Macedo (painter) (born 1955), Portuguese painter * Carlos Macedo (born 1965), Portuguese actor *Diane Macedo (born 1982), American journalist * Donaldo Macedo (born 1950), American scholar *Edir Macedo (born 1945), Brazilian religious leader * Felipe Macedo (born 1994), Brazilian football player *Francisco Macedo (1596–1681), Portuguese theologian *Isabel Macedo (born 1975), Argentine actress * Jean Carlos Macedo da Silva (born 1980), Brazilian football player * Joílson Rodrigues Macedo (born 1979), Brazilian football player * John Macedo (born 1985), British dark ambient musician * José Macedo Vieira (born 1949), Portuguese politician *Leandro Macedo (born 1968), Brazilian athlete *Luis de Llano Macedo (born 1945), Mexican television producer * Macedo Novaes (born 1983), Brazilian football playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edir Macedo
Edir Macedo (born February 18, 1945) is a Brazilian evangelical bishop, writer, billionaire businessman, and the founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG). He is the owner and chairman of the third-largest television network in Brazil, RecordTV, along with Grupo Record since 1989, which he founded after he bought the network. Early life Edir Macedo was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1945 (one of seven surviving children). Macedo's website stated that he has degrees in theology from the Evangelical School of Theology "United Seminar", and the Faculty of Theological Education in the state of São Paulo (Fatebom); a doctorate in theology, Christian philosophy, an honorary degree in Divinity, a Master's degree in Theological Science received through the ''Federación Evangélica Española de Entidades Religiosas'' (F.E.E.D.E.R) in Madrid, Spain. The reference to FEEDER may be an error; it is cited with a question mark in the biography, and there is an organisatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica Macedo
Verónica Macedo (born October 30, 1995) is a Venezuelan mixed martial artist (MMA) who competes in the women’s Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Mixed martial arts career Early career Macedo amassed a record of 5–0 prior to being signed by UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championship Macedo faced Ashlee Evans-Smith on September 3, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 93. She lost the fight via technical knockout in round three. Macedo faced Andrea Lee on May 19, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 129. She lost the fight by unanimous decision. This fight earned her the Fight of the Night bonus. Macedo faced Gillian Robertson on February 23, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos. She lost the fight via submission in the second round. Macedo was scheduled to face Rachael Ostovich on August 10, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 14. However, it was announced on July 29, 2019 that Ostovich was replaced by Polyana Viana for undisclosed reason. Macedo won the fight via a submis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António De Macedo
António de Macedo (5 July 1931 − 5 October 2017) was Portuguese filmmaker, writer, university professor and lecturer. He gave up filmmaking in the 1990s as he felt systematically excluded from the state support programs of the Portuguese Ministry of Culture, the only financial source for film production in Portugal in that time. As a consequence, he dedicated himself entirely to writing, investigation and teaching. He published several books, essays, philosophy and fiction. Biography Filmmaker Macedo was born in Lisbon, where he graduated in architecture at the ESBAL (Escola Superior de Belas-Artes), the Faculty of Fine Arts, in 1958. From then until 1964, he worked as an architect in the Town Hall of Lisbon. He abandoned his architect career in 1964 to devote himself to filmmaking as director and scriptwriter. He also dedicated to literature and research in the fields of religion and spirituality. He specialized in the history and Sociology of Esoteric Christianity. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Macedo
Rita Macedo (April 21, 1925 – December 5, 1993) was a Mexican actress and dressmaker. She was nominated for an Ariel Award for her 1956 performance in "Ensayo de un crimen" and in 1991 for a TVyNovelas Prize for "Alcanzar una estrella". She won the Best Actress Ariel Award in 1972 for "Tú, yo, y nosotros". She was married to a pioneer of Mexican radio, television and film, Luis de Llano Palmer, by whom she had two children, Julissa, an actress and musician, and Luis de Llano Macedo, renowned telenovela producer. She also was instrumental in bringing many works of international writers to the Mexican stage. Biography María de la Concepción Macedo Guzmán was born in Mexico City, Mexico on April 21, 1925 to Miguel Macedo and Julia Guzmán, a celebrated writer. Her childhood was difficult, having grown up away from her parents attending boarding schools. When they divorced, she became estranged from her father. She initially used the stage name Conchita, but later changed it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Macedo (footballer)
Michel Macedo Rocha Machado (born 15 February 1990) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Ceará. Career Early career Michel was born in Rio de Janeiro. He began his career in Soft Lazer (a futsal academy), and joined Botafogo's youth setup in 1997, aged seven. After playing for Botafogo's futsal club, he joined the football team as a right winger, but was reconverted to full-back in the process. After impressing in a match against Flamengo in 2005, Macedo joined the latter shortly after. He was regarded as one of the best youth prospects during his time at Estádio da Gávea. Almería On 23 June 2008, Macedo moved to La Liga strugglers UD Almería, in a seven-year contract. He was awarded the #16 jersey. Macedo made his debut for the Andalusians on 16 November, in a 2–1 home win against RCD Mallorca, after came off the bench to replace Juanma Ortiz in the 87th minute. His first start came on 10 May of the following year, in a 3–1 success against Sportin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amaro Macedo
Amaro Macedo (10 May 1914 – 27 June 2014) was a Brazilian botanist who was the best-known collector of the Brazilian Cerrado plant species of the 20th century. He lived in Ituiutaba, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. He started his collection in 1943 when he was a teacher of natural sciences in the Instituto Marden, Ituiutaba. He collected most of his plant material in the Cerrado vegetation of the states of Minas Gerais, Goiás, Maranhão and Pará. He collected also in the regions of the villages of Natividade, Porto Nacional and Filadelfia, at the time part of the state of Goiás, although now part of the state of Tocantins. Plant specimens from his collection are in several herbaria in Brazil and outside. Between 1943 and 2007 he collected 6,008 plant specimens, several of them are considered new species and some were named for him by fellow botanists. Biography Macedo, the son of Otavio Macedo, a farmer from the Triângulo Mineiro in the State of Minas Gerais (MG), and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Macedo
María Isabel Macedo (born August 2, 1975) is an Argentine actress and singer. She was the First Lady of Salta Province from September 24, 2016 until December 10, 2019. Biography María Isabel Macedo was born in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina on August 2, 1975. For most of her childhood she lived in an apartment located in the neighborhood of Palermo, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her father was a jujeño agronomist and her mother a teacher. Much of her family is from the province of San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina. She is the youngest of four brothers, although in reality it is three half brothers, because they are children of their father's first wife. She studied at Saint Catherine's Moorlands School, and then enrolled in the University of Belgrano, in the hotel career. However, she never finished her university studies, since she decided to devote herself to the world of acting. Career Isabel Macedo had her first acting opportunity in the telenovela '' Ricos y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Macedo
Stephen Macedo is the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics at Princeton University, as well as the former Director for the University Center for Human Values at Princeton. Education He earned his B.A. at the College of William and Mary, Master's degrees at the London School of Economics and Oxford University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. at Princeton University. He was an early member of the Oxford Hayek Society. Academic career Macedo began his teaching career with the Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ... Government Department. Next, he held the Michael O. Sawyer chair at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University, before taking the position he currently holds at Princeton University. He writes and teaches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António Macedo (painter)
António Macedo is a fine artist who studied at the Escola Superior de Belas Artes do Porto (Oporto School of Fine Arts). His work clearly reflects the Anglo-Saxon culture due to the years spent in London and other parts of the United Kingdom.sdv He works mainly as a painter and sculptor, with a definite realist style, and he is also known as a portrait painter. Oil Painting is his medium of choice, and his subjects, other than portraits, include the feminine figure, draperies, still-life, symbolic and magic realism, as well as scenes from ordinary life. Amongst his numerous portraits are those of the President of the Portuguese Parliament, Dr. António Almeida Santos, the Bishops of Oporto D. Armindo Coelho and D. Manuel Clemente and those at the Constitutional Court, Dr Artur Maurício and Dr Luis Nunes de Almeida. Paintins of his can be seen in several institutions, both public and private and he has exhibited both on his own and collectively, national and internationally. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirta Macedo
Mirta Macedo (6 July 1939 - 25 July 2012) was an Uruguayan social worker, writer and human rights activist. She is best known for her writing, some of which focus on her time as a political prisoner in Montevideo. Macedo also worked to expose the torture and sexual abuse that she and other women faced in prison. Biography Macedo was born on July 6, 1939, in Treinta y Tres. Growing up in Treinta y Tres, Macedo felt that there were many problems in the city that needed attention. When she was 20, she moved to Montevideo and started studying at the Escuela de Servicio Social. She also joined the Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas. Macedo became a militant communist. She was also involved in ''Frente Ampilo'' ( Broad Front). Macedo was arrested by the (OCOA) in October of 1975. She was taken with a group of prisoners to one of the military prisons. Between 1975 and 1981, Macedo was held as a political prisoner. During her time in prison, she and the others were tortured in various ways. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natanael Dos Santos Macedo
Natanael dos Santos Macedo, known as Macedo (16 December 1969) is a Brazilian former professional footballer. Career At the age of 12, Macedo started in the youth levels of Rio Branco Esporte Clube. He turned professional in 1990. That year, he shared the topscorer of the second level of São Paulo league with 14 goals. In January 1991, he had the pass bought by São Paulo, in a negotiation that totaled 550.000 dollars. Macedo arrived in São Paulo FC at the age of 20, in 1990. He stood out in the club, having even been champion of the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup. In the second game of the 1992 Copa Libertadores Final, against Newell's Old Boys, he entered the second half and suffered a penalty which was converted by Raí. The 1-0 result took the decision to penalties kicks, and São Paulo won the title. One day, he arrived at São Paulo training with hair extensions, Rastafarian style. The manager Telê Santana didn't like the look at all and made the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Macedo
Diane Reis Macedo (born February 28, 1982) is an American news personality. She is currently employed by ABC News where she serves as one of the anchors of ''ABC News Live''. She also frequently fills-in as the pop news anchor on the weekend version of '' Good Morning America''. Before coming to ABC News, She was a weekend morning anchor for WCBS-TV in New York City. Macedo announced her departure from WCBS on March 6, 2016. She used to be an editor for FoxNews.com and an on-air reporter for the Fox Business. She is also the lead female singer for a musical ensemble called Tribeca Rhythm. Career Born and raised in Mineola, New York, Macedo is the daughter of immigrant parents from the Minho region of Portugal. She attended Boston College. There, she was a political science and communications double major and a member of the co-ed '' a cappella'' singing group, the Bostonians of Boston College. Macedo began her career in journalism as a guest booker for Fox News Radio. She was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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