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Oliveira (surname)
de Oliveira, Oliveira and d'Oliveira are surnames found mainly in Brazil and Portugal, and to a lesser extent in former Portuguese and Spanish colonies. In Portuguese, 'de Oliveira' means 'of the Olive Tree' and/or 'from the Olive Tree'. 'de Oliveira' is also a Sephardic surname, used prior to the start of the Portuguese Inquisition as a way for Jews to avoid prosecution and under torture to become new Catholics. Since those people were targeted, and since Portugal had just recently discovered Brazil (1500), many of those people fled to Brazil and other colonies of Portugal. Similar names in other languages include the Italian Olivetti and Oliveto. Origin of the surname The surname identifies this family with the Olive Tree and the symbolic characteristics existing on the tree. On the coats of arms where it appears, it is the symbol of peace, of victory, of fame and immortal glory. In archaic Portuguese we find the register of surnames with variations of their spelling, such as ...
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Sephardi Jews
Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefarditas or Hispanic Jews, are a Jewish diaspora population associated with the Iberian Peninsula. The term, which is derived from the Hebrew ''Sepharad'' (), can also refer to the Mizrahi Jews of Western Asia and North Africa, who were also influenced by Sephardic law and customs. Many Iberian Jewish exiles also later sought refuge in Mizrahi Jewish communities, resulting in integration with those communities. The Jewish communities of the Iberian Peninsula prospered for centuries under the Muslim reign of Al-Andalus following the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, but their fortunes began to decline with the Christian ''Reconquista'' campaign to retake Spain. In 1492, the Alhambra Decree by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain called for the expulsi ...
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Arnaldo De Oliveira Sales
Arnaldo Augusto de Oliveira Sales, GBM, CBE, GCIH, JP, (; 13 January 1920 – 6 March 2020) was a Hong Kong/Portuguese sports figure who was chairman of the Hong Kong Olympic Academy and president of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong. He was for many years the unofficial member of the Urban Council and became its first unofficial chairman from 1973-81. He was also a member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee. Biography Sales was born in Shameen, Canton in the French concession in about 1920, where his great-great-grandfather had settled. He came to Hong Kong at the age of 8 and attended several Roman Catholic schools, including St Joseph's Branch School, La Salle College and St Joseph's Seminary, Macau. After he returned to Hong Kong, he attended a business school to prepare for joining the family business. He evacuated to Macau with other third nationals during the Second World War. After he returned to Hong Kong, Sales married his ...
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Flavia De Oliveira
Flávia de Oliveira (born 17 July 1983 in Londrina, BrazilRetrieved 31 July 2020.) is a Brazilian fashion model who participated in the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows. She has also modeled in shows for Dior, Valentino, Missoni, Gucci, Balenciaga, and Chanel. She has appeared in advertising for Blumarine, Dolce & Gabbana, Michael Kors, Pomellato, and Salvatore Ferragamo. Agencies *Ford Models, New York * Women Model Management, Milan *VIVA Model Management VIVA Model Management is a model agency based in Paris, London and Barcelona. The agency was founded in Paris in 1988 by director Cyril Brule and focuses on high-fashion editorial and catwalk work. VIVA's board features notable models, includ ..., Paris * Ten Model Management, São Paulo References External links *https://www.instagram.com/flaoliveiraofficial/ Brazilian female models Living people People from Londrina 1983 births {{Brazil-model-stub ...
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Filipe Oliveira Dias
Filipe Oliveira Dias (October 16, 1963 – October 15, 2014) was a Portuguese architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h .... He had a post-graduate degree from IUCC (Sevilla, SP), and was a professor at the ''Escola Superior de Artes Aplicadas'' (ESART), a school of the Polytechnical Institute of Castelo Branco, since 2006. He has been among Portugal's regularly published architects born in the 20th century. His book ''15 Years of Public Work'' was published in November 2004 by Campo das Letras Editorial. In 2004, he was awarded the Home National Institute Prize. Works Filipe Oliveira Dias' emblematic buildings, all in Portugal, include: *Central Services of Porto Polytechnical Institute, (1994) *F Building of Porto Institute of Engineering of Porto Polytec ...
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Fernanda Oliveira (dancer)
Fernanda Oliveira (born 1980) is a Brazilian ballet dancer. She is a lead principal with English National Ballet. Early life Oliveira was born in Rio de Janeiro. She started ballet at age 6 as her friends were also dancing. She trained at Centro de Dança Rio, and later enrolled in the Royal Ballet Upper School in London. Career Oliveira first danced at Ballet Nacional de Santiago de Chile. She joined English National Ballet in 2000, was promoted to soloist in 2003, first soloist in 2004, principal dancer in 2007, and lead principal in 2009. She had danced leading roles such as Odette/Odile ''Swan Lake'', Juliet in ''Romeo and Juliet'' and the title role in ''Manon'', and performed in one-act productions, including '' Etudes'' and '' In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated''. She had also originated the role of Gerda in ''The Snow Queen'' and other roles in Wayne Eagling's works, and had danced at Concert for Diana. ''The Guardian'' noted she danced the Rose Adagio from '' The Sleeping ...
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Elmar Oliveira
Elmar Oliveira (born June 28, 1950) is an American violinist. Early life The son of Portuguese immigrants, Elmar Oliveira was born in Naugatuck, Connecticut. Oliveira was nine when he began studying the violin with his brother John. At age 16 he appeared in a nationally-televised concert from Lincoln Center of child prodigy performers hosted by Leonard Bernstein, as part of Bernstein's Young People's Concerts series. He later studied with Ariana Bronne and Raphael Bronstein at the Hartt College of Music and the Manhattan School of Music. In 1978 he won (ex aequo together with Ilya Grubert) the first prize at the Tchaikowsky Competition in Moscow. Career He was a Grammy nominee for his 1990 CD of the Barber Concerto with Leonard Slatkin and the Saint Louis Symphony. His recorded works for Artek, Angel, Sony Masterworks, Vox, Delos, IMP, Naxos, Ondine, Élan, and Melodiya range widely from works by Bach and Vivaldi to contemporary composers. His best-selling 1997 recording of the ...
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Domingos Oliveira
Domingos Augusto Alves da Costa Oliveira (; 31 July 1873, Lisbon – 24 December 1957, Lisbon) was a Portuguese general and politician. He was nominated, on 21 January 1930, Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Council of Ministers) during the period of the Ditadura Nacional (National Dictatorship) that preceded the Estado Novo (New State). A conservative, he opposed all the attempts to restore democracy, like the failed military uprising of April and May 1931 in Madeira and the Azores Islands. The popularity and political role demonstrated by the Finance Minister, António de Oliveira Salazar António de Oliveira Salazar (, , ; 28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese dictator who served as President of the Council of Ministers from 1932 to 1968. Having come to power under the ("National Dictatorship"), he reframed the re ..., led him to resign on 25 June 1932, to be replaced by Salazar, who would retain the post for the following 36 years. ...
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Daniel De Oliveira (other)
Daniel de Oliveira may refer to: * Daniel de Oliveira (actor) Daniel de Oliveira (born 19 June 1977) is a Brazilian actor. Personal life He was married to Brazilian actress Vanessa Giácomo from 2004 to 2012. They have two children. In 2014, he began dating actress Sophie Charlotte. They married in 2015 ... (born 1977), Brazilian actor * Daniel De Oliveira (chess player) (born 1931), Portuguese chess player * Daniel de Oliveira (footballer) (born 1970), Venezuelan footballer See also * Daniel Oliveira (other) {{Hndis, Oliveira, Daniel de ...
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Dalva De Oliveira
Dalva de Oliveira or Vicentina de Paula Oliveira (May 5, 1917 – August 31, 1972) was a Brazilian singer and one of "divas" of the "Radio Era." Her greatest hits included ''Segredo'' (Secret) (1947), ''Tudo acabado'' (It's All Over) (1950), ''Ave Maria'' (1950), and ''Teus olhos verdes'' (Your Green Eyes) (1961). In addition, she recorded frequently with her son Pery Ribeiro, from her marriage with composer Herivelto Martins. She died as a victim of internal bleeding, probably caused by cancer. Life and career Dalva was born in Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil. Her father was a carpenter and semi-professional musician, playing clarinet and saxophone with a group called Os Oito Batutas (the Eight Batons). He died when Dalva was just eight years old, and, as a result, Dalva and her three sisters were placed into an orphanage, where Dalva remained for three years. At the orphanage, Dalva learned to play piano and organ, as well as choral singing. Dalva left the orphanage due to ...
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Christianne Oliveira
Christianne Oliveira (previously Christianne Gadd) (born 1971) is a Brazilian actress, known for playing Donna Doyle on '' Night and Day'' from 2001 to 2003. Career Oliveira also appeared in the movie '' Chocolat'' with Johnny Depp in 2000, playing Chitza. In 2003, she appeared in a video clip of the Arabian singer Amr Diab. The clip was on song (Ana ayesh) and Oliveira was the sweetheart of Amr Diab in the clip, which was popular in Egypt and the Middle East. Oliveira joined the cast of ''EastEnders'' in May 2006, playing Carla Mitchell. She got the part after having strong sexual chemistry with Ross Kemp, who plays her on-screen husband, Grant Mitchell, at her audition. She joined the cast of Rodrigo Rodrigues`s '' Goitaca'' with Marlon Blue, Leandro Firmino, Luciano Szafir and Lady Francisco. In 2020, Oliveira was cast in ''The Great'' alongside Nicholas Hoult and Elle Fanning. Quotes *"It's a real delight to be invited to work on such a well-known show. I have been a fa ...
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César De Oliveira
César de Oliveira (born 17 May 1977 in Porto) is a Portuguese composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi .... External links Living Composers Projectbiographical page, accessed 10 February 2010 Classical Composers websiteprofile 1977 births Living people Portuguese composers Portuguese male composers Musicians from Porto 21st-century classical composers 21st-century Portuguese male musicians {{Portugal-composer-stub ...
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Carlos Roberto De Oliveira
Carlos Roberto de Oliveira, known as Roberto Dinamite (born 13 April 1954) is a Brazilian former footballer and politician. He was born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state. With a career as centre forward spanning over twenty years, Roberto is Vasco da Gama's player with the most appearances and all-time top goalscorer, as well as the overall leading scorer in the Brazilian Série A. At the national level, Roberto Dinamite played in the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cups and the 1972 Olympic Games. He was president of Vasco da Gama from 2008 to 2014. Club career Roberto Dinamite was developed at Vasco da Gama youth squad. He is one of the most famous Vasco da Gama players, and is the club's greatest goal scorer. He scored 698 goals wearing the club's shirt and 864 goals in all his career. He played 1022 matches (768 official matches, and 254 friendly matches). He was nicknamed Dinamite by the journalist Aparício Pires, of Jornal dos Sports newspaper, after scoring a spectacul ...
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