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Paraíso Do Tuiuti
The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Paraíso do Tuiuti is a samba school in Rio de Janeiro, located in the neighborhood of São Cristóvão São Cristóvão (, ''Saint Christopher'') is a Brazilian municipality in the Northeastern state of Sergipe. Founded at the mouth of the Vaza-Barris River on January 1, 1590, the municipality is the fourth oldest settlement in Brazil. São Crist .... In performance of Paraíso do Tuiuti, from the beginning, was discreet, but in 1968, with the plot of Julius Matos honoring the neighborhood of São Cristóvão, takes the first place in Group 3 and goes to the Group 2. In the following year gets the third place in Group 2, with a point behind of the Jacarezinho, vice champion. In fact, until the early 1980s almost nobody heard from school, but from then on, the school lived a moment of great euphoria, thanks to the efforts of the carnival Maria Augusta Rodrigues, who gave the title of the group for the school that had no patron, a phenome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estação Primeira De Mangueira
Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Estação Primeira de Mangueira, or simply Mangueira, is a samba school in Rio de Janeiro (city), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The school was founded on April 28, 1928, by , Cartola, , among others. It is located at the Mangueira neighborhood, near the region of Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Maracanã. Mangueira is one of the most traditional samba schools in Brazil. It won the LIESA, Rio de Janeiro Carnaval competition 20 times, second only to Portela (samba school) (with 22 victories). It was runner up another 20 times. History Early years In the early days of samba, the community around the Mangueira hill or ''morro'' emerged as a pioneer of the Rio Carnival through its 'Cordões', in which a group of masked participants were led by a teacher with a whistle followed by a veritable percussion orchestra. In Mangueira, there were at least two Cordões: the Mountain Warriors (Guerreiros da Montanha) and the Triumphs of Mangueira (Triunfos da Mangueira) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinicius De Moraes
Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes (19 October 1913 – 9 July 1980), better known as Vinícius de Moraes () and nicknamed O Poetinha ("The little poet"), was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwright. With his frequent and diverse musical partners, including Antônio Carlos Jobim, his lyrics and compositions were instrumental in the birth and introduction to the world of bossa nova music. He recorded numerous albums, many in collaboration with noted artists, and also served as a successful Brazilian career diplomat. Early life Moraes was born in Gávea, a neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, to Clodoaldo da Silva Pereira Moraes, a public servant, and Lidia Cruz, a housewife and amateur pianist. In 1916, his family moved to Botafogo, where he attended Afrânio Peixoto Primary School. Fleeing the 18 of the Copacabana Fort revolt, his parents moved to Governador Island while Moraes remained at his grandfather's home in Botafogo to finis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosa Magalhães
Rosa Lúcia Benedetti Magalhães (born January 8, 1947 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian professor and artist. She is best known as the most successful carnival designer in Rio de Janeiro, with six championships won since 1984, when the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí was built. Designing carnival parades since 1971, Rosa likes telling historic events in her designs, such as the discovery of Brazil (2000), the life and creations of Hans Christian Andersen (2005), Don Quixote (2010), and the corruption scandal that led to the construction of the Versailles Palace in France (2017). In 2008, Rosa won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for her work as the artistic director of the Opening Ceremony of the Pan American Games in 2007. In addition, her Carnival designs have been exhibited in the Prague Quadrennial, as well as in Venice Biennale. Biography Rosa Magalhães is the daughter of writer and academic Raimundo Magalhães Júnior and the playwright Lúc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lei Áurea
The (; from Portuguese: Golden Law), adopted on May 13, 1888, was the law that abolished slavery in Brazil. It was signed by Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846–1921), an opponent of slavery, who acted as regent to Emperor Pedro II, who was in Europe. The Lei Áurea was preceded by the Rio Branco Law of September 28, 1871 ("the Law of Free Birth"), which freed all children born to slave parents, and by the Saraiva-Cotegipe Law (also known as "the Law of Sexagenarians"), of September 28, 1885, that freed slaves when they reached the age of 60. Brazil was the last country in the Western world to abolish slavery. Background Aside from the activities of abolitionists, there were a number of reasons for the signing of the law: slavery was no longer profitable, as the wages of European immigrants, whose working conditions were poor, cost less than the upkeep of slaves, and the decline in the arrival of new slaves Text The text of the was brief: Analysis T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropicália
Tropicália (), also known as Tropicalismo (), was a Brazilian artistic movement that arose in the late 1960s. It was characterized by the amalgamation of Brazilian genres—notably the union of the pop culture, popular and the avant-garde, as well as the melding of Brazilian tradition and foreign traditions and styles. Today, Tropicália is chiefly associated with the musical faction of the movement, which merged Music of Brazil, Brazilian and Music of Africa, African rhythms with British and American psychedelic music, psychedelia and pop rock. The movement also included works of film, theatre, and poetry. The term Tropicália (Tropicalismo) has multiple connotations in that it played on images of Brazil being that of a "tropical paradise".Veloso, Caetano, Barbara Einzig, and Isabel de Sena. 2003. Tropical truth: a story of music and revolution in Brazil. Tropicalia was presented as a "field for reflection on social history". The movement was begun by a group of musicians fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As Caras Do Brasil
As, AS, A. S., A/S or similar may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media * A. S. Byatt (born 1936), English critic, novelist, poet and short story writer * "As" (song), by Stevie Wonder * , a Spanish sports newspaper * , an academic male voice choir of Helsinki, Finland * Adult Swim, a programming block on Cartoon Network Business legal structures * , a Czech form of joint-stock company * , a Slovak form of joint-stock company * or ''A/S'', a type of Danish stock-based company * or ''AS'', a type of Norwegian stock-based company Businesses and organizations * A.S. Roma, an Italian football club * Alaska Airlines, IATA airline designator * (Belgium), a World War II resistance organization * ''Diario AS'', a Spanish daily sports newspaper that concentrates particularly on football - branded as AS * KK AS Basket, a Serbian basketball club * , a French resistance organization * Oakland Athletics, an American baseball team referred to as the A's * Australian Standards, a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LIERJ
The Liga das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro (LIERJ; English: League of Samba Schools of the Rio de Janeiro) is the leading association that organizes the Série A Group in the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. On 15 July 2008, seven presidents of associations of Grupo de acesso decided to found in LESGA in order to join project and what they thought was best for the access group A, on August 7, 2008 with the entry of three associations, and associations founded by 10 From there, they separated from the AESCRJ and created their own association, the LESGA, which will manage the parades, handing over the proceeds to the samba school of the Grupo de acesso A. After separation of the Association, which was defined by the regulation, would rise 1 of the Grupo Rio de Janeiro 1 and going down 1, but the AESCRJ not agree because the dissidents who founded the LESGA had approved two going down and up two of the RJ-1, which caused a rift between the LESGA and AESCRJ, but this increased even w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Nunes
Clara Nunes (, August 12, 1942 – April 2, 1983) was a Brazilian samba and MPB singer, considered one of the greatest of her generation. She was the first female singer in Brazil to sell over 100,000 copies of a record,"Viúvo de Clara Nunes não quer mexerico em filme" R7. November 15, 2010. with "Tristeza Pé No Chão" and her achievements in the samba genre earned her the title of "Queen of Samba".Neder, Alvaro. Clara Nunes biography All Music Guide. She had an enormous success with samba songs written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (; born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo, which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s, at the beginning of the Brazilian military dictatorship that took power in 1964. He has remained a constant creative influence and best-selling performing artist and composer ever since. Veloso has won nine Latin Grammy Awards and two Grammy Awards. On November 14, 2012, Veloso was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. Veloso was one of seven children born into the family of José Telles Velloso (commonly known as ''Seu Zeca''), a government official, and Claudionor Viana Telles Veloso (known as ''Dona Canô''). He was born in the city of Santo Amaro da Purificação, in Bahia, a state in the eastern area of Brazil, but moved to Salvador, the state capital, as a college ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LESGA
The Liga das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro (LIERJ; English: League of Samba Schools of the Rio de Janeiro) is the leading association that organizes the Série A Group in the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. On 15 July 2008, seven presidents of associations of Grupo de acesso decided to found in LESGA in order to join project and what they thought was best for the access group A, on August 7, 2008 with the entry of three associations, and associations founded by 10 From there, they separated from the AESCRJ and created their own association, the LESGA, which will manage the parades, handing over the proceeds to the samba school of the Grupo de acesso A. After separation of the Association, which was defined by the regulation, would rise 1 of the Grupo Rio de Janeiro 1 and going down 1, but the AESCRJ not agree because the dissidents who founded the LESGA had approved two going down and up two of the RJ-1, which caused a rift between the LESGA and AESCRJ, but this increased even w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartola
Angenor de Oliveira, known as Cartola (Portuguese for top hat), (; October 11, 1908 – November 30, 1980) was a Brazilian singer, composer and poet considered to be a major figure in the development of samba. Cartola composed, alone or with partners, more than 500 songs. Biography The third son of Sebastião Joaquim de Oliveira and Aida Gomes de Oliveira, Angenor was born at Rua Ferreira Viana, 74, in the Catete district of Rio de Janeiro. His parents named him ''Agenor,'' but a transcription error on his birth certificate rendered it ''Angenor'', which he learned when he was 55. His nickname was bestowed by friends when he was 15: A construction worker, he always wore a hat—which he called a ''cartola'' (top hat)—to protect his hair and clothes. When Cartola was eight, his family moved to the Laranjeiras neighborhood in Rio; financial difficulties necessitated another move, to Mangueira hill in 1919, where a small favela (an unregulated slum, typically without public s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulo Barros (carnival Planner)
Paulo Roberto Barros Braga (born Nilópolis Nilópolis (, , ) is a municipality in Brazil, located in the Rio de Janeiro state's southwestern region, bordering São João de Meriti, Mesquita and Rio de Janeiro. It is the smallest municipality in Rio de Janeiro state, with a total area of ..., 14 May 1962) is a Brazilian ''carnavalesco'', or carnival planner. He is two-time winner of the samba school title at the Rio Carnival, and has also trained circus artists and army soldiers as performers. He has been compared to Fernando Pinto ( pt) and Arlindo Rodrigues.''Rio, samba e carnaval'' 2006 - Issue 35 - Page 107 "Fernando Pamplona, the forerunner in the field, describes it like this: "There's no question that Paulo Barros was one of the most creative carnival artists in terms of samba schools. He's the Fernando Pinto or Arlindo Rodrigues of today", ." References Living people 1962 births {{Brazil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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