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Pepa Martins De Abreu
Pepa Martins de Abreu (stage name, Pepita de Abreu) (1890 –1962) was a Portuguese actress, journalist, translator and writer. Early life Pepa Martins de Abreu Melo Vieira was born in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon on 6 July 1890. She was the daughter of EmÃlia de Abreu, also an actress. She became known in the artistic world as "Pepita de Abreu", making her debut at the Teatro da Rua dos Condes in Lisbon in 1905 and then performing at the '' Teatro PrÃncipe Real'' in Porto in 1907. She performed in several theatres in Lisbon and Porto and toured other locations, including the Azores Archipelago and Madeira. In 1909, she performed in the last variety show written by António de Sousa Bastos (1844-1911) and performed at the '' Teatro Avenida'' in Lisbon. Career Abreu went to Brazil in 1919 with the company of Maria Matos and stayed there until 1946. In Rio de Janeiro she went into journalism and became a writer for the ''Jornal do Commercio'' and also wrote for journals such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the List of urban areas of the European Union, 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas - demographia.com, 06.2021 About 3 million people live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the Iberian Peninsula, after Madrid and Barcelona. It represents approximately 27% of the country's population. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Portugal
The Kingdom of Portugal ( la, Regnum Portugalliae, pt, Reino de Portugal) was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic. Existing to various extents between 1139 and 1910, it was also known as the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves after 1415, and as the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves between 1815 and 1822. The name is also often applied to the Portuguese Empire, the realm's overseas colonies. The nucleus of the Portuguese state was the County of Portugal, established in the 9th century as part of the ''Reconquista'', by VÃmara Peres, a vassal of the King of Asturias. The county became part of the Kingdom of León in 1097, and the Counts of Portugal established themselves as rulers of an independent kingdom in the 12th century, following the battle of São Mamede. The kingdom was ruled by the Alfonsine Dynasty until the 1383–85 Crisis, after which the monarchy passed to the House of Aviz. Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro Da Rua Dos Condes
The ''Teatro da Rua dos Condes'', or simply ''Condes'', was a theatre in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. It was opened in 1738 and rebuilt in 1755 after an earthquake. Never considered comfortable, it was demolished and rebuilt in 1888 and eventually converted to a cinema. After a further demolition and reconstruction as a purpose-built cinema, the building now houses a Hard Rock Café. For part of its life the ''Teatro da Rua dos Condes'' was one of Lisbon's major theatres, attracting the city's elite, including the royal family. However, with the construction of newer, more modern theatres it gradually moved from offering operas and legitimate theater to vaudeville and revues with more of a mass appeal. Early days The ''Teatro da Rua dos Condes'' is believed to have been first opened on 4 February 1738 on land owned in Lisbon by the Count of Ericeira. Prior to that the location may have been used as a private theatre, probably outdoors, for the Count. It was situated on the ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro Sá Da Bandeira
The Teatro Sá da Bandeira is the oldest performance venue in the city of Porto, with a capacity for 786 people and opened in 1846, it was responsible for the first presentation of films produced in Portuguese (on 12 November 1896, by Aurélio Paz dos Reis), and was converted in the first years of its opening on stage to some of the 19th century theater biggest stars, such as Sarah Bernhardt, Julián Gayarre and Antonio Scalvini. History On 4 August 1846 it was inaugurated as Teatro Circo, a wooden shack, built by D. José Toudon Ferrer Catalon for his equestrian company. In 1867 it was demolished to make another one of stone and lime, which in turn was replaced, ten years later, by the building that has survived until today. Until the opening of Rua Sá da Bandeira, at the end of the 1870s, when its façade for that street was built, the theater was only accessible from the then Santo António street, by some stairs that still exist. By that time it had been renamed Teatro-Cir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropolitan area, with an estimated population of just 231,800 people in a municipality with only 41.42 km2. Porto's metropolitan area has around 1.7 million people (2021) in an area of ,Demographia: World Urban Areas March 2010 making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a global city with a Gamma + rating from the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azores
) , motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace") , anthem= ( en, "Anthem of the Azores") , image_map=Locator_map_of_Azores_in_EU.svg , map_alt=Location of the Azores within the European Union , map_caption=Location of the Azores within the European Union , subdivision_type=Sovereign state , subdivision_name=Portugal , established_title=Settlement , established_date=1432 , established_title3=Autonomous status , established_date3=30 April 1976 , official_languages=Portuguese , demonym= ( en, Azorean) , capital_type= Capitals , capital = Ponta Delgada (executive) Angra do HeroÃsmo (judicial) Horta (legislative) , largest_city = Ponta Delgada , government_type=Autonomous Region , leader_title1=Representative of the Republic , leader_name1=Pedro Manuel dos Reis Alves Catarino , leader_title2= President of the Legislative Assembly , leader_name2= LuÃs Garcia , leader_title3= President of the Regional Government , leader_name3=José Manuel Bolieiro , le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeira
) , anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira") , song_type = Regional anthem , image_map=EU-Portugal_with_Madeira_circled.svg , map_alt=Location of Madeira , map_caption=Location of Madeira , subdivision_type=Sovereign state , subdivision_name=Portugal , established_title=Discovery , established_date=1418-1419 , established_title2=Settlement , established_date2=c. 1425 , established_title3=Autonomous status , established_date3=30 April 1976 , named_for = en, wood ( pt, madeira) , official_languages=Portuguese , demonym= en, Madeiran ( pt, Madeirense) , capital = Funchal , government_type=Autonomous Region , leader_title1=Representative of the Republic , leader_name1=Irineu Barreto , leader_title2=President of the Regional Government of Madeira , leader_name2=Miguel Albuquerque , leader_title3=President of the Legislative Assembly , leader_name3=José Manuel Rodrigues , legislature= Legislative Assembly , national_representation=National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António De Sousa Bastos
António de Sousa Bastos (1844 –1911) was a Portuguese writer, playwright, theatre entrepreneur and journalist. Author of the ''Diccionario do theatro portuguez'' (Dictionary of Portuguese Theatre), he was the husband of the actress Palmira Bastos. Early life António Rodrigo Francisco João Valeriano Bernardino Peregrino Ângelo André Carlos Nicolau Vicente José Augusto Máximo Magalhães de Sousa Bastos de Judicibus was born in Santa Isabel in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, on 13 May 1844, son of an Italian father, D. Francisco de Judicibus, a landowner from Naples, and of D. Joana Maria da Salvação de Sousa Bastos, from Lisbon. His father was seriously ill at the time of their wedding in January 1841, being expected to die, but recovered and lived a long life. Sousa Bastos went to primary school in Lisbon and secondary school in Santarém. He then returned to Lisbon to follow a course in agronomy but never completed it, preferring to become a journalist. Career As a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro Avenida
''Teatro da Avenida'', better known as ''Teatro Avenida'', was a theatre located at 150 to 156 Avenida da Liberdade in the city of Lisbon, Portugal, which operated from 1888 to 13 December 1967, when it was completely destroyed by fire. Following the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, the city was rebuilt under the instructions of Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal. The reconstruction included the development of a park, oriented south-east to north-west, known as the '' Passeio Público''. The park's borders rapidly became a popular location for the elite to build their homes and, over time, it was considered necessary for a road to be built through the park. The Avenida da Liberdade was completed in 1886. The ''Teatro Avenida'' opened on 11 February 1888 and until 1906 was the only entertainment facility on the Avenida da Liberdade. It had a very simple appearance, with little architectural distinction. On the ground floor of the façade were four wooden doors, whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Matos
Maria de Conceição de Matos Ferreira da Silva (29 September 1886 – 19 September 1952) was a Portuguese actress and theatre personality. Career Matos studied piano, singing and dramatic art at the Royal Conservatory of Lisbon, and for her final exam performed '' Rosas de Todo Ano'', written by Júlio Dantas. She debuted professionally at the Teatro Nacional D. Mary II in the play ''Judas'' (1907). She married in 1913 the actor Mendonça de Carvalho, who founded the theater company Maria Matos - Mendonça de Carvalho, a company that enjoyed considerable prestige in Portuguese theatre. In 1940, she was appointed at the Conservatório Nacional de Teatro, where she was head of Theatrical aesthetics and Vocal coaching. Her talent was particularly evident in the farce and the comedy. In the film she starred in successful films such as ''O Costa do Castelo'' (1943) and ''A Menina da Rádio'' (1944), directed by Arthur Duarte and costarring with António Silva. She also starred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jornal Do Commercio
Jornal do Commercio was a newspaper published in Rio de Janeiro. It was founded in 1827 by French journalist Pierre Plancher. It was the oldest newspaper in circulation in South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ..., until the last publication on 29 April 2016, when it ceased operations. References Newspapers published in Brazil Publications established in 1827 Portuguese-language newspapers 1827 establishments in Brazil {{Brazil-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro Variedades, Lisbon
The ''Teatro Variedades'' was a theatre in Lisbon, capital of Portugal, that offered variety or revue shows of the type known in Portugal as ''Teatro de Revista''. Opened in 1926, it has not been used since 1992, but as of 2020 there were active plans to construct a new theatre on the site, incorporating elements of the existing building. The ''Teatro Variedades'' is located in the Parque Mayer in Lisbon, close to the Avenida da Liberdade. It was part of a complex of theatres at the park that included the '' Teatro Maria Vitória'', which was the first to be constructed. Its construction was first considered in 1922 by the entrepreneur , and building began two years later, under the direction of the architect Urbano de Castro. The theatre was inaugurated on 8 July 1926, with a variety show called ''Pó de Arroz'' (Rice Powder), with a cast that included Vasco Santana, as the main attraction and Augusto Costa as the compère. There were two shows: one at 21.00 and the other at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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