HOME
*





Tamara Taxman
Tamara de Braga Taxman (born February 24, 1947) is a Brazilian American actress, singer, television presenter and writer. She is best known for portraying the witch Leocádia, in the children's TV series ''Detetives do Prédio Azul''. Biography Taxman was born in Woodstock, New York. Her father was from Rock Island and her mother was from Varginha, Minas Gerais. She went to Brazil at the age of three months. Filmography Television {, {, class="wikitable" , - ! Year ! Title ! Role , - , rowspan="2" , 1972 , '' Selva de Pedra'' , Madalena Ribeiro , - , ''Uma Rosa com Amor'' , Ercy Andrade , - , 1974 , ''Fogo sobre Terra'' , Jamile , - , rowspan="2" , 1976 , '' Vejo a Lua no Céu'' , Margarida , - , '' O Casarão'' , Nurse , - , 1977 , ''À Sombra dos Laranjais'' , Dalva Alvarez , - , 1978 , '' Sinal de Alerta'' , Geórgia , - , 1980 , '' Água Viva'' , Selma , - , 1982 , ''Sétimo Sentido'' , Giza Resende , - , rowspan="2" , 1985 , '' Um ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Woodstock, Illinois
Woodstock is a city in (and the county seat of) McHenry County, Illinois, McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It is located 45 miles northwest of Chicago, making it one of the city's outer-most suburbs. Per the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 25,630. The city's historic downtown district and turn-of-the-century town square is anchored by the landmark Woodstock Opera House and the Old McHenry County Courthouse. In 2007 Woodstock was named one of the nation's Dozen Distinctive Destinations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. History Early days, Centerville Woodstock was originally known as Centerville because of its location at the geographic center of McHenry County. It was chosen as the county seat on September 4, 1843. Early settler Alvin Judd developed a plat for the town, which incorporated a two-acre public square, near which a 2-story frame courthouse and jail were constructed the following year by George C. Dean and Daniel Blai ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Kananga Do Japão
Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital city of the Kasai-Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was the capital of the former Kasaï-Occidental Province. It is the fourth most populous urban area in the country, with an estimated population of 1,524,000 in 2021. The city lies near the Lulua River, a tributary of the Kasai River and the Ilebo-Lubumbashi railway. An important commercial and administrative centre, it is home to a museum and to Kananga Airport. History German explorer Hermann Wissmann established a station in the area around present-day Kananga, on the left bank of the Lulua. Wissmann named the station Malandji, a name suggested by his 400 carriers, who were from the city of Malanje in Angola. Later on, with the construction of the railway on the other bank of the river, the station was moved, and the Lulua train station gave its name to the new town, namely Luluabourg. The old location is named Malandji-Makul ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Casos E Acasos
Casos e Acasos is a series of Brazilian TV Globo Network, written by Daniel Adjafre and Marcius Melhem, the general direction of Carlos Milan core of Marcos Schechtman (until the 15th episode) and Jayme Monjardim (from the 16th episode). First aired as a special year-end on December 26, 2007, the program went live April 3, 2008 and no longer appears in the following year. Cast Episode pilot * Humberto Martins - Lauro * Antônio Calloni - Ernesto * Taís Araújo - Gabriela * Ricardo Tozzi - Freitas * Érika Evantini - Michele * Thiago Fragoso - Felipe * Danton Mello - Adriano * Marcelo Valle - homem que se separa da mulher * Fábio Araújo - Robson * Bethito Tavares - Júnior * Alexandre Nero - Marcos * Paula Pereira - mulher que se separa do marido * Clarice Derzié Luz - vendedora de alianças ;Participação especial * Francisco Cuoco - Feldman 1º episódio ("O Encontro, o Assédio e o Convite") * Marcos Palmeira - Renato * Graziella Moretto - Suzana * Hugo Carvan ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Páginas Da Vida
''Páginas da Vida'' (English: ''Pages of Life'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Globo from 10 July 2006 to 2 March 2007 in 203 episodes. It stars Regina Duarte, Lília Cabral and Fernanda Vasconcellos in the lead roles. Lília Cabral was nominated in 2007 for best actress in the International Emmy Awards The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based International Academy of Television Arts and Sci ... for her role as Marta. Premise The story is divided into two phases: the first occurs in 2001. This phase lasts for the first 38 episodes of the telenovela. The second phase takes place in the present (2006), showing the characters' lives five years after the death of Nanda, and life of the twins.- Cast Reception Ratings References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paginas da Vida 2006 B ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  




Senhora Do Destino
''Senhora do Destino'' (English: ''Her Own Destiny'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from June 28, 2004 to March 11, 2005, with a total of 221 episodes. Replacing ''Celebridade'' and being replaced by '' América''. Written by Aguinaldo Silva with the collaboration of Filipe Miguez, Gloria Barreto, Maria Elisa Berredo and Nelson Nadotti. Directed by Luciano Sabino, Marco Rodrigo, Claudio Boeckel, with general and core direction of Wolf Maya. Nazaré Tedesco, Renata Sorrah's character, is the great villain of the plot, and entered the history of Brazilian television drama as one of the best known and cruel villains of Brazilian soap operas. Featured Suzana Vieira, José Wilker, Carolina Dieckmann, Eduardo Moscovis, Letícia Spiller, José Mayer, Leonardo Vieira, Débora Falabella, Marcello Antony, Dan Stulbach, Tania Khalill, Carol Castro, Dado Dolabella, Marília Gabriela, José de Abreu, Leandra Leal and Renata Sorrah in leading roles. ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


O Quinto Dos Infernos
O Quinto dos Infernos is a 2002 Brazilian historical comedy television miniseries. It was written by Carlos Lombardi, and directed by Wolf Maya and 48 episodes were produced. The protagonist was Marcos Pasquim. Cast * Marcos Pasquim - D. Pedro I * Luana Piovani - Domitila de Castro Canto e Melo * Humberto Martins - Francisco Gomes, "Chalaça" * Betty Lago - Carlota Joaquina * André Mattos - D. João VI * Danielle Winits - Manuela * Bruna Lombardi - Branca * Caco Ciocler - D. Miguel * Cláudia Abreu - Amélia de Leuchtemberg * Nair Bello - Giovanna/Marquesa di Pesto * Eva Wilma - D. Maria I * José Wilker - Marquês de Marialva * Lima Duarte - Conde dos Arcos * Érika Evantini - Imperatriz Leopoldina * Pedro Paulo Rangel - Camargo * Paulo Goulart - José Bonifácio * Carolina Ferraz - Naomi * Nathalia Timberg - Xuxu * John Herbert - Lobato * Maria Padilha - Emengarda Cauper * Flávio Galvão - Cauper * Roger Gobeth - Plácido * Taís Araújo - Dandara * ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Aquarela Do Brasil
"Aquarela do Brasil" (, 'Watercolor of Brazil'), written by Ary Barroso in 1939 and known in the English-speaking world simply as "Brazil", is one of the most famous Brazilian songs. Background and composition Ary Barroso wrote "Aquarela do Brasil" in early 1939, when he was prevented from leaving his home one rainy night due to a heavy storm. Its title, a reference to watercolor painting, is a clear reference to the rain. He also wrote "Três lágrimas" (Three Teardrops) on that same night, before the rain ended.About "Aquarela do Brasil" at blog Cifra Antiga
Accessed on March 30, 2009.
Describing the song in an interview to Marisa Lira, of the newspaper ''

Alma De Pedra
Alma or ALMA may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Alma'' (film), a 2009 Spanish short animated film * ''Alma'' (Oswald de Andrade novel), 1922 * ''Alma'' (Le Clézio novel), 2017 * ''Alma'' (play), a 1996 drama by Joshua Sobol about Alma Mahler-Werfel * ''Alma'' (album), by Carminho, 2012 * "Alma" (song), by Fonseca, 2008 * "Alma", a song by Tom Lehrer from the 1965 album ''That Was the Year That Was'' * ALMA Award, or American Latino Media Arts Award * Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an international children's literary award established by the Swedish government Businesses * Alma Books, a British publishing house * Alma Media, a Finnish digital service business * ALMA de México, a low-cost airline Military * Battle of the Alma, an 1854 Crimean War battle * ''Alma''-class ironclad, French Navy corvettes built in the 1860s ** French ironclad ''Alma'' People and fictional characters * Alma (given name), including a list of people, fictional characters and Mormon ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


O Fim Do Mundo (TV Series)
O Fim do Mundo is a Brazilian telenovela produced and displayed at the time of 20 hours by TV Globo, May 6 to June 14, 1996 in 35 chapters. Written by Dias Gomes with collaboration of Ferreira Gullar, with general direction of Paulo Ubiratan and Gonzaga Blota and core direction of Paulo Ubiratan. He had José Wilker, Paloma Duarte, Maurício Mattar, Paulo Betti, Guilherme Fontes, Vera Holtz, Patrícia França, Marcos Winter, Bruna Lombardi and Lima Duarte in the main roles of the plot. It was resubmitted between August 15 and September 29, 2000, just for the Distrito Federal, shortly after a presentation of Jornal Nacional, while not the rest of Brazil, was the presentation of free election time. Production Dias Gomes wrote the text to be presented as a miniseries but, because of the number of chapters, 35, and the traditional time at which it was presented at 8 pm, it was released as a mininovel, although it was in practice a miniseries. This was due to the fact that th ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]