Paraíso (
Galician,
Portuguese,
Spanish) means
paradise
In religion, paradise is a place of exceptional happiness and delight. Paradisiacal notions are often laden with pastoral imagery, and may be cosmogonical or eschatological or both, often compared to the miseries of human civilization: in paradis ...
in English. It also may refer to:
Places
Central America
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Paraiso, Belize,
a municipality in Belize
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Paraíso, Costa Rica
Paraíso () is a district of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.
History
It was established in 1823.''Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer'', 1952 Edition, p. 1428
Geography
Paraíso has an area of km² and an elevation ...
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Paraíso (canton)
Paraíso is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Paraíso district.
History
Paraíso was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.
Geography
Paraíso has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres.
P ...
, a canton in Cartago province
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Paraíso, Barahona, Dominican Republic
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Paraíso, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
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Paraíso, Tabasco
Paraíso is a town and municipality located in the north of the Mexican state of Tabasco, about 75 km due north of the state capital of Villahermosa on the Gulf of Mexico. Much of the area is traditionally dedicated to fishing and agriculture ...
, Tabasco, Mexico
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Paraíso, Panamá Province
Paraíso is a town in the Republic of Panama, located just north of the Panama Canal's Pedro Miguel Locks. It was a vibrant township of the old Canal Zone, though it was segregated for most of its history.
Early history
During Panama's Spanish ...
, Panama
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Paraíso, Chiriquí, Panama
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Paraíso, Los Santos
Paraíso is a corregimiento in Pocrí District, Los Santos Province, Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part ...
, Panama
South America
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Paraíso, Santa Catarina
Paraíso is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 ...
, Brazil
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Paraíso, São Paulo
Paraíso is a municipality in the state of São Paulo , Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 milli ...
, Brazil
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Paraíso (São Paulo Metro)
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Paraíso do Tocantins
Paraíso do Tocantins is a municipality in the state of Tocantins in the Northern region of Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin ...
, a municipality in the state of Tocantins in the Northern region of Brazil
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El Paraíso, Peru
El Paraíso (, "The Paradise") is the modern name of a Late Preceramic (3500–1800 BC) archaeological site located in the Chillón Valley on the central coast of Peru. The site is situated several kilometers north of Lima, the capital ...
, settlement in the Chillón Valley occupied ca. 3500-1800 BC.
Television
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''Paraíso'' (Venezuelan TV series), a 1989 Venezuelan telenovela
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''Paraíso'' (2000 TV series), a Spanish television series that ran from 2000 to 2003
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''Paraíso'' (2009 TV series), a 2009 Brazilian telenovela
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''Paraiso'' (Philippine TV series), a 2012 Philippine daytime television drama
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''Paraíso'' (2021 TV series), a Spanish television series that ran from 2021 to 2022
Cinema
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''Paraíso'' (1941 film), a Filipino film starring
Tita Duran
Teresita Rigo Durango Magalona (born Teresita Rigo Durango; September 30, 1928 – April 27, 1990), known professionally as Tita Duran, was a Filipina film actress who began as a child actress. She was the first successful child star of Philipp ...
, et al
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''Paraíso'' (1970 film), a 1970 film by Luis Alcoriza
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''Paraíso'' (2003 film), a 2003 film by Alina Teodorescu
* ''Paraiso'', a 2009 film by
Leon Ichaso
Leon Ichaso (born August 3, 1948) is a Cuban-American writer and film director. Some of his prominent works include El Super, Bitter Sugar, and others.
Biography Early life
Leon Ichaso was born in Havana, Cuba, on August 3, 1948. Ichaso migrate ...
Music
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"Paraiso" (4th Impact song), a song by
4th Impact
4th Impact is a Filipino girl group composed of sisters Almira, Irene, Mylene and Celina Cercado. The group competed in the twelfth season of the British singing contest ''The X Factor'', where they finished in fifth place. They are also known ...
, formerly known as The Cercados
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''Paraiso'' (Haruomi Hosono album), a 1978 album by Haruomi Hosono
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"Paraiso" (Marius Yo song), a solo song of
Marius Yo
is a former Japanese singer, songwriter, actor and ''tarento''. He was a member of the boy band Sexy Zone.
Early life
Marius Yo was born on March 30, 2000. His father is German and his mother, Eri Yo (stage name: Akira Yo), is a former Takaraz ...
from the group Sexy Zone
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"Paraiso" (Smokey Mountain song), on
''Paraiso'' (Smokey Mountain album)
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''Paraiso'' (Subsignal album), an album by
Subsignal
Subsignal is a German progressive rock band. The band was originally formed as a side project by Sieges Even members Arno Menses (vocals) and Markus Steffen (guitars). After their main band disbanded, Menses and Steffen recruited former Dreamsca ...
* "Paraíso", a song by Bloc Party on the album ''
Hymns''
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''Paraíso'' (Lucas Lucco song), a 2018 song by
Lucas Lucco
Lucas Corrêa de Oliveira, better known by his stage name Lucas Lucco (born April 4, 1991), is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and actor. Married to model Lorena Carvalho Lucco, the Brazilian musician also works occasionally as a model, scriptwr ...
and
Pabllo Vittar
Other uses
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''Paraiso'' (Pugad Baboy story arc), a story arc of the Philippine comic strip series ''Pugad Baboy''
* In ''
Tomb Raider: Legend'', a level set around a small town named Paraíso
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Bala de Cañón (''Couroupita nicaraguensis''), a species of woody plant also known as paraíso
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Paraíso (Panama Metro), a rapid transit station in Panama City.
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Paraíso, third book of Dante Alighieri's Divina Comedia.
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