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André Barcinski
André Barcinski (New York City, 1968) is an American-born Brazilian journalist, screenwriter, and TV director. He is currently a film and music critic for newspaper '' Folha de S.Paulo''. He's worked for foreign magazines such as '' Creem'', ''Spin'', '' Fangoria'' and ''Cult Movies'', and published a chapter on José Mojica Marins on the book ''Fear Without Frontiers – Weird and Wonderful Cinema Across the Globe'' (FAB Press, 2003). He has also collaborated with British magazine ''Granta''. Career Raised by a family of Polish origin, he graduated in journalism at Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF). He was editor of the Varieties section of newspaper '' Notícias Populares'' and had a column on ''Trip'' magazine. In 2007, he founded the Clash Club with Gabriel Gaiarsa and Sérgio Godoy in the Barra Funda district of São Paulo. Between November 2013 and March 2016, he had a column on the R7 portal of Grupo Record. Between October 2016 and December 2020, he also ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York (state)
New York, also called New York State, is a U.S. state, state in the northeastern United States. Bordered by New England to the east, Canada to the north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. New York is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, fourth-most populous state in the United States, with nearly 20 million residents, and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 27th-largest state by area, with a total area of . New York has Geography of New York (state), a varied geography. The southeastern part of the state, known as Downstate New York, Downstate, encompasses New York City, the List of U.S. cities by population, most populous city in the United States; Long Island, with approximately 40% of the state's population, the nation's most populous island; and the cities, suburbs, and wealthy enclaves of the lower Hudson Valley. These areas are the center of the expansive New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grupo Record
Grupo Record is the third largest media company in Brazil, the company owns several television stations such as Record (television network), Record and Record News, was founded in November 1989 and belongs to the businessman and bishop Edir Macedo. Companies Television *Record (television network), Record **Record Internacional **TV Miramar (Mozambique) *Record News *TV Universal, RFTV Radio *Rádio Record *Rádio Guaíba *Rádio Sociedade *Rádio Contemporânea *Rádio Capital *Rádio Record Campos *Rádio Record Europa Newspaper *Correio do Povo *Hoje em Dia *O Dia Internet * (also known as ''R7.com'' and ''Portal R7'') Other Companies * Banco Renner * Record Entrentenimento * Record Produções e Gravações ** Line Records ** New Music References {{reflist Grupo Record, Mass media companies of Brazil Mass media companies established in 1989 Newspaper companies of Brazil Mass media companies based in São Paulo Conglomerate companies of Brazil Multina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Gordo
João Gordo (born João Francisco Benedan on 13 March 1964) is a Brazilian vocalist, TV host and paleontologist. He is the lead singer of the hardcore punk band Ratos de Porão, also known simply as RxDxPx. He participated in many seminal punk events in Brazil. Benedan began his musical career as a member of the boy band RC Boys, covering the major hits of Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos (singer), Roberto Carlos. Besides several guest appearances in metal radio shows from São Paulo such as ''Backstage'' and ''Comando Metal'' (defunct, originally syndicated in São Paulo on 89.1 Rock FM). In the 1990s he became one of the most famous VJ (media personality), VJs of MTV Brasil, in their programs of games and talk shows. He also appeared on the studio version of "Reza" on ''Against (album), Against'' (1998) and also contributed vocals to ''Nation (Sepultura album), Nation'' (2001), and RDP's song "Crucificados Pelo Sistema" was covered by Sepultura way back when. He appeared on Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prêmio Jabuti
The Prêmio Jabuti (the "Tortoise Prize") is the most traditional literary award in Brazil, given by the . It was conceived by Edgard Cavalheiro in 1959 when he presided over the CBL, with the interest of rewarding authors, editors, illustrators, graphics and booksellers who stood out each year. In 1959, there were only seven categories: Literature, Cover, Illustration, Editor of the Year, Chart of the Year, Bookseller of the Year and Literary Personality. Subsequently, the award incorporated other categories involving the creation and production of books, such as Adaptation, Graphic Design and Translation. In addition to the traditional categories such as Romance, Tales and Chronicles, Poetry, Children's, Youth, Reportage and Biography. The "Fiction Book of the Year" and "Non-Fiction Book of the Year" categories were created in 1991 and 1993, respectively. The Jabuti Award began to include two new divisions in 2017: Comics and Brazilian Book Published Abroad. In 2018, the Jabuti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video, known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned by Amazon. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced or co-produced by Amazon MGM Studios or licensed to Amazon, as Amazon Originals, with the service also hosting content from other providers, content add-ons, live sporting events, and video rental and purchasing services. Prime Video is offered both as a stand-alone service and as part of Amazon's Prime subscription. Amazon Prime Video is the third most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service in the United States, with 200 million paid memberships. Operating worldwide, the service may require a full Prime subscription to be accessed. In countries like United States, United Kingdom, and Germany, the service can be accessed without a full Prime subscription, whereas in Australia, Canada, France, India, Turkey, and Italy, it can only be access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space (Latin American TV Channel)
Space is a Latin American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It airs movies, TV series and boxing events. It was launched on 11 March 1991 and it is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This television network is aimed at an male audience. History Space was launched on 11 March 1991 as the first Latin American 24-hour movie channel. It was owned and operated by Imagen Satelital, a company owned by Argentine businessman Alberto González. In its first years, it was an entertainment network heavily centred towards films and sporting (mostly combat sports (including boxing)) events. In 1997, Imagen Satelital was bought by Claxson Interactive Group, itself owned by Venezuelan conglomerate Grupo Cisneros. In 2002, after a graphical rebrand, Space includes artistic shows in its programming schedule. In October 2007, Claxson Interactive Group was purchased by Turner Broadcasting System Latin America; its channels (including Space) started to be managed by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canal Brasil
Canal Brasil is a Brazilian subscription TV channel with programming focused on the country's audiovisual productions. It's the result of an association of Grupo Globo's cable TV division Canais Globo with the company Grupo Consórcio Brasil (GCB), formed by Luiz Carlos Barreto, Zelito Vianna, Marco Altberg, Roberto Farias, Anibal Massaini Neto, Patrick Siaretta, André Saddy and Paulo Mendonça. History The channel premiered on September 18, 1998, with the exhibition of the film ''Sonho sem fim'' (Dream Without End), by Lauro Escorel, and was developed based on Decree 2206, of 1997, which required all Brazilian cable TV service providers to include in their programming at least one channel with 12 daily hours dedicated to "Brazilian cinematographic and audiovisual works of independent production. Hosts and programs Some of Canal Brasil's hosts and shows are, or were Paulo Tiefenthaler (Larica Total), Lázaro Ramos (Espelho), Michel Melamed (Bipolar Show), Charles Gavin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fluminense FC
Fluminense Football Club () is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest Association football, football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football league system, Brazilian football, and the Campeonato Carioca, the State football leagues in Brazil, state league of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro. The word "''Fluminense (gentilic), fluminense''" is the gentilic given to people born in the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro. Fluminense have won numerous titles throughout its history, including the Copa Libertadores in 2023 Copa Libertadores, 2023 and the Recopa Sudamericana in 2024 Recopa Sudamericana, 2024. The club has also claimed four Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazilian championships (1970 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1970, 1984 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1984, 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Séri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the Americas, Americas, and both the Western Hemisphere, Western and Southern Hemispheres. Listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as an global city, alpha global city, it exerts substantial international influence in commerce, finance, arts, and entertainment. It is the List of largest cities#List, largest urban area by population outside Asia and the most populous Geographical distribution of Portuguese speakers, Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The city's name honors Paul the Apostle and people from the city are known as ''paulistanos''. The city's Latin motto is ''Non ducor, duco'', which translates as "I am not led, I lead." Founded in 1554 by Jesuit priests, the city was the center of the ''bandeirant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's All True – International Documentary Film Festival
The It's All True – International Documentary Film Festival (), also known as É Tudo Verdade, is an international film festival held annually in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Launched in 1996 by Film criticism, film critic Amir Labaki, is one of the main events in Latin America dedicated exclusively to nonfiction productions. Held annually in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, some of its editions was subsequently taken to other Brazilians cities, as Brasília and Campinas. The festival presents several titles in competitive programs for Brazilian and international short film, short, Featurette, medium or Feature film, feature-length documentaries, the Latin American Focus, the informative section State of Things, Retrospectives, and Special Screenings. In 2015, it became the first Latin American festival to automatically qualify the winners of the Short Film Competitions (both Brazilian and International) to compete for the Academy Awards, Oscars for Academy Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted as a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The festival consists of competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films, both feature films and short films, and a group of out-of-competition sections, including NEXT, New Frontier, Spotlight, Midnight, Sundance Kids, From the Collection, Premieres, and Documentary Premieres. The festival was established in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1978 as the Utah/US Film Festival. The festival moved to nearby Park City, Utah, in 1981 and was renamed the US Film and Video Festival. It was renamed the Sundance Film Festival in 1991. From its inception through 2025, the festival took place every January in Utah. In March 2025, it was ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damned – The Strange World Of José Mojica Marins
''Damned – The Strange World of José Mojica Marins'' (original title: ''Maldito - O Estranho Mundo de José Mojica Marins'') is a 2001 Brazilian documentary film directed by André Barcinski and Ivan Finotti. Overview The film tells the story of the Brazilian filmmaker, film director, director, screenwriter, film and television actor and media personality José Mojica Marins. The film features Marins (as himself) and his associates and family members recounting episodes of his life and career from childhood to international recognition in later years. Accolades The film received the ''Special Jury Award in Latin American Cinema'' at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. Cast * José Mojica Marins (as himself) * Mário Lima * Rubens Lucchetti * Conceição Marins * Nilcemar Leyart See also * ''Demons and Wonders'' * Coffin Joe References External links * * ''Damned – The Strange World of José Mojica Marins'' at AllMovie* 2001 films Brazilian documentary films Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
