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Bianca Comparato
Bianca de Souza Mendes Comparato (born 19 November 1985) is a Brazilian actress. She has starred in '' Como Esquecer'' in 2010, as well as ''A Menina sem Qualidades'' and '' Somos tão Jovens'', both in 2013, the latter for which she won the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro as Best Supporting Actress for her role of Carmem Teresa. In 2016, she starred in the Netflix series '' 3%'', gaining international attention and acclaim for her portrayal of the series' character, Michele. Early life Comparato was born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of the writer Doc Comparato and older sister of actress and presenter Lorena Comparato. She is of Portuguese and Italian descent. At age 16, Comparato attended a three-month course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, as a prize given by the British School of Rio de Janeiro, for standing out in the theatre course. She returned to Brazil determined to quit school to devote herself to her artistic career, but was dissuaded by her p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the Americas, sixth-most-populous city in the Americas. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese people, Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a List of states of the Portuguese Empire, state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil, Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent John VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolla Oliveira
Caroline Paola Oliveira da Silva (born 14 April 1982), known professionally as Paolla Oliveira, is a Brazilian actress. Biography Paolla Oliveira was born in São Paulo. Her father is a retired military police Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. Not to be confused with civilian police, who are legally part of the civilian populace. In wartime operations, the military police may supp ...man while her mother is a housewife. Paolla Oliveira started working as a model when she was 16 years old, but she eventually became an actress after finishing studying performing arts at the same time she graduated in physiotherapy at Cruzeiro do Sul University. She is of Portuguese, Italian and Spanish descent. Career After starring in several television ads, she participated in the Rede Record, TV Record telenovela ''Metamorphoses'' in 2004, and in the following year, she joined the cast of Rede Globo, TV Globo tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapas & Beijos
''Tapas & Beijos'' (English: ''Slaps & Kisses'') is a Brazilian comedy television series that aired on Rede Globo from 5 April 2011 to 15 September 2015. It was created by Cláudio Paiva, directed by Maurício Farias and starring Andréa Beltrão and Fernanda Torres as Sueli and Fátima, respectively. Plot ''Tapas & Beijos'' is a series about friendship and the unexpected elements of love in the lives of inseparable friends Sueli ( Andréa Beltrão) and Fátima ( Fernanda Torres). Clad in their identical uniforms, they work at Djalma Brides in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, helping brides-to-be fulfill their dreams with the perfect wedding dress. In the process, the girls hope to find their own prince charming, which proves to be no easy task. Sueli was married for two months to fun-loving Jurandir, a slacker who avoids work at all cost. He never fails to torment her life, especially since he is a waiter at the restaurant next door to Djalma Brides. Although she is still attracte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton Vaz Pereira
Hamilton de Souza Pinto Vaz Pereira (born 10 December 1951) is a Brazilian director, author, actor, composer, and musical director. Biography Vaz Pereira directed every piece from the Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone in the 1970s, along with Regina Casé, Daniel Dantas, Jorge Alberto, and Luiz Fernando Guimarães, among others. He was considered the leader of the group. He studied theatre at Teatro O Tablado with Maria Clara Machado. In 2014, he participated in some episodes of the Multishow Multishow is an entertainment channel owned by Canais Globo, Grupo Globo's cable and satellite television channel operator. It was launched in 1991, as one of the company's first four channels (with Telecine, Top Sport – now SporTV – and GNT ... series ''Por Isso Eu Sou Vingativa'' as Rodrigues. Vaz Pereira was married to Casé from 1973 to 1977. Filmography Film Television References External links Itaú CulturalRevista Contigo {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaz Pereira, Hamilton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Paula Arósio
Ana Paula Arósio (born 16 July 1975) is a Brazilian former actress and model. She has lived in Swindon, Wiltshire, England since 2015. Career Arósio is one of the most popular actresses in Brazil. She started her career at the age of twelve when Ana Paula was "discovered" by a representative for an advertisement agency while shopping at a supermarket. Her first work was done with the Brazilian agency Stilo, along with Brazilian photographer Paulo Sadao. In 1989, Arósio moved to Japan to work as a model. After appearing in hundreds of magazine covers and television commercials, she began her career as an actress. Her first job as an actress was as Berenice in the Italian-Brazilian film Forever, directed by Walter Hugo Khouri. She made her debut in television with ''Éramos Seis'' (We Were Six), a telenovela in which she played Amanda. '' Éramos Seis'', along with her next two telenovela appearances were all on the Brazilian television network SBT. The three productions, star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dom Casmurro
''Dom Casmurro'' is an 1899 novel written by Brazilian author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis. Like '' The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas'' and '' Quincas Borba'', both by Machado de Assis, it is widely regarded as a masterpiece of realist literature. It is written as a fictional memoir by a distrusting, jealous husband. The narrator, however, is not a reliable conveyor of the story as it is a dark comedy. Dom Casmurro is considered by critic Afrânio Coutinho "a true Brazilian masterpiece, and perhaps Brazil's greatest representative piece of writing" and "one of the best books ever written in the Portuguese language, if not the best one to date." The author is considered a master of Brazilian literature with a unique style of realism. Its protagonist is Bento Santiago, the narrator of the story which, told in the first person, aims to "tie together the two ends of life", in other words, to bring together stories from his youth to the days when he is writing the book. Betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Globo
TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo; , ), formerly known as Rede Globo de Televisão (; shortened to Rede Globo) or simply known as Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air Television broadcasting, television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by Globo, a division of media conglomerate Grupo Globo, in turn owned by Marinho's heirs. The network is by far the largest of its holdings. TV Globo is the largest commercial TV network in Latin America, the second largest commercial TV network in the world and the largest producer of telenovelas. All of this makes Globo renowned as one of the most important television networks in the world and Grupo Globo as one of the largest media groups. TV Globo is headquartered in the Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, Jardim Botânico neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, where its news division is based. The network's main production studios are located at a complex dubbed Estúdios Globo, located in Jacarepaguá, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beleza Pura
''Beleza Pura'' () is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 18 February 2008, replacing '' Sete Pecados'', and ended on 13 September 2008, replaced by '' Três Irmãs''. It is written by the Andrea Maltarolli, with the collaboration of Emanoel Jacobina, Ricardo Hoffstetter, Daisy Chaves, Flávia Bessone, and João Brandão. It stars Edson Celulari, Regiane Alves, Christiane Torloni, Carolina Ferraz, Humberto Martins, Reginaldo Faria, Zezé Polessa, and Kadu Moliterno. Cast * Edson Celulari as Guilherme Medeiros * Regiane Alves as Drª. Joana da Silva * Christiane Torloni as Sônia Amarante / Estela Fonseca * Carolina Ferraz as Norma Gusmão * Humberto Martins as Dr. Renato Reis * Werner Schünemann as Tomás Fonseca Guimarães * Reginaldo Faria as Dr. Olavo Pederneiras / Copacabana * Zezé Polessa as Ivete dos Santos * Kadu Moliterno as Dr. Gaspar Saldanha * Maria Clara Gueiros as Suzy * Leopoldo Pacheco as Raul * Ísis Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antônia (film)
''Antônia'' is a 2006 Brazilian drama musical film which tells the story of Antônia, an Afro-Brazilian hip-hop girl group formed by four young women living on a ''favela'' of São Paulo. On their way to the mainstream success, they have to face with the violence near their homes and the ''sexism'' of the musical business. The film was directed by Tata Amaral and stars Negra Li, Cindy Mendes, Leilah Moreno and Quelynah as the members of the group. It was shot in Santo André, São Paulo. The film had its European premiere January 26, 2007 at the 36th Rotterdam International Film Festival, in the section "Cinema of the World: Time & Tide". It was released commercially in the United States on September 21, 2007, in New York City, New York; Newark, New Jersey, and Los Angeles, California. The movie, spun off from a 2006 short by Amaral, in turn spun off a television series from 02 Filmes and Rede Globo in the filmmaker's native Brazil, starring the same actors in the same role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toma Lá, Dá Cá
''Toma Lá, Dá Cá'' (English: ''Give-and-Take'') is a Brazilian television sitcom created by Maria Carmem Barbosa and Miguel Falabella, which aired on Rede Globo from August 7, 2007, to December 22, 2009, over three seasons. It started as a year-end special, aired on December 29, 2005. The pilot episode spawned an eponymous series, starting August 7, 2007, replacing '' A Diarista'' and being replaced by '' Força-Tarefa''. The series was directed by Cininha de Paula, who replaced Mauro Mendonça Filho, with the core director being Roberto Talma. At the time, many considered the series to be a kind of spiritual successor to ''Sai de Baixo'', due to the fact that it also took place in a condominium and had Falabella and also Marisa Orth in the cast. The series stars Falabella, Adriana Esteves, Orth, Diogo Vilela, Arlete Salles, Fernanda Souza, Stella Miranda and Alessandra Maestrini. Main cast * Miguel Falabella as Mário Jorge Dassoin * Adriana Esteves as Célia Regina "Celin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playboy Magazine (Brazilian Issue)
The Brazilian edition of ''Playboy'' was a local franchise of ''Playboy'' magazine. Established in 1975 by Editora Abril, it was only the fourth overall international version of the magazine, following Germany, Italy and France. History When Editora Abril founder Victor Civita asked his son Roberto Civita to drop his job at the Tokyo offices of ''Time'' in 1958 to instead join him at Abril, Roberto accepted on the condition that he could create three new publications: a ''Time''-like weekly news magazine ('' Veja''), a ''Fortune''-like business magazine ('' Exame''), and the last of those to get into print, a local issue of ''Playboy''. By the mid-1970s, Roberto had struck a deal with Playboy Enterprises, and was asked by his father to consult the Ministry of Justice given the military dictatorship in place had a censorship policy on the press. Minister Armando Falcão vetoed the publication, saying that "no publication under the name ''Playboy'' in Brazil, no matter its con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terra Networks
Terra was a Spanish Internet multinational company owned by Telefónica. It was headquartered in Spain and had offices in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, the United States and Peru. Part of the Telefónica Group (the former Spanish public telephone monopoly), Terra operated as a web portal or Internet access provider in the United States, Spain and 16 Latin American countries. It was founded in 1999 as Terra Networks, S.A., a publicly traded company with Telefónica as its main shareholder. All outstanding shares were purchased by Telefónica in 2017, making Terra a wholly owned subsidiary. History Terra was founded in 1999 as Terra Networks, S.A. by Juan Villalonga, Telefónica's president between 1996 and 2000, and grew in size through the acquisitions of several local startups in Spain and the main Latin American markets: Olé (Spain), ZAZ (Brazil), Mexico, Gauchonet, Donde (Argentina) and Chevere (Venezuela). Terra has created several digital portals, like Invertia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
