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José De Abreu (actor)
José Pereira de Abreu Júnior (; born 24 May 1946) is a Brazilian actor. Biography Born in the city of Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, in the state of São Paulo, at the age of fourteen he moved to the state's capital, São Paulo city, working as a lab assistant and office-boy for a law firm. In 1967, while studying law at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, he began his theatrical career at the Teatro da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, with the play '' Morte e Vida Severina'' by João Cabral de Melo Neto and Chico Buarque. A year later, he was starring in movies, but his career came to a quick halt because of his political activism. Abreu was arrested during a meeting of the União Nacional dos Estudantes, belonged to the Ação Popular and gave logistical support to the Vanguarda Armada Revolucionária Palmares, a leftist group that fought against the military regime. He also joined the hippie movement during that time, in contrast with hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Rita Do Passa Quatro
Santa Rita do Passa Quatro is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Elevation is . The population is 27,600 (2020 estimate) in an area of . The municipality holds the Cerrado Pé de Gigante Area of Relevant Ecological Interest and the Buriti de Vassununga Area of Relevant Ecological Interest. It contains the Vassununga State Park, established in 1970, which contains what may be the oldest tree in Brazil. A species of amphisbaenian, '' Amphisbaena sanctaeritae'', is named after the municipality. Media In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable). See also * List of municipalities in São Paulo * Interior of São Paulo The interior of São Paulo is an informal term to describe the zone that covers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Intrusa
''A Intrusa'' is a 1979 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen, based on the short story "La intrusa" by Jorge Luis Borges. The film is about the parallel lives of two gaucho brothers with Danish ancestry. It was shot in Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul. Cast * José de Abreu as Christian * Arlindo Barreto as Eduardo * Maria Zilda Bethlem as Juliana * Palmira Barbosa as Efigênia * Fernando de Almeida as João Iberra * Ricardo Marnick * Mauricio Loyola * Heloísa Gadel * Nelson Pinto Bastos * Hermes Lago Reception At the 1980 Gramado Film Festival the film won four Golden Kikito awards, including Best Director, Best Actor ( José de Abreu), Best Cinematography (Antônio Gonçalves) and Best Music (Astor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed '' nuevo tango'', incorporating eleme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex Worker
A sex worker is a person who provides sex work, either on a regular or occasional basis. The term is used in reference to those who work in all areas of the sex industry.Oxford English Dictionary, "sex worker" According to one view, sex work is voluntary "and is seen as the commercial exchange of sex for money or goods". Thus it differs from sexual exploitation, or the forcing of a person to commit sexual acts. Terminology The term "sex worker" was coined in 1978 by sex worker activist Carol Leigh. Its use became popularized after publication of the anthology, ''Sex Work: Writings By Women In The Sex Industry'' in 1987, edited by Frédérique Delacoste and Priscilla Alexander. The term "sex worker" has since spread into much wider use, including in academic publications, by NGOs and labor unions, and by governmental and intergovernmental agencies, such as the World Health Organization. The term is listed in the Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster's Dictionary. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me Chama De Bruna
''Me Chama de Bruna'' ( ''Call me Bruna'') is a Brazilian drama television series loosely based on the real story of Bruna Surfistinha (pen name of Raquel Pacheco), a former sex worker who attracted the attention of Brazilian media by publishing, in a blog, her sexual experiences with clients. The series premiered on Fox Premium on October 8, 2016. Premise Before becoming the most famous prostitute in Brazil, Raquel was just a middle-class 17-year-old teen girl with a dream of freedom; but as she leaves her parents house and adopting the pen name of Bruna Surfistinha, she will go through a dangerous underworld of sex, drugs and violence: the pains of growth will create deep marks in her personality. Cast * Maria Bopp as Raquel / Bruna * Carla Rivas as Stella * Suzana Kruger as Nancy * Jonathan Haagensen as Zé Ricardo * Stella Rabello as Georgette * Luciana Paes as Mónica * Nash Laila as Jessica * Maitê Proença Maitê Proença Gallo (born 28 January 1958) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Premium
Star Premium (formerly known as Fox+ and Fox Premium) was a multiplex suite of premium Latin American subscription television channels owned by The Walt Disney Company Latin America. The network competed with HBO Latin America and its programming consisted mostly of non-dubbed movies and series with Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The network ceased broadcasting on February 1, 2022, in Spanish-speaking Latin America and on March 31, 2022, in Brazil with content being available on Star+ streaming service launched by Disney in the region. History The network was launched in Latin America, excluding Brazil, on June 1, 1997, by LAPTV, a joint-venture between Universal Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Fox Entertainment Group and Paramount Pictures. In 2013 LAPTV was integrated into Fox International Channels Latin America and the channel package was renamed the following year as Fox+ and later as Fox Premium. The suite was renamed Star Premium on February 22, 2021, as Disney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great-uncle
An uncle is usually defined as a male relative who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent, as well as the parent of the cousins. Uncles who are related by birth are second-degree relatives. The female counterpart of an uncle is an aunt, and the reciprocal relationship is that of a nephew or niece. The word comes from , the diminutive of ''avus'' (grandfather), and is a family relationship within an extended or immediate family. A popular colloquial term in English is Unc. In some cultures and families, children may refer to the cousins of their parents as uncle (or aunt). It is also used as a title of respect for older relatives, neighbours, acquaintances, family friends, and even total strangers in some cultures, for example Aboriginal Australian elders. Using the term in this way is a form of fictive kinship. Any social institution where a special relationship exists between a man and his sisters' children is known as an avunculate (or avunculism or av ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
