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Maranhão (footballer, Born 1985)
Manoel Messias Barbosa da Silva (born 25 December 1985), commonly known as Maranhão, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a right-back. Career Born in Codó, Maranhão (which led to his nickname), he began his career in the state of Tocantins, playing for Gurupi (where he nearly quit the sport), AraguaÃna and Palmas. In 2007, he moved to Bragantino, before joining Guarani in the following year. Maranhão immediately became a regular starter at ''Bugre'', helping the club to achieve promotion from the 2009 Série B. On 4 January 2010, he agreed to join Santos on a three-year contract. A backup to Pará, Maranhão became a third-choice after the arrival of Danilo. On 2 January 2011, after a failed move to AvaÃ, he was loaned to Coritiba. Back to Santos for the 2012 season, Maranhão was also a second-choice behind new signing Jorge Fucile, and after the arrival of Bruno Peres, he was loaned to Atlético Paranaense on 12 July of that year. On 13 February 2013, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Codó
Codó is a city in the Maranhão, Brazil. It has an estimated population of 123,116 (2020) and an area of 4,361.344 km2. Therefore, the sixth most populous municipality in the state. It has the largest concentration of religious centers of African origin in Brazil, with 400 terreiros. Geography Codó is situated in the Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern Brazil, in eastern Maranhão. The city intersects with the BR-316 road and São LuÃs-Teresina Railway, São LuÃs-Teresina railway, which serves as the main port of distribution of goods, such as fuels, cement and pig iron. despite being located in the state of Maranhão, it is much more connected to the state capital of Teresina due to its proximity of only 169 kilometers. The average land elevation is approximately 47 m above sea level, the predominant climate is tropical. UTC−3 time zone. It is also located in the Maranhão Babaçu forests, Maranhão Babaçu Forest region (''região dos cocais''), in the Itapecuru Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maranhão
Maranhão () is a States of Brazil, state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of and it is divided into 217 municipalities. Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of PiauÃ, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent within the common Northeastern Brazilian dialect. Maranhão is described in literary works such as ''Canção do exÃlio, Exile Song'' by Gonçalves Dias and ''Casa de Pensão'' by AluÃsio Azevedo. The dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Lençóis are an important area of environmental preservation. Also of interest is the state capital of São LuÃs, Maranhão, São LuÃs, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Another important conservation area is the ParnaÃba River delta, between the states of Maranhão and PiauÃ, with its lagoons, desert dunes and deserted beaches or islands, suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 In Brazilian Football
The following article presents a summary of the 2008 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 107th season of competitive football in the country. Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008 began on May 10, 2008, and concluded on December 7, 2008. São Paulo declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions. Relegation The four worst placed teams, which are Figueirense, Vasco da Gama, Portuguesa and Ipatinga, were relegated to the following year's second level. Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2008 began on May 9, 2008, and concluded on November 29, 2008. Corinthians declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions. Promotion The four best placed teams, which are Corinthians, Santo André, Avaà and Barueri, were promoted to the following year's first level. Relegation The four worst placed teams, which are MarÃlia, Criciúma, Gama and CRB, were relegated to the following year's third lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB)
Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo da ParaÃba, Botafogo-PB or simply Botafogo is a Brazilian professional club based in João Pessoa, ParaÃba founded on 28 September 1931. Botafogo is the top ranked team from ParaÃba in CBF's national club ranking, at 51st overall. History On September 28, 1931, the club was founded at Centro de João Pessoa, João Pessoa city, by Beraldo de Oliveira, Manoel Feitosa, Livonete Pessoa, José de Melo, Edson de Moura Machado and Enock Lins, all of them Botafogo of Rio de Janeiro supporters.''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001. Beraldo de Oliveira was chosen as the club's first president. In 1932, Botafogo played its first match, against São Bento. The Liga Suburbana match ended in a 2–2 draw. In 1936, Botafogo won its first professional title, the ParaÃba state championship. In 1976, the club disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ituiutaba Esporte Clube
Boa Esporte Clube, commonly known as just Boa Esporte or Boa, is a Brazilian football club from Varginha, Minas Gerais state. The club was formerly known as Ituiutaba Esporte Clube. History The club was founded on 30 April 1947, in Ituiutaba city, as Ituiutaba Esporte Clube. They won the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II in 2004, and the Taça Minas Gerais in 2007. They lost the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C to ABC Futebol Clube in 2010. During the 2011 season, the club played in Varginha, adopting the name Boa Esporte Clube, and will return to Ituiutaba after the new stadium is built. As Boa Esporte Clube, they won the Campeonato Mineiro Second Level in 2011. Boa Esporte played the Série B between 2011 and 2015, almost being promoted to the first division in their debut year (when they were 4 points away from 4th placer Sport Recife), and in 2014 (2 points away from 4th placer Avaà FC). Despite being second to last in 2015, they were the surprise winners of the 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universo Online
(Portuguese, 'Universe Online') (known by the acronym UOL) is a Brazilian web content, products and services company. It belongs to Grupo Folha enterprise. UOL is the world's largest Portuguese speaking portal, featuring more than 1,000 news sources and 7 million pages. The portal provides website hosting, data storage, publicity dealing, online payments and security systems. It also holds more than 300,000 online shops, 23 million buyers, and 4 million vendors in its portals. In 2012, UOL was the fifth most visited website in Brazil. According to Ibope Nielsen Online, UOL is Brazil's largest internet portal with more than 50 million unique visitors and 6.7 billion page views every month. History UOL was established by Grupo Folha on April 28, 1996. After seven months, UOL joined portal Brasil Online (BOL) from Editora Abril. However Editora Abril does not own shares in BOL anymore. Portugal Telecom had 29% of UOL, but sold its shares to Folhapar, a company controlled b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Peres
Bruno da Silva Peres (born 1 March 1990), known as Bruno Peres (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back and is currently a free agent. Club career Audax and loans Born in São Paulo, Bruno Peres began his football career with Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube, and was eventually loaned to Clube Atlético Bragantino. He made 6 appearances for the club, scoring once. In the following year, Peres returned to Audax, but was loaned again, this time to Guarani Futebol Clube. He played on 16 Série B games, and on 17 Campeonato Paulista games. Santos On 5 July 2012, Peres signed a one-and-a-half-year loan contract with Santos FC. He made his Santos debut three days later, on the match against Grêmio. Peres scored his first goal for the club on 29 July, against Ponte Preta. Bruno finished the season with 27 appearances for the club (25 for the league), scoring twice. On 15 January 2013, it was announced that he would join SC Internacional in a four-year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Fucile
Jorge Ciro Fucile Perdomo (; born 19 November 1984) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer. A defender, he played as both right or left-back. After starting out at Liverpool Montevideo he moved to Porto in Portugal, going on to appear in 155 competitive matches over eight seasons and win 11 major titles, including five Primeira Liga championships and the 2011 Europa League. An Uruguayan international from 2006 to 2017, Fucile represented the country in two World Cups and three Copa América tournaments. Club career Early years and Porto Born in Montevideo, Fucile began his career with hometown's Liverpool Fútbol Club. On 31 August 2006 he was transferred on loan to FC Porto in Portugal, appearing in 18 games in his first season as the northerners won a second consecutive Primeira Liga; the move was made permanent on 1 July 2007, with the player signing a five-year contract. Subsequently, Fucile continued to appear regularly for Porto on both sides of the back f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avaà FC
Avaà Futebol Clube () is a Brazilian football team from Florianópolis in Santa Catarina, founded on 1 September 1923. Their home stadium is Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva, also known as Ressacada, with a capacity of 17,800. They play in blue and white shirts, shorts and socks. History The club was founded after a businessman called Amadeu Horn gave football kits to a group of boys. The boys played a match against a team called Humaitá, and won. On 1 September 1923, at Amadeu Horn's house, the club was founded, known as Avahy Football Club at the time. The team was named Avahy after the Battle of Avay, in the Paraguayan War. In the following year, it became the first Santa Catarina State Championship champion. Avaà has played in the Brazilian First Division ("Série A") eleven times: 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022. In 1998, they won their only national title, the Brazilian Third Division ("Série C"). From 1999 to 2008 and from 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danilo (footballer, Born July 1991)
Danilo Luiz da Silva (born 15 July 1991), known as Danilo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Brazil national team. Danilo began his career with América Mineiro before moving to Santos, where he scored the goal that won the 2011 Copa Libertadores. In January 2012, he moved to Portuguese club Porto, where he won consecutive Primeira Liga titles. In 2015, he joined Real Madrid following a €31.5 million transfer fee. In 2017, he joined Manchester City. In 2019, having won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two EFL Cups with City, Danilo joined Juventus, winning the Serie A title during his first season with the club. Danilo was first capped by the senior Brazil team in 2011, also winning the 2011 U-20 World Cup and a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He represented the nation at the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022, and the Copa América in 2021 and 2024. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pará (footballer, Born 1986)
Marcos Rogério Ricci Lopes (born 14 February 1986), commonly known as Pará (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who plays as a right back. He currently plays in the amateur leagues in São Paulo. Pará previously played for Santo André, Santos, Grêmio and Flamengo winning multiple titles such as Copa do Brasil and Copa Libertadores. Club career Santo André Born in São João do Araguaia, Pará, Pará worked as a bricklayer in his hometown before being invited to a trial at São Paulo at the age of 13. After nothing came of it, he started his career at Barcelona Esportivo Capela, before joining Santo André in 2003. Promoted to the first team in the 2004 season, Pará failed to make an appearance during the campaign, but established himself in the main squad over the years, being utilized in both flanks and often as a midfielder. He was on the squad who won the 2004 Copa do Brasil and the 2008 Campeonato Paulista Série A2. Santos On 30 August 2008, Parà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terra (company)
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] |
