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Mônica Carvalho (actress)
Mônica Rodrigues Carvalho (born March 28, 1971, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actress and former model. Biography She is the daughter of retired Polish descent Sérgio Carvalho and his wife, originally from Bahia and Portugal, Mary of Graces. She is the sister of the merchant, Sérgio Ricardo. Career The Rio's Barra da Tijuca Barra da Tijuca () (usually known as Barra) is an upper-middle class neighborhood or bairro in the Rio de Janeiro#West Zone, West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located in the western portion of the city on the Atlantic Ocean. Barra is well known ..., Mônica Carvalho began her modeling career at age 13, as she liked to sunbathe on the beach, she was invited to be the poster girl for a brand of sunscreen, then held other advertising campaigns. At age 16 she was voted "muse Summer River" in 1991 won the "Scorpion Girl," a Brazilian nightclub in the United States. At the age of 19 she decided to pursue a modeling career seriously, joining Ford Mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro (city)
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] |
