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Sinhá Moça (1986 TV Series)
''Sinhá Moça'' (Little Missy) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and displayed at the time of 18 hours (6:00 PM, or 6 in the afternoon) by TV Globo, April 28 to November 14, 1986, in 168 chapters. It substituted ''De Quina pra Lua'' and was succeeded by ''Direito de Amar''. Written by Benedito Ruy Barbosa, it is freely inspired by the Sinhá Moça (novel), novel of the same name by Maria Dezonne Pacheco Fernandes, with the collaboration of Edmara Barbosa and Edilene Barbosa and direction of Reynaldo Boury and Jayme Monjardim. Synopsis The story revolves around Sinhá Moça (Lucélia Santos), the rebellious daughter of Colonel Ferreira, the baron of Araruna (Rubens de Falco), who is a ruthless slaveowner, her submissive mother Cândida (Elaine Cristina), and the young Dr. Rodolfo Garcia Fontes (Marcos Paulo), an active Republican abolitionist, before the difficulties of the campaign for the abolition of the slavery. Pro-slavery Monarchists and anti-slavery Republicans confro ...
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Sinhá Moça (novel)
''Sinhá Moça'' may refer to: * , a 1950 novel * The Landowner's Daughter (), a 1953 Brazilian drama film and adaptation of the novel * Sinhá Moça (1986 TV series), ''Sinhá Moça'' (1986 TV series), an adaptation of the novel * Sinhá Moça (2006 TV series), ''Sinhá Moça'' (2006 TV series), an adaptation of the novel {{disambiguation ...
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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 ...
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1986 Brazilian Television Series Debuts
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. * January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. * January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a Ugandan Bush War, five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date ...
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Cláudio Corrêa E Castro
Cláudio Luís Murgel Corrêa e Castro (February 27, 1928 – August 16, 2005) was a Brazilian actor who appeared in over fifty Brazilian telenovelas. He was known for playing Mr. Leopoldo in ''Força de um Desejo'' (1999); Count Klaus in ''Chocolate com Pimenta'' (2003); Gugu in ' (1985); Vidal in '; and Archangel Gabriel in '' Deus Nos Acuda''. Biography First years and education Castro was born in the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1928. Study at the na Federal University of Rio de Janeiro The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (, UFRJ) is a public university, public research university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest federal university in the country and is one of the Brazilian centers of excellence in teaching and r ... (UFRJ) and study in France, returned to Brazil after graduating and began his career as an artist as a painter, but the theater soon entered his life. He majored in theater direction at the (FBT). Career Right from his debut in 1954 with t ...
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Ruth De Souza
Ruth Pinto de Souza (May 12, 1921 – July 28, 2019) was a Brazilian actress. Biography As a member of the Black Experimental Theater (''Teatro Experimental do Negro,'' TEN), she is one of the first Black actresses in dramatic theater in Brazil and one of the first to perform at the Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro. The Black Experimental Theater was created in 1944 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to combat racism and create opportunities for Black talent in theater. Along with other Afro-Brazilians women, Ruth participated in the premiere performance of TEN as a member of the chorus and later played the Native Woman, the only female character in Eugene O'Neill's play '' The Emperor Jones''. She was awarded with Prêmio Saci. She died in Rio de Janeiro in the neighbourhood of Copacabana in July 2019 at the age of 98. Tribute On May 12, 2021, Google celebrated her 100th birthday with a Google Doodle. Ruth de Souza was portrayed by Eli Ferreira in the 2024 Brazilian telenovela ...
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Selton Mello
Selton Figueiredo Mello (; born 30 December 1972) is a Brazilian actor and filmmaker. Acting since childhood on TV shows, Mello gained popularity in Brazil for his comedic performances in ''A Dog's Will'' (2000) and ''Lisbela e o Prisioneiro, Lisbela and the Prisoner'' (2003). In 2008, Mello released his directorial debut, ''December (2008 film), December'', followed by The Clown (2011 film), ''The Clown'' (2011), which was selected as List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Brazil’s entry for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Best International Feature Film at the 85th Academy Awards but was not nominated. In 2024, Mello gained international recognition for his performance as Rubens Paiva in Walter Salles' Academy Award-winning film ''I'm Still Here (2024 film), I'm Still Here.'' Life and career Early life Selton Mello was born in Passos, Minas Gerais, son of housewife Selva and banker Dalton Melo. His f ...
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Milton Gonçalves
Milton Gonçalves (; 9 December 1933 – 30 May 2022) was a Brazilian actor and television director, who was one of the most famous black actors in Brazil, having collaborated twice with acclaimed director Héctor Babenco. One notable role with Babenco was that alongside William Hurt and Raul Julia as a police chief in '' Kiss of the Spider Woman''. He worked in many telenovelas, including '' A Cabana do Pai Tomás'', '' Irmãos Coragem'', '' O Bem-Amado'', '' Pecado Capital'', '' Baila Comigo'', '' Partido Alto'', ''Mandala'', '' Felicidade'', '' A Favorita'', and '' Lado a Lado''. He also worked as director in ''O Bem-Amado'' and '' Escrava Isaura''. Career Gonçalves began his career in São Paulo, in an amateur group. As he moved to a professional group, he met Augusto Boal Augusto Boal (; 16 March 1931 – 2 May 2009) was a Brazilian theatre practitioner, drama theorist, and political activist. He was the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, a theatrical form original ...
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Nizo Neto
Nizo Neto (born 27 April 1964 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian stage, television and film actor best known as Mr. Ptolomeu in the series ''Escolinha do Professor Raimundo''. He is the son of actor and humorist Chico Anysio and actress Rose Rondelli. He's also a respected voice actor and radio personality. Personal life Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1964, Neto studied theater at the Teatro O Tablado and started acting in 1971. Neto is working with the comedy magazine like '' MAD'' and ''O Mágico'' (The Magician) for magicians, while also appearing as an actor on ''Zorra'' on number one Brazilian TV network ''Rede Globo''. Aside from his acting career, he has also been lending his voice to several Portuguese speaking movies, series and cartoons broadcast in Brazil. His dubbing work includes, among others, voice acting for Michael J. Fox, Seann William Scott, Matthew Broderick and Patrick Dempsey as like as several cartoons including ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (Presto), ''Thunderca ...
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Tarcísio Filho
Tarcísio Pereira de Magalhães Filho, usually known as Tarcísio Filho (born August 22, 1964, in 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 ...)GeneAll, ''Tarcísio Pereira de Magalhães Filho'">m linha">[em linha/nowiki>/ref> is a Brazilian actor. Biography He is the son of the actors Glória Menezes and Tarcísio Meira.GeneAll, ''Nilcedes Soares Guimarães'">m linha">[em linha/nowiki>/ref> He has two half brothers, sons from a previous marriage of Glória Menezes. Personal life Tarcísio is married to publicist Mocita Fagundes. Career Television Films References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Filho, Tarcisio 1964 births Living people Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male telenovela actors Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Male actors from S� ...
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Tato Gabus Mendes
Luiz Otávio Gabus Mendes (born December 22, 1957) in São Paulo) is a Brazilian actor. Biography He is the grandson of Otávio Gabus Mendes, the son of the telenovelas author Cassiano Gabus Mendes, the nephew of the actor Luiz Gustavo Luiz Gustavo Dias (born 23 July 1987) is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club São Paulo FC, São Paulo. He began his career as a left-back, but has played mostly as a defen ... and the brother of the also actor Cássio Gabus Mendes. Career His television debut was in the ''Ti Ti Ti'' novel (85), authored by his father, playing Alex, one of the sons of Jacques Leclair ( Reginaldo Faria). He then makes an original version of '' Sinhá Moça'' (86), as José, a young man who falls in love with the slave Adelaide (Solange Couto). Later he would work in the novels of his father, like '' Brega & Chique'' (87), like Maurício and '' Que Rei Sou Eu?'' (89), such as Pichot/L ...
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Grande Otelo
Grande Otelo (October 18, 1915 – November 26, 1993) was the stage name of Brazilian actor, comedian, singer, and composer Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata. Otelo was born in Uberlândia, and was orphaned as a child. He kept running away from the families that adopted him; only when he took up art did his life become settled. Grande Otelo started his film career in 1935 in the movie ''Noites Cariocas''. He was also renowned for the comic duo he formed with Oscarito. He died, aged 78, in Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris and was buried in São Pedro cemetery in Uberlândia, Brazil. Grande Otelo is depicted in the 2023 biographical documentary film ''Othelo, o Grande'', by Lucas H. Rossi dos Santos. Biography 1920: Childhood and youth Otelo was the son of Antenor Prata and Maria das Dores de Souza. His father, who was a cowboy, died when Sebastião was only two years old. According to the actor himself, his career in acting began a few short years after in UIberlând ...
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Tony Tornado
Antonio Viana Gomes, better known as Tony Tornado or Toni Tornado ( Pirapozinho, May 26, 1930), is a Brazilian actor and singer. In 1970 he won the Brazilian stage of the V Festival Internacional da Canção with the soul song "BR-3". Biography Son of a Guyanese father and a Brazilian mother, at 11 years old Tony ran away from home and ended up in Rio de Janeiro where he became a street kid and made a living selling peanuts and shining shoes. At 18 he served in the Deodoro School of Parachuting along with the future TV presenter and entrepreneur Silvio Santos. In 1957, he fought in the Suez Canal. Tony began his artistic career in the '60s with the stage name Tony Checker, lip-synching and dancing on Jair Taumaturgo's show ''Hoje é dia de rock''. That time Tony imitated singers Chubby Checker and Little Richard. After that, he traveled to the United States, where he lived for five years in New York. In New York, Tony worked as a drug dealer and pimp, to deceive the immigr ...
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