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Tatuí
Tatuí is a city located in São Paulo state, Brazil, part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba. It is known for having the largest music institution in Brazil and one of the largest in Latin America, the Conservatório Dramático e Musical Dr. Carlos de Campos. Tatuí's population is 122,967 (2020 est.) in an area of 523.75 km2. Etymology The name Tatuí comes from the Tupi language and means "River of Armadillos". History The village was founded in 1680 by Bandeirantes. It is possible that the site had a significant concentration of Indians. In 1823 the city experienced an amazing surge of progress, with 800 buildings in the urban area and several manufacturing companies. Present-day Tatuí was founded on August 11, 1826. Music Created by state law in 1951, and officially founded in 1954, the Conservatório Dramático e Musical Dr. Carlos de Campos in Tatuí represents one of the most successful achievements of the State of São Paulo, and perhaps of Brazil, in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodinei
Rodinei Marcelo de Almeida (born 29 January 1992), simply known as Rodinei, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Greek Super League club Olympiacos. Career Early career Born in Tatuí, São Paulo, Rodinei was orphan at the age of only ten. He started his career at the age of 17 with Videira Esporte Clube in the second division of the Campeonato Catarinense, and subsequently moved to Porto União. In 2011, Rodinei joined Avaí and was initially assigned to the under-20s. Ahead of the 2012 season, he was loaned to Marcílio Dias for the year's Catarinense. On 22 May 2012, Rodinei joined Corinthians on loan for one year. A third-choice behind Alessandro and Guilherme Andrade, he made his Série A debut on 17 October, coming on as a late substitute for Willian Arão in a 2–0 away loss against Cruzeiro; it was his only appearance for the club. On 3 May 2013, Rodinei extended his contract with Avaí and was immediately loaned to CRAC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associação Atlética XI De Agosto
The Associação Atética XI de Agosto (Athletic Association XI of August), is a Brazilian amateur football club of Tatuí city. It is one of the oldest clubs in the city, and it was officially founded on August 11, 1929, even though it had existed since May 14, 1916. History The team was born from an impromptu match among young residents of the city who decided to form two teams for a game which ended with a score of 1 to 0 and resulted in the teams merging to become the Associação Atlética XI de Agosto. The name was a tribute to the anniversary of the city. It is the only club in town to compete for the Paulista Championship between the decades of 50 and 70. Club Although football is the main sport practiced by Associação Atlética XI de Agosto, in recent years it has been participating in other sports such as basketball and futsal Futsal is a variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities In São Paulo
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of São Paulo (SP), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... São Paulo is divided into 645 municipalities, which, since 2017, have been grouped into 11 intermediate and 53 immediate regions. List See also * Geography of Brazil * List of cities in Brazil * List of municipalities in São Paulo by HDI References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of municipalities in Sao Paulo Sao Paulo * Municipalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adhemar (footballer, Born 1972)
Adhemar Ferreira de Camargo Neto (born 27 April 1972), or simply Adhemar, is a former Brazilian football forward. Nicknamed ''O Canhão do ABC'' (Cannon of the ABC), his shot power and free kick ability drew him a cult following. Career Adhemar scored 22 goals in the Copa João Havelange for São Caetano, helping them reach the final against Vasco da Gama. However, since São Caetano played in Group Yellow (equivalent to the second tier) before the round of 16, his goals there did not count towards the overall ranking. In January 2001, Adhemar joined VfB Stuttgart, scoring a hat-trick on his league debut against 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He spent a season and a half with the club, making a total of 39 appearances and scoring nine goals in the Bundesliga. Adhemar's powerful shots were noticed by American football team Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (colloquially known as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccanee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Longhi
Mario Longhi Filho (born 1956) is a Brazilian American businessman, mostly notably the former CEO of U.S. Steel. He is currently a member of the board of directors of UGI Corporation. Biography Early life and education Longhi was born in Tatuí, Brazil. He is the son of Italian immigrants. He obtained an undergraduate degree in 1977 in metallurgical engineering from Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia. In 1978, he worked for Cobrasma, a Babcock & Wilcox licensee involved in pressure vessels in South America. He then obtained a master's degree in metallurgical engineering from Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia. Career After graduating, beginning in 1982, Longhi worked for Alcoa for 23 years, where he was first a construction superintendent for a refinery in Brazil, moving up to Group President Global Extrusions and End Products, a Vice President of Alcoa, and a member of Alcoa's Executive Council. In 2002, he became President and COO of Howmet Castings. From 2006 to 2011, Longhi was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interior Of São Paulo
The interior of São Paulo is an informal term to describe the zone that covers the entire area of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo outside the Greater São Paulo, Metropolitan Region and the coast of São Paulo. The interior stands out for having a very rich cultural set, including several unique accents different from those of the São Paulo, capital and the coast. This area is densely industrialized and characterized by a large and diversified economy, being one of the richest regions in Latin America. About 1/4 of the interior's GDP is concentrated in the Campinas metropolitan area, Metropolitan Region of Campinas, which is increasingly consolidating itself as the hub of the Brazilian automotive sector. The interior of São Paulo stands out for having a good infrastructure, becoming a pole of attraction for investments. History 16th century – Beginning of the exploration of the territory When the Portuguese arrived, there were a variety of indigenous tribes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Region Of Sorocaba
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The Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba () is an administrative division of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It was created in 2014, and consists of the following municipalities: *Alambari * Alumínio *Araçariguama * Araçoiaba da Serra *Boituva * Capela do Alto *Cerquilho *Cesário Lange * Ibiúna * Iperó *Itapetininga * Itu * Jumirim * Mairinque * Piedade * Pilar do Sul * Porto Feliz * Salto * Salto de Pirapora * São Miguel Arcanjo * São Roque * Sarapuí *Sorocaba * Tapiraí *Tatuí * Tietê * Votorantim References Sorocaba Sorocaba () is a municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. With over 723,000 inhabitants, it is the seventh-largest city in the state and the second-largest outside the Greater São Paulo region, ranking behind only Cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa João Havelange
The 2000 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Copa João Havelange) was the 44th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Due to legal complications, the championship was organized by Clube dos 13 instead of CBF, and was contested by 116 teams divided in modules, equivalent to their division—similar to the 1987 Copa União. It started on July 29 and ended on January 18, 2001, with Vasco da Gama winning the championship—its fourth title. The name of the championship was an homage to former CBF and FIFA president João Havelange. Background The formula of relegation of the 1999 Brasileirão was based on the average points between 1998 and 1999. But due to a decision of the Supreme Court of Sporting Justice (STJD) of removing points from São Paulo, who played against Botafogo and Internacional with an irregular player, Brasília team SE Gama was going to dispute Série B instead of Botafogo. Gama refused the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Steel
The United States Steel Corporation is an American steel company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It maintains production facilities at several additional locations in the U.S. and Central Europe. The company produces and sells steel products, including flat-rolled and tubular products for customers in industries across automotive, construction, consumer, electrical, industrial equipment, distribution, and energy. Operations also include iron ore and coke production facilities. U.S. Steel ranked eighth among global steel producers in 2008 and 24th by 2022, remaining the second-largest in the U.S. behind Nucor. Renamed USX Corporation in 1986, the company assumed its current name, U.S. Steel, in 2001, after spinning off its energy business, including Marathon Oil, and other assets, from its core steel concern. Nippon Steel, Japan's largest steel producer, announced plans to acquire U.S. Steel for $14.9 billion (or $55 per share), pending approval from regulators and sharehold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivo (telecommunications Company)
Vivo ( Portuguese for 'Live', as in Live Broadcasting, or 'Alive'), known as Vivo Brazil, is a brand of Telefônica Brasil, a subsidiary of Telefónica and the largest telecommunications company in Brazil. It is headquartered in the Brooklin Novo neighborhood of São Paulo. History The company was originally formed as part of Telebrás, the state-owned telecom monopoly at the time. In 1998, Telebrás was demerged and privatized. Telefónica bought Telesp, the São Paulo division, and rebranded it to Telefónica. On 15 April 2012, all Telefónica services were rebranded again to Vivo, using the same strategy of unifying all its services in a unique brand, like Movistar (Hispanic America and Spain) and O2 (rest of Europe). Merged companies The following operators merged to form Vivo: ''Owned by Telefónica'' *Telefónica Celular (Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Rio Grande do Sul) *Telebahia Celular ( Bahia) *Telergipe Celular ( Sergipe) * Telesp Landline (São Paulo) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
