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Tânia Khallil
Tânia Calil Campos de Oliveira (née Padis; born 8 July 1977), known professionally as Tania Khalill, is a Brazilian actress. Early life Khalill was born to pediatrician Emiliano Campos and psychologist Terezinha Calil Campos in São Paulo's Partridge's neighborhood. Her stage name Khalill is derived from her last name Calil. She is the second of three daughters and is of Syrian and Lebanese descent. She studied at Brazilian Baptist College and graduated in 2000 from Mackenzie University with a degree in psychology, although she has never practiced psychology as a profession. Tania Khalill practiced ballet for 16 years, between the ages of 6 and 22. She danced professionally for five years in the Paulista Dance Company, formed by the classical ballet dancer Paula Castro, and lived in Cuba for five months to study at the Cuban National Ballet School, one of the most respected in the world. She also starred in advertising campaigns. Although she was represented by Elite m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Rodrigues
Nelson Falcão Rodrigues (August 23, 1912 – December 21, 1980) was a Brazilian playwright, journalist and novelist. In 1943, he helped usher in a new era in Brazilian theater with his play ''Vestido de Noiva (The Wedding Dress)'', considered revolutionary for the complex exploration of its characters' psychology and its use of colloquial dialogue. He went on to write many other seminal plays and today is widely regarded as Brazil's greatest playwright. Early life and work Nelson Rodrigues was born in Recife, the capital of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco (in the Northeast of Brazil), to Mario Rodrigues, a journalist, and his wife, Maria Esther Falcão. In 1916, the family moved to Rio de Janeiro after Mario ran into trouble for criticizing a powerful local politician. In Rio, Mario rose through the ranks of one of the city's major newspaper and, in 1925, launched his own newspaper, A Critica, a sensationalist daily. By age fourteen Nelson was covering the police beating h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 Federative units of Brazil, states and a Federal District (Brazil), Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. List of cities in Brazil by population, Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese-speaking countries, Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese language, Portuguese is an Portuguese-speaking world, official language. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazil, coastline of . Covering roughly half of South America's land area, it Borders of Brazil, borders all other countries and ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area Q
''Area Q.'' (''Área Q'' in Brazilian Portuguese) is a 2011 American-Brazilian science fiction film directed by Gerson Sanginitto and starring Isaiah Washington, Tania Khalill, and Murilo Rosa. It was shot in Los Angeles and multiple locations in the Brazilian state of Ceará. Plot The film follows the story of Thomas Mathews, a well-known and award-winning reporter who suffers a big impact with the disappearance of his son. A year later, Thomas has not discovered anything about the kidnapping and remains obsessed with it to the point of being about to lose his home and his job. In order to help him, his boss offers a special project, in which the journalist must investigate cases of UFO sightings, close encounters of the first, second and third kind and even abductions. For this task he must travel to Ceará, Brazil, in the cities of Quixadá and Quixeramobim, known as "Area Q". It is during investigations that Thomas meets João Batista, a man who has many answers about wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaiah Washington
Isaiah Washington IV (born August 3, 1963) is an American actor. Following a series of film appearances, he came to prominence as Dr. Preston Burke in ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2005-2007; 2014) Washington began his career collaborating with director Spike Lee on the films '' Crooklyn'' (1994), '' Clockers'' (1995), ''Girl 6'' (1996), and ''Get on the Bus'' (1996). He also appeared in the films '' Love Jones'' (1997), ''Bulworth'' (1998), ''Out of Sight'' (1998), ''True Crime'' (1999), ''Romeo Must Die'' (2000), ''Exit Wounds'' (2001), ''Ghost Ship'' (2002), and '' Hollywood Homicide'' (2003). In 2005, Washington landed his breakthrough role as Preston Burke on ''Grey's Anatomy''. He was dismissed after the third season due to his usage of a homophobic slur while referring to a cast member, T. R. Knight, although he would return for a guest appearance in 2014. From 2014 to 2018, Washington portrayed Thelonious Jaha on The CW's science fiction television series '' The 100''. In 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murilo Rosa
Murilo Araújo Rosa (born 21 August 1970) is a Brazilian actor. Personal life Married to Brazilian supermodel Fernanda Tavares on July 28, 2007, at Our Lady of the Rosary Church, in Goiás, the same church that his grandparents and his parents, the lawyer Odair Domingos Rosa and professor Maria Luíza Araújo Rosa, married. With her two children, Lucas, born in 2007 and Artur born in 2012. He is a Black belt (martial arts), black belt in Taekwondo and before becoming an actor, when he was still an athlete, he won two world championships in his category. He currently serves as the ambassador of taekwondo in Brazil, and even played a Taekwondo master in one of Brazil's most prolific soap operas, Malhação. Filmography Television Film References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosa, Murilo 1970 births Living people Male actors from Brasília Martial artists from Brasília Brazilian male taekwondo practitioners Brazilian male television actors Brazilia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalton Vigh
Dalton Vigh de Sousa Vales (born July 10, 1964) is a Brazilian actor. Biography At three years Dalton moved to Santos, and in 1986 moved to São Paulo. Graduated in Advertising in the Methodist University of São Paulo, did not follow his career. He also studied drama at school Célia Helena. Career Dalton's first job in television soap opera was the ''Tocaia Grande'', 1995. He starred with Patrícia de Sabrit novels the ''Pérola Negra'' of SBT and ''Vidas Cruzadas'' of Rede Record. Dalton gained notoriety when introducing the '' Top TV'' program in 2000. It was also host of the cable television channel People & Arts. But the greatest public recognition came with his interpretation of Said Rachid in the soap opera '' O Clone'', 2001. Interpreted the historical character Luigi Rossetti in the miniseries '' A Casa das Sete Mulheres'' (2003). After some work with fewer repercussions, Dalton returned to shine as the Clovis Moura villain in the soap opera '' O Profeta'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Latino
The Latin Grammy Awards (stylized as Latin GRAMMYs) are awards presented by the Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been released in Ibero-America. Ibero-America, as defined by the Latin Recording Academy, encompasses Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the Latino population in Canada and the United States. Submissions of products recorded in languages, dialects or idiomatic expressions recognized in Ibero America, such as Catalan, Basque, Galician, Valencian, Nahuatl, Guarani, Quechua or Mayan may be accepted by a majority vote. Both the regular Grammy Award and the Latin Grammy Award have similar nominating and voting processes, in which the selections are decided by peers within the Latin music industry. The first annual Latin Grammys ceremony was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on September 13, 2000. Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playboy
''Playboy'' (stylized in all caps) is an American men's Lifestyle journalism, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, available both online and in print. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. Known for its centerfolds of nude and semi-nude models (Playboy Playmate, Playmates), ''Playboy'' played an important role in the sexual revolution and remains one of the world's best-known brands, with a presence in nearly every medium. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special #International editions, nation-specific versions of ''Playboy'' are published worldwide, including those by licensees, such as Dirk Steenekamp's DHS Media Group. The magazine has a long history of publishing short stories by novelists such as Arthur C. Clarke, Ian Fleming, Vladimir Nabokov, Saul Bellow, Chuck Palahniuk, P. G. Wodehouse, Roald Dahl, Haruki Murakami, and Margaret Atwood. With a regular displ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado
FAAP (Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation) was founded in 1947 by Earl Armando Alvares Penteado, whose objective was to support, promote and develop the plastic and scenic arts, culture and teaching. The university has twelve thousand students and twelve hundred professors. The Campus is located in Higienópolis, one of the most traditional districts of São Paulo, and houses seven faculties: Business Administration, Fine Arts, Communication, Engineering, Economics, Law and Technology, post-graduation courses and MBA. The foundation is a cultural centre in São Paulo, housing one of the most eminent theaters in town ( Teatro FAAP) and the Museu de Arte Brasileira ( Museum of Brazilian Art). FAAP has received important exhibits, most notably the exhibit "China: A Arte Imperial, A Arte do Cotidiano, A Arte Contemporânea", the "Treasures of the Czars" display (including some of the Fabergé eggs), and in 2011 an exhibit on Grace Kelly, "Os Anos Grace Kelly" ( Grace Kelly Era), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
