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Vânia (footballer)
Vânia Cristina Martins (born 9 November 1980), simply known as Vânia, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward and full back. She was a member of the Brazil women's national team. Career Vânia played for several Brazilian teams, of which highlights Portuguesa, São Paulo and Corinthians. International career Vânia represented Brazil at senior level in the 2010 International Tournament City of São Paulo, playing a match against Netherlands. Controversy From 2011 to 2016, Vânia made appearances for the Equatorial Guinea women's national team despite having no connection with the African nation. She attended the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was the sixth FIFA Women's World Cup competition, the world championship for List of women's national association football teams, women's national association football, football teams. It was held from 26 June to ... and was champion of the 2012 African Women's Championship. She a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embu Das Artes
Embu das Artes, previously and commonly known simply as Embu, is a Brazilian municipality in the State of São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 276,535 (2020 est.) in an area of 70.40 km2. Its history brought it an unexpected specialization as a city for artists. This has paid tourism dividends to the city. History The history of Embu began in 1554, with the arrival of a group of Jesuits of the aldeamento or settlement of Bohi, later M'Boy, halfway between the sea and the São Paulo hinterlands. As the Jesuit missions in the interior of Brazil, the primary objective was to convert the native population to Roman Catholicism, in an attempt to use them as farm workers in the region. In 1607 the lands of the village passed to the hands of Fernão Dias (uncle of the bandeirante Fernão Dias, the emerald hunter), In 1690, the priest Belchior de Pontes initiated the construction of the Igreja do Rosário (the Church of the Rosary), w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |