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Maria João
Maria João may refer to: * Maria João (singer) (born 1956), Portuguese singer * Maria João (model) (born 1955), Brazilian model * Maria João Abreu (1964–2021), Portuguese actress * Maria João Bastos (born 1975), Portuguese actress * María João Falcão (born 1964), Portuguese rhythmic gymnast * Maria João Ganga, Angolan film director and screenwriter * Maria João Koehler (born 1992), Portuguese tennis player * Maria João Mira (born 1959), Portuguese screenwriter * Maria João Pires (born 1944), Portuguese classical pianist * Maria João Rodrigues Maria João Fernandes Rodrigues GOIH (born 25 September 1955) is a Portuguese academic and politician who served as Minister of Employment in Portugal and was a Member of the European Parliament. She was Vice-President of the Group of the Sociali ... (born 1955), Portuguese academic and politician * Maria João Xavier (born 1971), Portuguese footballer See also * {{hndis, Joao, Maria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria João (singer)
Maria João Monteiro Grancha (born 27 June 1956) is a Portuguese jazz singer. She is known for her vocal flexibility and improvisational skills. Although considered a jazz singer, she incorporates folk music, avant-garde, and electronica. Her main musical partner is Portuguese pianist Mário Laginha. She has also worked with Aki Takase, Bobby McFerrin, David Linx, Dino Saluzzi, Gilberto Gil, Joe Zawinul, Kai Eckhardt, Lenine, Manu Katche, Ralph Towner, Trilok Gurtu, Wolfgang Muthspiel, anOGRE She was invited by RTP to compose an entry for Festival da Canção 2024, the Portuguese selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024; she performed the song "Dia" in the second semi-final on 2 March 2024, failing to qualify for the final. Discography * ''Quinteto Maria João'' (Orfeu (Pt), 1983), with Mário Laginha * ''Cem Caminhos'' with Maria João Quintet (Orfeu/Nabel (G), 1985) * ''Conversa'' with Maria João Quintet (Nabel, 1986) * ''Looking for Love'' with Aki Takase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria João (model)
Maria João Brewster (''née'' Sousa Leão; born 12 February 1955) is a Brazilian former model. She made a career as a photographic model in the 1970s; , she holds the distinction of being the only Brazilian to appear on the cover of ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'', photographed in Bahia for the 1978 issue. Life and career Before embarking on her modeling career, João studied communication at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. She began her career through her friend, photographer Pedro Liborio, who sent her photos to the advertising agency DPZ. They placed her on the market of advertising and fashion, starting with an ad to Johnson & Johnson. Among others, she photographed for famous Brazilian magazines like ''Claudia'' and ''Nova'' and worked with renowned photographers of the country as such as José Antonio and Luis Tripoli. Personal life João is married to Alden Brewster, an American partner of Banco Icatu. She is the mother of actress Jorda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria João Abreu
Maria João Gonçalves Abreu Soares (Lisboa, 14 April 1964 – Almada, 13 May 2021), known as Maria João Abreu, was a Portuguese film, television and stage actress. Her most notable works include Portuguese TV series ''Médico de Família, Aqui Não Há Quem Viva, Golpe de Sorte,'' and her strong presence in the typical Portuguese genre of " teatro de revista". She was famous for her uplifting roles, mostly associated with humour. Biography Maria João Abreu was born in Lisboa on 14 April 1964. Between 1985 and 2008, she was married to fellow actor José Raposo, with whom she had two sons: Miguel Raposo and Ricardo Raposo. Despite the divorce, the two willingly worked together in several productions and remained good friends. She married musician João Soares in September 2012. In November 2020, she tested positive for COVID-19, but recovered. Her father, who already had lung cancer, died of the disease. On 30 April 2021, after fainting during the recording of episodes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria João Bastos
Maria João David da Silva Bastos (born 18 June 1975) is a Portuguese actress. She has participated in several Brazilian productions, becoming a known actress in Brazil. Biography Maria João was born in Benavente, Santarém District. She holds a degree in Communication Sciences from the Independent University of Lisbon. Maria took an English course in England in 1993, a casting and video and dummy course at Visual LX in 1994 and a theater, film and television course in New York City in the year 2000. She signed an exclusive contract with The Portuguese television station, TVI. Bastos is ambassador of the Jaguar car brand, and representative of the Italian brand Furla, in Portugal. Her character "Liliane Marise", a pimba music singer, in the telenovela ''Destinos Cruzados'', was so remarkable that it released a CD that reached first place in the Portuguese music charts. Incarnating this same personage, she made a concert in MEO Arena, in Lisbon, in October 2013, and anoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María João Falcão
María João Falcão (born 16 November 1964) is a Portuguese rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform individually or in groups on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and rope. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, fle .... Falcão competed for Portugal in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. There she was 22nd in the preliminary (qualification) round and did not advance to the final. References External links María João Falcãoat Sports-Reference.com 1964 births Living people Portuguese rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Portugal {{Portugal-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria João Ganga
Maria João Ganga is an Angolan film director and screenwriter, best known for being the first woman to make a full-length feature film in Angola. Her film ''Hollow City'' (''Na Cidade Vazia''), which she wrote and directed was released in 2004. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 2004 Paris Film Festival. Biography Ganga attended the Ecole Superieure Libre d'Etudes Cinématographiques, (ESEC) film school in Paris. Ganga wrote the screenplay for ''Hollow City'', based on a novel by Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos (Pepetela). The film is set in 1991 during the Angolan civil war. This is a story about lives disrupted by the war. The story centers around an eleven year old boy, N'dala (Roldan Pinto João), who witnesses the massacre of his family by soldiers in his native village of Bie. N'dala and other orphaned children are rescued and taken to Luanda, Angola's capital by a missionary nun. N'dala runs away and wanders into the center of the enormous city w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria João Koehler
Maria João Koehler (born 8 October 1992) is a retired Portuguese tennis player. Koehler won four singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 25 February 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 102. On 18 June 2012, she peaked at No. 151 in the doubles rankings. Playing for the Portugal Fed Cup team, Koehler has a win–loss record of 11–20. Career Born in Porto, Koehler made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit at the age of 14 at a $10k event in Braga. Having qualified for the main draw, she lost her first match to Catarina Ferreira. She made her WTA Tour The WTA Tour (also known as the Hologic WTA Tour for sponsorship reasons) is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women and organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125 series, and third-tier is the ITF Wome ... main-draw debut at the 2009 Estoril Open. Having been awarded a wildcard, she played world No. 77, Kristina Barrois, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria João Mira
Maria João Mira (born 18 September 1959 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese screenwriter who authored several successful telenovelas. Biography Mira was the director of the ''Casa da Criação'' (''House of Creation''), a television writing company founded in 2001 by the production company ''Nicolau Breyner Produções''. Her son, André Ramalho, is also a screenwriter. They have been working together on some occasions. Television * Sonhos Traídos (2002) * Saber Amar (2003) * O Teu Olhar (2003–2004) * Queridas Feras (2003–2004) * Morangos com Açúcar (2003–2005) * Mistura Fina (2004–2005) * Fala-me de Amor (2006) * Ilha dos Amores (2007) * Flor do Mar (2008–2009) * Anjo Meu (2011–2012) * Doida Por Ti (2012–2013) * A Única Mulher (2015-2017) * A Herdeira A Herdeira ( English: ''The Gypsy Heiress'') is a Portuguese telenovela broadcast and produced by TVI. It is written by Maria João Mira. The telenovela premiered on September 24, 2017 and ended on September 29 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria João Pires
Maria João Alexandre Barbosa Pires (; born 23 July 1944) is a Portuguese classical pianist, widely regarded as one of the leading interpreters of the repertoire of the 18th and 19th centuries. Early life and education Pires was born in Lisbon, Portugal, a posthumous daughter of João Baptista Pires and his wife Alzira dos Santos Alexandre Barbosa. She has three siblings: Hugo Alexandre Barbosa Pires, Maria Regina Alexandre Barbosa Pires and Maria Helena Alexandre Barbosa Pires. Her first recital was at the age of five, and at the age of seven she was already playing Mozart piano concertos publicly. Two years later she received Portugal's top prize for young musicians. In the following years, she studied with Campos Coelho at the Lisbon Conservatory, taking courses in composition, theory, and history of music. She continued her studies in Germany, first in the Musikakademie of Munich with Rosl Schmid and then in Hanover with Karl Engel. Career International fame came in 1970 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria João Rodrigues
Maria João Fernandes Rodrigues GOIH (born 25 September 1955) is a Portuguese academic and politician who served as Minister of Employment in Portugal and was a Member of the European Parliament. She was Vice-President of the Group of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) from 2014 until 2019. Since 2017, Rodrigues is President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS). Her political career began as Minister of Employment of Portugal in the first government of Prime Minister António Guterres (1995–1997) and she was policy maker working in several posts in the European Institutions since 2000, most notably in the leading teams of EU Council Presidencies. She is an expert on EU political economy and has served as Special Advisor to a number of elected representatives at both Portuguese and EU level, in particular to António Guterres, the current Secretary General of United Nations, and to the former President of the Party of European Socialists (Poul Nyrup Rasmus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
