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Betty Faria
Elisabeth Maria Silva de Faria known professionally as Betty Faria (born May 8, 1941 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for her interpretation of the title character in the 1989 telenovela '' Tieta''. She (co-won with Zezé Motta on Night Angels) the award for best actress at the 1987 ''Gramado Film Festival'' for " Anjos do Arrabalde" (or "Angels of the Outskirts"). Personal life She was brought up as a Christian and later converted to Nichiren Buddhism Nichiren Buddhism (), also known as ''Hokkeshū'' (, meaning ''Lotus Sect''), is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222–1282) and is one of the Kamakura period school ... in 1996. Selected filmography * '' Bye Bye Brasil'' (1979) * '' Subway to the Stars'' (1987) * '' The Story of Fausta'' (1988) * '' Tieta'' (1989) * '' Perfume de Gardênia'' (1992) * '' A Indomada'' (1997) * '' Suave Veneno'' (1999) * '' América' ...
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Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the Americas, sixth-most-populous city in the Americas. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese people, Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a List of states of the Portuguese Empire, state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil, Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent John VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algar ...
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América (telenovela)
The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. When viewed as a single continent, the Americas or America is the 2nd largest continent by area after Asia, and is the 3rd largest continent by population. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with their Lists of islands of the Americas, associated islands, the Americas cover 8% of Earth's total surface area and 28.4% of its land area. The topography is dominated by the American Cordillera, a long chain of mountains that runs the length of the west coast. The flatter eastern side of the Americas is dominated by large river basins, such as the Amazon basin, Amazon, St. Lawrence River–Great Lakes, Mississippi River System, Mississippi, and Río de la Plata Basin, La Plata basins. Since the Americ ...
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Actresses From Rio De Janeiro (city)
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval ...
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Converts To Buddhism From Christianity
Conversion or convert may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''The Convert'', a 2023 film produced by Jump Film & Television and Brouhaha Entertainment * "Conversion" (''Doctor Who'' audio), an episode of the audio drama ''Cyberman'' * "Conversion" (''Stargate Atlantis''), an episode of the television series ''Stargate Atlantis'' * "The Conversion" (''The Outer Limits''), a 1995 episode of the television series ''The Outer Limits'' * " Chapter 19: The Convert", an episode of the television series ''The Mandalorian'' Business and marketing * Conversion funnel, the path a consumer takes through the web toward or near a desired action or conversion * Conversion marketing, when a website's visitors take a desired action * Converting timber to commercial lumber Computing, science, and technology * Conversion of units, conversion between different units of measurement Computing and telecommunication * CHS conversion of data storage, mapping cylinder/head/sector tuples t ...
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Brazilian Buddhists
With nearly 250,000 Buddhists, Brazil is home to the third-largest Buddhist population in the Americas, after the United States and Canada. Buddhism in Brazil consists of practitioners from various Buddhist traditions and schools. A number of Buddhist organisations and groups are also active in Brazil, with nearly 150 temples spread across the states. History Initial introduction to Brazil Buddhism was first practiced in Brazil on a very limited scale by small groups of Chinese migrants in the early 19th century. At the start of the 20th century, Buddhism was introduced to Brazil on a larger scale with the mass immigration of Japanese agricultural workers. Typically, early immigrants were not firstborn sons, who in Japan have primary responsibility for religious rituals, and monks were forbidden from migrating by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Thus, religion had a very small role in the lives of these first immigrants with the exception of funerary rites. They ...
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Living People
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1941 Births
The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, was the deadliest such year. Death toll estimates for both 1941 and 1942 range from 2.28 to 7.71 million each. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Euthanasia Centre in Germany, in the first phase of mass killings under the Aktion T4 program here. * January 1 – Thailand's Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram decrees January 1 as the official start of the Thai solar calendar new year (thus the previous year that began April 1 had only 9 months). * January 3 – A decree (''Normalschrifterlass'') promulgated in Germany by Martin Bormann ...
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Volta Por Cima
is a Brazilian telenovela created by Claudia Souto. It aired on TV Globo from 30 September 2024 to 26 April 2025. The telenovela stars Jéssica Ellen, Fabrício Boliveira, Amaury Lorenzo, Isadora Cruz, Tereza Seiblitz, Isabel Teixeira, Milhem Cortaz and Betty Faria. Cast * Jéssica Ellen as Madalena "Madá" Souza * Fabrício Boliveira as Jorge "Jão" * Amaury Lorenzo as Francisco "Chico" Moreira * Isadora Cruz as Roxelle * Tereza Seiblitz as Doralice Souza * Milhem Cortaz as Osmarino "Osmar" Souza * Isabel Teixeira as Violeta Castilho * Drica Moraes as Joyce Góis de Macedo * Betty Faria as Belisa Góis de Macedo * Juliana Alves as Aparecida "Cida" * Aílton Graça as Edson Bacelar * Viviane Araújo as Rosana Bacelar * Tonico Pereira as Eurico Moreira "Seu Moreira" * Rodrigo García as Renato Castilho "Baixinho" * Juliano Cazarré as Jayme * Cláudia Missura as Tereza * Rodrigo Fagundes as Gilberto Góis de Macedo "Gigi" * Lellê as Sílvia "Silvinha" Pires de Sabóia * Valdi ...
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Salve-se Quem Puder
''Salve-se Quem Puder'' (English title: ''Run For Your Lives'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 27 January 2020, replacing '' Bom Sucesso'', and ended on 16 July 2021. The series is written by Daniel Ortiz, with the collaboration of Flávia Bessone, Nilton Braga, Pedro Neschling, Gabriela Miranda, Bruno Segadilha and Victor Atherino. It stars Deborah Secco, Juliana Paiva and Vitória Strada as three women who have to enter the Witness Protection Program after witnessing a homicide. João Baldasserini, Felipe Simas, Thiago Fragoso, Rafael Cardoso, Bruno Ferrari, Dandara Mariana, Aline Dias and Juliana Alves also star in main roles. Plot Alexia ( Deborah Secco), Luna ( Juliana Paiva) and Kyra ( Vitória Strada) are three women who meet in Cancún and witness the murder of a powerful judge. They enter the Witness Protection Program and get sent to São Paulo, changing their names to Josimara, Fiona and Cleyde. They are presume ...
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A Dona Do Pedaço
''A Dona do Pedaço'' (English title: ''Sweet Diva'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Globo. It premiered on 20 May 2019, replacing ''O Sétimo Guardião'', and ended on 22 November 2019, replaced by '' Amor de Mãe''. It was written by Walcyr Carrasco, with the collaboration of Márcio Haiduck, Nelson Nadotti and Vinícius Vianna; with the direction of André Barros, Bernardo Sá, Bruno Martins Moraes, Caetano Caruso and Vicente Kubrusly, general direction of Luciano Sabino and artistic direction of Amora Mautner. It stars Juliana Paes, Marcos Palmeira, Agatha Moreira, Paolla Oliveira, Nathalia Dill, Sérgio Guizé, Caio Castro and Reynaldo Gianecchini in the main roles, with special participation of Fernanda Montenegro. Plot In 1999, in the fictional city of Rio Vermelho, the families of vigilantes Ramirez and Matheus lived in war for generations until Maria da Paz ( Juliana Paes) and Amadeu ( Marcos Palmeira) fell in love and sealed a peace a ...
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Casa Da Mãe Joana 2
''Casa da Mãe Joana 2'' is a 2013 Brazilian comedy film directed by Hugo Carvana. The film was released in Brazil on September 6, 2013. It is a sequel of the 2008 film '' Casa da Mãe Joana''. Cast * José Wilker as Juca * Paulo Betti as PR * Antônio Pedro Borges as Montanha * Betty Faria as Dona Araci * Juliana Paes Juliana Couto Paes (born 26 March 1979) is a Brazilian actress and former model. She became nationally known in telenovelas and modelling. She also starred in a local version of the musical ''The Producers'', as Ulla. Career An actress, mo ... as Dolores Sol External links * * 2013 films Brazilian comedy films 2013 comedy films 2010s Portuguese-language films 2010s Brazilian films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub ...
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Avenida Brasil (telenovela)
''Avenida Brasil'' (English: ''Brazil Avenue'') is a Brazilian primetime telenovela created by João Emanuel Carneiro. It was written by Carneiro in collaboration with Antonio Prata, Luciana Pessanha, Alessandro Marson, Marcia Prates and Thereza Falcão, and directed by José Luiz Villamarim, Amora Mautner, and Ricardo Waddington. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Murilo Benício, Débora Falabella, Cauã Reymond, Alexandre Borges, Vera Holtz, José de Abreu, Nathalia Dill, Ísis Valverde, Heloísa Périssé, Marcelo Novaes, Fabíula Nascimento, Otávio Augusto, Paula Burlamaqui, Carol Abras, Bruno Gissoni, Thiago Martins, Débora Nascimento, Juliano Cazarré, Felipe Abib, Bianca Comparato, Cacau Protásio, Daniel Rocha, Ronny Kriwat, Cláudia Missura, Patrícia de Jesus, Leticia Isnard, Luana Martau, Marcella Valente, Emiliano D'Ávila, Mel Maia, Débora Bloch, Juca de Oliveira, Carolina Ferraz, Eliane Giardini, Camila Morgado, Betty Faria, Marco ...
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