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Big Brother Brasil
''Big Brother Brasil'' is the Brazilian version of the '' Big Brother'' reality franchised television show based on the original Dutch television series of the same name, that was created in 1997 by John de Mol Jr.. It is the second one with more finished seasons (only after the American version) and the only one with more than 20 years of uninterrupted annual transmission in the same channel. The show is based on a group of strangers, known as housemates, living together twenty-four hours a day in the ''Big Brother'' house, isolated from the outside world (primarily from mass media, such as newspapers, telephones, television and the internet) while having all their steps followed by cameras around-the-clock, with no privacy for three months. The housemates compete for the chance to win the grand prize by avoiding weekly eviction, until the last housemate remains at the end of the season that can claim the grand prize. The show's current host is journalist Tadeu Schmidt. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World (TV series), The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'', ''Idol (franchise), Idol'', and ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', all of which became global Franchising, franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature the gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (Dutch TV Series)
''Big Brother'' is the original Dutch version of the international reality television franchise '' Big Brother''. It created a reality TV-show format where contestants live in an isolated house and try to avoid being evicted by viewers to win a prize at the end. The original Dutch version of the show was initially aired from 1999 to 2006 for six regular seasons, and two celebrity editions. Many international versions have also been developed following the same structure. In 2021, the cooperation season with Belgium of ''Big Brother'' returned in the Netherlands after an absence of 14 years. Origins John de Mol Jr. Participants were John de Mol Jr., Patrick Scholtze, Bart Römer and his brother, Paul Römer. The idea called for a luxurious house with six contestants, closed for a year. The winner would receive 1,000,000 guilders. The working title was ''De Gouden Kooi'' ('' The Golden Cage'') and the original concept was eventually realized as a reality show on Dutch televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelma Assis
Thelma Regina Maria dos Santos Assis (born 18 November 1984, in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian doctor, television presenter, dancer and digital influencer. She is known for being the winner of the 20th season of ''Big Brother Brasil''. Early life Born in a suburb of São Paulo on 18 November 1984, Thelma Assis was adopted at the age of three days by civil servant Yara Assis and graphic artist Carlos Alberto Assis. Thelma's mother said "She came to me fragile and rickety. So much so that if she was in a nursery for adoption, no one would want her." Thelma's mother planned to reveal the adoption when her daughter turned 18, but Thelma ended up finding out at 15 through an anonymous call. Assis studied ballet from the age of 7 to 22 through a scholarship, having trained as a classical dancer at Escola Espaço Clássico São Paulo and participated in dance shows. Assis successfully auditioned for the front commission. She was studying medicine at PUC in Sorocaba. She rehear ... [...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] |
Jean Wyllys
Jean Wyllys de Matos Santos (; born 10 March 1974) is a Brazilian lecturer, journalist and politician who rose to fame after winning the fifth season of '' Big Brother Brasil''. He was also notable as being Brazil's second openly gay member of parliament and the first congressman to be a gay-rights activist.''Jean Wyllys, Brazil's first openly gay MP, takes fight to the religious right'' Guardian, retrieved 27 January 2012 He has been compared to for his work. In 2019, citing death threats, he resigned from his seat in Congress. Life Wyllys was born in[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Fama
''TV Fama'' is a weekday Brazilian entertainment newsmagazine on RedeTV! which licenses the format of the American entertainment newsmagazine ''Entertainment Tonight''. The program is presented by Nelson Rubens and Flávia Noronha. It is one of the oldest programs on the network. Since joining the air, ''TV Fama'' has significant average audience. History The program began on the first day of transmission of RedeTV! (November 15, 1999), showing only parties and events. It ended up leaving the air in two weeks. On July 17, 2000 the program returned to the air with the focus on celebrities using the American ''ET'' format, hosted by Monique Evans and Paulo Bonfá. In 2001, the show started to be presented by Nelson Rubens and Janaína Barbosa. In 2002, Janaína was replaced by Luísa Mell, who co-presented the show with Nelson until 2006. Íris Stefanelli and Adriana Lessa co-presented the program along with Nelson Rubens from 2007 until 2010. In May 2010, both Lessa and Rubens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Íris Stefanelli
Irislene Stefanelli (born July 23, 1979) is a Brazilian television personality, actress and television presenter. From March to July 2008, she worked with a co-host at ''Transalouca'' (Transamérica Pop Radio) and acted in theater. Currently, she is the host of the show ''TV Fama''. Biography Born in Tupã, São Paulo, Tupã, a city west of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, the first child of Antonio Carlos Stefanelli and Aparecida Clarice Stefanelli, a family of scarce financial resources, Íris Stefanelli was raised in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. Íris studied nursing at college until the next-to-last period and has worked as a saleswoman standalone to support their studies. Her first appearance in television was in the reality show Big Brother Brazil 7th edition, from which she was eliminated in the 7th week. She had a special participation in the same reality show in Argentina. After that, she started to appear frequently in the media and won several awards. She was the cover of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by ''horse opera'', a derogatory term for low-budget Western (genre), Westerns. According to some dictionaries, for something to be adequately described as a soap opera, it need not be long-running; but some authors define the word in a way that excludes short-running serial dramas from their definition. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first Broadcasting, broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running soap opera. The longest-running television soap opera is ''Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV in 1960. According to Albert Moran, one of the defining features that make a television program a soap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grazi Massafera
Grazielli "Grazi" Soares Massafera (born 28 June 1982) is a Brazilian actress, former model, and beauty pageant titleholder. In 2004, Massafera won the Miss Paraná pageant, and represented the state in that year's Miss Brasil contest. She finished third, which earned her the title of "Miss Brasil Internacional", and gave her entry into the Miss International 2004 contest, held annually in China. In the international pageant, Massafera did not reach the semi-finals. In 2016, she was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role in the telenovela '' Verdades Secretas''. Early life Big Brother In 2005, Massafera took part in the fifth season of the Brazilian version of the reality show Big Brother, known as Big Brother Brasil (BBB). The season was the most-watched season ever. Grazi ended in second, with 40% of the votes. After BBB Grazi became the second Big Brother contestant to become a celebrity (the first one being Sabrina Sato). Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliana Alves
Juliana Alves de Oliveira (born 3 May 1982) is a Brazilian actress, known to participate in the reality show '' Big Brother Brasil 3'' in 2003. Alves won a spot in the program almost by accident: during a concert singer Luiz Melodia, she was approached by a producer of TV Globo, who invited her for an interview. This last step, Alves participated in various tests, to be chosen. Biography Early life, career and Big Brother Brasil Alves was born in Rio de Janeiro on May 3, 1982, daughter of teacher Fátima Machado and psychologist Sebastião Oliveira. From the beginning literacy by the third year of high school she studied at the Colégio Pedro II. At 18, she was a volunteer and one of the health workers project Gymkhana-Aids information ONG Criola, who fights against prejudice to black women. She graduated in Escola de Serviço Social da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. She studied dance, and her teacher nominated her to a famous choreographer, then starting as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
