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Chico Xavier
Chico Xavier () or Francisco Cândido Xavier, born Francisco de Paula Cândido (, 2 April 1910 – 30 June 2002), was a popular Brazilian philanthropist and spiritist medium. During a period of 60 years he wrote over 490 books and several thousand letters claiming to use a process known as "psychography". Books based on old letters and manuscripts were published posthumously, bringing the total number of books to 496. Playfair, Guy Lyon. ''Chico Xavier, Medium of the Century''. Roundtable Publishing, 2010, The books written by Chico covered a vast range of topics from religion, philosophy, historical romances and novels, Portuguese literature, poetry, and science, as well as thousands of letters intended to inform, console and uplift the families of deceased persons during his psychographic sessions. His books sold an estimated 50 million copies and the revenue generated by it was totally channeled into charity work.Langellier JP''Un homme insignifiant''. Le Monde, 12/05/201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Maior Brasileiro De Todos Os Tempos
''O Maior Brasileiro de Todos os Tempos'' (') was a public poll contest organized by the Brazilian broadcasting station Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão, SBT and hosted by Carlos Nascimento to rank the most outstanding Brazilian personalities. Based on BBC's ''100 Greatest Britons'', it featured individual documentaries advocating the top ten candidates. After three months of voting and more than a million votes recorded, one hundred persons were selected, appointed by the thousands of Brazilians. The final episode aired on October 3, 2012. Chico Xavier was elected the greatest Brazilian of all time. List Top 12 The top 12 candidates are the following. (The Top 12 were announced in alphabetic order. they are the final candidates. There will be an eliminatory round by journalists and advocates, where the greatest Brazilian will be chosen): Eliminatories Final Other editions Other countries have produced similar shows; see Greatest Britons spin-offs References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Leopoldo
Pedro Leopoldo is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. The city is located in the Greater Belo Horizonte region. According to the most recent census of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, the population of the city was 62,580 in 2022. The city is birthplace to prominent medium Chico Xavier and 1970 World Champion and Cruzeiro footballer Dirceu Lopes. The municipality contains 44% of the Sumidouro State Park, created in 1980. The Casa Fernão Dias is in the Quinta do Sumidouro district of Pedro Leopoldo. It is listed by the State Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IEPHA) as a cultural heritage monument. It contain exhibits that tell the history of Fernão Dias, a bandeirante who spent several years in the region with his followers in search of gold and precious stones. The house contains an annex where the state park's administrative staff work. See also * List of municipalities in Minas Gerais This is a list of the munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Spiritual Journey
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nosso Lar
''Nosso Lar: Life in the Spirit World'' ( Portuguese: ''Nosso Lar''), also known as ''Astral City'', is a novel by the Brazilian spiritist medium Francisco Cândido Xavier. First published in 1944,http://www.febeditora.com.br/departamentos/nosso-lar/. Retrieved at 2017-06-05 it tells the story of André Luiz, a prominent doctor who lived in the city of Rio de Janeiro. After dying, André Luiz finds himself neither in Heaven nor Hell, depicted in the teachings he had received during his Catholic upbringing, but rather in the so-called '' umbral'', a region where less-than-perfect souls face the consequences of their infelicitous actions while alive. After a while, he is able to perceive the presence of Clarêncio, a friendly spirit who had been trying to help him all along during his time in ''umbral''. Clarêncio then takes him to Nosso Lar, a spirit colony, or astral city, where André becomes acquainted with the intricacies of afterlife and reincarnation Reincarnation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humberto De Campos (journalist)
Humberto de Campos Veras (Humberto de Campos, Miritiba, October 25, 1886 – Rio de Janeiro, December 5, 1934) was a Brazilian journalist, politician and Literature, writer. Biography He was the son of Joaquim Gomes de Farias Veras and Ana de Campos Veras of modest origins. He was born in what was then the municipality of Miritiba in Maranhão and which is today named after him. After the death of his father, at age six, he moved to São Luís where he started to work in a local business to support his family. At age 17 he moved again, this time to Pará, where he started his journalistic activity at the ''Folha do Norte'' and ''A Província do Pará''. He published his first book of verses, titled "Poeira" (1st series) in 1910, when he was 24 years old, which earned him some recognition. Two years later he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he continued his journalistic career and became known in the literary circles of the federal capital, attracting the friendship of writers su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Figner
Fred Figner (2 December 1866 Milevsko - 19 January 1947), also known as Frederico Figner, born as Friedrich Figner, was an Austrian Empire-born entrepreneur, and cinema and music industry pioneer mostly in South America. Biography Figner was Jewish emigrant who lived in the United States and landed in Belém, Brazil in 1891. He traveled to many regions of Brazil doing public exhibitions of Edison's phonograph. Nine years later Figner settled down in Rio de Janeiro, where he established in 1900 the ''Casa Edison'', the first commercial recording company in Brazil. The company is considered a pioneer in recording and selling Brazilian popular music. He also founded ''Odeon'', the first Brazilian factory of phonograph records. In 1896 he filmed in Argentina what are now considered the first three films of the country. Figner's three films consisted of short depictions of sights of the city of Buenos Aires (named ''Vistas de Palermo'', ''La Avenida de Mayo'' and ''La Plaza de Mayo'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bezerra De Menezes
Adolfo Bezerra de Menezes Cavalcanti (August 29, 1831 – April 11, 1900) was a Brazilian doctor, politician, military officer, and influential figure in the early Spiritist movement in Brazil. He is often referred to as the " Kardec of Brazil" due to his significant contributions to the dissemination and establishment of Spiritism in the country. Biography Early life and education Adolfo Bezerra de Menezes Cavalcanti was born in the small town of Riacho do Sangue (now Jaguaretama), in the province of Ceará, Brazil. He was the son of Antônio Bezerra de Menezes and Fabiana de Jesus Maria Bezerra. Despite being born into a family with modest means, Bezerra de Menezes showed early intellectual promise. At the age of 12, he was sent to the city of Fortaleza to study, where he excelled in his studies and later pursued a medical degree at the Faculty of Medicine in Rio de Janeiro. He graduated as a physician in 1856. Medical career Bezerra de Menezes quickly gained a reputat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Da Nóbrega
Manuel da Nóbrega, SJ (old spelling ''Manoel da Nóbrega'') (18 October 1517 – 18 October 1570) was a Portuguese Jesuit priest and the first provincial of the Society of Jesus in colonial Brazil. Together with José de Anchieta, he was very influential in the early history of Brazil. He participated in the founding of several cities, such as Recife, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, as well as many Jesuit colleges and seminaries. Early life Nóbrega was born on October 18, 1517, in Sanfins do Douro, Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal, to an important family; his father was Baltasar da Nóbrega, a prominent judge of justice. Manuel da Nobrega studied humanities at Porto and Salamanca, Spain and at the University of Coimbra, where he obtained his baccalaureate in canon law and philosophy in 1541. He entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1544 and, after being ordained, carried out pastoral work in the regions of Entre-Douro-e-Minho and Beira. Missionary in Brazil In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus
Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Christianity, central figure of Christianity, the Major religious groups, world's largest religion. Most Christians consider Jesus to be the Incarnation (Christianity), incarnation of God the Son and awaited Messiah#Christianity, messiah, or Christ (title), Christ, a descendant from the Davidic line that is prophesied in the Old Testament. Virtually all modern scholars of classical antiquity, antiquity agree that Historicity of Jesus, Jesus existed historically. Accounts of Life of Jesus, Jesus's life are contained in the Gospels, especially the four canonical Gospels in the New Testament. Since the Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment, Quest for the historical Jesus, academic research has yielded various views on the historical reliability of t ... [...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] |
Allan Kardec
Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail (; 3 October 1804 – 31 March 1869), known by the pen name of Allan Kardec (), was a French educator, translator, and writer. He is the author of the five books known as the Spiritist Codification, and the founder of Spiritism.Moreira-Almeida, Alexander (2008)''Allan Kardec and the development of a research program in psychic experiences'' Proceedings of the Parapsychological Association & Society for Psychical Research Convention. Winchester, UK. Early life Rivail was born in Lyon in 1804 and raised as a Roman Catholic. He pursued interests in philosophy and the sciences, and became an acolyte and colleague of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi. Rivail completed a Bachelor of Arts and a doctorate in medicine. He was also fluent in German, English, Italian, and Spanish, in addition to his native French. Kardec became interested in Protestantism after his education in Switzerland. He was also trained in positivist ideas, although he ended up not being a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
