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Elke Maravilha
Elke Maravilha ( Grünupp; 22 February 1945 – 16 August 2016) was a German-Brazilian actress, model and television personality. She lived in Brazil from her early childhood until her death. Biography Maravilha was born to a Latvian father and German mother in Leutkirch, although throughout her career she stated she was born in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, Russia. At the age of four, her family emigrated to Brazil in 1949 and first settled at a farm in Itabira in the state of Minas Gerais. In 1955, her family leased lands in Atibaia in São Paulo State, running a strawberry farm. The family then went to Bragança Paulista to farm. Returning to Minas Gerais, she was chosen as "Glamour Girl" in Belo Horizonte in 1962. It was during this period that she became a naturalized Brazilian. At the age of 20, Maravilha left home to live in Rio de Janeiro, working as a bilingual secretary, using her fluency in eight languages, many of them learned in her own home environment, as a teach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multishow Brazilian Music Award
The Multishow Brazilian Music Awards (), or simply known as the Multishow Awards (Brazilian Portuguese: ''Prêmio Multishow''), is an award show presented by the Brazilian channel Multishow to honor the best in Music of Brazil, Brazilian music. Originally called the TVZ Awards (Brazilian Portuguese: ''Prêmio TVZ''), it is considered one of the biggest music awards in Brazil. The first ceremony was held in 1994. History The first award ceremony was held as TVZ Awards in 1994, with five categories. In 1998, the award changed its name to Multishow Brazilian Music Awards. From 1999, the winners, who were previously chosen by phone, were selected via the internet. Since 2011, the award has had a specialized jury members of the music industry experts who determine the winners in the technical categories. Multishow Award Academy The Academy of the Multishow Brazilian Music Award, Multishow Award Academy was established in 2019 to define the nominees for the award categories, bringin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istoé
''IstoÉ'' ( Portuguese for 'This is'; often stylized ''ISTO É'') is a weekly news magazine in Portuguese published in Brazil, roughly the equivalent of the American magazines ''Time'' or ''Newsweek ''Newsweek'' is an American weekly news magazine based in New York City. Founded as a weekly print magazine in 1933, it was widely distributed during the 20th century and has had many notable editors-in-chief. It is currently co-owned by Dev P ...''. History The magazine was established in 1976. It is published weekly by Editora Três on Saturdays. It is considered one of the three main magazines being published in the country, along with '' Veja'' and '' Época''. Circulation In 2003 the circulation of ''IstoÉ'' was 362,307 copies. References External links Istoé website 1976 establishments in Brazil Magazines published in Brazil Weekly magazines published in Brazil Magazines established in 1976 News magazines published in South America Portuguese-language magaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianne Albertoni
Gianne Albertoni (born 5 July 1981) is a Brazilian model, actress and television presenter. Biography Albertoni was born in São Paulo, Brazil. She was discovered in 1993 when she was 13 years old, by a Brazilian multimedia artist and photographer, Sergio Valle Duarte. Four months later in Milan, she walked the runway for designers like Versace, Armani, Prada, Fiorucci. In Milan, Albertoni worked for Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, and Armani. In New York, she posed for photographers such as Bruce Weber, Mario Testino and Steven Meisel. She appeared in the Brazilian films "Popstar", "Muita Calma Nessa Hora", "Malu de Bicicleta", "Carro de Paulista", and the Brazilian TV series "Mandrake" as Gigi. Albertoni is part of the series that is featured in the permanent collection of museums in Europe and South America. The series is denominated by the artist Sergio Valle Duarte as "Eletrografias e Fotografias com Fios de Cabelo para Futura Clonagem" BioArt. (Electrophotographs and Pho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuzu Angel (film)
''Zuzu Angel'' is a 2006 Brazilian biographical film based on the life of fashion designer Zuzu Angel. Cast * Patrícia Pillar - Zuzu Angel * Daniel de Oliveira - Stuart Angel * Leandra Leal - Sonia * Alexandre Borges - Fraga * Luana Piovani - Elke Maravilha * - Tenente * Ângela Vieira - Lúcia * Flavio Bauraqui - Mota * Regiane Alves - Hildegard Angel * Fernanda de Freitas - Ana Angel * Othon Bastos - Brigadeiro * - Alberto * Nelson Dantas - Antonio Lamarca * Paulo Betti - Carlos Lamarca Carlos Lamarca (; October 27, 1937 – September 17, 1971) was a Brazilian Army Captain who deserted to join the armed struggle against the Brazilian military dictatorship. He was part of the Popular Revolutionary Vanguard (''Vanguarda Popul ... References External links * 2000s biographical films Films about fashion designers Brazilian biographical films 2000s Portuguese-language films 2000s Brazilian films Warner Bros. films {{Bio-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luana Piovani
Luana Elídia Afonso Piovani (, born 29 August 1976) is a Brazilian actress, TV host, and former model. Career Piovani started her career as a Ford Models Agency model in 1990 and a year later spent some time working in Japan. Piovani's first television appearance was in the 1992 miniseries ''Sex Appeal'', on Rede Globo. She also had a role in the '' Você Decide'' series. Her first soap opera role was in 1994's '' Quatro por Quatro''. She appeared in the Luis Ferré's film ''Super Colosso'' and made a special appearance in the ''A Comédia da Vida Privada'' series. Her first theater play was ''Nó de Gravata'', in 1996. In 1997, she was voted the sexiest woman on earth by Editora Abril's VIP magazine. In the same year, she starred in '' Malhação''. She also appeared in ''D'Artagnan e os Três Mosqueteiros'', '' Sai de Baixo'', '' Mulher'', '' Os Normais'' and '' Sítio do Picapau Amarelo''. In 1999, she produced and starred in ''A.M.I.G.A.S.'' in the theater. In ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Registro Nacional De Estrangeiros
Registro is a city near the Atlantic coast of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 56,393 (2020 est.) in an area of 722 km2. The elevation is 25 m. Registro in Portuguese means register, and this name was given to the city because it was the port from which the earlier settlers registered the gold that was leaving on ships from Brazil headed to Portugal. History The municipality was created by state law in 1944. Culture International Cultural Events Sushi Festival Organized by an association of Japanese immigrants called “Associação Cultural Nipo Brasileira de Registro”, this festival offers so many music attractions and typical Japanese cuisine, like as: sushis and sashimis (tuna, salmon and a bunch of local fishes such as “robalo, tainha and manjuba”, the last one is the most famous delicacy, fried-manjuba with cold beer is a good option to enjoy the summer days over there). This festival happens every year on June. Tooro Nagashi Since 2009 the “Associaç ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Passport
A German passport (, ) is an identity document issued to nationals of Germany for the purpose of international travel. A German passport is, besides the German ID card and the German Emergency Travel Document (called " Reiseausweis als Passersatz"), the only other officially recognised document that German authorities will routinely accept as proof of identity from German citizens. Besides serving as proof of identity and presumption of German nationality, they facilitate the process of securing assistance from German consular officials abroad (or other EU members in the case that a German consular facility is absent). German passports are valid for ten years (for people aged 24 and older) or six years (for people under the age of 24) and share the standardised layout and burgundy red design with other EU passports. Every German citizen is also a citizen of the European Union. The passport, along with the national identity card, allows for free rights of movement and resid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Povo
''O Povo'' is a Brazilian tabloid newspaper. Among the oldest Brazilian newspapers, it has been published since 1928. It is and has always been printed in Fortaleza, the capital of the Brazilian state of Ceará Ceará (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. It is the List of Brazilian states by population, eighth-largest Brazilian State by .... It has a daily circulation of about 120,000 and is released in the morning. Official site O Povo official website References 1928 establishments in Brazil Daily newspapers published in Brazil Mass media in Fortaleza Portuguese-language newspapers Newspapers established in 1928 {{brazil-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universo Online
(Portuguese, 'Universe Online') (known by the acronym UOL) is a Brazilian web content, products and services company. It belongs to Grupo Folha enterprise. UOL is the world's largest Portuguese speaking portal, featuring more than 1,000 news sources and 7 million pages. The portal provides website hosting, data storage, publicity dealing, online payments and security systems. It also holds more than 300,000 online shops, 23 million buyers, and 4 million vendors in its portals. In 2012, UOL was the fifth most visited website in Brazil. According to Ibope Nielsen Online, UOL is Brazil's largest internet portal with more than 50 million unique visitors and 6.7 billion page views every month. History UOL was established by Grupo Folha on April 28, 1996. After seven months, UOL joined portal Brasil Online (BOL) from Editora Abril. However Editora Abril does not own shares in BOL anymore. Portugal Telecom had 29% of UOL, but sold its shares to Folhapar, a company controlled b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folha De S
''Folha de S.Paulo'' (sometimes spelled ''Folha de São Paulo''), also known as simply ''Folha'' (, ''Sheet''), is a Brazilian daily newspaper founded in 1921 under the name ''Folha da Noite'' and published in São Paulo by the Folha da Manhã company. The newspaper is the centerpiece for Grupo Folha, a conglomerate that also controls Universo Online, UOL (Universo Online), the leading Internet portal in Brazil; polling institute Datafolha; publishing house Publifolha; book imprint Três Estrelas; printing company Plural; and, in a joint-venture with the Globo group, the business daily ''Valor Econômico, Valor'', among other enterprises. It has gone through several phases and has targeted different audiences, such as urban middle classes, rural landowners, and the civil society, but political independence has always been one of its editorial cornerstones. Ever since 1986, ''Folha'' has had the biggest circulation among the largest Brazilian newspapers – according to data by I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Security Law (Brazil)
The National Security Law was a Brazilian law that sought to guarantee the national security of the State against the subversion of law and order. It was revoked in 2021 by Law No. 14,197, though its provisions pertaining national security and the defense of the democratic rule of law, including crimes against national sovereignty — attacks on the nation's sovereignty, national integrity and espionage — became part of the Brazilian Penal Code. History Since the Empire of Brazil there has been legislation on national security. This has been updated over time and the National Security Law (LSN), or Law No. 7,170 of 14 December 1983, defined crimes against national security, political and social order, also establishing its trial procedure and judgment. The law became more frequently used in 2020. Attorney General Augusto Aras stated in April 2021 that he would not investigate president Jair Bolsonaro for the use of the National Security Law against critics and opponents, unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santos Dumont Airport
The Santos Dumont Airport is the second major airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named after the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont, Alberto Santos Dumont (1873–1932). It is operated by Infraero. History Originally known as Calabouço Airport, the history of the airport can be traced back to the early 1930s. Until that time, the few aircraft equipped with landing gear used the Manguinhos Airport. Seaplanes, which at the time operated the majority of domestic and international flights, used a terminal located at the Calabouço Point, an area known today as the Praça Marechal Âncora. Take-off and landings were made using an area of the Guanabara Bay then known as ''estirão do Caju'' (''Caju water stretch''). It was as a development of the terminal at the Calabouço Point that the Calabouço Airport was created. In 1934, in order to handle a growing number of land operations, land was reclaimed from the sea to create the first runway of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
