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Francisco Cuoco
Francisco Cuoco (29 November 1933 – 19 June 2025) was a Brazilian actor. He became known for his roles as a heartthrob in telenovelas from Rede Globo, such as '' Selva de Pedra'' (1972), ''Pecado Capital'' (1975) and '' O Astro'' (1978), among others. Biography Cuoco was born in São Paulo, the son of the Italian fair trader Leopoldo Cuoco. He grew up in Brás neighborhood, with his sister Grácia and his mother Antonieta. He worked during the day with his father at the fair and at night he studied, seeking a stable profession. He wanted to study Law, but when he got in touch with the School of Dramatic Art of Alfredo Mesquita, he decided to be a dramaturgy professional. He dropped out of law school and gave himself up to the artistic vocation. After graduation, Cuoco worked in several pieces of the companies Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia, Teatro dos Sete and Companhia Nídia Lícia. His first protagonist in the theater was with Werneck, in Nelson Rodrigues' play O Beijo no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the Americas, Americas, and both the Western Hemisphere, Western and Southern Hemispheres. Listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as an global city, alpha global city, it exerts substantial international influence in commerce, finance, arts, and entertainment. It is the List of largest cities#List, largest urban area by population outside Asia and the most populous Geographical distribution of Portuguese speakers, Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The city's name honors Paul the Apostle and people from the city are known as ''paulistanos''. The city's Latin motto is ''Non ducor, duco'', which translates as "I am not led, I lead." Founded in 1554 by Jesuit priests, the city was the center of the ''bandeirant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Grande Família
''A Grande Família'' () is a Brazilian television sitcom created by Oduvaldo Vianna Filho and Armando Costa that originally aired on Rede Globo from 29 March 2001 to 11 September 2014. The show tells the story of a typical middle-class family living in a suburban neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. It is a remake of the series of the same name that aired in Brazil in the 1970s. The family consists of a working father, Lineu, a housewife and mother, Nenê, their son Tuco, their daughter Bebel, and Bebel's fiancée, Agostinho, a taxi driver portrayed as the typical carioca '' malandro''. The family's grandfather, Floriano, was written out of the story after the death of actor Rogério Cardoso. In addition to being the longest-running Brazilian sitcom, ''A Grande Família'' is considered one of the most popular comedy shows in Brazil. A film based on the series was released in theaters on 10 January 2007. Plot Lineu ( Marco Nanini), the head of the family and quintessential patriarc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobras E Lagartos
COBRA or Cobra, often stylized as CoBrA, was a European avant-garde art group active from 1948 to 1951. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the members' home countries' capital cities: Copenhagen (Co), Brussels (Br), Amsterdam (A). History During the time of occupation of World War II, the Netherlands had been disconnected from the art world beyond its borders. CoBrA was formed shortly thereafter. This international movement of artists who worked experimentally evolved from the criticisms of Western society and a common desire to break away from existing art movements, including the "detested" naturalism and the "sterile" abstraction. Experimentation was the symbol of an unfettered freedom, which, according to Constant, was ultimately embodied by children and the expressions of children. CoBrA was formed by Karel Appel, Constant, Corneille, Christian Dotremont, Asger Jorn, and Joseph Noiret on 8 November 1948 in the Café Notre-Dame, Paris, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toma Lá, Dá Cá
''Toma Lá, Dá Cá'' (English: ''Give-and-Take'') is a Brazilian television sitcom created by Maria Carmem Barbosa and Miguel Falabella, which aired on Rede Globo from August 7, 2007, to December 22, 2009, over three seasons. It started as a year-end special, aired on December 29, 2005. The pilot episode spawned an eponymous series, starting August 7, 2007, replacing '' A Diarista'' and being replaced by '' Força-Tarefa''. The series was directed by Cininha de Paula, who replaced Mauro Mendonça Filho, with the core director being Roberto Talma. At the time, many considered the series to be a kind of spiritual successor to ''Sai de Baixo'', due to the fact that it also took place in a condominium and had Falabella and also Marisa Orth in the cast. The series stars Falabella, Adriana Esteves, Orth, Diogo Vilela, Arlete Salles, Fernanda Souza, Stella Miranda and Alessandra Maestrini. Main cast * Miguel Falabella as Mário Jorge Dassoin * Adriana Esteves as Célia Regina "Celin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casos E Acasos
Casos e Acasos is a series of Brazilian TV Globo Network, written by Daniel Adjafre and Marcius Melhem, the general direction of Carlos Milan core of Marcos Schechtman (until the 15th episode) and Jayme Monjardim (from the 16th episode). First aired as a special year-end on December 26, 2007, the program went live April 3, 2008 and no longer appears in the following year. Cast Episode pilot * Humberto Martins - Lauro * Antônio Calloni - Ernesto * Taís Araújo - Gabriela * Ricardo Tozzi - Freitas * Érika Evantini - Michele * Thiago Fragoso - Felipe * Danton Mello - Adriano * Marcelo Valle - homem que se separa da mulher * Fábio Araújo - Robson * Bethito Tavares - Júnior * Alexandre Nero - Marcos * Paula Pereira - mulher que se separa do marido * Clarice Derzié Luz - vendedora de alianças ;Participação especial * Francisco Cuoco - Feldman 1º episódio ("O Encontro, o Assédio e o Convite") * Marcos Palmeira - Renato * Graziella Moretto - Suzana * Hugo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duas Caras
''Duas Caras'' (English: ''Two Faces'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo from 1 October 2007 to 31 May 2008, replacing '' Paraíso Tropical'' and followed by '' A Favorita''. It is created by Aguinaldo Silva and directed by Wolf Maya. Starring Dalton Vigh, Marjorie Estiano, Alinne Moraes, Débora Falabella, Lázaro Ramos, Letícia Spiller, Betty Faria, Flávia Alessandra, Renata Sorrah, Suzana Vieira, and Antônio Fagundes. It is the first telenovela by Rede Globo to be produced in high-definition. The telenovela spans through Maria Paula's revenge against Marconi Ferraço, her ex-husband that robbed her of all her inheritance. Premise In the past, as Adalberto Rangel, he met and seduced Maria Paula. With a calculated coldheart, he married her, stole her fortune, then abandoned her, unaware she was pregnant at the time. Ten years later, accompanied by her son Renato, Maria Paula plots to recover her dignity and to find justice by getting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domingão Do Faustão
''Domingão do Faustão'' ( literally ''Big Fausto's Big Sunday'') was a Brazilian TV show aired every Sunday from 1989 to 2021. Produced by Rede Globo and hosted by Fausto Silva (also known as Faustão), it featured live music performances (usually by the most popular artists in Brazil at the time) as well as special segments, such as the '' Dança dos Famosos'' (Brazilian version of ''Dancing with the Stars'') and ''Dança no Gelo'' ('' Dancing on Ice''). It was one of the oldest and most famous of Globo's television shows since its first broadcast in 1989. History The series was originally slated to be hosted by Augusto "Gugu" Liberato, who had hosted a late-night show on SBT. However, during Carnival in 1988, SBT's owner Silvio Santos personally intervened with Globo's president Roberto Marinho to discourage him from hiring Gugu, allowing Santos to sign a lucrative extension with Gugu that would include prominent roles in SBT's Sunday afternoon lineup. Globo quickly hired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negócio Da China
''Negócio da China'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Globo. It premiered on 6 October 2008, replacing ''Ciranda de Pedra'', and ended on 13 March 2009, replaced by '' Paraíso''. The series is written by Miguel Falabella, with the collaboration of Mauro Mendonça Filho and Roberto Talma. It stars Jui Huang, Bruna Marquezine, Anderson Lau, Grazi Massafera, Ricardo Pereira, Rodrigo Mendonça, Thiago Fragoso, Fernanda de Freitas and Juliana Didone. Plot In Macau, China, Liu (Jui Huang) stole 1 billion euros from a casino, not knowing it belonged to the Chinese mafia, through a digital transaction in which the data was recorded on a flash drive. Pursued, he flees to Portugal and the device ends up in the suitcase João ( Ricardo Pereira), who is moving to Brazil, causing Liu to also have to travel to Brazil to try to recover it. Liu goes to live in Parque das Nações, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, where he falls in love with the martial arts fighter Flor de Ly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Princesa E O Vagabundo
A, or a, is the first Letter (alphabet), letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''English alphabet#Letter names, 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, ''English articles, 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 know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
