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Manuel De Brito Filho
Manuel de Brito Filho, better known as Obina (born January 31, 1983), is a Brazilian former football (soccer), football Striker (association football), striker. Career Vitória Obina caught attention in 2004 in Brazilian football, 2004 when he made a solid season, despite the relegation of his club, Esporte Clube Vitória, Vitória. He scored 24 goals that season, 19 in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazilian Série A, being the top scorer of the team along with Edílson. At the end of that year he has been transferred to Al-Ittihad (Jeddah), Al-Ittihad. Flamengo Flamengo's supporters like to refer to him as the Brazilian Samuel Eto'o (they usually chant ''ôôôô... Obina é melhor que o Eto'o'', "Obina is better than Eto'o"), a joke-reference to the Cameroonian and former Chelsea FC player. Obina was fundamental in helping Flamengo win the Copa do Brasil 2006, 2006 Copa do Brasil, Brazilian Cup. He has often been compared with Fio Maravilha for his folkloric charm. Klé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Cruz, Bahia
Vera Cruz (Bahia) is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. It occupies 87% of the island of Itaparica; the remainder belongs to the municipality of Itaparica. The municipality of Vera Cruz has a population of is 43,716 (2020 estimate) and covers an area of . The municipality is located opposite of Salvador across the Bay of All Saints. History The island of Itaparica was home to a large population of Tupinambá peoples prior to the arrival of the Portugues. Diogo Álvaro Corrêa (c. 1475-1557), a Portuguese navigator also known as Caramuru, arrived on Itaparica in 1510. He met Catarina Paraguaçu (died 1586), daughter of the Tupinambá chief Taparica, and married her. Catarina travelled with Caramuru to France in 1526, was baptized in 1528, and is noted for her Marian visions. Portuguese settlements in Vera Cruz were established soon after the arrival of Tomé de Sousa, Brazil's first governor-general, in 1549. The Jesuits founded a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |