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Portela (samba School)
The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Portela or Portela for short, is a traditional samba school, founded in 1923, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The school has the highest number of wins in the top-tier Rio parade, with 22 titles in total, including the 2017 Carnival parade. History At the start of the 20th century, in Oswaldo Cruz, a neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro forms a carnivalesque group of dancers called ''Quem Fala de Nós Come Mosca'' which literally translated as "Who talks about us eats flies". They are based in Dona Ester. A dissidence of this group of dancers (called "bloco" in Brazilian Portuguese) appears in 1922 and another ''bloco'', the ''Baianinhas de Oswaldo Cruz'' ( Baianas of Oswaldo Cruz) is created. Later, a dissidence of Baianas creates the ''Conjunto Carnavalesco Oswaldo Cruz'' (Carnaval Ensemble Oswaldo Cruz) on April 11, 1926. The founders are from Oswaldo Cruz however, Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Portela is actually founded, on 41 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle
Eagle is the common name for the golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family of the Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of Genus, genera, some of which are closely related. True eagles comprise the genus ''Aquila (bird), Aquila''. Most of the 68 species of eagles are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just 14 species can be found—two in North America, nine in Central and South America, and three in Australia. Eagles are not a natural group but denote essentially any kind of bird of prey large enough to hunt sizeable (about 50 cm long or more overall) vertebrates. Etymology The word "eagle" is borrowed into English from and , both derived ultimately from ("eagle"). It is cognate with terms such as , and . It is broadly synonymous with the less common English term "erne" or "earn", deriving from , from , in which it acts as the usual word for the bird. The Old English term is turn derived from and is cognate with other synonymous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samba-enredo
Samba-enredo, also known as samba de enredo, is a sub-genre of modern samba made specifically by a samba school for the festivities of Brazilian Carnival. It is a samba style that consists of a lyric and a melody created from a summary of the theme chosen as the plot of a samba school. The first sambas sung by the samba schools in their carnival presentations were freely created and generally were about of the samba itself or the reality of the samba musicians. The institution of contests between the Rio de Janeiro samba school from the 1930s File:1930s decade montage.png, From left, clockwise: Dorothea Lange's photo of the homeless Florence Owens Thompson, Florence Thompson shows the effects of the Great Depression; due to extreme drought conditions, farms across the south-central Uni ... onwards compelled them to commit themselves to presented themes, which began to narrate mainly episodes and exalt characters from the official Brazilian historiography. Background "Samba-en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glória, Rio De Janeiro
Glória is a middle-class neighborhood of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located between the neighbourhoods of Centro and Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro. History In the 16th century, the base of Glória Hill was the site of a Tupí people village called Karioca. This village gave the name of the modern demonym of the city: ''carioca''. In the 17th century, the Nossa Senhora da Glória do Outeiro church was built, at the peak of Glória Hill. A narrow gauge funicular railway, first opened in 1945, is employed to take visitors to the top of the hill. In 1979, the Marina da Glória Marina da Glória is a marina located in the neighbourhood of Glória (Rio de Janeiro), Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This venue hosted the sailing events for the 2016 Summer Olympics within the Flamengo Park cluster, from 7 to 19 August 201 ... was inaugurated. References Neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (city) Narrow-gauge railways in Brazil {{RiodeJaneiro-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Rio 2007, were a major Americas, continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in 47 disciplines. During the Games, 95 new Pan American records were set; 2,196 medals were awarded; 1,262 doping control tests were performed and about 15,000 volunteers participated in the organization of the event, which served as an Olympic qualification occasion for 13 International Federations (IFs). Rio de Janeiro was awarded the Games over San Antonio, Texas, United States, on August 24, 2002, having won an absolute majority of votes (30–21) from the 51 members of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) in the first round of voting during the XL PASO General Assembly held in Mexico City, Mexico. This was the first Games held in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samba
Samba () is a broad term for many of the rhythms that compose the better known Brazilian music genres that originated in the Afro-Brazilians, Afro Brazilian communities of Bahia in the late 19th century and early 20th century, It is a name or prefix used for several rhythmic variants, such as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba''), samba de roda (sometimes also called ''rural samba''), among many other forms of samba, mostly originated in the Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro and Bahia states. Having its roots in Brazilian mythology, Brazilian folk traditions, especially those linked to the primitive rural samba of the Colonial Brazil, colonial and Empire of Brazil, imperial periods, is considered one of the most important cultural phenomena in Brazil and one of the country symbols. Present in the Portuguese language at least since the 19th century, the word "samba" was originally used to designate a "popular dance". Over time, its meaning has been extended to a "B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabajara
Tabajara (; Tabajaras) are an Indigenous people of Brazil who lived on the easternmost portion of the Atlantic coast of northeast Brazil in the period before and during Portuguese colonization. Their territory extended from Ilha de Itamaracá to the mouth of the Paraíba River, as well as some territories in Piauí. Nowadays, they live in the states of Ceará, Paraíba and Piauí Piauí ( ) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the country's Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region. The state has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.7% of the Brazilian GDP. Piauí has the shortest coastline of any coas .... The name means ''lord of the village'' from Tupi-Guarani ''taba'' village, and ''jara'' lord. During the colonial period, populations of Indians, Tabajara among them, were decimated by being slaughtered by the colonists, driven inland, enslaved, dying of European-introduced diseases and intermarrying. They currently live in the regions of Poranga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tudo Azul
''Tudo Azul'' is an album recorded in 1999 by the Velha Guarda da Portela (Portuguese for "Portela's Oldest-Ones"). The album was produced by famous Brazilian singer Marisa Monte, which is featured in one of the tracks. Tudo Azul features tracks written from 1945 to 1972. Track listing # "Portela Desde que Eu Nasci" (Monarco) – 1:20 #*Monarco – lead vocals, cuíca #*Jair do Cavaquinho – cavaquinho # "O Mundo é Assim" (Alvaiade) – 2:20 #*Paulão – acoustic guitar #*Guaracy – seven-string acoustic guitar #*Serginho Procópio – cavaquinho #*Ronaldo do Bandolim – mandolin #*Cabelinho – floor tom #*Casemiro da Cuíca – cuíca #*Jair do Cavaquinho – tamborim, ganzá, backing vocals #*Argemiro – pandeiro, lead vocals, backing vocals #*David do Pandeiro – pandeiro, backing vocals #*Casquinha – ganzá, snare drum, backing vocals #*Monarco – lead vocals, backing vocals #*Tia Eunice, Tia Doca, Áurea Maria, Surica – backing vocals # "Nascer e Floresce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Nogueira
João Nogueira (November 12, 1941 – June 5, 2000) was a Brazil, Brazilian singer and composer, famous for his samba compositions. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. His first composition, "Espera ó Nega" was recorded in 1968, however it was in 1970 that he gained fame when Elizeth Cardoso recorded his song "Corrente de Aço". His music has been recorded by some of Brazil's most well known singers such as Elis Regina, Clara Nunes, Emílio Santiago, Beth Carvalho and Alcione Nazaré, Alcione. He is also the father of singer and composer Diogo Nogueira. Biography Early life and career The son of lawyer and musician João Batista Nogueira and the brother of composer Gisa Nogueira, João came into contact with the musical world early. He soon learned to play the guitar and compose in partnership with his sister. João Nogueira began composing at fifteen, creating sambas for the Labareda carnival block in Méier. Through this, he met musician Moacyr Silva, director of the Copaca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulinho Da Viola
Paulinho is a Portuguese nickname for people named ''Paulo'' ( Paulo - inho, little Paulo). People known as Paulinho include: Music * Paulinho da Costa (born 1948), Brazilian percussionist * Paulinho da Viola (born 1942), Brazilian sambista * Paulinho Moska (born 1967), Brazilian composer * Paulinho Nogueira (1929–2003), Brazilian guitarist * Paulo César dos Santos (1952–2020), Brazilian vocalist of Roupa Nova Portuguese sportsmen Football * Paulinho (footballer, born 1966) (Paulo José Ramos Mendes) * Paulinho Santos (born 1970) (João Paulo Maio dos Santos) * Paulinho (footballer, born 1985) (Paulo Dinarte Gouveia Pestana) * Paulinho (footballer, born 1991) (Paulo Sérgio Mota) * Paulinho (footballer, born March 1992) (Paulo Jorge Almeida Silva) * Paulinho (footballer, born November 1992) (João Paulo Dias Fernandes) * Paulinho (footballer, born December 1997) (Paulo Manuel Neves Alves) * Paulinho (footballer, born 1999) (Paulo Rafael Pereira Araújo) * Paulinho (footballe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldir Blanc
Aldir Blanc Mendes (2 September 1946 – 4 May 2020) was a Brazilian author of ''crônicas'' (journalistic vignettes, chronicles) and lyricist. He co-composed many songs with singer-songwriter João Bosco, guitarist Guinga, and others. Career He trained as a psychiatrist at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, graduating in 1971. Eventually he quit medical practice and devoted all his time to music. Elis Regina recorded several of his songs, most notably "O bêbado e a equilibrista". Another song of his is "Resposta ao tempo" (with lyrics by Cristovão Bastos), a ballad that became one of Nana Caymmi's most famous songs, and which was recorded by many other musicians thereafter, amongst them Milton Nascimento and Aldir Blanc himself. Blanc's work 1972–1987 was analyzed by Charles A. Perrone in ''Masters of Contemporary Brazilian Song MPB 1965–1985'' (U Texas P, 1989). Death Blanc died at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro of complications from COVID-19 dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samba
Samba () is a broad term for many of the rhythms that compose the better known Brazilian music genres that originated in the Afro-Brazilians, Afro Brazilian communities of Bahia in the late 19th century and early 20th century, It is a name or prefix used for several rhythmic variants, such as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba''), samba de roda (sometimes also called ''rural samba''), among many other forms of samba, mostly originated in the Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro and Bahia states. Having its roots in Brazilian mythology, Brazilian folk traditions, especially those linked to the primitive rural samba of the Colonial Brazil, colonial and Empire of Brazil, imperial periods, is considered one of the most important cultural phenomena in Brazil and one of the country symbols. Present in the Portuguese language at least since the 19th century, the word "samba" was originally used to designate a "popular dance". Over time, its meaning has been extended to a "B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnival
Carnival (known as Shrovetide in certain localities) is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. Carnival typically involves public party, celebrations, including events such as parades, public street party, street parties and other entertainments, combining some elements of a circus. Elaborate costumes and masks allow people to set aside their everyday individuality and experience a heightened sense of social unity.Bakhtin, Mikhail. 1984. ''Rabelais and his world''. Translated by H. Iswolsky. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Original edition, ''Tvorchestvo Fransua Rable i narodnaia kul'tura srednevekov'ia i Renessansa'', 1965. Participants often indulge in excessive consumption of alcohol, meat, and other foods that will be forgone during upcoming Lent. Traditionally, butter, milk, and other animal products were not consumed "excessively", r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
