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Veloso
Veloso is a Portuguese surname that means "hairy". Following is a list of notable people with the surname Veloso. * Amelyn Veloso (1974-2017), a Filipino former broadcast journalist * António Veloso (born 1957), a Portuguese footballer and coach *Caetano Veloso (born 1942), a Brazilian composer and singer * Diogo Veloso (1558–1599), a Portuguese explorer *Francisco Veloso (born 1969), a Portuguese academic * Juliana Veloso (born 1980), a Brazilian diver * Léo Veloso (born 1987), a Brazilian footballer *Lou Veloso (born 1948), a Filipino actor * Manuela M. Veloso (born 1957), a Portuguese-American robotics and computer science academic * Martina Veloso (born 1995), a Singaporean sports shooter *Mary Jane Veloso (born 1985), a Filipino woman who was sentenced to death for smuggling heroin into Indonesia *Miguel Veloso (born 1986), a Portuguese footballer * Moreno Veloso (born 1972), a Brazilian musician and singer, son of Caetano Veloso *Rui Veloso Rui Manuel Gaudêncio Veloso ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Jane Veloso
Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso (10 January 1985) is a Filipino who was arrested in Indonesia for drug trafficking in 2010 and then sentenced to death after being found guilty at trial. Granted a temporary Pardon#Related concepts, reprieve in 2015, she remained on death row for almost 10 years afterwards. Throughout her 14 years of incarceration, Veloso vehemently protested her innocence and claimed that she was tricked into smuggling narcotics. In November 2024, the Indonesian government announced that Veloso would be transferred home to the Philippines after an agreement was reached between the two countries on prisoner transfer laws. Veloso was finally released from prison and repatriated to Manila in mid-December 2024. Her case, among others, aroused international attention and widespread scrutiny of Capital punishment in Indonesia, Indonesia's capital punishment and drug prohibition laws. Biography Veloso was born in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, where she was the youngest of five sibli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (; born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicália, which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s, at the beginning of the Military dictatorship in Brazil, Brazilian military dictatorship that 1964 Brazilian coup d'état, took power in 1964. He has remained a constant creative influence and best-selling performing artist and composer ever since. Veloso has won nineteen Brazilian Music Awards, nine Latin Grammy Awards and two Grammy Awards. On 14 November, Latin Grammy Awards of 2012, 2012, Veloso was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. Veloso was one of seven children born into the family of José Telles Veloso (commonly known as ''Seu Zeca''), a government official, and Dona Canô, Claudionor Viana Telles Veloso (known as ''Dona Canô''). He was born in the city of Sant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Veloso
Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso (; born 11 May 1986) is a Portuguese former professional Association football, footballer. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he could also operate as an attacking left-back. He started his career with Sporting CP, for whom he appeared in 156 games in all competitions, and spent several years in Italy with Genoa CFC, Genoa and Hellas Verona FC, Hellas Verona, making 214 Serie A appearances. In four years with FC Dynamo Kyiv, Dynamo Kyiv in Ukraine, he won as many domestic honours. A full international since 2007, Veloso earned 56 Cap (sport), caps for Portugal national football team, Portugal, appearing at two FIFA World Cup, World Cups and as many UEFA European Championship, European Championships. Club career Sporting CP Born in Coimbra, Veloso started his football career at S.L. Benfica, but was rejected for being slightly overweight at the time, entering Lisbon neighbours Sporting CP's youth system at the age of 14. There, he was promoted to the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Veloso
Rui Manuel Gaudêncio Veloso (born 30 July 1957) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter and musician. Commonly called "The father of Portuguese rock" (Portuguese: ''O pai do rock português''), Veloso was a major figure in the boom of Portuguese rock music in the 1980s. His 1980 debut album ''Ar de Rock'', which includes the hit single "Chico Fininho", is considered a landmark of Portuguese rock. During the 1980s and 1990s, Veloso released numerous other successful singles and albums in Portugal. An unconditional lover of blues music, he played with B.B. King several times in King's shows in Portugal. Early life Rui Veloso was born in Lisbon on 30 July 1957. His father, Aureliano Veloso (25 February 1924 - 12 June 2019), was the first democratically elected mayor of Porto after the Carnation Revolution, in 1977. Aureliano's brother, António Pires Veloso, António, was a leading general in the years after the revolution. Veloso grew up in Porto and started to play harmonica at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António Veloso
António Augusto da Silva Veloso (born 31 January 1957) is a Portuguese former footballer who played most of his professional career with Benfica. A gritty defender who could appear in the flanks and on occasion in the middle, he spent a decade and a half at his main club, and was team captain from 1988 to 1995. An international for 13 years, Veloso represented Portugal at Euro 1984. Club career Born in São João da Madeira, Veloso started playing football with his hometown club A.D. Sanjoanense, then moved to S.C. Beira-Mar for a further two seasons. He signed with S.L. Benfica for 1980–81, and was ever-present until his retirement, helping the capital side to seven Primeira Liga and five Taça de Portugal trophies. With Benfica, Veloso also played in the UEFA Cup final in 1982–83, as they lost to R.S.C. Anderlecht 2–1 on aggregate and, most notably, in the 1987–88 European Cup final, where he missed the penalty shootout attempt that gave PSV Eindhoven the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Veloso
Luciano "Lou" Mariñas Veloso (born January 7, 1948) is a Filipino actor, comedian, director and politician. He is known for his supporting roles in over 30 comedy films, which include ''Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang'' (1985), ''Pulis Patola'' (1993), '' Ang Cute ng Ina Mo'' (2007), and '' Desperadas 2'' (2008). As an actor, Veloso has also performed in films such as ''Kabayo Kids'', released in 1990, in which he portrayed Loreiga, ''Buddy en Sol (Sine Ito!)'' (1992), and ''M & M: The Incredible Twins'' (1989).Lou Veloso people.theiapolis.com Early career Veloso's first film was ''Working Girls'' under Viva Films in 1984 in which he played a security guard in a bank office. Veloso was also a TV host of ''AgriSiyete'', which he ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martina Veloso
Martina Lindsay Veloso (born October 27, 1999, in Singapore) is a Singaporean sports shooter. She won the gold medal in the 2014 ISSF World Cup in the 10 meters Air Rifle Women event and thus becoming the youngest ISSF shooter in getting one. She has also won the silver medal in 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. She was named Sportsgirl of the Year for 2015 and Sportswoman of the Year for 2019. Early life and education Veloso was born to engineer, Melvin Veloso and mother Loressa, who emigrated from the Philippines to Singapore in the 1990s. She has four siblings. Veloso studied at Nanyang Polytechnic. Career Veloso participated in the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland where she qualified second, with 414.9 points, earning a chance to compete in the finals. In the final she ended up placing fifth, with 143.4 points. She has won the gold medal in the 2014 ISSF World Cup that took place in Munich, Germany, achievement that made her the youngest medallist in the history o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léo Veloso
Leonardo "Léo" Henrique Veloso (born 29 May 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back. Career Veloso was born on 29 May 1987 in Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil. During his youth, he played for Atlético Mineiro in Belo Horizonte. He moved to the Netherlands, signing with Willem II, making his Eredivisie debut on 30 August 2008 as coach Andries Jonker used him all the minutes in a 2–1 home win over Ajax. One year and a half later he signed with Romanian side CFR Cluj. Coach Andrea Mandorlini gave him his Liga I debut on 22 February 2010, sending him on the field in the 64th minute to replace goal-scorer Lacina Traoré in a 1–0 away win over Unirea Urziceni, having an appreciated evolution. He made a total of 10 league appearances until the end of the season as the team won The Double. Veloso then played for ''The Railwaymen'' in two games from the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage, a 1–0 loss to Basel and a 1–1 draw against AS Roma. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelyn Veloso
Amelyn Esther Veloso-Zapanta (April 25, 1974 – August 24, 2017) was a Filipina broadcast journalist of CNN Philippines. Before her death, she was the anchor of the morning show '' New Day'', ''CNN Philippines Newsroom ''CNN Philippines Newsroom'' or simply Newsroom is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by CNN Philippines. Originally anchored by Jing Magsaysay, it premiered on March 16, 2015, as a standalone noontime newscast and was ...'', and the public service program '' Serbisyo All Access''. She was known for her signature trademark line, "Be Well" at the end of her programs. A co-anchor of '' Solar Daybreak'' from January 7, 2013 until August 22, 2014. she had stints with IBC 13 and TV5. Death On August 24, 2017, Veloso died due to liver metastasis secondary to breast cancer. References External links * Filipino television news anchors 1974 births 2017 deaths Solar News and Current Affairs people CNN people IBC News and Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moreno Veloso
Moreno Veloso (born November 22, 1972) is a Brazilian musician and singer. Early life His parents are Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso and his first wife Idelzuith Gadelha (Dedé) Veloso. Brazilian singer Gal Costa is Moreno Veloso's godmother and his cousins are the famous actress Patrícia Pillar and the singers Luiza Possi, Davi Moraes and Marina Lima. Veloso studied physics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He turned later to music and singing. In 2000, he recorded his first album, ''Máquina de Escrever Música'' (English: ''Music Typewriter''), but his songwriting debut came in 1982 with "Um Canto de Afoxé para o Bloco Do Ilê", a reference to Ilê Aiyê, a Carnival block, carnival bloco from Salvador, Bahia. In 1998, Veloso collaborated with Sadjo Djolo Koiate on the track "Coral" for the AIDS benefit compilation album ''Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon'' produced by the Red Hot Organization. Again in 2011, he contributed to the song "Águas de Março" that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veloso (Brazilian Footballer)
Deidson Araújo Maia, better known as Veloso (born 21 May 1983), is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Biography Born in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais state, Veloso started his career in São Paulo. In April 2005, he signed a 4-month contract with Mogi Mirim for 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. He worked as backup keeper for Márcio Kessler. In April 2006 he signed a 1-year extension. He also signed a 5-month deal in December 2005 and a 5-month deal in July 2005. Alagoas After played for Corinthians Alagoano at 2007 Campeonato Alagoano, in April 2007, he extended his contract with club until the end of year 2008. He was immediately loaned to city rival CRB for 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. He was understudy of Ricardo Vilar in the first 3 Série B matches and Vilar was dropped in round 4. Since round 4 Veloso became the first choice ahead of Jeferson. In round 13, Veloso lost his starting place and Jeferson became the first choice. CRB si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diogo Veloso
Diogo Veloso, or Diego Belloso in the Spanish historical accounts (1558 – 1599), was a Portuguese adventurer active in Southeast Asia in the last quarter of the 16th century, acting sometimes in the service of the Spanish Governor of the Spanish East Indies during the Cambodian–Spanish War and sometimes as a freelancer. He and the Spanish explorer Blas Ruiz were the first Europeans to ever set foot in Laos. Veloso's journey to Laos started in Cambodia, where he met and befriended King Satha of Lovek and Ruiz of Spain. When Lovek was invaded by Ayutthaya, Satha was overthrown by his son and other nobles who allowed Ayutthaya to take control, forcing Veloso to flee to Portuguese Malacca, the place where he began his adventure in Southeast Asia. Eventually Veloso returned with Ruiz, who had fled to Spanish Philippines, to Lovek. When they arrived they learned Satha had fled to Lan Xang, an empire centered in modern-day Laos and consisting of Isan, Stung Treng, and small are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
