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    Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira GCSE GCIH (Portuguese: [mɐnuˈɛl doliˈvɐjɾɐ]; 11 December 1908 – 2 April 2015) was a Portuguese film director and screenwriter...
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    João Gilberto (born João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira – Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w ʒiwˈbɛʁtu]; 10 June 1931 – 6 July 2019) was a Brazilian guitarist...
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    including Sete de Setembro, Canto do Rio, São Paulinho, and Ameriquinha. Pelé led Bauru Atlético Clube juniors (coached by Waldemar de Brito) to two São...
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    City's Plaza de Toros, two nights at Monterrey's Auditorio Coca-Cola, and two nights (with over 50,000 attendees each) at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata in...
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    Clarice Lispector (category Deaths from cancer in Rio de Janeiro (state))
    retrato, p. 114. Lispector, "Lembrança de uma fonte, de uma cidade." In: A Descoberta, p. 286. Marly de Oliveira quoted in Regina Pontieri, Clarice Lispector...
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    brother's death. Meirelles was born in São Paulo, Brazil. Meirelles' father, José de Souza Meirelles, is a gastroenterologist who travelled regularly to Asia and...
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    (1968) Recital na Boite Blow Up (1969) Brasileiro, Profissão Esperança (1970) Rosa dos Ventos (1971) Drama - Luz da noite (1973) A cena muda (1974) Chico &...
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    Lui Morais, Luís Carlos de (2004). Crisólogo: O estudante de poesia Caetano Veloso. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: HP Comunicação. De Stefano, Gildo, Il popolo...
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    secondary school Portuguese teacher. In 1944, he married Elza Maia Costa de Oliveira, a fellow teacher. The two worked together and had five children. In...
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    novel, The Country of Carnival, in 1931, aged 18. He married Matilde Garcia Rosa and had a daughter, Lila, in 1933. The same year he published his second...
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    Chico Anysio (born Francisco Anysio de Oliveira Paula Filho, 12 April 1931 – 23 March 2012) was a Brazilian actor, comedian, writer and composer. Anysio...
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    Noel de Medeiros Rosa (December 11, 1910 – May 4, 1937) was a Brazilian songwriter, singer, and guitar/mandolin player. One of the greatest names in Brazilian...
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    Escudos Banknote". Banco de Cabo Verde. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2023. "Aeroporto de Cabo Verde recebe o nome de Cesaria Évora". Pop & Arte...
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    Adolfo de Varnhagen José Maria da Silva Paranhos Sr. Alexandre de Gusmão António José da Silva Manuel Botelho de Oliveira Eusébio de Matos Francisco de Sousa...
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    Lee started recording with her husband, Roberto de Carvalho. The couple wrote hits such as "Mania de Você" (1979), "Lança Perfume" (1980), "Saúde" (1981)...
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    in Rio de Janeiro) and Aloísio de Oliveira, a member of the Bando da Lua. In the US, Miranda maintained relationships with John Payne, Arturo de Córdova...
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    1993. He has been a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts at the Institut de France since April 2016. Salgado was born on February 8, 1944, in Aimorés...
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    Maria José Motta de Oliveira (born 27 June 1944), known as Zezé Motta, is a Brazilian actress and singer. She is considered one of the most important...
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    Cazuza (category AIDS-related deaths in Rio de Janeiro (state))
    and provides a home for HIV-positive children A biopic starring Daniel de Oliveira and directed by Sandra Werneck called Cazuza: O Tempo não Para ("Cazuza:...
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    poesia reflexiva de Drummond / Davi Arrigucci Júnior, 2002 Drummond: da rosa do povo à rosa das trevas / Vagner Camilo, 2001 Carlos Drummond de Andrade / Francisco...
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    Marisa Monte (category Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city))
    Verde, Anil, Amarelo, Cor-de-Rosa e Carvão) on the list of the 100 best albums of Brazilian music. Monte was born in Rio de Janeiro, daughter of the engineer...
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    producing the hits "Música de Rua", "O Reggae e o Mar" (both number-one hits), "Por Amor ao Ilê" (a top-ten hit) and "A Rosa" (top-twenty). This was Mercury's...
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    term as a Vereador (the Brazilian equivalent of a city councillor) in Rio de Janeiro from 1993 to 1997, where he developed legislative theatre. Augusto...
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    Durand, Fabien (October 13, 2005). "Cérémonie de remise des insignes de Grand Officier dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur à Gilberto Gil". Culture...
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    Silvio Santos (category Mass media people from Rio de Janeiro (city))
    Both died in Rio de Janeiro (in 1976 and 1989 respectively) and are buried side by side in the Jewish Cemetery of Caju in Rio de Janeiro city. On his...
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    Maurício Araújo de Sousa (Portuguese: [mawˈɾisju dʒi ˈsowzɐ]; born October 27, 1935) is a Brazilian cartoonist and businessman who has created over 200...
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    acquired the Sítio de Santo Antonio da Bica, a 365,000 m2 (90-acre) estate in the Barra de Guaratiba neighborhood on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Burle...
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    Gal Costa (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    later spelled as Gal. At 14, she first listened to João Gilberto's "Chega de Saudade" on the radio and became interested in Bossa Nova.[citation needed]...
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    hosted The Show from the Other World (Um Show do Outro Mundo) on Rede Record de Televisão, again appearing as Coffin Joe. The half-hour program featured short...
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    Rio de Janeiro/RJ 2010 – Novo Aeon – Raul Seixas no Torvelinho de seu tempo – Vitor Cei Santos – Editora Multifoco, Rio de Janeiro/RJ 2013 – "Lapis de genesi"...
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