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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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    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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    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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    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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    e Mello Moraes (19 October 1913 – 9 July 1980), better known as Vinícius de Moraes (Portuguese pronunciation: [viˈnisjuʒ dʒi moˈɾajʃ]) and nicknamed O...
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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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    secondary school Portuguese teacher. In 1944, he married Elza Maia Costa de Oliveira, a fellow teacher. The two worked together and had five children...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Milton Nascimento (category Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city))
    Album for his album Nascimento in 1998. Milton Nascimento was born in Rio de Janeiro. His mother, Maria Nascimento, was a maid. As a baby, Nascimento was...
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    the Brazilian state of Bahia. He was the eldest of four sons of João Amado de Faria and D. Eulália Leal. The farm was located in the village of Ferradas...
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    Francisco Buarque de Hollanda (born 19 June 1944), popularly known simply as Chico Buarque, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright...
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    recording with composer Josué de Barros in 1929. Miranda's 1930 recording of "Taí (Pra Você Gostar de Mim)", written by Joubert de Carvalho, catapulted her...
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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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    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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    Clarice Lispector (category Deaths from cancer in Rio de Janeiro (state))
    Pernambuco, where her mother died when she was nine. The family moved to Rio de Janeiro when she was in her teens. While in law school in Rio, she began publishing...
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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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    Carlos Drummond de Andrade (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʁluz dɾuˈmõ dʒi ɐ̃ˈdɾadʒi]) (October 31, 1902 – August 17, 1987) was a Brazilian poet and writer...
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    Walter Salles (category Mass media people from Rio de Janeiro (city))
    Bear winning film Central Station. Salles was born on 12 April 1956 in Rio de Janeiro and attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic...
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    graduated as an architect in 1924 from the National School of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro. After some early works in the eclectic manner, he adopted Modernism...
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    Daniela Mercury (born Daniela Mercuri de Almeida on July 28, 1965) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer, and producer. In her solo career, Mercury...
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    de famoso que você nem imagina". Jornal O Tempo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023. "Sobrinha de Rolando Boldrin e fã de MPB...
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    José Sarney de Araújo Costa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ saʁˈnej dʒi aɾaˈuʒu ˈkɔstɐ]; born José Ribamar Ferreira de Araújo Costa; 24 April 1930) is...
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    roving theatre troupe with roots in a form of literature known as literatura de cordel ("twine literature")). The original movement named itself mangue bit...
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    Browse Archive". www.german-films.de. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved Aug 4, 2020. "Trailer de 'João, O Maestro' mostra Alexandre...
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    Africa"[permanent dead link] "Exílio e identidade: uma leitura de Antes de nascer o mundo, de Mia Couto" Website: Limpopo Transfrontier Park Maya Jaggi, "Mia...
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    d'Art Contemporain de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Museum...
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