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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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    visual art. It mixes regional rhythms of Brazilian Northeast, such as maracatu, frevo, coco and forró, with rock, soul, raggamuffin, hip hop, funk 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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    Clarice Lispector (category Deaths from cancer in Rio de Janeiro (state))
    Directions, 2022) A Vida Íntima de Laura (1974) – Laura's Intimate Life Quase de verdade (1978) – Almost True Como nasceram as estrelas: Doze lendas brasileiras...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Fernanda Montenegro (category Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city))
    full force. She appeared in telenovelas such as Baila Comigo (1981), Brilhante (1982) and Cambalacho (1986), and struck a massive hit with Guerra dos...
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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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    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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    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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    Maria Bethânia (1979) Mel (1980) Estranha forma de vida (1981) Nossos momentos (1982) A hora da estrela (1984) 20 anos (1985) Maria (1988) Dadaya - As...
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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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    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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    from pop music. In most of his songs, one can find traces of maracatu, coco and "repentes de viola" (improvising fast-paced Brazilian folk music). Valença...
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    "raro"". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved April 27, 2014. "Depois do 'Oscar', governo muda regras do cinema". Folha de S. Paulo (in...
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    Tamba-Tajá 1977 – Água 1978 – Banho de cheiro 1979 – Estrela radiante 1980 – Crença 1982 – Essential 1983 – Fafá de Belém 1985 – Aprendizes da esperança...
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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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    de Souza Gomes Joaquim Nabuco Joênia Wapixana Lavadeiras de Almenara Leon Cakoff Leonardo Boff Lira Ceciliana Maracatu Estrela Brilhante de Igarassú Mário...
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    Silvio Santos (category Mass media people from Rio de Janeiro (city))
    1905. Both died in Rio de Janeiro (in 1975 and 1988 respectively) and are buried side by side in the Caju Jewish Cemetery, Rio de Janeiro. On his paternal...
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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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    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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    Raquel Trindade (category People from Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro)
    Solano Trindade (TPST). In Embu das Artes as well, she founded the Kambinda Maracatu Nação Carnaval group. As a painter, she had her first individual exhibition...
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    de Souza Gomes Joaquim Nabuco Joênia Wapixana Lavadeiras de Almenara Leon Cakoff Leonardo Boff Lira Ceciliana Maracatu Estrela Brilhante de Igarassú Mário...
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    Som Maior. Then he joined Trio Novo (Airto Moreira, Heraldo do Monte, Theo de Barros) and in 1967 the group, renamed Quarteto Novo, released an album that...
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    Carlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes, GCIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾluʒ ˈlɔpɨʃ], born 18 February 1947) is a Portuguese former long-distance runner who...
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    OSGEMEOS (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    example the Paulista Avenue mural).: 46  In 2009, they painted a mural in Vale de Anhangabau, São Paulo, commissioned by the SESC Brazil. Titled "The Foreigner...
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