Anima (musica mundana humana et instrumentalis) is a Brazilian chamber music ensemble.
Anima was formed in 2011 by Marlui Miranda (singing, arrangements, Brazilian indigenous flutes, percussion, and research); Silvia Ricardino (Trobadour harp, research, and arrangements); Marília Vargas (soprano, research, and arrangements); Paulo Dias (percussion, harpsichord, organetto[ clarification needed ], research and arrangements); Gisela Nogueira – (viola of wire, research and arrangements); Luiz Fiaminghi (Brazilian rabecas research, arrangements, production, and executive direction), and Valeria Bittar (recorders, Brazilian indigenous flutes, research, arrangements, executive direction, and production).
Anima's last album is entitled Donzela Guerreira, [1] by the label SESC [2] of São Paulo state, in March 2010.
Hermeto Pascoal is a Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in Lagoa da Canoa, Alagoas, Brazil. Pascoal is a legendary figure in the history of Brazilian music, mainly known for his abilities in orchestration and improvisation, as well as being a record producer and contributor to many Brazilian and international albums.
Zélia Gattai Amado de Faria was a Brazilian photographer, memoirist, novelist and author of children's literature, as well as a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Gattai wrote 14 different literary works, including children's books and her own personal memoirs have been widely published.
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Domingão do Faustão is a Brazilian TV show aired every Sunday since 1989. Produced by Rede Globo and hosted by Fausto Silva, it features live music performances as well as special segments, such as the Dança dos Famosos and the more recent Dança no Gelo. It is one of the oldest and most famous of Globo's television shows since its first broadcast in 1989.
José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado or Almeida Prado was an important Brazilian composer of classical music and a pianist. On Almeida Prado's death, his personal friend, conductor João Carlos Martins stated that Prado had possibly been the most important living Brazilian composer.
Fábio Caramuru is a Brazilian pianist, composer and musical producer.
Ivan Vilela is a Brazilian composer, arranger, researcher, teacher and viola caipira player. Ivan Vilela is currently a professor at the ECA - School of Communication and Arts of the University of São Paulo. He is the director of the Orquestra Filarmônica de Violas, a Brazilian orchestra composed by Brazilian violas. Ivan Vilela is one of the main ten-string guitarists (viola) nowadays. With a special style and very developed technique, he has more than 15 albums recorded, solo or with different groups, and was nominated for and awarded several prestigious prizes in Brazil.
Sílvio Ferraz is a Brazilian contemporary composer.
Cabeça Dinossauro ao Vivo 2012 is the sixth live album released by Brazilian rock band Titãs. It consists on a live reproduction of their third album, 1986's Cabeça Dinossauro. It was performed live and respecting the original tracks order. It was their first release with session drummer Mario Fabre, who replaced long-standing member Charles Gavin in 2010.
Luiz Fernando Ruffato de Souza is a contemporary Brazilian writer. An alumnus of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, Ruffato worked as a journalist in São Paulo and published several fiction books including Historia das Remorsos e Rancores (1998) and Eles eram muitos cavalos [They were Many Horses] (2001). The latter book garnered the APCA literary prize.
The 2nd Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil ceremony, presented by the Ministry of Culture of Brazil, honored the best audiovisual productions of 2000 and took place on February 10, 2001, at the Palácio Quitandinha in the city of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro beginning at 8:30 p.m. BRT. During the ceremony, the Ministry of Culture presented the Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil in 18 categories. The ceremony, televised by TV Cultura and Televisão Educativa, was directed by Bia Lessa and hosted by stylist Felipe Veloso.
Eduardo Henrique Soares Monteiro is a concert pianist, university professor and piano teacher.
Maria de Lourdes Teixeira was a Brazilian writer, translator, biographer and journalist best known for having received the Prêmio Jabuti for Best Novel in 1961 and 1970, for Rua Augusta and Pátio das Donzelas respectively. She was also the first woman to be accepted to the Paulista Academy of Letters.
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Choro das 3 is a Brazilian instrumental music group, which plays a style known as Choro. They started in 2002 with the three sisters Corina, Elisa and Lia, together with Eduardo, their father. Eduardo plays the pandeiro and percussion. In their first album they had also the participation of Adriano Andrade, playing cavaquinho.
Camila Tavares de Queiroz Toledo is a Brazilian actress and model. She is best known for her role as Angel /Arlete Brito Gomes in the award-winning series Verdades Secretas, where she has earned numerous award for her performance as the character.
Felipe Machado is a Brazilian journalist, writer and musician. He is currently the Communications Director for Worldfund, a nonprofit organization with educational projects. His journalistic career includes leading positions at a few of Brazil's most relevant media companies, such as ‘O Estado de S. Paulo’, ‘R7’ and ‘Diário de S.Paulo’. As a writer, he produced 2 novels, 2 non-fiction works and an award-winning children's book. In music, he started in 1985 as the guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal band Viper, playing in all the band's releases and concerts until recent days. In 2016, he also released his first solo album as singer, songwriter and guitar player named FM Solo.
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