Paulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas is a Portuguese media and political figure, who has, since the 1990s, been one of Portugal's leading conservative politicians. He was the leader of one of Portugal's right-wing parties, the CDS – People's Party (CDS-PP) from 1998 to 2005 and 2007–2016, on whose lists he was elected to the Portuguese Parliament in every legislative election between 1995 and 2015. He was Deputy Prime Minister from 2013 to 2015, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2013, and Minister of Defence from 2002 to 2005, all three times in coalitions of the PSD and his CDS-PP. Portas withdrew from politics in 2016.
Hermes & Renato, known as Banana Mecânica from 2010 to 2013, is a Brazilian comedy troupe formed in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro in 1999 by childhood friends Marco Antônio Alves, Fausto Fanti, Adriano Silva, Felipe Torres and Bruno Sutter, whose name was taken from the first characters they ever created for their sketches: Hermes and Renato. Other characters popularized by them include Luís Boça (Torres) – a geeky, naïve 32-year-old kidult who lives with his grandmother Lourdes (Alves) – and Joselito Sem-Noção (Silva) – an inconvenient trickster whose pranks always cause harm to those around him.
Arnaldo Antunes is a Brazilian musician, writer, and composer. He was a member of the rock band Titãs, which he co-founded in 1982 and left ten years later. After 1992, he embarked on a solo career. He has published poetry and had his first book published in 1983. He has worked with Marisa Monte, Tribalistas, and Carlinhos Brown.
Maitê Proença Gallo is a Brazilian actress, television presenter and writer.
Carlos Oscar Reichenbach Filho was a Brazilian filmmaker.
Clarice Franco de Abreu Falcão is a Brazilian actress, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and comedian.
Fábio Porchat is a Brazilian actor, humorist, comedian, television host and writer.
Viral is a Brazilian comedy web series by comedy group Porta dos Fundos, in which Gregório Duvivier stars as Beto, a man who after discovering that is carrying the HIV virus, decides to seek the latest eight women with whom he had sexual intercourse to give the news and try to find out who is the possible transmitter.
A Portuguese presidential election was held on 24 January 2016. This election chose the successor to the President Aníbal Cavaco Silva, who was constitutionally not allowed to run for a third consecutive term.
Gregorio Byington Duvivier is a Brazilian actor, comedian and poet. He is known by his works in film and theater, being one of the members of the comedian troupe Porta dos Fundos.
Porta dos Fundos is a Brazilian comedy YouTube channel. It was established in 2012 by Fábio Porchat, Antonio Pedro Tabet, Gregório Duvivier, João Vicente de Castro and Ian SBF in Rio de Janeiro. Its videos often feature closed captions in English.
João Vicente Barbosa da Silva de Castro is a Brazilian actor and comedian, famous for being one of the founding members of the video production company Porta dos Fundos.
Monomania is the debut studio album of Brazilian singer and actress Clarice Falcão. It was released on April 30, 2013 by Sony Music, Chavelier de Pas and Casa Byington.
Whindersson Nunes Batista is a Brazilian comedian, singer, and YouTuber known for his comedy videos since 2013.
Christine Nogueira do Reis Tonietto, better known as Chris Tonietto is a Brazilian lawyer and politician.
Borges Importadora is a Brazilian sitcom that originally aired on Comedy Central Brazil, produced by Porta dos Fundos. The plot follows four partners in a bankrupt import-export firm who turn to making viral videos to pay off debts. The series debuted March 13, 2018. Borges is the first fictional series produced by Porta dos Fundos after the beginning of their relationship with Viacom. The series was licensed by Netflix for international broadcast.
Events in the year 2019 in Brazil.
The Last Hangover is a Brazilian comedy streaming television special produced by the comedy troupe Porta dos Fundos. It was released by Netflix on December 21, 2018.
The First Temptation of Christ is a 2019 Brazilian parody film produced by the comedy troupe Porta dos Fundos. It was released by Netflix on 3 December 2019 but is scheduled to be removed in September 2021.
Lúcia Guimarães is a Brazilian journalist. While based largely in New York, she became a frequent contributor to Brazilian television, print, and radio media on the culture of the United States and events in American politics. She has been a columnist at Folha de São Paulo and O Estado de S. Paulo and a producer at Rede Globo, and she contributed to the talk show Manhattan Connection for 16 years.
