João Gilberto was a Brazilian guitarist, singer, and composer who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world, he was often called the "father of bossa nova"; in his native Brazil, he was referred to as "O Mito" . In 1965, the album Getz/Gilberto was the first jazz record to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. It also won Best Jazz Instrumental Album – Individual or Group and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Nominated at the Grammy 1978 in the category Best Jazz Vocal Performance, album Amoroso, and winner category in Grammy 2001 with João voz e violão Best World Music Album.
"Desafinado" is a 1959 bossa nova song and jazz standard composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by Newton Mendonça.
Kasino is an eurodance group from Brazil. The group consists of Fabio Almeida and Ian Duarte, the founding members, and Fher Cassini who fronted the project. Conceived to be only a studio project, Kasino rose to fame after the sudden inclusion of their first single "Can't Get Over" on the official soundtrack of the telenovela América. Quickly the music became a hit in Brazil. Some people who knew the group did not know that it was composed by Brazilians. According to ECAD, "Can't Get Over" was the 18th most played song in Southern Brazil between January and March 2006 and the 6th most played song in Northern Brazil between January and March 2006. Another successful song was "Shake It", which was the 14th most played song in the South of Brazil between April and June 2007. Other songs that were featured on soap opera tracks were "Sexy Baby", in Sabor da Paixão, in 2003, and "Shake It ", in Páginas da Vida, 2006.
Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a professional handball team based in Lisbon, Portugal.
Paulo Jorge Rebelo Duarte is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender, currently manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Kholood.
Gabriel Braga Nunes is a Brazilian actor, best known for his work in telenovelas, specially Essas Mulheres, Cidadão Brasileiro, Caminhos do Coração and Poder Paralelo. He also stars in Insensato Coração for TV Globo.
The Portugal women's national handball team is the national team of Portugal. It is governed by the Portuguese Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.
A Morte Comanda o Cangaço is a 1960 Brazilian Western action film directed and co-written by Carlos Coimbra and Walter Guimarães Motta. Shot in Pernambuco, it stars Alberto Ruschel, Aurora Duarte, and Milton Ribeiro in a fiction about cangaço in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 33rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa, also known as Alexandrina Cabral or Alexandrina Barbosa or Shandy Barbosa, is a former handballer who last played for Brest Bretagne Handball. Born in Portugal, she represented Spain at international level. She retired after the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Handball Federation of Portugal (FPA) is the national handball association in Portugal. FPA is a full member of the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF).
Events in the year 1975 in Portugal.
Domingos de Sousa Coutinho Meneses Duarte is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Getafe and the Portugal national team.
João Pedro Francisco da Silva is a Brazilian handball player for CSM București and the Brazil national team.
Pecado Capital is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 24 November 1975 and ended on 4 June 1976, with a total of 167 episodes. It's the sixteenth "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It is created and written by Janete Clair and directed by Daniel Filho and Jardel Mello.
The Portugal national wheelchair handball team is the national wheelchair handball team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Handball Federation. The Portugal become at the only two editions of the European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament second.
Bruno Duarte da Silva, known as Bruno Duarte or simply Bruno, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade.
Diogo Ferraz Branquinho is a Portuguese handball player for Sporting CP and the Portuguese national team.
The Portugal national youth handball team is the national under-18 handball team of Portugal. Controlled by the Portuguese Handball Federation, that is an affiliate of the International Handball Federation IHF as well as a member of the European Handball Federation EHF, The team represents Portugal in international matches.
The Portugal national junior handball team is the national under-20 handball team of Portugal. Controlled by the Portuguese Handball Federation, that is an affiliate of the International Handball Federation IHF as well as a member of the European Handball Federation EHF, The team represents Portugal in international matches.
Victor Manuel Iturriza Álvarez is a Cuban-born Portuguese handballer who plays for FC Porto and the Portuguese national team.
