Joelison Fernandes da Silva (born 15 August 1985) is a Brazilian Sitting volleyball player [1] and he has been recognized as the tallest man in Brazil, measuring 2.37 meters tall and weighing 169 kilograms. [2]
In 2014, he competed and won one Mixed martial arts event. [3]
In 2015, he married Evem Medeiros, who at 5'0" is nearly 3 feet shorter than him. [4]
In 2017, he discovered osteomyelitis in the bone of one of his legs, and the only alternative to solve the problem was the amputation of the leg in 2021. [5]
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football team that plays in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, as well as Campeonato Carioca. They are one of two clubs to have never been relegated from the top division, the other being São Paulo.
Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira, known simply as Abel as a player, is a Portuguese football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Brazilian club Palmeiras.
Podemos, previously known as the National Labour Party is a centre-right Brazilian political party. Historically labourist and Janist, since 2016 the party shifted its focus to support anti-corruption policies and direct democracy.
Dorival Silvestre Júnior is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current head coach of the Brazil national team.
Leandro Damião da Silva dos Santos, known as Leandro Damião or simply Damião, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Coritiba. He has been capped at international level by Brazil.
Sérgio Soares da Silva is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.
José Carlos Cracco Neto, known as Zeca, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right or left back for Vitória. Zeca helped Brazil win a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, starting all 6 games of the tournament and playing 554 of a possible 570 minutes.
Edson Francisco Celulari is a Brazilian actor.
Everton Sousa Soares, usually known as just Everton or Everton Cebolinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Brazil national team.
Maurício Luiz de Souza is a Brazilian politician, former volleyball player, member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team, 2016 Olympic Champion, silver medallist of the 2018 World Championship, gold medallist of the 2019 World Cup, three–time South American Champion, 2014 Turkish Champion. He was sacked from the Minas Tênis Clube and the national team in October 2021 after sharing a post about Jon Kent, the son of Superman, being revealed to be bisexual.
Eduard Soghomonyan is an Armenian-born heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He has competed for Brazil since 2015 and was naturalized as a Brazilian in 2016.
Wesley Oliveira de Carvalho is a Brazilian football coach. Currently, he is a free agent.
Francisco de Assis Ciríaco dos Santos, known as Francisco Diá, is a Brazilian football coach. He is the current head coach of Campinense.
Miss Brazil 2021, officially Miss Universe Brazil 2021, was the 66th edition of the Miss Brazil pageant, and the first under the new Miss Universe Brazil management. The competition was filmed on 7 November 2021 on board the MSC Preziosa, and aired on 9 November. In order to preserve the secrecy of the results before its airdate, crowning moments for all three finalists were filmed, while only the one of the winner was aired.
The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. It began on 9 April and ended on 8 October 2022.
Events in the year 2022 in Brazil.
Luan Carlos Neto, known as Luan Carlos, is a Brazilian football coach, currently the head coach of Goianésia.
The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. It began on 2 May and ended on 22 October 2023.
Renato Alves Menezes Barreto, better known by his stage name Froid, is a Brazilian rapper born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil in 1993.