TVI - initialism for Televisão Independente - is Portugal's fourth terrestrial television channel, launched in 1993. It was the most watched channel in Portugal from 2005 to 2019. It competes directly with SIC and RTP1. It is one of the two private free-to-air channels in Portugal, among the seven terrestrial free-to-air channels broadcasting from the country.
SIC is a Portuguese television network and media company, which runs several television channels. Their flagship channel is the eponymous SIC, the third terrestrial television station in Portugal, launched on 6 October 1992. SIC is owned by Impresa, a Portuguese media conglomerate. It is one of the two private free-to-air channels in Portugal, among the seven terrestrial free-to-air channels broadcasting from the country. It too, is the most-watched channel in Portugal from 1995 to 2005, and again from 2019 to today.
Vítor Norte is a Portuguese actor. He won the Portuguese Golden Globe award for best actor three times.
Paulo Pires is a Portuguese television and film actor and former stage actor and fashion model, known for his work in Portuguese and Spanish television and films. He was named Portuguese Theatre Personality of the Year in the 1996 Portuguese Golden Globes. In October 2008 The Biography Channel aired a documentary covering 20 years of his life and work in entertainment.
Benedita Gonçalves Aires Pereira is a Portuguese actress. She was born in Porto.
José Manuel Fidalgo Soares is a Portuguese model and actor.
Manuel Luís Nunes Sousa Goucha is a Portuguese television presenter and journalist (TVI). The presenter of a long-lasting morning show in RTP, followed by another in rival TVI, Goucha was also known for culinary TV programmes and books, as well as a brief spell as an actor. He also owns a restaurant. Having publicly come out in the late 2000s, is one of the most notorious Portuguese public figures who are openly homosexual. In spite of this, he is often criticized by Portuguese LGBT organizations, whose stance he dismisses.
Carloto Cotta is a Portuguese actor.
Paulo Jorge do Carmo Brissos is a Portuguese singer.
Fernando Luís is a Portuguese actor. Notable appearances include Médico de Família, A minha família é uma animação, A Minha Sogra é Uma Bruxa, Inspector Max and Noite Escura.
José Sá Raposo is a Portuguese actor and producer.
Rui Cardoso Martins is a Portuguese writer. His first novel "E Se Eu Gostasse Muito de Morrer" was published in 2006 and became an instant best seller in Portugal. It narrates the story of "Hanger", a boy who lives in rural Southern Portugal where every other person around him commits suicide. The novel has been translated into English, Hungarian, Russian, French and Spanish.
The 2003 Golden Globes (Portugal) were the eight edition of the Golden Globes (Portugal).
The 2014 Prémio Autores was the fifth edition of the Prémio Autores. It took place on 8 May 2014 at the Salão Nobre dos Paços do Concelho of the Câmara Municipal of Lisbon, Portugal.
Letters from War is a 2016 Portuguese drama film directed by Ivo M. Ferreira and based on the letter collection D'este viver aqui neste papel descripto by António Lobo Antunes. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere. It was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
Margarida Corceiro is a Portuguese actress, and model.
Maria João Gonçalves Abreu Soares, known as Maria João Abreu, was a Portuguese film, television and stage actress. Her most notable works include Portuguese TV series Médico de Família, Aqui Não Há Quem Viva, Golpe de Sorte, and her strong presence in the typical Portuguese genre of "teatro de revista". She was famous for her uplifting roles, mostly associated with humour.
Ana Zanatti is a Portuguese theatre, film and television actor, television presenter, novelist, children's book writer, poet and a women's- and LGBT-rights campaigner.
Por Ti is a Portuguese telenovela produced by SP Televisão and broadcast by SIC. It premiered on 7 March 2022. The telenovela is an idea of Artur Ribeiro developed by Alexandre Castro and written too by Alexandre Castro and Joana Andrade, Ana Lúcia Carvalho, Andreia Vicente Martins, Cândida Ribeiro, Filipa Poppe and Manuel Carneiro. It stars Filipa Areosa, Lourenço Ortigão, Rita Blanco, Dalila Carmo, Sandra Faleiro, João Reis, Luís Esparteiro and Duarte Gomes.
Mariana Monteiro is a Portuguese actress, and model.
