Gaël Duval is a French entrepreneur. In July 1998, he created Mandrake Linux, a Linux distribution originally based on Red Hat Linux and KDE. He was also a co-founder of MandrakeSoft with Jacques Le Marois and Frédéric Bastok.
The MTV Video Music Brazil awards, more commonly known as VMB, were MTV Brasil's annual award ceremony, established in 1995. MTV viewers picked the winners for most categories since 2001. Unlike in the MTV Video Music Awards, the most important category at the MTV Video Music Brazil was the Viewer's Choice, not the Video of the Year; both of these categories merged in 2005. In 2007, the awards have faced a major rebranding, with several categories extinguished and even the trophies' design changed; from this year on, the awards were no longer focused on music videos, but on the artists, and the most important category became the Artist of the Year. However, the Video of the Year category existed to award the best music video.
Carrossel is the ninth studio album released by Brazilian rock band Skank, the last in the "deconstruction trilogy" begun with Maquinarama in which the group changed from ska towards a more rock-oriented sound influenced by The Beatles and Clube da Esquina. Carrossel was the fifth best-selling album in São Paulo in 2006, peaking at second place.
Cosmotron is the sixth studio album released by Skank in 2003.
Maquinarama is the fifth studio album released by Skank, in 2000.
O Samba Poconé is the third studio album by Skank, released in 1996. It includes the hits "Garota Nacional" plus "Tão Seu", "Poconé" and "É Uma Partida de Futebol." O Samba Poconé sold 1.8 million copies, with 800,000 in two months.
Calango is the second studio album by Brazilian band Skank, released in 1994. It contains the hits "Esmola", "É Proibido Fumar", and "Pacato Cidadão". Calango sold approximately 1.2 million copies.
MTV Ao Vivo is the first live album by Skank, recorded in Ouro Preto and released in 2001. The album sold 600,000 copies.
Skank is the self-titled debut album by Brazilian rock band Skank. Released independently in 1992 with 3,000 copies, the album sold 1,200 in 45 days and drew the attention of Sony BMG, who re-released the album on its new Chaos label. The album sold approximately 250,000 copies.
Infernal(Infernal) is the third solo album released by Brazilian musician Nando Reis. Most of the songs featured on this album were recorded by other artists or on other Reis albums. "E.C.T." and "O Segundo Sol" were performed live by Cássia Eller on her Acústico MTV album. "Eu e Ela", "Sua Impossível Chance", "Marvin" and "Cegos do Castelo" were recorded by Titãs when Nando Reis was still a member. "E.C.T.", "A Fila", "Me Diga" and "Fiz O Que Pude" were previously released on the album 12 de Janeiro. Skank's version of "Resposta" became a big hit in Brazil.
Luau MTV is the second live album released by Brazilian band Nando Reis e os Infernais as a CD and DVD. The album features a number of special participations: Andréa Martins, Negra Li, Andreas Kisser, and Samuel Rosa. The song "Sou Dela" reached #10 at the Brazilian Top-40 Charts.
Marcos Palmeira de Paula is a Brazilian actor. He is nephew of the siblings Chico Anysio and Lupe Gigliotti. In 2013, he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor in the series Mandrake.
Paralamas e Titãs Juntos e Ao Vivo is a live album by Brazilian rock bands Paralamas do Sucesso and Titãs in 2008. It is the second live album recorded by both bands together, and it has been released as a DVD as well. The album is part of the bands' 25 years of career celebration, and several other shows took place in the beginning of 2008, with both bands sharing stage. Some well-known Brazilian artists made guest appearances during the show, like Andreas Kisser, Samuel Rosa, and Arnaldo Antunes. For the live performances, both bands were nominated for "Best Live Act" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Brazil awards
The 2009 MTV Video Music Brazil was hosted by Marcelo Adnet and took place at the Credicard Hall. It awarded the best in Brazilian music, popular culture and internet culture in the year of 2009. Despite being a Brazilian awards show, the 2009 VMB included live performances by American rapper Ja Rule and Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand, who were also nominated in the Best International Act category. The 2009 VMB had over 20 categories, the largest number in the history of the show; therefore, part of the awards were delivered in a special show named "VMB Antes", presented some hours before the main event, including small performances by the 2009 VMB Dream Band winners and winners in other categories.
Multishow Ao Vivo - Skank no Mineirão is the eleventh live album released by Brazilian rock band Skank in 2010 by Sony Music in DVD and CD formats. The Concert have been recorded at Mineirão in Belo Horizonte for more than 50 thousand people. In this album, they mixed old songs, chosen by the audience in an internet polling, with new songs. The cover shows Mineirão in its inauguration in 1965.
The Brazilian Association of Atheists and Agnostics, or ATEA, is a Brazilian atheist activist nonprofit organization founded in August 2008. The organization advocates the separation of church and state and promotes atheism and agnosticism. Although Brazil is legally defined by its Constitution as a secular state, the organization has voiced its concern that this is not observed in practice.
Sophia Abrahão is the debut studio album by Brazilian singer Sophia Abrahão. It was released on 16 October 2015 by FS Music. "Náufrago" was released as the lead single from the album on September 29, 2015. The album contains 11 new songs including a re-recording of "Resposta", song authored by rock band Skank. The album was produced by Fernando Zor.
Fausto Borel Cardoso, better known by his stage name Fausto Fawcett, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, rhythm guitarist, lyricist, novelist, short story writer, playwright, journalist, actor and screenwriter, famous for his frequent collaborations with fellow musician Laufer and for being a major exponent of rap rock and cyberpunk literature in Brazil. His best known compositions are the 1987 hit "Kátia Flávia, a Godiva do Irajá" and "Rio 40°", recorded by Fernanda Abreu in 1992.
