Vanessa de Oliveira (born 12 March 1975) is a Brazilian writer and former call girl.
Born in Porto Alegre, de Oliveira became known in 2006 with her first autobiographical book, O diário de Marise - A vida real de uma garota de programa, which recounts, among other things, most of her life as a sex worker. [1] [2] The book was translated in English and Italian [3] and released in Latin America, Portugal, Italy and in the United States. [4] In the following years, she became the author of five other books that discuss sex, behavior, relationships and religion. [4] [5] [6] Meanwhile, in 2007 and 2008, de Oliveira also starred in three adult movies. [7]
She is also a lecturer, a columnist in newspapers and websites and she owns her own brand of lingerie. [4]
Silvio Santos, stage name of Senor Abravanel, was a Brazilian television presenter and businessman, widely regarded as the greatest personality in the history of telecommunications in Brazil.
Claudio Júlio Tognolli was a Brazilian journalist, musician and writer. He was a professor of journalism at the School of Communications and Arts of the University of São Paulo and a board member at the Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo.
Bruna Surfistinha is the pen name of Raquel Pacheco, a Brazilian former sex worker who attracted the attention of Brazilian media by publishing, in a blog, her sexual experiences with clients. Bruna explained in television programs that she was a normal girl, who had been adopted by a high/middle-class family but that at around the age of 17 she left her home and her family because of the traditional family oriented views of her father and to start to live on her own. Bruna appeared in various television programs in Brazil and several periodicals and magazines. Her blog attracted more than 50,000 readers per day. She appeared in some pornographic films in Brazil. In 2005, she released a book entitled O Doce Veneno do Escorpião. In just over a month it sold over 30,000 copies in its third edition, and became the best selling book in Brazil. The book was translated into English and published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2006. Bruna's book also inspired the 2011 Brazilian film Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl, starring Deborah Secco in the main role, and the 2016 TV series Me Chama de Bruna, starring Maria Bopp in the main role. In 2011, Bruna also appeared in a Brazilian reality show called A Fazenda finishing as the second runner-up. Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl grossed $12,356,515 in Brazil, first national film after international films in the Brazil 2011 Box Office, thanks to Bruna's popularity with the Brazilian public.
Millôr Fernandes was a Brazilian writer, journalist, cartoonist, humorist and playwright. Born Milton Viola Fernandes, his birth was registered on May 27, 1924; the handwriting on his birth certificate rendered the name "Millôr", which he adopted as his official name.
Vanessa Mendes da Silva Lima, best known as Vanessa Giácomo, is a Brazilian actress and screenwriter.
Odete Lara was a Brazilian film actress. She appeared in 37 films between 1954 and 1994, including two films shown at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1957 she was awarded with Prêmio Saci.
Olavo Luiz Pimentel de Carvalho was a Brazilian self-proclaimed philosopher, political pundit, former astrologer, journalist, and far-right conspiracy theorist.
Pery Ribeiro was a Brazilian singer of bossa nova, MPB and jazz, active from 1959 until shortly before his death.
Alexandre Borges Corrêa is a Brazilian actor. He is known for his work in Brazilian telenovelas.
Daniel Munduruku is a Brazilian writer and educator. He is member of the Munduruku indigenous people. His children's books deal about traditional indigenous life and tales and have been awarded several prizes. Munduruku holds three undergraduate degrees in philosophy, History and Psychology. He has a master's degree in Social Anthropology and a doctorate in education by the University of São Paulo.
Maisa da Silva Andrade is an actress, presenter and former Brazilian singer. She was discovered at the age of three, when she participated in a group of freshmen on the Programa Raul Gil, on RecordTV and Band. Two years later, she was hired by SBT to present the programs Sábado Animado, Domingo Animado and Bom Dia & Cia, gaining greater prominence when sharing the show Pergunte a Maisa with boss Silvio Santos. As an actress, she gained fame through her role as Valéria Ferreira in Carrossel. Other notable roles in the actress' career include Juju Almeida in Carinha de Anjo, Cíntia Dorella in Cinderela Pop, Gabi in Tudo por um Popstar and playing her first villain in the film Ela Disse, Ele Disse, as Júlia.
This is a bibliography of books by or about the Brazilian director Luiz Fernando Carvalho.
Bianca Pinheiro is a Brazilian comics artist and illustrator. She graduated from Graphic Arts by UTFPR and did postgraduate studies in Comics by the Grupo Educacional Opet.
Marcelo Mirisola is a contemporary Brazilian author. He is usually known for his scatological, innovative, and comic writing style, and for his ingenious interplay between autobiography and fiction. His literary production includes short stories, novels, chronicles, and theater pieces, and is influenced by authors like John Fante, Henry Miller, Charles Bukowski, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, and Marcia Denser, among others. He has collaborated regularly for Brazilian magazines, newspapers and websites. Mirisola holds a bachelor's degree in law, but has never practiced the profession. In 2020 Mirisola won a prize from the Programa de Ação Cultural (PROAC) as a recognition for his outstanding body of work.
André Claro Amaral Ventura is a Portuguese politician, university teacher, former sports pundit, and founder of the right-wing populist political party Chega.
Andréa del Fuego, pen name of Andréa Fátima dos Santos is a Brazilian writer.
Maria Isabel Stilwell is a Portuguese journalist and writer. Already known in Portugal for her journalism, broadcasting, historical novels, children's books and short stories, she expanded outside of Portugal as the author of Philippa of Lancaster – English Princess, Queen of Portugal, which was first published in translation in 2015. Since then, two more of her historical novels have been translated into English.
Percival Oliveira Puggina is a Brazilian politician, architect, writer and journalist.
Rosiska Darcy de Oliveira is a Brazilian journalist, writer and academic. Her works mainly deal with topics such as feminism, education and contemporary life. She was also a staunch opponent of the dictatorship in the country, established by the 1964 coup d'etat.