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Moura was born in Salvador, a city located in Northeast Region of Brazil, but grew up in the small town of Rodelas, Bahia. His mother, Alderiva, was a housewife, and his father, José Moura, was a Sergeant in the Brazilian Air Force. At the age of 13, he moved with his family to Salvador, Bahia.
Besides his acting career, Moura is a lyricist and the vocalist of a band named Sua Mãe ("Your Mum"). In 2012, he guest performed as lead vocalist for some Legião Urbana tribute shows, featuring surviving members Marcelo Bonfá and Dado Villa-Lobos.- Producer
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Adriana Lima is a Brazilian supermodel, actress and businesswoman. From the young age of fifteen, Adriana's portfolio quickly skyrocketed making her one of the most successful models of all time. A global fashion icon, best known as a Victoria's Secret from 1999 to 2018, the longest-running model and named "the most valuable Victoria's Secret Angel" in 2017, Adriana has also branched into film and television acting. Adriana's 2009 Victoria's Secret Super Bowl commercial reached 103.7 million viewers! It was declared "The Most Watched Commercial in the History of Television" by Nielsen. Her modeling career started after winning Ford's "Supermodel of Brazil" competition and finishing at the second place in the "Supermodel of The world." Thereafter, Elite Model Management signed Adriana Lima as a model. During her time at Victoria's Secret, Adriana opened the show on 5 distinct occasions in 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012. Adriana is one of only 2 angels to have worn the Fantasy bra 3 times. She also participated to the "Angels Across America" tour, a nationwide promotion campaign for Victoria's Secret with 4 other Angels in 2004. Her last show was in 2018 after participating in 18 catwalks for Victoria's Secret. She also walked well-known designers runway shows like Versace, Jason Wu, Giorgio Armani, Vera Wang, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Christian Dior, Alexandre Herchcovitch, and Anna Sui. Her status ensured her a spot on the cover some of the most notable international magazines such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, Grazia, GQ, Numero, Playboy, Cosmopolitan, Esquire across many countries including the USA, Spain, United Kingdom, France, Brazil, Italy, Portugal, Mexico, Korea, Japan, Turkey, Germany, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Sweden, Czech Republic... Ethnically, Adriana is Afro-Brazilian of Portuguese, Swiss, Native Brazilian, Japanese, and West Indian ancestry.- Actress
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Born in Bahia, Brazil, Daniela Lavender is part of a close knit 30-strong family, at the age of eight she began training in ballet, jazz, contemporary dance and later studied Flamenco dancing under Roberto Amaral and Yolanda Arroyo in Los Angeles. She then moved into journalism and received a degree from PUC University, Drama followed at Dirceu de Mattos school in Rio de Janeiro, studied English for a year and then traveled to London. She auditioned for the London International School of Performing Arts, playing 'Queen Anne' from Shakespeare's Richard III, and passed the audition in spite of the language barrier. In 2003 Lavender appeared in the independent film "Emotional Backgammon" and was awarded "Best Actress" at the Denver Film Festival. From there she went on to appear in "Ali G Indahouse" and the BBC series "Longitude", "EastEnders" and "Casualty". Then in 2009 Lavender toured with the British Shakespeare company production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", playing Hippolyta and Titania. 2011 saw Lavender star as "Maria" in a one woman show "A Woman Alone" written by Dario Fo. Then in 2013 Lavender Pictures her co-owned film company started the process of developing a slate of scripts including "Taj" "Zorra" and "Jutland". This spring Lavender will been seen in the role of "Juliana Santos" in "A Birder's Guide to Everything" which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival 2013 and was awarded the Heineken first runner up audience award, then later in 2014 Lavender will also been seen as "Mata" in Isabel Coixet's new film "Learning to Drive" and "Clara" in "Zipper" produced by Darren Aronofsky.- Actress
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Nabiyah Be was born on 15 August 1992 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She is an actress and music artist, known for Black Panther (2018), Daisy Jones & The Six (2023) and White Wedding (2021).- Writer
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Gastón Duprat is a director, screenwriter and film producer. He started his career in video art, experimental cinema and television. He has made a dozen films, with which he obtained more than thirty international awards, among which stand out The Man Next Door (2009), The Distinguished Citizen (2016), My Masterpiece (2018) and Official Competition (2020).- Director
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He studied Law. He also directed theatre pieces, wrote movie criticisms and took part in the creation and development of the 'cinema novo' movement in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, becoming its theoretical leader and first embassador in Europe. After "Barravento (1962)", a trilogy of films and "Antonio das Mortes (1969)" he won various international prizes. As he symbolized the feelings of the ideology of the May of 1968, he became very popular in Europe and America. But when he started to film in Africa and Spain his followers were distracted and this marked the beginning of the decline of his fame. Thus, he only made a couple of films of minor interest later on.- Actress
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Emanuelle Araújo was born on 21 July 1976 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Wounded Past (2016), Malhação (1995) and Pé na Jaca (2006). She has been married to Fernando Diniz since 1 February 2022. She was previously married to Carlos Henrique Blecher and Sérgio Bulhões.- Ieda Favo is a Brazilian actress and model. She was born in the southern State of Bahia, to Laudelina Maria and Geraldo D.
Ieda as a baby, along with her parents, migrated to the most populous city in South America, São Paulo, where her dream of becoming a model came true to then pursue the acting career.
The model starred in the main Brazilian brands in advertising campaigns until she was enchanted with theater and cinema.
Favo decided to continue her career in the US. She came from the catwalk to the American screen.
The Brazilian starred roles in projects such as "She's Mine Now" (2022) directed by Dalton Okolo and "O Jogo Bonito" (2023) directed by Jonathan Oliveira.
Her next upcoming project is called "The Shot" a feature film directed by Trey Carswell.
At the moment, Ieda Favo lives in NYC and is in final preparations for projects not yet disclosed. - Ildi Silva was born on 8 October 1982 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Tropical Paradise (2007), Uma Loucura de Mulher (2016) and Before/During/After (2020).
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Lázaro Ramos was born on 1 November 1978 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He is an actor and director, known for Executive Order (2020), The Man Who Copied (2003) and Snakes & Lizards (2006). He has been married to Taís Araújo since 9 June 2011. They have two children.- Actress
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Priscila Fantin was raised in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. She used to work as a model. She studied at Colégio Marista Dom Silvério. She was at an exchange program in Montana - USA when her mother called her and said Rede Globo had chosen her to play Tatiana in Malhação. Three days later she went back to Brazil.- Actress
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Linda Batista was born on 4 June 1972 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She is an actress, known for The Borgia (2006), Encantado (2002) and I banchieri di Dio (2002).- Esmeralda Barros was born on 4 September 1944 in Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Kong Island (1968), Presídio de Mulheres Violentadas (1977) and A Espiã Que Entrou em Fria (1967). She died on 10 October 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Sergio Machado was born on 19 September 1968 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He is a writer and director, known for Lower City (2005), At the Edge of the Earth (2001) and The Violin Teacher (2015).- Writer
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Manuela Dias was born on 11 April 1977 in Bahia, Brazil. She is a writer and actress, known for Above Justice (2016), Love Film Festival (2014) and The Sky Above (2011).- Actress
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Helena Ignez was born on 23 May 1942 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She is an actress and director, known for Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit (2010), Canção de Baal (2007) and The Priest and the Girl (1966). She was previously married to Glauber Rocha and Rogério Sganzerla.- Mestre Cesar started taking Capoeira at the age of 9. He trained with Mestre Carlinhos for 2 years. Than he trained with Mestre Alabama and finally became a Mestre himself. Cesar participated in many tournaments and became part of "Bale Folklorica Da Bahia", a privileged group. One year later he joined "Oba-Oba", a large show business organization. With them he toured over the world and got noticed and became a movie actor. He's been in some memorable action movies and commercials, but mainly concentrates on teaching and helping children. Mestre Cesar also trains various professional mixed martial artists, who fight in the UFC.
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João Miguel was born in 1970 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He is an actor and writer, known for Cute, But Ordinary (2013), Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures (2005) and Estômago (2007).- Kim Sasabone was born on 1 April 1974 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Vengaboys: We Like to Party (The Vengabus) (1998), Vengaboys: Parada de Tettas (1997) and Vengaboys: To Brazil! (1998).
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Mention the name Gilberto and Bossa Nova immediately comes to mind. Astrud was the original 'Girl from Ipanema' (composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes), famously singing the iconic hit song first featured on the classic 1963 album Getz/Gilberto. Released by Verve Records as a single in May 1964, Girl from Ipanema won a Grammy and established Astrud as a hot new commodity on the music scene. She also sang a second number on the album: 'Corcovado' ("Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars").
She was born Astrud Evangelina Weinert in Salvador, in the province of Bahia. Her mother was Evangelina Neves Lobo Weinert who sang and played both violin and a traditional instrument, called a bandolim. Her German-born father Fritz was a language teacher. Through him, Astrud soon became fluent in English, French, Italian, Spanish and Japanese. In 1959,19-year old Astrud married the guitarist, vocalist and composer João Gilberto, who is credited as the inventor of Bossa Nova, a music genre fusing elements of traditional Brazilian samba with jazz. In this endeavour, he collaborated with the composer, songwriter, arranger and guitarist Antonio Carlos Jobim. Before long, the mellow sound of Bossa Nova found its popularity in the U.S. via exponents like jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd and saxophonist Stan Getz. Astrud went on to sing her signature number in the MGM musical Get Yourself a College Girl (1964), which also featured The Dave Clark Five and The Animals .
In 1965 and 1966, Astrud released her first trio of solo albums, featuring classic songs like 'Agua de Beber', Johnny Mandel 's 'The Shadow of your Smile', 'Tristeza', 'Fly Me to the Moon', 'Manhã de Carnaval' and 'Felicidade'. As her fame grew, she toured the U.S. with Stan Getz, including a famous gig at the Cafe Au Go Go in Greenwich Village. By this time, she had become a single mother, divorced from her husband.
Astrud was later to rue her association with Getz, not just because he was difficult to get on with. Much to her chagrin, Getz and record producer Creed Taylor also both laid exclusive claim to her 'discovery'. Moreover, Astrud received no credit on the original vinyl LP Getz/Gilberto, being merely paid the trifling sum of $120 for the session. Getz reaped the lion's share of profits from the album and denied the singer her fair share of the royalties. That despite the fact that 'Girl from Ipanema' ended up becoming one of the most widely recorded songs in popular music. Bryan McCann, professor of Brazilian history and author of a 2019 book, commented that "It was Astrud Gilberto who made the album a smash hit.Astrud provided the ineffable allure that made the album irresistible."
Some of her later partnerships proved rather more felicitous, notably a jazz album with Gil Evans and a collaboration in 1977 with trumpet player and singer Chet Baker on one of her own songs, 'Far Away'. In 1996, Astrud performed Jobim's beautiful number 'Desafinado' with George Michael for the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Rio. In 2002 she was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame. For all intents and purposes, Astrud left the music scene in the early 2000's, spending her retirement in Philadelphia, away from publicity, studying philosophy, painting and becoming a powerful voice against cruelty to animals.- Music Department
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Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo, which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s, at the beginning of the Brazilian military dictatorship that took power in 1964. He has remained a constant creative influence and best-selling performing artist and composer ever since. Veloso has won nine Latin Grammy Awards and two Grammy Awards. On November 14, 2012, Veloso was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.- Writer
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Jorge Amado was born on 10 August 1912 in Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil. He was a writer, known for Gabriela (1975), Terras do Sem-Fim (1981) and Tieta (1989). He was married to Zélia Gattai and Matilde Garcia Rosa. He died on 6 August 2001 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.- Music Artist
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- Actor
João Gilberto was born on 10 June 1931 in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil. He was a music artist and composer, known for V for Vendetta (2005), A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) and Murder Mystery (2019). He was married to Maria do Céu, Claudia Faissol, Miúcha and Astrud Gilberto. He died on 6 July 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actor
- Sound Department
Othon Bastos was born on 23 May 1933 in Tucano, Bahia, Brazil. He is an actor, known for Black God, White Devil (1964), São Bernardo (1972) and O Paciente: O Caso Tancredo Neves (2018). He has been married to Martha Overbeck since 1960. They have one child.- Actor
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Pro was born on 10 June 2003 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He is an actor, known for District 9 (2009) and You Heard Me Write (2021).