Deborah Secco

Deborah Fialho Secco Moura born November 26, 1979 is a Brazilian actress. Contents   1Career 2Personal life 3Filmography 3.1Television 3.2Film 4Theatre 5Awards and nominations 6References 7External links Career At the age of 8 she made her TV debut in advertising; at 10 years, staged her first spectacle, Brincando de Era uma Vez; and at 11 years,

Ísis Valverde

Isis Nable Valverde born February 17, 1987 is a Brazilian actress who played a lead role in the 2010 telenovela Ti Ti Ti and has participated in several other telenovelas. Contents   1Biography 2Career 3Filmography 3.1Television 3.2Cinema 3.3Awards and nominations 4References 5External links Biography Valverde was born in Aiuruoca, Minas Gerais. She moved to Belo Horizonte to study when she

Giovanna Ewbank

Giovanna Ewbank Baldacconi Gagliasso born September 14, 1986 is a Brazilian actress, model, and television presenter. Contents   1Career 2Personal life 3Filmography 3.1Television 3.2TV presenter 3.2.1Reality shows 3.3Film 4Theater 5References 6External links Career She began acting in theater at the age of twelve. Next, she started modeling and later joined the university of Fashion. She studied

Marina Ruy Barbosa

Marina Souza Ruy Barbosa born June 30, 1995 is a Brazilian actress. She started off her career as a child actress; her first major role was in the telenovela Começar de Novo. In 2006, she portrayed a prominent character in Silvio de Abreu‘s Belíssima. She later appeared in Sete Pecados (2007), Escrito nas Estrelas (2010), Morde & Assopra (2011), and Amor à Vida, interpreting Nicole, a young

Pelé

Edson Arantes do Nascimento born 23 October 1940, known as Pelé, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled “the greatest” by FIFA, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. During his playing days, Pelé was for a

Garrincha

Manuel Francisco dos Santos 28 October 1933 – 20 January 1983, nicknamed Mané Garrincha, best known as simply Garrincha (Portuguese pronunciation: , “little bird”), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest dribblers of all time, and by some, the greatest dribbler ever. Garrincha is extremely popular in Brazil, and is also regarded

Gallivat

The gallivat (or galivat, or gallevat, or gallowet, or gallouet) was a small, armed boat, with sails and oars, used on the Malabar Coast in the 18th and 19th centuries. The word may derive from Portuguese “galeota”; alternatively, it may derive from Maratha “gal hat” – ship. Hobson-Jobson has an extensive discussion of the origins of the term and its usage. The gallivat typically had one or two masts with

Jairzinho

Jair Ventura Filho born 25 December 1944, better known as Jairzinho (Portuguese pronunciation: ), is a Brazilian former footballer. A quick, skillful, and powerful right winger, known for his finishing ability and eye for goal, he was a key member and top scorer of the legendary Brazilian national team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He is nicknamed as The Hurricane for scoring limitless

Romário

Romário de Souza Faria born 29 January 1966, known simply as Romário (Brazilian Portuguese: ), is a Brazilian politician who previously achieved worldwide fame as a professional footballer. A prolific striker renowned for his clinical finishing, he is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Romário starred for Brazil in their 1994 FIFA World Cup triumph, receiving the Golden Ball as player of the

Paulo Roberto Falcão

Paulo Roberto Falcão, born 16 October 1953, is a Brazilian former footballer and football manager. He is widely considered one of the best players in Internacional and Roma history playing also for São Paulo, and he is universally considered one of the greatest Brazilian players of all time, especially at his peak in the 1980s. At one stage, he was the