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| Born | October 19, 1913 |
| Hometown | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Spouse | Gilda Quirós Mattoso , Marta Ibáñez , Gessi Gesse , Christina Gurjâo , Nelita Abreu Rocha , Maria Lucia Proença , Lila Bôscoli , Tati de Moraes , Regina Pederneiras |
| Children | Georgiana de Moraes , Luciana de Moraes , Pedro de Moraes , Maria de Moraes |
| Parents | Lidia Cruz Moraes , Clodoaldo Pereira da Silva Moraes |
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Astrud Gilberto, "The Girl from Ipanema" singer, dead at 83
- Gilberto's performance in English turned her into an overnight sensation and helped popularized bossa nova in the U.S.
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To celebrate mothers trapped in quarantine, Sao Paulo gets creative
On Friday, musician Rodrigo Cunha and his piano zipped down an elevated highway in a gritty section of downtown Sao Paulo, playing tunes written by Brazil's most famous composers, from Tom Jobim to Vinicius de Moraes. Dressed in a dark blue suit, wearing a plastic face shield and riding atop a modified flatbed truck, Cunha is a conspicuous presence on the Minhocao, a highway weaving through graffiti-covered buildings that has become a symbol the city's urban grit. This is one of the few ways,
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Fabiano Gullane, Walter Salles’ ‘Noah’s Ark’ Ramps Up Pre-Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
Produced by Fabiano Gullane, Walter Salles and Globo Filmes, and unfolding to the strains of Bossa Nova, “Noah’s Ark” has closed brisk pre-sales for Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group (CMG) off a Berlin Festival launch. Those deals reflect the status of “Noah’s Ark” – directed by Sérgio Machado (“Lower City”) and with songs and lyrics […]
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'Girl From Ipanema' Makes Olympic Comeback
Hear the new version of the iconic Brazilian song played at the Rio opening ceremony
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Brazil mascots named after 'Girl from Ipanema' composers
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The mascots for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be named 'Tom' and 'Vinicius' after the singer-songwriters who wrote 'The Girl from Ipanema', organizers said on Sunday. The names won 44 percent of votes in an online poll and were revealed on Brazilian TV show Fantastico. The Olympic mascot will be named after Antonio Carlos Jobim, who was known more commonly as 'Tom'. The Paralympic mascot is named after Vinicius de Moraes. ...
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Olympics-Brazil mascots named after 'Girl from Ipanema' composers
SAO PAULO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The mascots for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be named 'Tom' and 'Vinicius' after the singer-songwriters who wrote 'The Girl from Ipanema', organisers said on Sunday. The names won 44 percent of votes in an online poll and were revealed on Brazilian TV show Fantastico. The Olympic mascot will be named after Antonio Carlos Jobim, who was known more commonly as 'Tom'. The Paralympic mascot is named after Vinicius de Moraes. ...
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‘Black Orpheus’ Musical to Bring Bossa Nova to Broadway
Pulitzer-winning playwright Lynn Nottage (pictured above) and director George C. Wolfe (“Lucky Guy,” “Angels in America”) have signed on to a brewing Broadway musical adaptation of Marcel Camus’ 1959 film “Black Orpheus.” The score of the production will be drawn from the film, which helped introduce the wider world to Brazilian bossa nova with tunes by composers... Read more »
