"The Boys from Brazil (novel) The Boys from Brazil (1976) is a thriller novel by American writer Ira Levin. It was subsequently made into a movie of the same title that was released in 1978. Yakov Liebermann is a Nazi hunter (loosely based on Simon Wiesenthal): he runs a center in Vienna that documents crimes against humanity, perpetrated during the Holocaust. The waning interest of the Western nations in tracking down Nazi criminals, and the failure of the bank where he kept his center's funds, has forced him to move the center to his own lodgings. Then, in September 1974,"
"Aquarela do Brasil ""Aquarela do Brasil"" (, ""Watercolor of Brazil""), written by Ary Barroso in 1939 and known in the English-speaking world simply as ""Brazil"", is one of the most famous Brazilian songs. Ary Barroso wrote ""Aquarela do Brasil"" in early 1939, when he was prevented from leaving his home one rainy night due to a heavy storm. Its title, a reference to watercolor painting, is a clear reference to the rain. He also wrote ""Três lágrimas"" (Three Teardrops) on that same night, before the rain ended. Describing the song in an interview to Marisa Lira, of the newspaper ""Diário"
"public squares and streets all over Brazil. Gonçalves Dias Antônio Gonçalves Dias (; August 10, 1823November 3, 1864) was a Brazilian Romantic poet, playwright, ethnographer, lawyer and linguist. A major exponent of Brazilian Romanticism and of the literary tradition known as ""Indianism"", he is famous for writing ""Canção do exílio"" (arguably the most well-known poem of Brazilian literature), the short narrative poem ""I-Juca-Pirama"", the unfinished epic ""Os Timbiras"", and many other nationalist and patriotic poems that would award him posthumously with the title of national poet of Brazil. He was also an avid researcher of Native Brazilian languages and folklore."
"Pedro Bandeira Pedro Bandeira de Luna Filho (born March 9, 1942) is a Brazilian award-winning and best-selling children's novelist and poet, best known as the author of the ""Os Karas"" series of mystery novels. Bandeira was born in Santos, São Paulo, on March 9, 1942. He began as an amateur theater actor and scenic painter until moving to São Paulo in 1961, where he graduated in Advertising at USP. He then found a job as a freelance copywriter for the newspaper ""Última Hora"", until he was hired by Editora Abril in 1972 to write for children. His stories were initially"
"give it a 90% rating. Schaffner's ""The Boys from Brazil"", released in 1978, based on Ira Levin's best-selling novel, starred Sir Laurence Olivier, Gregory Peck and James Mason. It was the story of Joseph Mengele's (played by Gregory Peck) attempt to resurrect Adolf Hitler through cloning, and attempts made by Nazi hunter Ezra Leiberman (played by Sir Laurence Olivier) to stop him. The film was shot in various locations including Vienna, Austria, Shepperton Studios, England, Portugal and the US. A close friend of Stanley's was Sir Laurence Olivier, who appeared in two of his films. On 5 December 1977, Franklin"
"Henfil Henrique de Souza Filho (5 February 1944 – 4 January 1988), commonly known as Henfil, was a Brazilian cartoonist, caricaturist, journalist and writer, born in Ribeirão das Neves, Minas Gerais. He was a contributor to the satirical newspaper “O Pasquim”, which began publication in response to press censorship in Brazil following the military crackdown of December, 1968. In 1970 he published the comic book “Os Fradinhos” (The Friars), starring his most acclaimed characters. It was the first Brazilian comic book to be published in other countries. Henfil also worked in theater, film, television and literature, but political activism was"
"Medeiros e Albuquerque José Joaquim de Campos da Costa de Medeiros e Albuquerque (September 4, 1867 – June 9, 1934) was a Brazilian poet, politician, teacher, journalist, short story writer, civil servant, essayist, orator, novelist and dramatist. He is famous for writing the lyrics of the Brazilian Republic Anthem in 1890. He founded and occupied the 22nd chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1897 until his death in 1934. He was also the President of the Academy in 1923. Albuquerque was born in 1867 in Recife, Pernambuco, the son of Dr. José Joaquim de Campos de Medeiros e"
"Brazil (novel) Brazil is a 1994 novel by the American author John Updike. It contains many elements of magical realism. It is a retelling of the ancient tale of Tristan and Isolde, the subject of many works in opera and ballet. Tristão Raposo, a nineteen-year-old black child of the Rio de Janeiro slums, spies Isabel Leme, an eighteen-year-old upper-class white girl, across the hot sands of Copacabana Beach, and presents her with a ring stolen from an American tourist. Their flight into marriage takes them from urban banality to the farthest reaches of Brazil’s wild west, where magic still rules."
"Carlos Drummond de Andrade Carlos Drummond de Andrade (October 31, 1902 – August 17, 1987) was a Brazilian poet and writer, considered by some as the greatest Brazilian poet of all time. He has become something of a national cultural symbol in Brazil, where his widely influential poem ""Canção Amiga"" (""Friendly Song"") has been featured on the 50-cruzado novo bill. Drummond was born in Itabira, a mining village in Minas Gerais in the southeastern region of Brazil. His parents were farmers belonging to old Brazilian families of mainly Portuguese origin. He went to a school of pharmacy in Belo Horizonte,"
"Denis Brean Augusto Duarte Ribeiro (Campinas, February 28, 1917 – São Paulo, August 16, 1969), better known as pseudonym Denis Brean, was a Brazilian composer, journalist, broadcaster and lyricist. Born in 1917, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, in Campinas, Brean was considered one of the best composers of his state. Successful compositions that would become classics include: as his first major hit, ""Boogie-Woogie na Favela"", recorded in 1945 by Ciro Monteiro, and recorded later by other artists such as Zacarias and his Orquestra; Roberto Silva; and Anjos do Inferno. His first work was ""Poesia da Uva"", which won"
"Jaime Ovalle Jaime Ovalle or Jayme Ovalle (5 August 1894 – 9 September 1955) was a Brazilian composer and poet. Ovalle was born in Belem, Brazil. He was self-taught as a composer. As an officer of the Ministério da Fazenda, he resided mostly in New York and London. He was one of the ""Second Nationalist Generation"" of Brazilian composers along with Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez (1897-1948) and Walter Burle-Marx (1902-1990). He died in Rio. Ovalle's best known song is ""Azulão"", ""bluebird"", a canção to a text by Manuel Bandeira. It has been recorded by Conchita Badia, Victoria de los Angeles, Arleen"
"Chico Buarque Francisco ""Chico"" Buarque de Hollanda (born June 19, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), popularly known simply as Chico Buarque (), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer and poet. He is best known for his music, which often includes social, economic and cultural commentary on Brazil. The firstborn son of Sérgio Buarque de Hollanda, Buarque lived at several locations throughout his childhood, though mostly in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Rome, Italy. He wrote and studied literature as a child and found music through the bossa nova compositions of Tom Jobim and João Gilberto. He"
"Antônio Gonçalves Teixeira e Sousa Antônio Gonçalves Teixeira e Sousa (March 28, 1812 – December 1, 1861) was a Brazilian poet, novelist and playwright, whose novel ""O Filho do Pescador"" (""The Fisherman's Son"") is considered to be the first Romantic novel in Brazil. Antônio Gonçalves Teixeira e Sousa was born in Cabo Frio, in 1812, to Portuguese Manuel Gonçalves and black Ana Teixeira de Jesus. His family was very poor, what made him quit his studies and become a carpenter. He exercised the profession in Itaboraí, moving then to Rio de Janeiro and later returning to Cabo Frio. In there,"
"Brazilian National Anthem The ""Brazilian National Anthem"" () was composed by Francisco Manuel da Silva in 1831 and had been given at least two sets of unofficial lyrics before a 1922 decree by President Epitácio Pessoa gave the anthem its definitive, official lyrics, by Joaquim Osório Duque-Estrada, after several changes were made to his proposal, written in 1909. The anthem's lyrics have been described as Parnassian in style and Romantic in content. The melody of the Brazilian national anthem was composed by Francisco Manuel da Silva, and was presented to the public for the first time in April 1831. On"
"Os Quindins de Yayá ""Os Quindins de Yayá"" (also known as ""Os Quindins de Iaiá"") is a famous Brazilian song written by the renowned Brazilian songwriter Ary Barroso and first released in 1941. It gained international fame when it was sung by Aurora Miranda in the Disney film ""The Three Caballeros"". A quindim is a popular Brazilian baked dessert that is typically yellow and contains sugar, egg yolk, and ground coconut. As is common with Portuguese words ending in the letter ""m"", the plural form of the word ""quindim"" is spelt with an ""n"", as it is in this song."
"Os Quindins de Yayá ""Os Quindins de Yayá"" (also known as ""Os Quindins de Iaiá"") is a famous Brazilian song written by the renowned Brazilian songwriter Ary Barroso and first released in 1941. It gained international fame when it was sung by Aurora Miranda in the Disney film ""The Three Caballeros"". A quindim is a popular Brazilian baked dessert that is typically yellow and contains sugar, egg yolk, and ground coconut. As is common with Portuguese words ending in the letter ""m"", the plural form of the word ""quindim"" is spelt with an ""n"", as it is in this song."
"grandchildren. Ira Levin died from a heart attack at his home in Manhattan, on November 12, 2007. Ira Levin Ira Marvin Levin (August 27, 1929 – November 12, 2007) was an American novelist, playwright, and songwriter. His most noted works include the novels ""A Kiss Before Dying"" (1953), ""Rosemary's Baby"" (1967), ""The Stepford Wives"" (1972), and ""The Boys from Brazil"" (1976), as well as the play ""Deathtrap"" (1978). Many of his novels and plays have been adapted to film. Ira Levin was born on August 27, 1929, in the New York City, New York borough of Manhattan. He grew up"
"Gonçalves Dias Antônio Gonçalves Dias (; August 10, 1823November 3, 1864) was a Brazilian Romantic poet, playwright, ethnographer, lawyer and linguist. A major exponent of Brazilian Romanticism and of the literary tradition known as ""Indianism"", he is famous for writing ""Canção do exílio"" (arguably the most well-known poem of Brazilian literature), the short narrative poem ""I-Juca-Pirama"", the unfinished epic ""Os Timbiras"", and many other nationalist and patriotic poems that would award him posthumously with the title of national poet of Brazil. He was also an avid researcher of Native Brazilian languages and folklore. He is the patron of the 15th"
"is one of the most famous poems of Brazilian literature, being referenced and/or parodied by many other Brazilian authors. The lines ""Nossos bosques têm mais vida,/Nossa vida mais amores"" are even used in the national anthem of Brazil. The poem begins with an excerpt of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's ballad ""Mignon"" as epigraph: Freely translated into English as: The following is a list of the most famous parodies, reimaginings and citations of the poem, by other Brazilian authors. Canção do exílio ""Canção do exílio"" (, ""Exile song"") is a poem written by the Brazilian Romantic author Gonçalves Dias in 1843,"
"prize of Literature of the Ministry of the Culture from Brazil"", for the set of the work. He died at age 97, in Campo Grande. Manoel de Barros Manoel Wenceslau Leite de Barros (December 19, 1916 – November 13, 2014) was a Brazilian poet. He has won many awards for his work, including twice the Prêmio Jabuti (the ""Tortoise Prize""), the most important literary award in Brazil. Barros was born in Cuiabá, and is regarded by critics as one of the great names of contemporary Brazilian poetry, and by many authors he has been considered the greatest living poet from"
"(""The Girls' Schottische"", written with Zé Dantas, and ""Juazeiro"", ""Paraíba"", ""Mangaratiba"", ""Baião-de-Dois"", ""No Meu Pé de Serra"" (""There in My Homeland""), ""Assum Preto"" (""Blue-back Grassquit""), ""Légua Tirana"" (""Tyrannical league""), ""Qui Nem Jiló"" (""Like Solanum gilo"", written with Humberto Teixeira. Other successful collaborations resulted in ""Tá Bom Demais"" (""It's So Good"") (with Onildo de Almeida), ""Danado de Bom"" (""Damn Good"") (with João Silva), ""Dezessete e Setecentos"" (""Seventeen And Seven hundred"") and ""Cortando o Pano"" (""Cutting Cloth"") (both with Miguel Lima). Gonzaga died of natural causes in 1989 at the age of 76. Luiz Gonzaga Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento, Sr., ""The King"
"the movie ""Taboo"" (1982) and by Otávio Augusto in the movie ""Brasilia 18%"" (2006). João do Rio João do Rio was the pseudonym of the Brazilian journalist, short-story writer and playwright João Paulo Emílio Cristóvão dos Santos Coelho Barreto, a Brazilian author and journalist of African descent (August 5, 1881, Rio de Janeiro – June 23, 1921, Rio de Janeiro). He was elected on May 7, 1910 for the chair # 26 of Brazilian Academy of Letters. Son of Alfredo Coelho Barreto (a Mathematics teacher and positivist), and Florência dos Santos Barreto (housewife), Paulo Barreto was born in Hospício St.,"
"Sérgio Buarque de Holanda Sérgio Buarque de Holanda (July 11, 1902 – April 24, 1982) was a Brazilian writer, journalist and sociologist. His greatest achievement was Raízes do Brasil, a landmark of Brazilian sociology, in which he developed the groundbreaking concept of the ""cordial man"" as the fundamental Brazilian identity. His son, Chico Buarque de Holanda is an accomplished singer-songwriter and novelist and his daughter Miúcha is also a famous singer. Buarque de Holanda was also a member of the ""Academia Paulista de Letras"". Sérgio Buarque de Holanda was born on July 11, 1902 in São Paulo. At the age"
"The Girl from Ipanema ""Garota de Ipanema"" (""The Girl from Ipanema"") is a Brazilian bossa nova jazz song. It was a worldwide hit in the mid-1960s and won a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965. It was written in 1962, with music by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes. English lyrics were written later by Norman Gimbel. The first commercial recording was in 1962, by Pery Ribeiro. The 1964 single featuring Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz became an international hit. This had been shortened from the version on the album ""Getz/Gilberto"" (recorded in March"
"two boys and a girl. Frank Jorge Jorge Otávio Pinto Pouey de Oliveira (born September 20, 1966), better known by his stage name Frank Jorge, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, poet, chronicler and professor, famous for his work with pioneering Rio Grande do Sul rock bands Os Cascavelletes and Graforreia Xilarmônica. Jorge was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, on September 20, 1966. His father was a physician from Uruguaiana (who died when Jorge was only 2 years old), and his mother's family came from Santana do Livramento. He also has four sisters and a brother. During"
"Manoel de Barros Manoel Wenceslau Leite de Barros (December 19, 1916 – November 13, 2014) was a Brazilian poet. He has won many awards for his work, including twice the Prêmio Jabuti (the ""Tortoise Prize""), the most important literary award in Brazil. Barros was born in Cuiabá, and is regarded by critics as one of the great names of contemporary Brazilian poetry, and by many authors he has been considered the greatest living poet from Brazil. The poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade recognized Manoel de Barros as the Brazil's greatest poet. In 1998 the poet was rewarded with the ""National"
"Ary Barroso Ary de Resende Barroso, better known as Ary Barroso () (November 7, 1903 – February 9, 1964), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, soccer commentator, and talent-show host on radio and TV. He was one of Brazil's most successful songwriters in the first half of the 20th century. Barroso also composed many songs for Carmen Miranda during her career. Ary Barroso was the most influential pre-bossa nova composer in Brazil. Barroso's songs were recorded by a lengthy list of artists including Carmen Miranda and João Gilberto. His 1939 composition ""Aquarela do Brasil"", better known as ""Brazil"", was featured in"
"their original lyrics. There are two sections of the song that are left untranslated in the movie. The first section could be translated: The second untranslated section could be translated: ""Você Já Foi à Bahia?"" served as the film's title for its Brazilian release. Você Já Foi à Bahia? ""Você Já Foi à Bahia?"" () is a Brazilian song written by Dorival Caymmi and first released in 1941. It was one of the year's most successful compositions. It gained international fame when it was featured in the Disney film ""The Three Caballeros"". References are made in the song to Brazilian"
"""Começaria tudo outra vez"". Gonzaguinha Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento, Jr. (September 22, 1945 - April 29, 1991), better known as Gonzaguinha (), in Portuguese Little Gonzaga, was a noted Brazilian singer and composer. He was born in Rio de Janeiro and he was the son of Luiz Gonzaga ('Gonzagão', 'Big Gonzaga'), the ""king of baião"". Gonzaguinha was killed in a car accident on April 29, 1991, in Renascença, state of Paraná, southern Brazil. Many eminent Brazilian artists recorded his compositions, such as Maria Bethânia, Simone, Elis Regina, Fagner, and Joanna. Among these, stands out Simone and great hits like ""Sangrando"","
"Brazil (band) Brazil was a post-hardcore and progressive rock band from Indiana, USA. The band was formed as ""London"" in the summer of 2000 by the brothers Jonathon and Nicholas Newby. In early 2001 the band renamed themselves Brazil, taken from the Terry Gilliam film ""Brazil"". In 2002 the band signed a small contract with Fearless Records who released the ""Dasein"" EP. In 2004 they released their debut album ""A Hostage and the Meaning of Life"", also released by Fearless Records. The band later signed with Immortal Records to release ""The Philosophy of Velocity"" in 2006. In August 2007, Jonathon"
"""Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil)"" by Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra, released as Decca 18460B, to the Grammy Hall of Fame. Jimmy Dorsey was the first to record the song on July 14, 1942 and release it with the English lyrics by Bob Russell sung by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell. Also in 2009, American band Beirut performed ""Brazil"" for their live DVD ""Beirut: Live At The Music Hall Of Williamsburg"". ITV used a cover of this song by Thiago Thomé as the theme song for their coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup which took place in Brazil in June"
"and July 2014. During the tournament's opening ceremony, its first verses were performed live by Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte before being joined onstage by Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez to sing ""We Are One (Ole Ola)"". Films Television programs Aquarela do Brasil ""Aquarela do Brasil"" (, ""Watercolor of Brazil""), written by Ary Barroso in 1939 and known in the English-speaking world simply as ""Brazil"", is one of the most famous Brazilian songs. Ary Barroso wrote ""Aquarela do Brasil"" in early 1939, when he was prevented from leaving his home one rainy night due to a heavy storm. Its title, a reference"
"Cláudio Manuel da Costa Cláudio Manuel da Costa (June 4, 1729 – July 4, 1789) was a Brazilian poet and musician, considered to be the introducer of Neoclassicism in Brazil. He wrote under the pen name Glauceste Satúrnio, and his most famous work is the epic poem ""Vila Rica"", that tells the history of the homonymous city, nowadays called Ouro Preto. He is the patron of the 8th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Cláudio Manuel da Costa was born in the city of Vargem do Itacolomi (nowadays Mariana), to Portuguese João Gonçalves da Costa and Brazilian Teresa Ribeiro"