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Alice Braga Moraes born April 15, 1983 is a Brazilian actress. She has appeared in several Brazilian films, most notably as Angélica in 2002's highly acclaimed City of God and as Karina in 2005's Lower City. She came to international prominence after appearing opposite Will Smith in I Am Legend (2007) and has since become a familiar face in Hollywood, appearing in films such as Repo Men and Predators (both 2010), The Rite (2011) and Elysium (2013).

Débora Nascimento was born in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Débora is an actor, known for Lady Voyeur (2023), The Incredible Hulk (2008) and Pacified (2019). Débora was previously married to José Loreto and Arthur Rangel.

Fernando Meirelles was born in a middle class family in São Paulo City, Brazil.

He studied architecture at the university of São Paulo. At the same time he developed an interest in filmmaking. With a group of friends he started producing experimental videos and video art. They won a huge number of awards in Brazilian video festivals. After that, the group formed a small independent company called Olhar Eletrônico.

After working in independent television during nine years, in the eighties, Meirelles gravitated towards publicity and commercials. He also became the director of a very popular 180 episodes of a children's television show called Ra Tim Bum.

In the early 90s, together with Paulo Morelli and Andrea Barata Ribeiro, he opened the O2 Filmes production company which became the biggest production company in Brasil working from development until distribution, including complete post-production facilities.

His first feature,in 1998, was the family film "Menino Maluquinho 2: A Aventura". His next feature, "Domésticas" (2001), exposed the invisible world of five Brazilian maids in São Paulo and their secret dreams and desires.

In 1997 he read the Brazilian best-seller "Cidade de Deus/City of God", written by Paulo Lins, and decided to turn it into a movie despite an the intimidating story that involves more than 350 characters. Once the the screenplay, written by Bráulio Mantovani, was ready, Meirelles gathered a crew mixed with professional technicians and inexperienced actors chosen between the youngsters living in the favelas surrounding Rio de Janeiro.

The film was a huge success in Brazil and began to attract attention around the world, after it screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2002. "Cidade de Deus/City of God" (2003) has won nore than 50 awards from film festivals and societies all over the world, as well as four 2004 Oscar nominations, including a Best Director for Fernando Meirelles.

Since 2002 , Meirelles has split his time between international feature and TV series in Brazil. The Constant Gardner (2005,) had four Academy nominations plus four Golden Globes. Blindness (2008) opened Cannes. 360 (2011) opened the LFF. In the same period he directed several series for TV Globo and HBO in Brazil.

In addition to cinema, Meirelles directed Bizet's opera , Pearl Fishers, and was one of the directors of the 2016 Olympic opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.

In 2019 Meirelles finished The Two Popes, for Netflix, and start filming a scientific documentary on the soil.

Apart from cinema, Meirelles is also a farmer. He plants sugar cane, coffee, palm heart, avocado, and mahogany. He is developing ways to produce organically n large scale. Agroforest is his bet.

In the next few years, his plan is to be involved in projects related to the environmental crisis and climate emergency. Meirelles is not optimistic about the future of our species and, in a shorter period, neither in the future of his grandchildren, which is very sad. --

Stephanie Fantauzzi is a New York based writer, actress, model and singer from São Paulo, Brasil. At 15, Stephanie was cast as the fourth member of pop group 'Anthem.' The group relocated to New York to pursue a record deal with Sony Records. After moving to Los Angeles, Stephanie booked national commercials for Nikon, Chevy, AOL, Miller Lite. Her first acting role was in Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush.

Camila Queiroz was born on 27 June 1993 in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Verdades Secretas (2015), Êta Mundo Bom! (2016) and Pega Pega (2017). She has been married to Klebber Toledo since 25 August 2018.

Giovanna Lancellotti was born on 21 May 1993 in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Insensato Coração (2011), O Lado Bom de ser Traída (2023) and Alto Astral (2014).

Marco Pigossi is one of Brazil's brightest stars. Most recently, he appeared in the Amazon hit 'Gen V', the spin-off of the smash hit series 'The Boys'. For Netflix, he starred in three international shows: 'Tidelands', 'High Seas', and 'Invisible City' created by Carlos Saldhana, which just returned for a second season. Next up, Marco will star in the horror film 'Bone Lake' by festival darling Mercedes Bryce-Morgan, and he has the leading role in Marco Calvani's feature film debut 'High Tide' playing opposite Marisa Tomei and Bill Irwin, which he also executive produced. In Brazil, he starred on twelve series for Rede Globo and two feature films, including '492: A Man called Death', for which he received a Best Actor nomination at Rio Film Festival. His most recent TV work was in the series 'Onde Nascem Os Fortes'. Other series include A Força do Querer, by author Glória Perez, one of the greatest successes in the Brazilian TV of the last decade. Throughout the years he worked for Globo, he starred on 'Caras e Bocas', 'Ti Ti Ti', 'Fina Estampa', 'Gabriela, 'Sangue Bom', followed by 'Boogie Oogie', and 'A Regra do Jogo', which was nominated for an International Emmy Award. He produced two short films by Mariana Jaspe (Best Director Gramado Film Fest 2023) and the documentary 'CorPolitica' by Pedro França, that became an international sensation (Best Film Montreal Film Fest, Premio Felix Rio Film Festival, Best Doc MixBrasil, Best Script Brasilia Film Fest, Audience Award QueerLisboa, Best Film OutFest Peru.)

You can see Andrea portray 'Debbie' in Netflix's "Let It Snow (2019)" based off the New York Times Best Seller with a remarkable young cast. Andrea is an actress, classically trained dancer, world traveler and a yoga/wellness enthusiast born in São Paulo, Brazil. She danced professionally around the world experiencing different cultures and languages before turning to acting. She speaks Portuguese, English, Spanish and can avoid trouble impeccably in Italian and Japanese. She booked her very first television audition while pursuing her dance career in the USA and realized acting was an extension of her love for dance. She has since worked on a number of hit film, television and streaming projects, as well as over 40 national commercials.

Marcelo Rubens Paiva was born on 1 May 1959 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He is a writer and director, known for Ainda Estou Aqui (2024), Mais Forte que o Mundo: A História de José Aldo (2016) and Malu de Bicicleta (2010). He was previously married to Silvia Feola.

Lino was born in Brazil, where he used to live until moving to London in 2005 (aged 4) with both his parents. His father is a graphic artist and animator, his mother an architect and jewellery designer.

Being brewed in a creative environment, Lino always showed a very inquisitive nature, and has had since tender age an unusually strong interest in wearing costumes and performing characters.

Aged 7 he said that he wanted to become an actor and take part in films to his mother, who then enrolled him at a drama school where he got an agent. Following this he was invited to audition for a major film by director Charles Shyer, who was so taken with Lino that he wrote a special part for him as an additional leading role.

So far Lino was lucky enough to have got a wide range of roles in various different projects: from comedy to drama, feature and short films, TV and stage (where he performed opposite Imogen Stubbs, playing her son and title character of Henrik Ibsen's "Little Eyolf").

Appart from acting, Lino loves reading, writing, drawing, riding, traveling and photography. He also loves roller skating and is enjoying his Aikido classes.

Izabel Goulart is best known for her work as a Victoria's Secrets lingerie model. She appeared in eleven Victoria's Secret Fashion shows from 2005 through 2015 and was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2005 to 2008. Goulart also appeared in 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She was the face of A/X Armani Exchange from 2008 to 2011 and for MAC Cosmetics since 2013. Goulart appeared on the cover or been featured in many international fashion magazines including Vogue, GQ, Marie Claire, Allure, Harper's Bazaar, Glamour among others. She was born on October 23, 1984 in São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.

Thomas Kuc is an actor known for playing as Hudson in Game Shakers (2015). Thomas Kuc was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil on October 10, 2002. He moved to California a few years after. At a young age, he started competitive gymnastics, competing at a number of state and regional championships. He is multilingual, able to speak Polish, Spanish and English and knows some Portuguese and Mandarin. He started his career at the age of 10, with a flashback role as "Young Jason" in the sitcom series "General Hospital". From there, he went on to become a supporting character in the horror film, "The Diabolical". He has starred in a number of voice overs and commercials including an Old Navy Back To School commercial. Most recently, he played Ryan in the HBO Max reboot, Head Of The Class.

Jonathan Scott-Taylor was born on 6 March 1962 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He is an actor, known for Damien: Omen II (1978), The Mill on the Floss (1978) and Triangle (1981).

People magazine (Latin Edition) calls Guy Ecker one of Latin America's most beautiful people...for the third time. He's earned two "Best Leading Actor" awards; as well as two people's choice awards. He starred in the Telenovela "Eva Luna," which reached an audience of 9.7 million during the grand finally, and was among the most globally tweeted events during the last televised episode. He also starred in "Vidas Cruzadas," the first of its kind, internet series produced for Univison, reaching 2.5 million views, making it the 2nd most watched project in the network's history.

In addition to Guy's success in the Hispanic Market, his perfect spoken English allowed him to cross back over to the U.S. where he was cast for two seasons on NBC's "Las Vegas," and co-starred in films like "Only the Brave" beside Jeff Fehey, and "Malevolent" with Lou Diamond Phillips.

Guy was born in Brazil, raised in four different Latin American countries, and speaks three languages, fluently. After graduating high school in Rio de Janeiro, Guy moved to the U.S. for the first time, where he attended the University of Texas in Austin, during which time he taught English classes, ballroom dancing, trained horses, and ran his own translation and dubbing company, before landing his first lead in an independent film. A second followed, and after his third, Guy packed up his things and his unknown film career to accept an acting job in South America. He was given the lead role in "Café con aroma de mujer." When "Café" hit the air, not only was it an overwhelming success, but it opened the door to an international market, allowing RCN Television to export a telenovela for the very first time. After receiving offers from various networks Guy went on to sign a contract with Televisa, in Mexico City; where he starred in novelas like: "La Mentira," "Salome," and "Heridas de Amor," which all had the highest ratings in Latin American history, selling to over 90 countries, and in some instances exceeding the ratings of American prime time programing when aired on Univision network.

During this time Cristina Saralegui (the Hispanic Oprah) dedicated two of her one-hour shows "The Cristina Show" to Guy, and chose him to be the first male celebrity to be featured on the cover of "Cristina" magazine. The father's day issue which featured Guy with his 10-month-old son, sold out shortly after hitting stands, forcing the magazine to print a 2nd run. It comes as no surprise that most of Guy's projects have been presold and have generated record-breaking results not only among Hispanics in the U.S. but all around the world.

You can currently see Guy on Telemundo's: "El Senor de Los Cielos" as DEA agent Joe Navarro, and coming this fall: John Morris, in "El Recluso."

Fernanda Andrade was born on 8 March 1984 in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress and producer, known for Moon Knight (2022), Let the Right One In (2022) and Next (2020). She has been married to Josh James since August 2017.

Ana Paula Arósio was born on 16 July 1975 in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Páginas da Vida (2006), So Hard to Forget (2010) and Hilda Furacão (1998). She has been married to Henrique Pinheiro since 16 July 2010.

Neymar DA Silva Santos Júnior, known as Neymar Or NJ, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team. He is considered a versatile player, being able to play as either a central striker, second striker, winger or occasionally as an attacking midfielder. prolific goalscorer and renowned play-maker, he is regarded as one of the best players in the world. Neymar has scored at least 100 goals for three different clubs, making him one of three players to achieve this.

In his career Neymar won one UEFA Champions League, Comenbol Copa Libertadores DA América, FIFA Federations Cup, Olympic Gold Medal, FIFA Club World Cup, Puskas Award.

He has played at, Santos FC, Barcelona FC and Paris Saint Germain.

Marco Garibaldi was born in Brazil and raised in Palmi, Calabria, Italy.

Marco Garibaldi is an entrepreneur whose areas of interest and expertise include invention, writing, architecture, building, science, engineering, manufacturing, astronomy, botany, viticulture, software engineering, and public service.

Known for: Writing, Directing and Producing movies and TV series. Engineering. Architecture. Luxury and non-toxic home building. Real Estate development. Aerospace Manufacturing.

Education: IBM's Systems Research Institute - tabulating knowledge-sharing program - Computer Science

Occupation: Technology entrepreneur . Builder . Consultant

Garibaldi wrote for the TV series Dallas and The Hitchhiker. He directed The Power Rangers. In 2009, he produced Across The Hall, starring Brittany Murphy.

Lucas Amorim was born Lucas Amorim Lacerda Nascimento in São Paulo, Brazil, has lived most of his life in Italy and England with fluency in four languages (Portuguese, English, Italian and Spanish).

In Brazil, he began his career professionalizing at the Wolf Maya Acting School in 2019, later performing the plays "O bem amado" (2016) directed by Milton Cardoso, "Adulterios" (2019) and "Jardim de inverno" aka "Revolucionary Road"(2019-2022), this last play having won several awards and nominations in the Brazilian theater scene, such as the awards: Bibi Ferreira, Apca and Cenyn, both directed by Marco Antônio Pâmio, "Bodas de Sangue" (2019) directed by Kléber Montanheiro, "Angel" (2020) directed by award-winning Brazilian director Eduardo Martini, "Van Gogh" (2021-2022) directed by Alan Moraes, "Monalisas" (2022) directed by Sebastião Apolônio, "O Amor Venceu" written by award-winning writer Zíbia Gasparetto and directed by Lucienne Cunha.

In the audiovisual sector, the short film "Razões" (2019) directed by André Garolli and the feature film "Cabaret" (2020) directed by Hudson Glauber, "Astoria" (2024) directed by Mathews Silva and more recently the short films "True Self" (2024) and "Vocacelli" (2023) in which he direct, acted, produced and wrote.

As well as having taken several courses focused on the area, with directors such as Fernando Leal, Bruce Ducat and Paulo Emilio Lisboa in Brazil and in Italy the course "Yd Actors" directed by Yvonne D'Abbraccio (2020-2021) and "Marble Academy for Drama" (2021-2023) in the UK.

José Mojica Marins was born on March 13, 1936 in San Paulo, Brazil, to a family of simple means. José's love of movies began at an early age. He spent a great deal of his time with his family at the local movie house, which his father helped manage. By the time he was eighteen, he had completed over eighty films. From his earliest years, his interest has been in horror movies or ones that offer shocking social commentary.

When José was offered the lead role of "Coffin Joe" in Brazil's first full-length horror movie "At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul", the character quickly became his trademark. His look included a black top hat, suit and cape. Initially, he wore long artificial nails, but for over thirty years, grew his own nails to grotesque lengths. He finally cut his famous nails in 1998.

Interestingly, the first two "Coffin Joe" movies from the 1960s, "At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul" and "This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse", are now officially part of a trilogy. José completed filming of the third "Coffin Joe" film in December, 2006, more than forty years after the release of the first film in the series. Fans will be pleased to know that this new movie, "The Embodiment of Evil" is expected to be released in the summer of 2008.

Those who would like some interesting insights into José Mojica Marins' unique world may wish to view the documentary of his life. The movie is called "Coffin Joe: The Strange World of José Mojica Marins" and was produced in 2001.

Mariana Lima was born on 17 September 1972 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Os Dias Eram Assim (2017), A Busca (2012) and Sudoeste (2011). She is married to Enrique Diaz. They have two children.

Multi hyphenate talent, Andrew Matarazzo is best known for his role as Gabe in the hit MTV show 'Teen Wolf', Alfredo Castro in 'All Rise' (CBS) and Logan in the Netflix movie, 'He's All That.'

In tandem with his budding acting career, Matarazzo has accumulated a dedicated audience for his musical talents & writing prowess. His latest work comes in the form of his apocalyptic fiction novel 'Bedlam' found in leading bookstores worldwide.

What sets Andrew apart from todays young Hollywood, is his focused trajectory into TV and film. He is classically trained, having attended distinguished programs such as the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) studying Shakespeare in London, Meisner at University of the Arts, and BFA Acting at California Institute of the Arts.

He went on to study under Oscar-winner Tim Robbins and soon earned TV roles on 'Jane the Virgin,' 'Faking It,' 'Girls,' 'Criminal Minds' and 'Speechless.' When Andrew was later cast in MTVs hit show 'Teen Wolf,' he was originally meant for a two-episode guest spot, but was later written into the show's final season and grew to be one of the series most notable villains.

Marcelo Zarvos was born in 1969 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He is a composer and actor, known for Wonder (2017), Fences (2016) and Enough Said (2013). He has been married to Janel Moloney since 5 January 2010. They have two children.

Mariana Ximenes was born on 26 April 1981 in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. She is an actress and producer, known for O Invasor (2001), A Máquina (2005) and Passione (2010).

Ayrton Senna da Silva was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil to a wealthy family. When he was four years old his father Milton bought him a go-kart, and by age eight Ayrton was regularly competing in karting events. His career progressed quickly, and in 1982 he moved to England to pursue his racing. In 1984 he came to the attention of the whole world by racing in Formula One. Over the next ten years he won the World Championship three times and engaged in some controversial racing with France's Alain Prost and England's Nigel Mansell. Ayrton Senna was killed on 1 May 1994 in a race at the San Marino Grand Prix when his car, which had been beset with problems the entire season, inexplicably left the track and crashed into the concrete barrier. His was the last death in Formula One due to the major safety reforms that the tragic weekend at Imola had brought about. He was voted by over two hundred of his fellow Formula One drivers as the best driver of all time in a 2010 poll. Senna was also a humanitarian who discreetly donated millions to help those less fortunate in his native country.