Olinda
—  Municipality  —
The Municipality of Olinda
São Francisco Sacristy
Flag
Olinda Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 8°0′32″S 34°51′18″W / 8.00889°S 34.855°W / -8.00889; -34.855
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	1535
Incorporated (as village)	1537
Incorporated (as city)	1676
Government
• Mayor	Renildo V. Calheiros
Area
• Municipality	43.55 km2 (27.1 sq mi)
• Metro	2,768 km2 (1,068.7 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population (2009)
• Municipality	397,268
• Density	5.660/km2 (14.659/sq mi)
• Metro	3,768,902
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2000)	0.792 – medium
Website	Olinda, Pernambuco

Olinda (Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈlĩdɐ]) is a historic city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, located on the country's northeastern Atlantic Ocean coast, just north of Recife and south of Paulista. It has a population of 397,268 people ^[1] and is one of the best-preserved colonial cities in Brazil.

Olinda features a number of major touristic attractions, such as a historic downtown area (World Heritage Site), churches, and the Carnival of Olinda, a popular street party, very similar to traditional Portuguese carnivals, with the addition of African influenced dances. Unlike in Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, in Olinda, admission to Carnival is free. All the festivities are celebrated on the streets, and there are no bleachers or roping. There are hundreds of small musical groups (sometimes featuring a single performer) in many genres.

History[link]

Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda *
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country	Brazil
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iv
Reference	189
Region **	Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription history
Inscription	1982 (6th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List ** Region as classified by UNESCO

Several indigenous tribes occupied the coast of Northeastern Brazil for several thousand years, and the hills of the present day municipality of Olinda had settlements of Caetés and Tupinambá tribes, which were frequently at war. French mercenaries are thought to be the first Europeans to get to the region, but the Portuguese exploited intertribal rivalries and managed to build a stronghold on the former Caeté village in the higher hill. Recent studies by the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco have uncovered new evidence of the pre-colonial population of the area. The settlement of Olinda was founded in 1535 by Duarte Coelho Pereira; it was elevated to a town on March 12, 1537. It was made the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Pernambuco in 1614, becoming the Diocese of Olinda in 1676.

Map made for the Dutch invasion of Olinda in 1630

Olinda was the capital of the hereditary captaincy of Pernambuco, but was burned by Dutch invaders. The Portuguese built their town on the hill, for practical purposes (sewers) and to make it easier to defend. In the 17th century the Kingdom of Portugal was united with Spain (the 1580-1640 Iberian Union period). Taking advantage of this period of Portuguese weakness, the area around Olinda and Recife was occupied by the Dutch who gained access to the Portuguese sugarcane plantations. John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen was appointed as the governor of the Dutch possessions in Brazil in 1637 by the Dutch West India Company on recommendation of Frederick Henry. He landed at Recife, the port of Pernambuco and the chief stronghold of the Dutch, in January 1637. By a series of successful expeditions, he gradually extended the Dutch possessions from Sergipe on the south to São Luís de Maranhão in the north. He likewise conquered the Portuguese possessions of Saint George del Mina, Saint Thomas, and Luanda, Angola, on the west coast of Africa. After the dissolution of the Iberian Union in 1640, Portugal would reestablish its authority over the lost territories of the Portuguese Empire.

Besides its natural beauty, Olinda is also one of the most important of Brazil's cultural centers. Declared in 1982 a Historical and Cultural Patrimony of Humanity by the UNESCO, Olinda relives the magnificence of the past every year during the Carnival, in the rhythm of frevo, maracatu and others rhythms.

Aerial view of the Historical city center.

Olinda.

Economy[link]

Giant Dolls - Olinda Carnival.

Olinda and Recife Overview.

The main economic activities in Olinda are based in tourism, commerce, transportation industry and artcraft. The tourist sector has a boom every Carnival when thousands of people are in the old historic town center.

Economic indicators[link]

Economy by Sector

Health Indicators[link]

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Tourism[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Olinda

• Olinda travel guide from Wikitravel
• Historic town center
• Carnival
• Cultural sites
• Beaches

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• http://www.olindavirtual.org
• http://www.olinda.com.br Commercial site
• Video Olinda, Pernambuco (PT) [1]
• Video Olinda street Carnival [2]

v t e World Heritage Sites in Brazil North Central Amazon Conservation Complex Northeast Brazilian Atlantic Islands Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves1 Historic Centre of São Luís Historic Centre of Salvador da Bahia Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda Serra da Capivara National Park Central-West Brasília Cerrado Protected Areas Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Park Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás Pantanal Conservation Area Southeast Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves1 Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves1 Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina Historic Town of Ouro Preto Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas South Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves1 Iguaçu National Park Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis2 Ruins of São Miguel das Missões 1 Shared with other region/s 2 Shared with Argentina

Coordinates: 8°00′S 34°53′W / 8°S 34.883°W / -8; -34.883

Ivete Sangalo
Sangalo in 2011
Background information
Born	(1972-05-27) 27 May 1972 (age 40)
Origin	Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil
Genres	Axé, Música Popular Brasileira
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Universal Music Brazil
Associated acts	Banda Eva, Dave Matthews Band
Website	www.ivetesangalo.com.br
Notable instruments
Vocals, Guitar, Percussion

Ivete María Dias de Sangalo Cady (born May 27, 1972 in Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian Axé and MPB singer, songwriter, and occasional actress and television show host. She is one of the most popular and best-selling Brazilian female singers of the present, with six albums released with "Banda Eva",^[1] and seven more albums in a solo career, with a total of over 12 million albums sold worldwide. Sangalo is most often recognized by her powerful voice, charisma and live performances. Her music is also very popular in Portugal.^[2] She has received 14 nominations for Latin Grammy Awards alongside her career.

As a child, started to sing and play violin at events, festivals and presentations of the school where she studied. Ivete Sangalo's debut show happened in Ondina Neighborhood, Salvador, in August 1992. With that show she won the Dorival Caymmi trophy, the Grammy of Bahia music. The solo singer was once part of a group called Banda Eva, and with them she recorded six CDs and sold over four million copies.^[3]

Biography[link]

Beginnings, Banda Eva and early solo career[link]

Ivete Sangalo was born in Juazeiro, Bahia, where she spent her whole childhood. She is of Spanish ancestry on her father's side.^[4] She started her singing career in events at school and then started singing at bars. Soon, she started to receive some attention and signed with Sony Music. In 1993, Sony decided to reform the Axé group Banda Eva and she was chosen as the lead singer. Her live album with the band, Banda Eva Ao Vivo, was their best-selling album, selling over a million copies. In 1997 she decided to start a solo career and in 1999 she released her first self-titled album. With lots of upbeat Bahian rhythms and axé, the album received gold and platinum certification. The following year she released another album, Beat Beleza, which also achieved platinum status.

In 2000 she released the album Festa (Party), whose title track was another major success. The single was very popular, and the album got platinum certification. "Festa" was her biggest hit single up to that point and the video also received huge airplay. "Festa" ended up being the most popular song of 2001 in Brazil. Its music video featured over 20 cameo appearances by Brazilian celebrities. In 2002, she released the album Se Eu Não te Amasse Tanto Assim (If I Didn't Love You So Much), titled after her big hit that reached the first position in the singles chart. The album, which features a duet with American singer Brian McKnight, didn't sell as much as her previous albums, but was still a hit. Following Se Eu Não te Amasse Tanto Assim, she released Clube Carnavalesco Innocentes Em Progresso in 2003. It was the lowest-selling solo album of her career but it still managed to receive gold certification.

Career consolidation: 2003 - 2008[link]

Sangalo in 2005.

MTV Ao Vivo Ivete Sangalo (MTV Live: Ivete Sangalo) (2004), was a live album and included her biggest hits, few released on a live album before, and some Banda Eva hits. The album earned huge sales, most of them because of the single "Sorte Grande", which was renamed "Poeira" by the public and became a big hit in parties, on the radio and also at soccer stadiums (where it was used to cheer the soccer teams). The song received heavy airplay in Brazil. The album received diamond certification and was the second best-selling album of 2004. The DVD, which included the concert held at the Fonte Nova stadium, was certified 3x Diamond, sold over 600,000 copies, and is the best-selling musical DVD in Brazil of all time (and the best-selling musical DVD in the world in the second half of 2005).

Her 2005 album, As Supernovas, received triple platinum certification shortly after its release. The album was less upbeat than the others and included some songs with a 1970s touch, with the big influence of Brazilian singer Ed Motta. She also included the hit "Soy Loco por ti America", a Gilberto Gil song. Sangalo's cover would become the theme song of Rede Globo's soap opera América, and thanks to the tie-in, the song became very popular. "Quando a Chuva Passar" was notable for being nominated at the Latin Grammy Awards, an uncommon feature for a non-Spanish-speaking singer. As Supernovas also received diamond certification which consolidated her as the biggest female solo singer in Brazil.

Due to her remarkable appearances on TV, Rede Globo, the biggest Brazilian TV station, invited her to host the TV show Estação Globo, which aires about six episodes every year in late December/early January.

On December 16, 2006, she performed in the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, where Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Kiss, Police, Rush, RBD, and Madonna also performed. She was the first Brazilian act to perform in this stadium since pop phenomenon Sandy & Junior in 2002. The concert was released as a DVD in May 2007. While her last live DVD was an MTV Ao Vivo, this new one was from the Multishow Ao Vivo brand.

Her biggest career hits were "Sorte Grande" (which was renamed "Poeira" and was sung by crowds at soccer games) and "Festa".^[5] "Festa" was her biggest single in airplay both on the radio and on music TV channels while "Sorte Grande" was one of the reasons her MTV Ao Vivo album was such a huge hit, being currently her most well-known song. "Quando a Chuva Passar" was also very popular. The single "Berimbau Metalizado" was the first one in Brazil to receive gold certification for 50,000 digital downloads in 2007.

Currently, she's Brazil's most popular female singer based on her CD and DVD sales. Sangalo has sold more than 7,000,000 CDs copies and more than 1,500,000 DVDs copies. It's estimated that she has a patrimony of R$400,000,000 ($225,000,000). She is one of the richest Brazilian entertainers at the time, having several parallel business, including her own production company, "Caco de Telha", and lucrative commercial deals.

She is also one of the highest-paid concert acts. According to O Globo, Sangalo asks for R$240,000 ($120,000 per concert) and a percentage of tickets sale, which makes her final paycheck R$350,000 ($275,000), the second highest-paid act in Brazil. (Roberto Carlos is the most expensive, asking R$700,000 per concert). For special concerts,, the price may reach R$2 million ($1 million dollars).

Her parallel business, like her performances at her "blocos" on Salvador carnival and other performances at trio elétrico in off-season carnivals, are also very lucrative, as well as her commercial deals with companies like Avon, Grendene, Panasonic, Garnier, Danone, Arisco, Bradesco, Nova Schin beer, among others.

Thanks to Sangalo, her record company, Universal, went back to the #1 most lucrative record company in Brazil, after losing the spot to Sony BMG. Her Ao Vivo no Maracanã DVD sold 555,000 copies making it the best-selling musical DVD of the year in Brazil and the best-selling musical DVD overall in 2007 for Universal Records, including international acts.^[6] In October 2008, she released a children's album with Saulo Fernandes, lead-singer of Banda Eva.

2009 - present: Pode Entrar, motherhood, US mini tour[link]

In June 2009, the singer released her tenth studio album, Pode Entrar, recorded in a studio set up at her home, in Salvador. The project had Sangalo in a more intimate way, entertaining friends at her house, artists for duets and musical partnerships also acclaimed and unprecedented. It was also released as DVD and includes guest stars such as Maria Bethânia, Carlinhos Brown, Lulu Santos and Marcelo Camelo. The album includes the huge summer hits Cadê Dalila, elected the "song of the Salvador carnival" in 2009, and Na Base do Beijo, which had heavy airplay in the beginning of 2010. Both of them peaked #1 in the Brazilian charts. There's also Agora Eu Já Sei, a smash romantic hit that charted #2 in the winter of 2009. This album received three nominations for the 2009 Latin Grammy Awards.

On September 8, 2009, it was confirmed that Sangalo would be opening R&B singer-songwriter Beyoncé Knowles' concerts of her I Am... Tour in Brazil, in the cities of São Paulo and Salvador, Bahia.^[7] These shows took place in February, 2010.

Her first child, a boy named Marcelo, was born on October 2, 2009, in Salvador. His first public appearance was on May 16, 2010, when the press was able to take photos of Marcelo with his mother after his baptism in Salvador, which gathered many celebrities.

On November 17, 2009, she released a clothing collection through a deal with Lojas Riachuelo, the third biggest retail stores in Brazil.

In early 2010, she was the winner of the "Music" category of Shorty Awards for the best Twitter users.

In April 2010, a new DVD, "Ivete Sangalo Duetos" ("Ivete Sangalo duets", in English), was released, with a total of 19 performances with other artists, all of them previously released in her own discography or in the discography of the other artists with whom she sings. This DVD include performances with Alejandro Sanz, Alexandre Pires, Roberto Carlos, Gilberto Gil, Jorge Ben Jor, Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano, among other artists, and managed to peak #1 on Brazilian charts by the second week of May, 2010.

She was invited by TAM Airlines, which is now one of her sponsors, to perform on a private show to commemorate the entry of the airline in the Star Alliance. This pocket show took place beneath the Pão de Açúcar, in Rio de Janeiro, on May 13, 2010, and was broadcast by Terra Networks.

In Portugal, she was the only artist to perform at the four editions of Rock in Rio festival held in Lisbon. Her debut in the country in the 2004 edition of the festival charmed the Portuguese people and made her famous there. In the 2010 edition, she was one of the most awaited attractions of the opening night on May 21, and performed to an audience of more than 80 thousand people.

The Brazilian star performed at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, where she recorded her third live DVD, on September 4, 2010. There were four guest stars with whom she sang at her NYC's sold out show: they were Nelly Furtado, Seu Jorge, Juanes and Diego Torres. Newspapers such as New York Times and New York Post published positive reviews of this show. The singer also performed at the American Airlines Arena in Miami on August 28, at the DCU Center in Worcester on September 1 and at the Brazilian Day party in Toronto on September 6. This was her 2010 North American mini tour.

Brazilian media published in the beginning of September 2010 that Ivete Sangalo would go on tour around Brazil with Shakira in 2011. Later, it was known that the agreement would be for her to perform at Shakira's The Pop Festival shows. The contract would have been signed on Saturday, September 4, in New York, the same day of her show on Madison Square Garden. That same week, Sangalo confirmed she quietly got married to nutritionist Daniel Cady, father of her son Marcelo, after dating for two years.

On Saturday, September 11, the singer made an appearance at Dave Matthews Band's show in Dallas, Texas, where she performed with the band the song You And Me, in a Portuguese-English version. This performance was also recorded and featured on her live DVD.

The singer also made an appearance at Gigi D'Alessio's show in Rome on Tuesday, September 21. They performed an Italian version of her success "Se eu não te amasse tanto assim" and "Easy", Lionel Richie's cover, that had been previously performed at the Madison Square Garden and the DCU Center.

The Multishow ao Vivo: Ivete Sangalo no Madison Square Garden record was released on December 7, after being broadcast on December 5 at Brazilian cable TV Multishow. On launch day on December 7, the disc had sold over 300,000 copies in its only pre-sale, which earned him a certified Triple Platinum and Gold Record by ABPD. At the end of January, the DVD is leading Brazilian charts for the 7th consecutive week since its debut. Its first single "Acelera Aê (Noite do bem)" also managed to peak #1 on Brazilian charts and "Desejo de Amar" was chosen to be the 2011 Carnival's song.

In 2010, Ivete Sangalo joined forces with Avon as a celebrity judge for Avon Voices,^[8] Avon’s first ever global, online singing talent search for women and songwriting competition for men and women.

Performance of Ivete Sangalo in Brazilian Oktoberfest - crowded.

Reception[link]

The New York Times praised the show in Madison Square Garden, comparing Sangalo to Beyoncé and Shakira, saying Sangalo has a strong energy and charisma. The article points out that the barrier of language as the main challenge for her international career and success.^[9] 14,500 people were in attendance for the concert. Far more than the normal 3,000-4,000 that would be expected for a non-English-speaking act when playing in the US.^[10]

Discography[link]

• Ivete Sangalo (1999)
• Beat Beleza (2000)
• Festa (2002)
• Clube Carnavalesco Inocentes em Progresso (2003)
• MTV Ao Vivo - Ivete Sangalo (2004)
• As Super Novas (2005)
• Multishow ao Vivo: Ivete no Maracanã (2007)
• Veveta e Saulinho - A Casa Amarela (2008)
• Pode Entrar: Multishow Registro (2009)
• Multishow ao Vivo: Ivete Sangalo no Madison Square Garden (2011)

Advertising spokesperson[link]

• Arisco
• Grendha
• Nova Schin
• Higgfly
• Kopenhagen
• Sagres Chop
• Caboré
• Philips
• Maratá
• Iguatemi Mall
• Riachuelo (Store)
• Colorama (Nail Polish)
• Fototica
• TAM Airlines
• Avon
• Chevrolet
• Bombril
• Danone
• Garnier

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Last.fm

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Claudia Leitte
Background information
Birth name	Cláudia Cristina Leite Inácio
Born	(1980-07-10) July 10, 1980 (age 31)
Origin	São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres	Pop, axe
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active	2001-present
Labels	Sony Music

Cláudia Cristina Leite Inácio, known as Claudia Leitte (born July 10, 1980^[1] in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro^[2]) is a Pop, Brazilian axé singer, and former vocalist of the group Babado Novo.^[3] Since she is one of the most popular axé singers in Brazil,^[4][5] she hosted MTV Brasil's Video Music Brasil 2007,^[6] in which she had been nominated as best singer in that award.^[7] Claudia Leitte has also won other awards.

Biography[link]

Claudia Leitte started singing children's songs, while still young, then worked as a singer in bars. She was also the vocalist of several axé music bands. As a teenager she sang in trios elétricos.^[2] She became a professional singer when she was thirteen years old.^[4]

Leitte has been the vocalist of Salvador-based axé band Babado Novo since November 2001. Her band released five albums.^[8] The band's first album, named Sem Vergonha, released in 2003, sold more than 90,000 copies, being the band's first Gold disc, while the album named Uau! Babado Novo ao Vivo em Salvador, released in 2004, sold more than 100,000 CDs and more than 70,000 DVDs, and the fourth album, released in December 2005, named Diário de Claudinha (meaning Claudinha's Diary, Claudinha being Claudia Leitte's nickname) sold 70,000 copies in just one week.^[4]

As a member of the band, she was nominated for the 2007 MTV Video Music Brasil, promoted by MTV Brasil.^[7] Claudia Leitte has also won in 2007 the Brazilian Best Female Singer award, promoted by GloboRadio, beating Ivete Sangalo, Sandy, Ana Carolina and Maria Rita,^[9] and she and her band won the following Carnatal awards: best female singer, best band, best bloco, best music ("Exttravasa") and best artist.^[5] In January 2008, Leitte announced that she would be leaving her band, and starting a solo career,^[10] recording her first solo career DVD in February 2008 in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro.^[11] On February 5, 2008, Claudia Leitte performed for the last time as a member of Babado Novo band.^[12] On February 17, 2008, at a show in Copacabana Beach, she performed her first live album as a solo singer, watched by 700,000 people.^[13] On July 4, 2008, her first solo CD and DVD, named Ao Vivo em Copacabana (meaning Live in Copacabana) was released at Credicard Hall, São Paulo.^[14]

Claudia Leitte was twice on the cover of Brazilian magazine VIP, published by Editora Abril, the first time being in February 2006, and the second time in February 2008.^[15] She was also on the cover of the August 2006 edition of Corpo a Corpo magazine.^[16] In 2008 she signed a three-year contract with AmBev to star Guaraná Antarctica ads, her first ad was broadcast on March 23.^[17] She sang for the Miss Universe competition swimsuit competition in São Paulo, with the new single "Locomotion Batucada".

Discography[link]

CD[link]

• 2010: As Máscaras
• Sales: 50.000

• 2008: Ao Vivo em Copacabana
• Sales: 100.000

DVD[link]

• 2008: Ao Vivo em Copacana
• Sales: 200.000

Singles[link]

• 2011: Samba (feat. Ricky Martin)
• 2011: Locomotion Batucada
• 2011: Elixir (feat. Olodum)
• 2011: Preto
• 2011: Trilhos Fortes
• 2011: Água
• 2010: Don Juan (feat. Belo)
• 2010: Famo$a (Billionaire) (feat. Travie McCoy)
• 2010: Paixão
• 2010: As Máscaras (Se Deixa Levar)
• 2009: Sorri, Sou Rei (feat. Natiruts)
• 2009: Horizonte
• 2009: Beijar na Boca
• 2008: Pássaros
• 2008: Exttravasa

References[link]

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This article incorporates information from this version of the equivalent article on the Portuguese Wikipedia.