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CASA or casa may refer to:

Aviation[link]

• Civil Aviation Safety Authority - Australian statutory authority responsible for the regulation of Civil Aviation
• Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA- Spanish aircraft manufacturer, became EADS CASA in 1999
• EADS CASA - Spanish aircraft manufacturer, formerly CASA, merged into Airbus Military in 2009

Geography[link]

• Casa, Arkansas
• Casa Diablo (disambiguation)
• Casa Grande (disambiguation)
• Casablanca, Morocco

Health[link]

• Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
• The automation technique Computer Assisted Semen Analysis, a technique used to automate some measurements taken as part of semen analysis
• Canadian Agricultural Safety Association
• Centres Against Sexual Assault, an NGO support network in Victoria, Australia

Science[link]

• Engineering Research Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
• Chicago Air Shower Array
• Computational auditory scene analysis
• The astronomical image processing package Common Astronomy Software Applications, built on AIPS++

Music[link]

• B.U.G. Mafia prezintă CASA - a compilation album released by Romanian hip hop group B.U.G. Mafia in 2002
• Contemporary A Cappella Society - a charitable organization dedicated to fostering and promoting a cappella music of all styles

Miscellaneous[link]

• Canadian Alliance of Student Associations
• Capital Area School for the Arts
• Casa (TV channel), a Canadian television channel
• Cassiopeia A, a supernova remnant and the brightest extrasolar radio source in the sky
• Center for Adaptive Systems Applications
• Court Appointed Special Advocates
• Common Authentication Service Adapter
• Casa Condominio Residenza in Toronto
• CASA ratio

Other[link]

• Casa particular, a type of bed and breakfast in Cuba
• Casa (album), an album by Mexican band Natalia Lafourcade

See also[link]

• Kasa (disambiguation)

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Larissa Manoela Taques Elias Santos is a Brazilian actress born in 2000. She has worked in films, commercials and Brazilian soap operas.^[1][2][3]

Novels[link]

Filmography[link]

Voiceovers[link]

Musics[link]

• Beijo, Beijinho e Beijão! (Kiss, kissy and big kiss!)

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João Gordo
João Gordo in 2007
Background information
Birth name	João Francisco Benedan
Born	(1964-03-13) March 13, 1964 (age 48) Angatuba, SP
Genres	Hardcore punk, crossover thrash, punk rock, death metal, thrash metal
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, musician, talk show host
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1980–present
Labels	Baratos Afins, Cogumelo, Gravadora Eldorado, Roadrunner, Century Media, Pecúlio Discos, Deckdisc
Associated acts	Ratos de Porão, Sepultura

João Gordo (born João Francisco Benedan on March 13, 1964) is the vocalist of the Brazilian hardcore punk band Ratos de Porão,^[1] also known as simply RxDxPx. He participated in many seminal punk events in Brazil, such as the collection entitled O Começo do Fim do Mundo (The Beginning of the End of the World).

Besides several guest appearances in metal radio shows from São Paulo such as Backstage and Comando Metal (defunct, originally syndicated in São Paulo on 89.1 Rock FM). In the 1990s he became one of the most famous VJs of MTV Brasil, in their programs of games and talk shows. He also appeared on the studio version of "Reza" on Against (1998) and also contributed vocals to Nation (2001), and RDP's song "Crucificados Pelo Sistema" was covered by Sepultura way back when. He recently appeared on Sepultura's DVD Live in São Paulo, joining the band to perform "Reza" and "Biotech Is Godzilla".

References[link]

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Danilo Gentili
Born	(1979-09-27) September 27, 1979 (age 32) Santo André, SP, Brazil
Occupation	Advertiser, comedian, writer, cartoonist, reporter, TV show host and businessman.
Website
http://www.danilogentili.com/

Danilo Gentili Junior, better known as Danilo Gentili (Santo André, September 27, 1979) is an advertiser, comedian, writer, cartoonist, reporter, businessman and talk-show host. Has emerged in Brazil as part of the comedy TV show CQC Brasil, Rede Bandeirantes and recently has got his own talk-show, Agora é Tarde.^[1]

Biography[link]

Danilo Gentili graduated in 2003 in Social Communication - Advertising UniABC.^[2] In 2006 he founded a comedy show called Comedia ao Vivo,.^[3] That same year, he joined the Stand-Up Comedy group Clube da Comédia. Danilo is a cartoonist and caricaturist. Wrote a column on Mondays for one of the newspapers with more printed issues in Brazil, Metro. In 2008 he was awarded 'Paulistano of the Year' by Veja megazine and collaborated with the largest circulation magazine in Brazil, Mad. In 2010, alongside his comedy partner Rafinha Bastos and producer Ítalo Gusso, opened at Rua Augusta in São Paulo, the first American style comedy club in Brazil, called Comedians Comedy Club.^[4]

CQC[link]

After a few appearances on TV, he was invited to participate in comedy TV show called Custe o que Custar (CQC), on TV Bandeirantes. On his “audition”, which was actually his first interview, he left the singer Agnaldo Timóteo on an awkward situation with all his nonsense questions. That interview paid off. It was a big success. What was supposed to be a temporary job, turned out to be his great starting point on TV.

The show became famous due to “Inexperienced Reporter” (Reporter Inexperiente), a part of the show where Danilo pretended to be a newbie interviewing guests and asking them all kinds of nonsense questions. After a while he started doing more than that on the show. So he stood out on CQC interviewing people all over, especially about politics. At the Congress he became that reporter that every politician was afraid of. They tried to avoid being ridiculed when faced with his questions and being confronted with truths (which the viewers themselves would like to do so).

During the CQC Season of 2010/2011, Danilo Gentili was conducting segments on the show called “Protest Now” and "National Identity".

On the last episode of the 2011 season, Danilo said his goodbye to the show so he could dedicate 100% of himself to his new project, the talk show "Agora é Tarde". At the occasion, he was honored by the show, which he was a part of for 4 seasons.

Agora é Tarde[link]

Host and co-creator of the late-night show Agora é Tarde (It's too late)^[5].. This late-night talk show premiered June 2011 on TV Band and got high ratings and great reviews. The show has Ultraje a Rigor as the supporting band, has comedy segments, stand-up monologue, round-table with comedians talking about recent news and Brazilian stars as the main guests. His main opponent, not directly in the format Jô Soares is a "dinosaur of the tv" as he says in his acid comments during their show. The dispute of late nights in Brazil begins to reassemble the remote battle between David Letterman and Jay Leno on American TV, Danilo and Jô often indirect attack each other in shows where they are asked and that they have improved the quality of shows and interest in being interviewed Brazilian celebrities. Danilo often says that Jô did not invent the format and that his opponent got settled for decades because he didn't have any competition. The media still doubter the politically incorrect boy of possibly becoming one of the biggest interviewers in Latin America. The show have been considered the Brazilian version of 'The Daily Show', with Jon Stewart.

Awards[link]

O Globo[link]

'Agora é Tarde' was chosen by this important newspaper publication as "Best 2011 TV Show" and Danilo Gentili, the 'Best TV Show Host'.

Troféu Imprensa[link]

'Agora é Tarde' was chosen by the Brazilian Press Association as the 'Best Talk Show' in the 2012 edition of the awards.

Critics' Recognition[link]

Other than the awards, the show has been highly acclaimed by the critcs for the quality of the show and also for the host's skills. According to the columnist Flávio Ricco, from UOL, "Danilo showed, more than anything, to be a real hard worker. A lot of what you see on the show is due to his strength and perseverance.'

Comedy Central Apresenta[link]

“Comedy Central Apresenta” (Comedy Central Presents) is the first show from Comedy Central produced in Brazil. Danilo Gentili was chosen by the channel as the host of this project, that mainly consists on a typical stand-up night club show.

Businessman[link]

In 2010, alongside his comedy partner Rafinha Bastos and producer Ítalo Gusso, opened at Rua Augusta in São Paulo, the first American style comedy club in Brazil, called Comedians Comedy Club,^[6] which opens Tuesdays through Sundays.

International Critics[link]

The New York Times[link]

In 2011 Danilo Gentili was mentioned in The New York Times for his comedian work in Brazil. About him, The New York Times wrote:

"Supplying Brazil’s Laugh Track" - With his baby face, boyish manner and goofy laugh, Mr. Gentili, 32, is the enfant terrible of comedy in Brazil. He has built his reputation on a willingness to ask celebrities — and especially politicians — questions that are considered embarrassing, outrageous or disrespectful. Recently he also got himself into trouble with a Twitter post that enraged Jewish community leaders in São Paulo. Even so, in June he became host of a late-night talk show on a national network and the big question now is: Will that format succeed in taming him? So far, the answer is no.^[7]

"A Brazilian’s Comic Mania: Social Media" - Danilo Gentili, partner of a comedy club, has more than a touch of Bill Maher in him, as shown by a DVD called “Politicamente Incorreto.” “We’re not considered artists, we’re compared to punk rockers playing in the garage to see what happens, and I’m fine with that,” said Mr. Gentili, 32, who has just been given a late-night talk show on the Bandeirantes network.^[8]

The Guardian[link]

"Brazil's stand-up comics lead social revolution against powerful elites" - Danilo Gentili comedy also drew attention of England’s leading newspaper, The Guardian. In Tom Phillips's article, Gentili is named a comedian that leads a revolution “a highly controversial but also wildly popular comedian who is blazing a trail for stand-up comedy in South America's largest nation, is a man who enjoys living on the edge.”

The newspaper has highlighted the following of Mr. Gentili: "We earn money this way. If people get on TV they'll earn more money, even better. But if they don't, damn it. This will keep happening. So they don't owe allegiance to anyone.",

"Anywhere in the world people understand that the role of the comedian is to crack jokes. One day they'll understand it in Brazil, too, I hope," he said.^[9]

Manager Magazin[link]

Danilo Gentili was once again mentioned in an international article. After the British 'The Guardian' ^[9] and American 'The New York Times',^[8] now it's German Manager Magazin - a business magazine from the Der Spiegel group, one of the most important ones in Germany - who mentions the Brazilian comedian.

In the article, that brings to attention the advances of Brazilian technology, Gentili is presented as an influential comedian online, with more than 2 million twitter followers. http://www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/it/0,2828,795446,00.html

Prospect Magazine[link]

Danilo Gentili made the headline of another British article, this time the 'Prospect Magazine' compares the Brazilian comedian with Jon Stewart and stats that Gentili is helping Brazil match economic weight with cultural clout.^[10]

Forbes Magazine[link]

The worldwide famous Forbes magazine add Danilo Gentili on their list of "Names you Need to Know". With a brief history on the comedians and a Q&A, the magazine highlights Danilo as the country’s latest comic phenomenon. ^[11]

Stand-up Comedy[link]

Politically Incorrect[link]

In October 2010, Danilo had his first stand-up solo about politics broadcast LIVE. Over a million people watched the show online. The show became a DVD, an audiobook on CD available for download and the book "Politically Incorrect."

Danilo Gentili: Volume 1[link]

Considered a great surprise for the Brazilian comedy, Danilo sees the world in a very peculiar way. With a humorous and critical view of events, he builds his shows from the common life: personal frustrations, relationships, politics, current events, unusual facts and even the most trivial things, everything becomes raw material for his funny and clever work. Danilo Gentili naturally seem to know the recipe of the genre: originality, surprise, charisma and connection with the audience, these are the perfect ingredients for a good dose of humor, the one of the best medicine there is. After years of performing in bars and theaters, Danilo selected the tested and approved material by his audience and put together a 1-hour solo show and recently has documented that show so it will come out as a DVD later 2011.

Work[link]

Television[link]

In São Paulo Gay Pride Parade, 2009.

Theater[link]

• 2005/2009 - Clube da Comédia Stand-Up - author and comedian
• 2006/2009 - Comédia Ao Vivo - creator, comedian and author
• 2009 - Divina Comédia - creator, comedian and author (alongside other comedians)
• 2007/2008 - Circuito Baviera Premium - comedian and author
• 2008/2011 - Danilo Gentili Volume 1 (Stand-Up Comedy Solo Show) - comedian and author
• 2010 - Politicamente Incorreto (Stand-Up Comedy Solo Show) - comedian and author
• 2011 - Virada Cultural de São Paulo

Cartoonist[link]

• 2009 - Mad Magazine - Writer and cartoonist

Businessman[link]

• 2010 - Comedians Comedy Club^[13] - Partner

Products[link]

DVD[link]

• 2010 - Politicamente Incorreto
• 2011 - Danilo Gentili - Volume 1

Books[link]

• 2009 - Como se Tornar o Pior Aluno da Escola (How to Become School's Worst Student) - Panda Books Publishing Company - author and illustrator
• 2010 - Politicamente Incorreto (Politically Incorrect) - Panda Books Publishing Company - author and illustrator

Games[link]

• 2011 - O Mundo vs Danilo Gentili (The World versus Danilo Gentili) –^[14]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official site
• Danilo Gentili on Twitter

Ana Hickmann
Ana Hickmann in 2008
Born	Ana Lúcia Hickmann (1981-03-01) March 1, 1981 (age 31)[1] Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Hair color	Dark blonde
Eye color	Blue
Measurements	(US) 35-23-35 ; (EU) 89-58.8-89[1]
Manager	2pm Model Management

Ana Lúcia Hickmann (born March 1, 1981^[1]) is a Brazilian model who has worked for Victoria's Secret, Nivea, L'Oreal, Clairol, and Bloomingdales. She has appeared in the South African version of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and on the covers of Brazilian Vogue, Marie Claire, and Elle.^{[citation needed]}

She currently distributes her own clothing and cosmetics lines, manages a photography studio and a DJ agency, and also hosts the daytime program Tudo e Possivel, aired by Brazilian TV network Rede Record.^{[citation needed]} One of the regular guests on her show is magician Mario Kamia, who performs a range of tricks and illusions. Some of Kamia's illusions involve using Hickmann as his assistant, including dividing her into three in the Zig-Zag Girl and sawing her in half using a Buzz Saw.^[2][3]

Hickmann, who is of German heritage, was once listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as "The model with the longest legs", measuring 46.5" (118 cm, measured from hip to heel) out of a total height of 73".^[4] Since 2002, the Guinness Book no longer lists this title.^{[citation needed]}

She was ranked #47 and #85 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2004,^[5] and 2005,^[6] respectively.

On February 14, 1998 she married former model Alexander Corrêa.^[7]

References[link]

External links[link]

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