Olavo Bilac
Born	Olavo Brás Martins dos Guimarães Bilac (1865-12-16)16 December 1865 Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	28 December 1918(1918-12-28) (aged 53) Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation	Poet, journalist, translator
Nationality	Brazilian
Ethnicity	White
Alma mater	Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Literary movement	Parnassianism
Notable work(s)	Poesias, Brazilian Flag Anthem

Olavo Brás Martins dos Guimarães Bilac (December 16, 1865 – December 28, 1918) was a Brazilian Parnassian poet, journalist and translator. Alongside Alberto de Oliveira and Raimundo Correia, he was a member of the "Parnassian Triad". Elected the "Prince of Brazilian Poets" in 1907 by the magazine Fon-Fon, he is famous for writing the lyrics of the Brazilian Flag Anthem.

He founded and occupied the 15th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, from 1897 until his death in 1918.

Life[link]

Bilac was born in the city of Rio de Janeiro, to Brás Martins dos Guimarães Bilac and Delfina Belmira dos Guimarães Bilac. As a young man, he was a brilliant student, gaining acceptance to Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro at the age of 15.

He began studying medicine, but did not finish the course. He also tried to study Law at the Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo, but did not finish the course either. Instead, he found pleasure in writing and journalism.

His first work was the sonnet "Sesta de Nero" ("Nero's Nap") in the newspaper Gazeta de Notícias, in 1884, which received praise from Artur Azevedo.

In addition to poetry, Bilac wrote publicitary texts, chronicles, schoolbooks, children's poetry and satirical works. In 1891, he was arrested at the Fortaleza da Laje in Rio de Janeiro, for opposing the government of Floriano Peixoto.

Bilac would never marry; thus, he never had children. Initially, he was engaged to Amélia de Oliveira, sister of poet Alberto de Oliveira. But their engagement was short-lived, since it was opposed by another brother of Amélia, who said Bilac had no future. He would have an even shorter engagement with Maria Selika, daughter of a violinist named Francisco Pereira da Costa. However, a legend says that Amélia was very faithful to Bilac: she would never marry and, when Bilac died, she put a lock of her hair in his coffin.

Bilac died in 1918. His last words were "Give me coffee! I'm going to write!".

Trivia[link]

In 1897, Bilac lost control of his car, crashing it in a tree. He was the first person that suffered a car accident in Brazil.

Works[link]

• Poesias (1888)
• O Esqueleto (1890 — in partnership with Pardal Mallet)
• Crônicas e Novelas (1894)
• Crítica e Fantasia (1904)
• Conferências Literárias (1906)
• Tratado de Versificação (1910 — in partnership with Guimarães Passos)
• Dicionário de Rimas (1913 — in partnership with Guimarães Passos)
• Ironia e Piedade (1916)

Bilac also translated into Portuguese Wilhelm Busch's Max and Moritz, under the name As Travessuras de Juca e Chico (Juca and Chico's Pranks).

Representations in popular culture[link]

Bilac was portrayed by Rui Minharro in the 1999 miniseries Chiquinha Gonzaga, and gives his name to a character portrayed by Carlos Alberto Riccelli in the 2006 film Brasília 18%, directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos.

External links[link]

Wikisource has original works written by or about: Olavo Bilac

Portuguese Wikisource has original text related to this article: Olavo Bilac (original works in Portuguese)

• Bilac's translation of Max and Moritz online (Portuguese)
• Bilac's biography at the official site of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (Portuguese)

Preceded by Gonçalves Dias (patron)

Brazilian Academy of Letters - Occupant of the 15th chair 1897 — 1918

Succeeded by Amadeu Amaral

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Coordinates: 21°24′12″S 50°28′14″W / 21.40333°S 50.47056°W / -21.40333; -50.47056 Bilac is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 is 6,410 and the area is 157.73 km². The elevation is 431 m.

Bilac, old town and district of the city arose from Penápolis piece of land belonging to Brazil Plantation Trade Union and today is a small city in São Paulo State, which is located in the northwest of the state.

In 1917 the blend of land attracted many families who settled in the town, which received the designation of Stream of the Colony (Córrego da Colônia), by engineers of the time.

The company promoted Brazil Plantation Trade Union, in 1927, blending of their land, attracting several settlers, among them, Fernando Rodrigues, Francisco Lopes Rodrigues, Jose Goncalves and Hicoiti Yoshiy that with their families, have settled in the region, calling it "stream of the colony (Córrego da Colônia)"

Later, the Vila Conceição Company, consisting of Osvaldo Martins, Sakae Sato, Shoe Anzai and Toshio Yoshiy, bought land and then proceeded to blend the earth, then when the first house was built of timber belonging to Mr John Nery, followed by several other buildings and attracting more people moving the economy and bringing the progress for the region.

On February 10, 1923 the City Council voted to lift Birigui of the village to the condition of town, giving it the name of "Vila Nossa Senhora da Conceição", in honor of local patron. The progress of the town once was felt, with the facility in 1928, the public cemetery and in 1930, the district police.

After 10 years, on 18 August 1933 is high for the District of Peace with “Nipolândia” name, in homage to the great Japanese colony in the region. However, the current name (Bilac) came under Decree No. 9775 of November 30, 1928 in order to honor the great poet brother, Olavo Brás Martins dos Guimarães Bilac. Six years later, on November 30, 1944, by Decree-Law No. 14,334, the District of Bilac was elevated to the category of city, installed on January 1, 1945, with the Districts of Peace of Bilac Piacatu and then built the Gabriel de Monteiro on 24 December 1948. Bilac of Piacatu was dismembered in 1953, becoming council.

April 18, 1925 - when it was done deed of donation for the heritage. It celebrates the anniversary of the city on April 18.

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Rita Guerra
Background information
Birth name	Rita Maria de Azevedo Mafra Guerra
Born	(1967-10-22) October 22, 1967 (age 44)
Origin	Lisbon, Portugal
Genres	Pop, R&B, Pop rock
Occupations	Singer,
Years active	1989–present

Rita Guerra (born Rita Maria de Azevedo Mafra Guerra on October 22, 1967) is a Portuguese singer.

Biography[link]

Born and raised in Lisbon, she has been very successful in her home country of Portugal. She has long competed in the Portuguese national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. She first participated in 1992, making it to the national final. With the song "Meu amor inventado em mim" she reached second place. She finally sang in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003,^[1] in Riga, Latvia, where she finished 22nd with 13 points.

Since 1989, Rita is a regular feature on the shows of Casino do Estoril. She set foot for the first time on the casino’s stage side by side Adamo, a well known French singer. “Pormenores sem a mínima importância” was her debut album, featuring Rui Veloso, a famous rock singer and composer, and the group Taxi. “Independence Day” was her second album, a CD released in 1995 sang only in English. Approaching ethnic music in the album “Da Gama”, Rita Guerra got the help of maestro Pedro Osório and Paulo de Carvalho, Portuguese representative at ESC 1974. In 2000, Rita and Beto, one of the backing singers in Riga, released an album called “Desencontros”.

The stage has been Rita’s second home for many years. “Canções do Século” was on the road from 1993 to 1998. Alongside Helena Vieira and Lena D’Água. 1999 saw Rita Guerra, Helena Viera and Beto perform on the show «POPera», where some of the most famous opera arias were arranged and performed with a modern and contemporary touch. At the moment, Rita performs daily at Casino do Estoril in its latest production “Fruta Cores”.

Rita has also regularly worked in the Portuguese soundtrack of animated films such as “Hercules”, “Lion King”, “Prince of Egypt”, “Little Mermaid” and others. In 2003, Rita Guerra was invited by RTP to represent Portugal at the Eurovision Songcontest in Riga. Three songs were in contest, and the winner was “Deixa-me sonhar (só mais uma vez) ”. Rita also participated in 1992, on the Portuguese national selection, with the song “Meu amor inventado em mim”, where she came 2nd. In the meantime, Rita got married to the lyricist and composer of the song, Paulo Martins. He was also responsible for the production of her latest album called Rita, released on 20 June 2005.

References[link]

Discography[link]

External links[link]

• Rita Guerra official website

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Paulo Gonzo, born Alberto Ferreira, Paulo (1 November 1956), is a Portuguese singer and songwriter.^[1] He has made various albums throughout his career, including the album "Jardins Proibidos". Many of his musical compositions have been used as theme songs for Portuguese telenovelas. In 1997, Paulo Gonzo released the compilation album "Quase Tudo" and an English language album By Request in 2010.^[2]

Discography[link]

• My Desire (1986)
• Pedras da Calçada (1992)
• My Best (1993)
• Fora D'Horas (1995)
• Quase Tudo (1997)
• Suspeito (1998)
• Ao Vivo Unplugged (1999)
• Mau Feitio (2001)
• Paulo Gonzo (2005)
• Paulo Gonzo ao Vivo no Coliseu (2007)
• Perfil (2007)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website of Paulo Gonzo

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Juca de Oliveira, 2012

Juca de Oliveira (b. José de Oliveira Santos, on March 16, 1935, in Itapira, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian actor.

Filmography[link]

• 1967 - O Caso dos Irmãos Naves
• 1976 - À Flor da Pele
• 1982 - Perdida Em Sodoma
• 1982 - Deu Veado na Cabeça
• 1983 - A Mulher, A Serpente e A Flor
• 1999 - Outras Estórias (Other Stories)
• 2001 - Bufo & Spallanzani
• 2004 - Onde Anda Você
• 2007 - O Signo da Cidade

Soap Operas[link]

• 2011 Araguaia - Gabriel (Globo)
• 2008 Queridos Amigos - Alberto (minissérie) (Globo)
• 2007 Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes - José de Carvalho (Globo)
• 2005 Mad Maria - Stephan Collier (minissérie) (Globo)
• 2001 O Clone - Augusto Albieri (Globo)
• 2000 Vidas Cruzadas - Aquiles (Record)
• 1998 Torre de Babel - Agenor da Silva (Globo)
• 1997 Os Ossos do Barão - Egisto Ghirotto (SBT)
• 1995 A Idade da Loba - Jordão (Bandeirantes)
• 1995 As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor - Padre Antônio (SBT)
• 1993 Fera Ferida - Professor Praxedes (Globo)
• 1990 Brasileiras e Brasileiros (SBT)
• 1983 Parabéns pra Você - Volber (minissérie) (Globo)
• 1982 Ninho da Serpente - Dr. Almeida Prado (Bandeirantes)
• 1978 Pecado Rasgado - Renato (Globo)
• 1977 Espelho Mágico - Jordão Amaral (Globo)
• 1976 Saramandaia - João Gibão (Globo)
• 1974 Fogo sobre Terra - Pedro Azulão (Globo)
• 1973 O Semideus - Alberto Parreiras (Globo)
• 1972 Camomila e Bem-me-Quer - Bruno (Tupi)
• 1971 A Fábrica - Fábio (Tupi)
• 1969 Nino, o Italianinho - Nino (Tupi)
• 1968 O Homem que Sonhava Colorido (Tupi)
• 1967 Estrelas no Chão - Horácio (Tupi)
• 1967 Paixão Proibida (Tupi)
• 1967 Angústia de Amar - Ronald (Tupi)
• 1966 A Ré Misteriosa - Sílvio (Tupi)
• 1966 A Inimiga - Maurício (Tupi)
• 1965 A Outra - Vicente (Tupi)
• 1965 O Cara Suja - Valdemar (Tupi)
• 1964 Gutierritos, o Drama dos Humildes - Jorge (Tupi)
• 1964 Quando o Amor É Mais Forte (Tupi)

External links[link]

• Juca de Oliveira at the Internet Movie Database

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