Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Portuguese: [luˈiz iˈnasju ˈlulɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ] ( listen); born 27 October 1945, known popularly as Lula, served as the 35th President of Brazil, from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2010.
A founding member of the Workers' Party (PT – Partido dos Trabalhadores), he ran for President three times unsuccessfully, first in the 1989 election, then again in 1994 and again in 1998. Lula achieved victory in the 2002 election, and was inaugurated as President on 1 January 2003. In the 2006 election he was re-elected for a second term as President, which ended on 31 December 2010. He was succeeded by his former Chief of Staff, Dilma Rousseff.
He is often regarded as the most popular politician in the history of Brazil and, at the time of his mandate, one of the most popular in the world. Social programs like Bolsa Família and Fome Zero are hallmarks of his time in office. Lula played a prominent role in recent international relations developments, including the Nuclear program of Iran and global warming, and was described as "a man with audacious ambitions to alter the balance of power among nations." He was featured in Time's The 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2010, and has been called "the most successful politician of his time." In October 2011, Lula—who was a smoker for 40 years—was diagnosed with throat cancer and has already started his chemotherapy treatment. Since the cancer was found he has successfully recovered and has since announced a return to politics.
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COLD APRIL is based on the true story of the St. Maria Goretti schoolgirls who stood together against hatred and intolerance during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Based on John P. McEneny's award-winning short play of the same name and with an original score by Grammy-nominated composer Enrique 'Hank' Feldman, COLD APRIL is the heart-wrenching tale of children fighting for what they believe is right.
Be brave, my sisters...
What if you had to leave all you've known and loved behind?
The space Queen has Landed
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The adventures of two surfers, Juba and Lula, living in the same apartment with their shared girlfriend Zelda Scott, a journalist who admired Simone de Beauvoir and had a neurotic boss, editor of the newspaper "Correio do Crepúsculo". Her best friend was the plump Ronalda Cristalda. Besides, she was the daughter of political refugees, and couldn't make up her mind about which boy she would commit herself to. Living in the apartment also was Bacana, an orphan they kind of adopted, and who, despite being a child, proved to be the most mature of them all.
lula lula lula lula bye bye
do you want the stars to play with
or the moon to run away with
they'll come if you don't cry
lula lula lula lula lula bye bye
in your mommies arms you're sleeping
and soon dawn will come creeping lula