Sílvio Romero

Sílvio Vasconcelos da Silveira Ramos Romero (April 21, 1851 – June 18, 1914) was a Brazilian "Condorist" poet, essayist, literary critic, professor, journalist, historian and politician.

He founded and occupied the 17th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1897 until his death in 1914.

Life

Romero was born in the city of Lagarto, in the State of Sergipe, in 1851, to André Ramos Romero, a Portuguese salesman, and Maria Joaquina Vasconcelos da Silveira. He graduated in Law at the Faculdade de Direito do Recife in 1873, and would work for many newspapers of Pernambuco and Rio during the 1870s.

In 1875 he was elected a provincial deputy for the city of Estância. His first poetry book, Cantos do Fim do Século, was published in 1878. In 1879 he moved to Rio de Janeiro and served as Philosophy teacher for the Colégio Pedro II between 1881 and 1910.

He died in 1914.

Works

Club América

Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Club América or América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas (The Eagles).

América was founded on 12 October 1916, and is owned by media company Grupo Televisa. The team plays its home games at the Estadio Azteca, the largest stadium in Mexico and Latin America, and the third largest association football-specific stadium in the world.

The club has a long-standing rivalry with Guadalajara, as both are the most successful and most popular clubs in the country, and are the only clubs to never have been relegated to the second division. Matches between them are known as El Súper Clásico. América also play local derbies against Cruz Azul and Universidad Nacional.

América is the most successful club in Mexico. Domestically, the club has won a record twelve league titles, as well as a joint-record five Copa México cups, and five Campeón de Campeones cups. In international competitions, América have nine FIFA recognized club trophies, the most for a club from the CONCACAF region. They have won a record six CONCACAF Champions' Cup/Champions League trophies, two Copa Interamericana cups, and one CONCACAF Giants Cup.

Silvio

Silvio (Sílvio in Portuguese) is an Italian and Portuguese male name, derivative of the Latin Silvius, and may refer to:

People

Televisa Deportes

Televisa Deportes is a division of the Mexican television network Televisa that produces sports programming for Canal de las Estrellas, Canal 5, Galavision and Televisa Deportes Network.

Some of the main commentators of Televisa Deportes are Raul Sarmiento, Marisol González, Javier Alarcon, Antonio de Valdes, Enrique "El Perro" Bermudez, Alberto Lati, Enrique Burak, Miguel Gurwitz, Ricardo Pelaez, Gerardo Liceaga, Guillermo Schutz and Mauricio Ymay.

The main programs produced by Televisa Deportes are La Jugada (Sunday night), Mas Deporte (Sunday morning), Super Sabado (Saturday night), Accion (Sunday afternoon) and Noticiero Televisa Deportes (11 pm from Monday to Friday); besides that, Televisa Deportes is rights holder of sports events such as Olympic Games, FIFA World Cups, Mexican soccer league, UEFA Champions League, NFL and MLB Playoffs.