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LEILA DINIZ BRAZIL ACTRESS BORN 1945 MARCH 23 - 1972 JUNE 14

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  LEILA DINIZ BRAZIL ACTRESS BORN  1945 MARCH 23 - 1972 JUNE 14 Leila Roque Diniz (25 March 1945 – 14 June 1972) was a Brazilian television, film and theatre actress, whose liberal ideas and attitudes about sex had raised the discontent of both the feminists and the Brazilian military government of the 1960s.[1] She died on 14 June 1972, aged 27, at the peak of fame, in the aircraft accident of Japan Airlines Flight 471 near New Delhi, India. Biography Born in a middle-class family and the daughter of a communist activist,[2] Leila worked as a kindergarten teacher at age 15. At age 17, she met movie director Domingos de Oliveira, with whom she lived until age 21. Between 1962 and 1964 she had minor roles on stage. In 1965, Diniz started working in television, where she made several telenovelas and various commercials. In 1967, she also started to make movies. In 1969, she gave an interview to the satirical newspaper O Pasquim during which she said: "It's possible to love one p...

JENNIFER O NEILL BRAZIL-AMERICAN ACTRESS BORN 1948 FEBRUARY 20

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  JENNIFER O NEILL  BRAZIL-AMERICAN ACTRESS  BORN 1948 FEBRUARY 20 Jennifer O'Neill (born February 20, 1948) is a Brazilian American actress, model, author and speaker, known for her role in the 1971 film Summer of '42 and modelling for CoverGirl cosmetics starting in the 1970s.O'Neill was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her mother was English and her father was a Brazilian of Portuguese, Spanish and Irish ancestry. She and her older brother Michael were raised in New Rochelle, New York, and Wilton, Connecticut. When she was 14, the family moved to New York City. On Easter Sunday, 1962, O'Neill attempted suicide because the move would separate her from her dog Mandy and horse Monty — "her whole world". That same year, she was discovered by the Ford modeling agency. By age 15, while attending the prestigious Dalton School in Manhattan, she was appearing on the covers of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and Seventeen, earning $80,000 a year in 1962 An accomplished equestrie...

THE DESANA INDIANS OF BRAZIL ,NEGRO BASE

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THE DESANA INDIANS OF BRAZIL ,NEGRO BASE The Desana Indians –  a native tribe which ranges from the Rio Negro basin through to Amazonas,  Brazil – is grouped with many tribes in the same region, including Arapaso, BarÁ, Barasana, Desana, KarapanÃ, Kotiria, Kubeo, Makuna, Mirity-tapuya, Pira-tapuya, Siriano, Tariana, Tukano, Tuyuca, Tatuyo, Taiwano, and the Yuruti. The Desana, however, has a scant population of roughly 1,531, according to recent statistics. While the timing of first contact with the tribe is unknown, what is known is that its primary means of survival is through hunting and the population itself is dominated by various religious missions to the area.  The tribe largely can be found along the Negro River, which is a tributary of the mighty Amazon River and ultimately separates Colombia from Venezuela. The Desana believe themselves to have a deep-seated relationship with nature and refer to themselves as “Sons of the Wind.” While their la...

RIO 2016 OLYMPICS ENDED WITH RAIN - SEE YOU IN TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC- COMPLETE 38 IMAGES

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Rio's parade is rained on one last time! Olympics closing ceremony is hit by a torrential rainstorm as Brazil brings the curtain down in front of a half-empty stadium  Performers take part in the Closing Ceremony and stood in formation to make 'Rio 2016' from dip-dyed fabric Fireworks explode during the  closing   ceremony  as a 'See You In Tokyo' sign is projected onto the floor of the  stadium Athletes from around the world have come together for the closing ceremony at the Rio Olympic Games  Rain plundered down over Rio and added to the misery of officials who saw the half empty stadium Scalpers where selling knockdown tickets outside the Maracana for just a third of the face value  It was estimated that whem the ceremony began, the stadium was only around 70 per cent full Athletes and spectators from around the world gathered for the Olympics closing ceremony in Rio on Sunday to watch the city pas...