LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/

Population:
6,150,000 (2004)

Founding Date:
1-Mar-1565

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Petrobras	1953
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce	1942

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Morena Baccarin	Actor	2-Jun-1979		Inara Serra on Firefly
Bruno Barreto	Film Director	16-Mar-1955		View from the Top
Daniel Benzali	Actor	20-Jan-1950		Ted Hoffman on Murder One
Emilinha Borba	Singer	31-Aug-1921	3-Oct-2005	Queen of Brazilian Radio
Bruno Campos	Actor	3-Dec-1973		Dr. Quentin Costa on Nip/Tuck
Fernando Henrique Cardoso	Head of State	18-Jun-1931		President of Brazil, 1995-2003
Alberto Cavalcanti	Film Director	6-Feb-1897	23-Aug-1982	Went the Day Well?
Paulo Coelho	Novelist	24-Aug-1947		The Alchemist
João Havelange	Soccer	8-May-1916	16-Aug-2016	President of FIFA, 1974-98
Antonio Carlos Jobim	Musician	25-Jan-1927	8-Dec-1994	The Girl from Ipanema
Machado de Assis	Novelist	21-Jun-1839	29-Sep-1908	Dom Casmurro
Peter Medawar	Biologist	28-Feb-1915	2-Oct-1987	Acquired immunological tolerance
Sergio de Mello	Government	15-Mar-1948	19-Aug-2003	UN Representative to Iraq killed by carbomb
Fernanda Montenegro	Actor	16-Oct-1929		Great Dame of Brazilian Television
Fabrizio Moretti	Drummer	2-Jun-1980		Drummer for The Strokes
Langhorne A. Motley	Diplomat	5-Jun-1938		US Ambassador to Brazil, 1981-83
Milton Nascimento	Singer/Songwriter	26-Oct-1942		Clube da Esquina
Oscar Niemeyer	Architect	15-Dec-1907	5-Dec-2012	Architect of Brasilia
Jennifer O'Neill	Actor	20-Feb-1948		Summer of '42
Pedro II	Royalty	2-Dec-1825	5-Dec-1891	Emperor of Brazil, 1831-89
Romário	Soccer	29-Jan-1966		Football's 2nd highest scorer
Ronaldo	Soccer	22-Sep-1976		Brazilian soccer champion
Raul Roulien	Actor	8-Oct-1905	8-Sep-2000	Flying Down to Rio
Walter Salles	Film Director	12-Apr-1956		The Motorcycle Diaries
Heitor Villa-Lobos	Composer	5-Mar-1887	17-Nov-1959	Bachianas Brasileiras
Maiara Walsh	Actor	18-Feb-1988		Meena on Cory in the House
Zico	Soccer	3-Mar-1953		Legendary Brazilian midfielder

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ary Barroso	Musician	7-Nov-1903	9-Feb-1964	Songwriter composed Aquarela do Brasil
Pedro Bloch	Playwright	17-Apr-1914	23-Feb-2004	The Hands of Eurydice
Emilinha Borba	Singer	31-Aug-1921	3-Oct-2005	Queen of Brazilian Radio
Lùcio Costa	Architect	27-Feb-1902	13-Jun-1998	Designed the city of Brasilia
Deodoro da Fonseca	Head of State	5-Aug-1827	23-Aug-1892	First President of Brazil
Jorge Guinle	Socialite	5-Feb-1916	5-Mar-2004	Brazilian playboy
João Havelange	Soccer	8-May-1916	16-Aug-2016	President of FIFA, 1974-98
Machado de Assis	Novelist	21-Jun-1839	29-Sep-1908	Dom Casmurro
Oscar Niemeyer	Architect	15-Dec-1907	5-Dec-2012	Architect of Brasilia
Charles Ponzi	Criminal	3-Mar-1882	18-Jun-1949	Get-rich-quick schemes
João Guimarães Rosa	Author	27-Jun-1908	19-Nov-1967	The Devil to Pay in the Backlands
Getúlio Vargas	Head of State	19-Apr-1882	24-Aug-1954	President of Brazil, 1930-45 and 1950-54
Heitor Villa-Lobos	Composer	5-Mar-1887	17-Nov-1959	Bachianas Brasileiras

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