Nuno Lopes

Nuno Lopes (b.1978) is a Portuguese actor.

Nuno was born in Lisbon. Following his studies at the Lisbon Film and Theatre School (ESTC - Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema), he took courses abroad, in Paris, and especially in New York, where he also studied dance, singing and music. He played various roles in theater, in plays by Brecht, Shakespeare, Strindberg, Perec or Heiner Müller or in productions by Luís Miguel Cintra, António Pires and others.

In addition to his theater activities Nuno was part of the cast of several movies. He often was present on Portuguese television, and mainly in comic series. In 2002, he went to Brazil to participate in TV series, gaining also popularity there.

With both successful critics and audiences in the film Alice (2005), as a young father who is looking desperately for months for his daughter, Nuno became known to a wider audience in Portugal as a serious actor and also on an international level. Nuno received the award as a shooting star at the Berlinale 2006, and “Best Actor” in the Portuguese Golden Globes.

He gained even more popularity in Portugal after his participation in the RTP’s successful comedy series “Os Contemporaneos”.

Nuno has also works as a DJ.

Nuno Lopes (n.1978) é um ator português .

Nuno nasceu em Lisboa. Após seus estudos na ESTC - Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema, fez cursos no exterior, em Paris, e especialmente, em Nova York, onde também estudou dança, canto e música. Ele teve vários papéis no teatro, em peças de Brecht , Shakespeare, Strindberg, Perec ou Heiner Müller ou ainda nas produções de Luís Miguel Cintra, António Pires e outros.

Além das suas atividades de teatro, Nuno fez parte do elenco de vários filmes e esteve presente na televisão portuguesa, principalmente em séries de comédia. Em 2002, foi para o Brasil para participar em telenovelas, ganhando também popularidade lá.

Com boas críticas e audiências no filme Alice (2005), no papel de um jovem pai que está desesperadamente, há meses, à procura da sua filha, Nuno tornou-se conhecido por um público mais amplo em Portugal como um sério ator e também a nível internacional. Nuno recebeu o prémio revelação na Berlinale 2006 , e "Melhor Ator" nos Globos de Ouro em Portugal.

Nuno viria a ganhar ainda mais popularidade em Portugal depois de sua participação na bem-sucedida série de comédia da RTP "Os Contemporâneos".

Nuno é também trabalha como DJ.

Raul Meireles

Raul Meireles (b.1983) is a Portuguese footballer.

Raul was born in Porto. He started his career as a trainee with Boavista but was loaned to Desportivo das Aves in the Liga de Honra, where he made his professional debut. After a two-year loan spell he returned to Boavista where he made his Primeira Liga debut. By his great performances, Raul was brought to the Portuguese powerhouse, FC Porto, winning three Primeira Liga titles in a row, adding two Portuguese Cups and three Portuguese Supercups. In 2010 he moved to Liverpool where he won the 2011 PFA Fans' Player of the Year award following a very successful first season in Premier League. On August 2011, Raul Meireles signed for Chelsea, joining his former manager Andre Villas-Boas. During his debut season at Stamford Bridge, he won the 2012 UEFA Champions League and the 2011–12 FA Cup, his first titles since his arrival to England. He currently plays for Fenerbahce in Turkey.
In international football, Raul’s national career began at youth level when he represented the Under-16 side at the 2000 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship in Israel. In November 2006 he was called up to the senior squad for the first time. He later represented Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012.

Raul Meireles can play in any position in the midfield, but he prefers the central midfielder position. His versatility is marked by him playing at both a deep and attacking role in the middle of the field, depending of the players available and coaches' strategies. As an example, at Porto, he was used initially as a defensive midfielder, but some tactical factors saw him make progress as an attacking midfielder.

Raul’s father was a former massage therapist from Boavista FC, who encouraged him to play football in that team when he was only six. In 2008, Raul married Ivone, with who he had been in a relationship for several years. The couple met while he was at youth level during his career at Boavista. At the same event, was also performed a christening for their only daughter, Lara, who was born in 2005.

Raul Meireles has been a fan of tattoos since he was 18 years old. He has numerous tattoos adorning his body, including images of his wife Ivone and their single daughter, Lara. He also has a large tattoo of a black and red Chinese-style dragon, drawn in two stages, that sprawls across his back, and a huge necklace tattoo with a skull, drawn one week after his twenty-eighth birthday. After moving to Anfield, during a Liverpool's official website interview, he said said jokingly that he wanted to win the "tattoos championship" against Daniel Agger and Martin Škrtel, due to the huge number of tattoos that they have.

Raul Meireles (n.1983) é um futebolista português.

Raul nasceu no Porto. Começou sua carreira no Boavista, mas, já como sénior, foi emprestado ao Desportivo das Aves na Liga de Honra, onde fez sua estreia como profissional. Depois de um período de empréstimo de dois anos, voltou a Boavista, onde se estreou na Primeira Liga. Por boas exibições, Raul contratado pelo FC Porto, conquistando três títulos da Primeira Liga consecutivos, duas Taças de Portugal e três Supertaças de Portugal. Em 2010 mudou-se para o Liverpool, onde ganhou o prémio de Jogador do Ano de 2011 pelos PFA Fans, após uma primeira temporada muito bem sucedida na Premier League. Em Agosto de 2011, Raul Meireles assinou pelo Chelsea, juntando-se seu ex-treinador André Villas-Boas. Durante sua temporada de estreia em Stamford Bridge, ganhou a Champions League e a FA Cup, os seus primeiros títulos desde sua chegada a Inglaterra. Joga atualmente pelo Fenerbahce, na Turquia.

No futebol internacional, a carreira de Raul começou nas camadas jovens, quando representou Portugal nos Sub-16 no Campeonato da Europa de 2000 em Israel. Em novembro de 2006 foi chamado para Seleção A pela primeira vez. Representou no Euro 2008, no Campeonato do Mundo em 2010 e no Euro 2012.
Raul Meireles pode jogar em qualquer posição no meio-campo, mas ele prefere a posição de médio central. A sua versatilidade é a sua grande arma, jogando tanto um futebol mais defensivo ou ofensivo, dependendo dos jogadores disponíveis e das estratégias do treinador. Como exemplo, no FC Porto, foi usado inicialmente como médio-defensivo, mas alguns fatores táticos fez com que viesse a progredir como médio-atacante.

O pai de Raul era um ex-massagista do Boavista FC que o encorajou a jogar futebol quando ele tinha apenas seis anos. Em 2008, Raul casou-se com Ivone, após um relacionamento de vários anos. O casal conheceu-se quando Raul estava ainda nas camadas jovens do Boavista. Durante o seu casamento, foi também realizado o baptismo da sua única filha, Lara, nascida em 2005.

Raul Meireles é um fã de tatuagens desde os seus 18 anos de idade. Tem várias tatuagens que adornam o seu corpo, que incluem imagens de sua esposa Ivone e da sua filha Lara. Também tem uma grande tatuagem de estilo chinês com um dragão preto e vermelho, desenhado em duas etapas, que se estende em toda a sua volta, e uma enorme tatuagem colar com uma caveira, desenhada uma semana após seu vigésimo oitavo aniversário. Depois de se transferir para Anfield, durante uma entrevista o site oficial do Liverpool, disse que queria ganhar o "campeonato das tatuagens" contra Daniel Agger e Martin Škrtel, devido ao grande número de tatuagens que estes têm.

Valter Carvalho

Valter Carvalho (b.1977) is a Portuguese model.

Valter was born in Angola in the province of Huambo. With only six years old he moved with his family to Portugal, where he lived until now. With three brothers, one older sister and two younger brothers, he was the last to leave the family house. Although too attached to the family, Valter was always the most independent but also the more responsible.

He started as a model as a joke after being invited by a friend. Valter never worked in Angola, despite having received several proposals to do it. After passing at Central Models, Best and L'Agence, he now works at the models agency Glam.  

During his modeling career, he worked in several cities like Milan, Paris, Spain, London, South Africa, among others. Valter also had the chance to work with haute couture designers like Roberto Verino or Jean Paul Gaultier and for having modeled for brands as Guess or Diesel.

Valter Carvalho (n.1977) é um modelo português.

Valter nasceu em Angola na província do Huambo. Com apenas seis anos mudou-se com a família para Portugal onde vive até hoje. Com três irmãos, uma irmã mais velha e dois irmãos mais novos, foi o último a sair de casa. Muito agarrado à família, sempre foi o mais independente mas também o mais responsável.

Começou como modelo numa brincadeira, há 14 anos a convite de um amigo. Nunca trabalhou em Angola, apesar de ter recebido várias propostas para o fazer. Depois de passar pela Central Models, Best e L’Agence, trabalha na agência Glam, como diretor geral.

Durante a sua carreira de modelo, desfilou em Milão, Paris, Espanha, Londres, África do Sul, entre outros. Trabalhou com estilistas da alta-costura como Roberto Verino ou Jean Paul Gaultier e desfilou para marcas como Guess ou Diesel.

Gonçalo Diniz

Gonçalo Diniz (b.1972) is a Portuguese actor.

Son of a Portuguese father and a Brazilian mother, Gonçalo Diniz was born in Lisbon. His debut as an actor was in the Brazilian youth series "Malhação", at TV Globo in 1995.

Gonçalo would become known to the public for their participation in novels like “Saber Amar” (2003), “Dei-te Quase Tudo” (2005), “Tu e Eu” (2006), “Podia Acabar o Mundo” (2008), Voo Directo (2010) and was also in the cast of the Brazilian soap opera “Xica da Silva” (1997), as playing “Dragão Macário”.

In 2012, having already returned to Brazil, Gonçalo participated in the novel "Balacobaco" on Rede Record and several theater plays like “Adão, Eva e mais uns caras”.

Gonçalo Diniz (n.1972) é um ator português.

Filho de pai português e mãe brasileira, Gonçalo Diniz nasceu em Lisboa. A sua estreia como ator deu-se na série juvenil brasileira "Malhação", da TV Globo, em 1995.

Gonçalo viria a ficar conhecido pelas suas participações em novelas como “Saber Amar” (2003), “Dei-te Quase Tudo” (2005), “Tu e Eu” (2006), “Podia Acabar o Mundo” (2008), Voo Directo (2010) e também esteve no elenco da novela brasileira Xica da Silva (1997), interpretando o Dragão Macário.

Em 2012, já depois de ter regressado ao Brasil, Gonçalo participou na novela “Balacobaco” na Rede Record e em várias peças de teatro como “Adão, Eva e mais uns caras”.

 

 

Adrien Silva

Adrien Silva (b.1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer, who plays as a central midfielder.

He played mostly for Sporting Clube de Portugal since making his first-team debuts at the age of 18, but was also loaned several times by the club, notably to Académica, and he won one Taça de Portugal with each team.

Silva gained 41 caps for Portugal all youth categories comprised, including 14 for the under-21 team. Known for his dribbling and passing qualities he was described by Paulo Bento, who managed him at Sporting, as a "complete midfielder" who "wets his jersey in every game he plays".

Silva was born in Angoulême, a commune located in Poitou-Charentes, France, to a Portuguese father and a French mother. He began his football career at the age of five playing for FC Girondins de Bordeaux but, after six years at the club, his father, who worked in aeronautics, returned to Portugal and the family settled in Arcos de Valdevez.

Silva's performances led to interest from the Big Three in Portugal, Sporting Clube de Portugal, F.C. Porto and S.L. Benfica, and he ultimately chose to join the second.

In his six-year stint in Sporting's academy Silva won seven total titles, which consisted of four national championships and three regional ones. At the age of 15 he, along with Portuguese under-16 teammates Ricardo Fernandes and Fábio Ferreira, was scouted by English club Chelsea, with the three players later travelling to London and training at the club's facilities, however, the approach was eventually called off after Sporting filed a complaint with FIFA in January 2005, but Fernandes and Ferreira eventually did sign.

Though born in France, Silva elected to play for Portugal at international level. He represented his nation at every youth level for which he was eligible.