Biography Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie, born Angelina Jolie Voight (Los Angeles, June 4, 1975) is an award-winning American actress, film director, screenwriter and author. She received two Academy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named the highest paid actress in Hollywood by Forbes in 2009, 2011 and 2013. Jolie promotes humanitarian causes, and is known for working with refugees, as Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It has often been cited as the "most beautiful" woman of the world, a title for which she has received substantial media attention.

Jolie made her screen debut as a child next to her father, Jon Voight in "Looking 'to Get Out" (1982), but his film career began seriously a decade later with the low budget production on " Cyborg 2 "(1993). His first lead role in a major film was in cyberpunk thriller "Hackers" (1995). It was star biographical television critically acclaimed films as "George Wallace" (1997) and "Gia" (1998), in addition to winning an Academy Award for best supporting actress for her performance in the drama "Girl, Interrupted" (1999). Jolie achieved great fame after playing the video game heroine Lara Croft in "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" (2001), and settled among the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood with the sequel, "Lara Croft - Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life "(2003). She continued his career as an action star with "Mr. & Mrs. Smith "(2005)," Wanted "(2008)," Salt "(2010) and" The Tourist "(2010) - he biggest live-action commercial successes.

     

On May of 2013, Angelina confessed to the world - through an article entitled 'My Medical Choice' published by The New York Times - that she had undergone a double preventive mastectomy.

According to a genetic mutation inherited through her mother, actress and model Marcheline Bertrand, Angelina found after a test that she had a defective gene called BRCA1 that drastically increases the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. Angelina had 87% of developing breast cancer. When she learned of this percentage, she decided to be proactive and minimize her risk to the maximum, making the decision to do a double preventive mastectomy.

On April 27, ten weeks after the mastectomy, Angelina was finally submitted to breast reconstruction, removing the expanders and implanting the definitive silicone prostheses.

On March 24, 2015, Angelina shared - through an article titled "The Diary of a Surgery" published by the American newspaper 'The New York Times' - that she had undergone surgery to remove the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Fallopian. 

By Ana Paula Reis and Ana Clara Lima.

History's Mysteries: The Mystery of Frame Monalisa.

The Mystery of Frame Monalisa.

This picture is the most famous work of Leonardo Da Vinci, however has passed through the hands of many people, and even stolen.

    One of the issues raised is about the woman who is the picture. Some historians have different views in relation to this work, some say used in the context model would be the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, a merchant from Florence. Others say that the picture of the woman is Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, who da Vinci worked some years. As for Scientist Bell Labs, Lillian Schwartz, Mona Lisa is Leonardo da Vinci's self-portrait. Other people say that the mystery is in the smile, for some portrays a false smile to others is the Da Vinci smile.

   Many researchers have tried to explain the mystery around this smile. Sigmung Freud interpreted the smile of Mona Lisa as an erotic attraction of Leonardo Da Vinci in relation to his mother. Sometimes it looks like she is smiling, sometimes not. There is a scientific explanation for this. According to Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University, to look directly into her eyes, our peripheral vision is deceived by the cheekbone shadows, suggesting that the lips are curved, giving the appearance that she is smiling. This was reinforced by the tiny brush strokes frame .The overlap of these superfine layers explains the fact that the eyes appear track who watches, say French scientists.

Where I am?

Scenario is the subject of much speculation, especially since the right side of the horizon line is above the left (and the connection point between them is hidden behind Gioconda). Moreover, despite this decline, the water scenario is stopped - not falling, as it should. The location is another mystery: it is speculated to be the town of Bobbio, Montefeltro or village near Piacenza, all in Italy.

by Ana Paula C. Reis

Charitable Organizations: Placido's House

                                  Placido's House

   

   Placido´s House is a place to welcome pilgrims who come to pay promises and seek spiritual renewal, especially in Nazareth Círio time. The site still welcomes tourists who want to know about the religious manifestation.

  

    Placido’s House was designed by the Rector of the Basilica of Nazareth Shrine, Father José Ramos das Mercês. This welcoming place was opened in 2009, on the day of Pentecost, May 31, which also marked the third anniversary of the Basilica and Shrine of the Amazon Queen.

   

    The house survives by donations from devotees and needs mainly of first aid supplies, food and mineral water. The mining Lara Rezende, military reservation, 68, was distributing food to pilgrims along the roads for many years and for the sixth year in a row, started to hand them in Plácido’s house. The paid professionals are the health and those who work in the kitchen. There are still volunteer team, which is the host, distributes water, makes accreditation, cleaning. The house does not work on the Cirio. After Cirio, all weekends Placido’s House receive the pilgrims coming to other pilgrimages.

Interviews:

• "In the Círio, and also throughout the year, Placido´s House will be a place to welcome with dignity and give comfort to the pilgrims who come to thank, ask thanks and honor the Virgin Patron. Thus, will be able to take care of some illness, bathing in order to return to their place of origin.'' said Father Ramos. 

• ''Throughout the month of Círio is made specific care of the pilgrims. We offer medical, food service and rest without it can stay overnight because we do not have rooms and beds. Only mats to rest for a while and then have to go, because we receive a lot of people. In the other months, we offer space for meetings and lectures, to guarantee income and maintain the site.'' explains Jane Jacques, attendant on Placido's house. 

• "We do not use more plastic bowls in the washing of feet. The news is a ramp of stainless steel, with running water where the pilgrim puts his feet while sitting in a chair. Then we give him the used towel (which was given) to take as a reminder of their faith." said Margarida Teixeira.

by Ana Paula C. Reis