A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the modern English alphabet and the ISO basic Latin alphabet. Its name in English is a (pronounced / ˈ eɪ /), plural aes. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar.

Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist, known professionally as Stan Getz.Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young.Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big …

Outlaw country is a subgenre of American country music created by a small group of iconoclastic artists active in the 1970s and early 1980s, known collectively as the outlaw movement, who fought for and won their creative freedom outside of the Nashville establishment that dictated the sound of country music of the era. Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and …

The Samba school parades were held in Praça Onze, also known as “Big Africa”, the birthplace of the Carioca Carnival parade as it is known today. Future Estácio de Sá, together with Portela and Estação Primeira de Mangueira paraded for the first time in the city in 1929. In 1930, seven schools were already active in the city. With the works of in Avenida Presidente Vargas, the …

Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn.At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, with day length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice. The date of the beginning of summer varies according to climate, …

Citibank is the consumer division of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, and later became First National City Bank of New York. The bank has 2,649 branches in 19 countries, including 723 branches in the United States and 1,494 branches in Mexico operated by its subsidiary Banamex. [citation needed] The U.S. …

The formalized samba schools are very small groups of performers, financed by respected organizations (as well as legal gambling groups), who work year-round in preparation for Carnival. Samba Schools perform in the Sambadrome, which runs four entire nights and is overseen by LIESA. They are part of an official competition, divided into seven divisions, in which a single …

Cherno Samba (born 10 January 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.. He represented England at every youth level up to the under-20 team, having moved to England at an early age. He earned full caps for Gambia between 2008 and 2010.. Samba began his career with Millwall before moving to Spain to join Cádiz.He spent time on loan with Malaga …

Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Acadêmicos do Salgueiro (frequentemente referida apenas como Salgueiro) é uma das mais tradicionais escolas de samba da cidade do Rio de Janeiro.Originária do Morro do Salgueiro, atualmente é sediada na Rua Silva Teles, n.º 104, no bairro do Andaraí, onde também funciona a Vila Olímpica do Salgueiro. [7] Foi fundada em 5 de …