bicheiro
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bicheiro — s. m. 1. Frasco de guardar sanguessugas. 2. [Marinha] Croque para atracar. 3. Utensílio piscatório, composto de uma vara com anzol. 4. [Portugal: Alentejo] Pequeno tubo de lata, por onde sai a extremidade superior da torcida das lanternas.… … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
Castor de Andrade — Infobox Criminal subject name = Castor de Andrade image size = 150px image caption = Castor de Andrade (Photo: Flávio Ciro) date of birth = 1926 place of birth = Rio de Janeiro city, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil date of death = March 11, 1997… … Wikipedia
Capitão Guimarães — Ailton Guimarães Jorge, better known as Capitão Guimarães, is an illegal lottery operator (bicheiro) and the patron of samba school Unidos do Viradouro. He has been the president of the Independent League of Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro… … Wikipedia
Luizinho Drummond — Luiz Pacheco Drummond, nicknamed Luizinho Drummond, is an illegal lottery operator (bicheiro) and the patron of samba school Imperatriz Leopoldinense. He has been the president of the Independent League of Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro (LIESA)… … Wikipedia
Jogo do Bicho — ( the animal game ) is an illegal gambling game in Brazil, prohibited by federal law since 1946. Very popular throughout the country, the game is actually a lottery type drawing operated on a regional basis by mobsters known as as contraventores… … Wikipedia
Anísio Abraão David — Anísio Abraão David, better known as Anísio, is an illegal lottery operator (bicheiro) and the honorary president of the samba school Beija Flor in Nilópolis. He has been the president of the Independent League of Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro… … Wikipedia
bichero — (Del port. bicheiro, palo para pescar, con un anzuelo en la punta.) ► sustantivo masculino NÁUTICA Gancho o garfio de hierro acerado, sujeto a un astil, usado principalmente por pescadores o marineros para atracar, desatracar y otras tareas. * *… … Enciclopedia Universal
List of prisons — This page provides a list of prisons by country. Algeria*Serkadji prisonAustralia: For prisons in Australia, see list of Australian Prisons and Detention Centres Australian Capital Territory * Belconnen Remand Centre * Periodic Detention Centre… … Wikipedia
Antonio Salamone — (San Giuseppe Jato, December 12, 1918 São Paulo (Brazil), May 31, 1998) was a member of the Sicilian Mafia and a member of the first Sicilian Mafia Commission. His nickname was “il furbo” – the shrewd one.BiographyMafia heritageSalamone was born… … Wikipedia
Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro — The Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro Independent League of the Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro or LIESA, is the principal association that organizes the Carnival of the city of Rio de Janeiro.Disgruntled with the official… … Wikipedia
