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27-400: It is the last album to feature drummer Charles Gavin , as well as the first album since Televisão in which he isn't credited for songwriting and composing. The first single from the album, " Antes de Você ", was featured at Caras & Bocas (a Rede Globo telenovela ) soundtrack, and received radio airplay on May 7. The second single, " Porque Eu Sei que É Amor ", was also featured at

54-537: A Globo's telenovela: Cama de Gato . The track "Deixa Eu Sangrar" was written by keyboardist and vocalist Sérgio Britto about his mother, who died in 2007. The album won the 2009 Latin Grammy Award of Best Brazilian Rock Album , sharing it with Agora by NX Zero. The album was recorded at Estúdio Midas, in São Paulo . For the first time, Sérgio Britto played the bass. 40 songs were composed during

81-410: A document (a gesture imitated by the other two candidates) promising not to take over unless she was the most voted candidate. The cardinal's decision was received with dissatisfaction by students and professors, who started a strike for indefinite time and did other demonstrations as an answer to Anna Cintra's indication. On 30 November, she tried to gain access to the rector's room, but was barred by

108-531: A joint master's degree with Pantheon-Sorbonne University at " Economie de La Mondialisation " ("Mestrado Profissional em Economia da Mundialização e do Desenvolvimento"). Besides postgraduate programms (29 Masters and PhDs), research is also encouraged at the undergraduate level: every year the university provides almost 400 research grants (US$ 800/ year) for the Institutional Scientific Initiation Program (similar to

135-401: A long time ago". Marcus Preto, also from Folha , published in the same issue a text comparing Titãs to their ex-bassist Nando Reis , who had at that time released his new solo album, Drês . According to him, both Nando and Arnaldo (who also pursued a solo career after leaving the band) learned a lot after going solo, and the same would probably happen to the remaining musicians, since "all of

162-510: A two-track single with the group but left before the release of their first album), he was invited to join Titãs by vocalist Mello and keyboardist/vocalist Sérgio Britto . André Jung , who left Titãs, would replace Gavin at Ira!. Gavin left his triple life and dedicated himself only to music. In 1985, he made his debut with the band and entered the studio to record their second album, Televisão . He left Titãs in 2010. One of his main activities

189-570: Is to collect rare LPs . Gavin transformed this hobby in a second activity, Titãs being the first one. He re-released discs from artists like Tom Zé , Lady Zu and Novos Baianos , beyond organizing compilations for labels. Since the end of the 1980s, he has been also producing. His first production work was the album "Vítimas do Sistema", from the Brazilian band Detrito Federal , in 1988. In 2007, he released his first book, called 300 Discos Importantes da Música Brasileira (300 Important Albums of

216-785: The Catholic University ( Universidade Católica ), is a private and non-profit Catholic university. It is maintained by the Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo . The university is also responsible for the St. Lucinda Hospital ( Sorocaba ) and the TUCA theatre ( São Paulo ) PUC-SP was the first university in Brazil to offer graduate programmes in the areas of Philosophy, Multimedia, Social Service, Psychology of Learning, Applied Linguistics and Speech-language Therapy. It also

243-736: The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program in the U.S.), a national integrated system organized by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) that makes research undergrad students 2,2 times more likely to achieve a master's degree and 1,51 time to became a PhD. In 2010, 80% of employees had a college degree. In 2020, 63,3% of PUC-SP's researchers were women. Several former professors and students have been honored with significant awards, including 2 Emmy Awards. The Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

270-860: The Brazilian Music). Married to the dancer Mariana Roquette-Pinto (who was once kidnapped in Rio de Janeiro and, after four days, rescued by the local police, in a period both were still only dating each other ), Gavin had two daughters with her: Dora, born in 2003, and Sofia, born in September 2005. Record label Som Livre commissioned Gavin to select 25 rare albums for inclusion in their Som Livre Masters Series of CD reissues. The albums: Pontif%C3%ADcia Universidade Cat%C3%B3lica de S%C3%A3o Paulo The Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo ( Portuguese : Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo , PUC-SP ), locally known as PUC or

297-412: The September 7 ( Brazil's Independence Day) festival. The problem was the absence of decent percussion instruments. So, the school decided to improvise these with kitchen utensils. But there was still an instrument remaining, which would be quite difficult for a not so skillful drummer to play. Gavin, who was already used to beat the table at school, was chosen for the job. The band, commanded by Gavin, won

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324-733: The historical patrimonium of the city. The School of Exact Sciences and Technology is located near the city centre (Consolação Campus) while Business and Economy courses are also offered in the north side of São Paulo City (Santana Campus). The School of Medical and Health Sciences is located in the city of Sorocaba (90 km from São Paulo) and a campus in the city of Barueri offers courses of Business, Economics, Physical Therapy and Psychology. Like other Brazilian universities, students are admitted by an entrance exam called vestibular which consists of two tests containing questions on languages, science, math and history. The vestibular of PUC-SP also selects students for other colleges and universities in

351-419: The latter together with Branco Mello and Ciro Pessoa , members of Titãs, the band he would join in 1985. Also with Ciro, he performed with Cabine C , but with Ira! he made more shows, and caught Titãs's attention. Gavin cites Stewart Copeland , Neil Peart , Ginger Baker and John Bonham as some of his influences. On 25 December 1984, when he had already switched Ira! for RPM (he made it to release

378-454: The members which continued in Titãs have already proved their individual talents, including works beyond music". Charles Gavin Charles de Souza Gavin (born July 9, 1960) is a Brazilian drummer and music producer, perhaps best known for his 25-year tenure with rock band Titãs . Before Titãs, he had brief stints at Ira! and RPM . At age 8, his friends invited him to participate on

405-399: The new direction taken by the band, but considered the album to be just a "passable listen" due to the amount of creative energy spent on "fooling around with those 'modernized' arrangements". José Flávio Júnior, from Folha de S.Paulo , advised fans that they were about to receive "an album with embarrassing moments, created by five musicians who should have already pursued individual careers

432-586: The originality prize. In 1975, at the year of 15, living in Jabaquara , Gavin joined ten neighbors, and during the weeks that preceded the Carnaval , they promoted noisy beats around the streets. However, his ears were focused on the discs of Led Zeppelin , Black Sabbath and Emerson, Lake & Palmer . Once the drumming life was chosen, he built himself his first own drum kit, using pieces of his father's Opala , his sofa, and two ash trays. In 1979, when he

459-577: The other in December, the latter believe to be criminal) damaged the theater of the university. In the early 2000s, two new campuses, one in Santana and one in Barueri , were created. In 2001, the university had a deficit of 4 million reais , and that deficit increased in the following years, forcing PUC-SP to make a loan with banks, which generated a debt of 82 million reais by the end of 2005. and

486-576: The public universities who were dismissed by the militaries. Some of the persons who started working at PUC are Florestan Fernandes , Octavio Ianni , Bento Prado Jr., José Arthur Gianotti. In 1977, PUC hosted the 29th meeting of the Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência (SBPC, Brazilian Society for the Progress of Science), which had been forbidden by the government in public universities. In September, some students celebrated

513-437: The recording of Sacos Plásticos , but only 14 were featured on the album. Among these tracks, there are two partnerships: one with Andreas Kisser from Sepultura , who had already worked with Titãs in the song "Brasileiro" (from the album Domingo ); and another with Arnaldo Antunes (ex-member) and Liminha (ex-producer). Sacos Plásticos received mixed to poor reviews from critics. Alexey Eremenko from allmusic praised

540-448: The results could be observed for most of the year 2006. Some courses were closed for the low demand and the several professors were fired (although some of them had accepted to have their salaries decreased to avoid being dismissed), generating protests from professors and students. By the end of 2006, the university had its first non-deficitary months. In 2012, for the first time since the students, professors and staff have been given

567-433: The right to directly elect the university's rector, the most voted candidate ( Dirceu de Mello , which had already been elected for the 2008–2012 mandate and was on campaign for reelection) was not appointed for the position by Odilo Scherer , bishop-cardinal and responsible for appointing the rector. Instead, he opted for Anna Cintra, the least voted of all three candidates. She accepted the position, even though she signed

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594-633: The students, who surrounded her and her bodyguards and caused her to flee by taxi. The main campus of PUC-SP and its administrative headquarters are located in Perdizes , a middle-class neighbourhood in the subprefecture of Lapa , in the west side of São Paulo City. It mostly consists of academic buildings, the University Theater ( TUCA ) and the University Church. Most of these buildings, built between 1920 and 1940, are part of

621-533: The third National Meeting of the Students, also forbidden by the dictatorship. As a response, troops of the Military Police broke into the campus and arrested some students, professors and other workers. In the early 1980s, PUC-SP was the first Brazilian university to elect the rector and other administrative functions by direct vote from the students and teachers. In 1984, two fires (one in September,

648-608: The university received the title of "Pontifical Catholic University" in 1947, by the Pope Pius XII . In 1969s, PUC-SP was the first university in Brazil to have a post-graduation course. During the Military Dictatorship in Brazil , many students and professors at PUC-SP were present in manifestations against the Government, and the archbishop at that time, Paulo Evaristo Arns , admitted teachers from

675-512: Was 19, Gavin convinced his father to buy his first true drum kit, a white Pinguim . The condition to keep the instrument was not to quit college, though. In 1982, Gavin entered administration at the Ponthifical Catholic University of São Paulo , while working at Panasonic , operating huge computers. During his studies at PUC, he entered the band Zero Hora, and later the bands Santa Gang, Zona Franca and Os Jetsons,

702-576: Was founded in 1946, from the union of the Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de São Bento ( School of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of São Bento , founded in 1908) and the Paulista School of Law. Together, four other institutions of the Church were connected. Founded by the archbishop of São Paulo, Cardinal Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta as the "Catholic University of São Paulo",

729-679: Was the second university to offer a bachelor's degree in International Relations, which offers " double diplôme " for selected students that can finish their studies in Sciences Po . Since 2003, PUC-SP participates in the joint graduate program in International Relations Programa San Tiago Dantas together with UNICAMP and UNESP , one of the most important graduate programmes in the area in Brazil. Since 2010 it also offers

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