Gilberto

Gilberto is the romance version of the Latinized form of Gilbert, used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages. In Galician, it's spelled Xilberto or Xilberte. It derives from the Germanic words gisel (meaning pledge or hostage) and beraht (meaning bright). It can be used as a given name or surname.

Gilberto may refer to:

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Gilberto da Silva Melo

Gilberto da Silva Melo, (born 25 April 1976 in Rio de Janeiro), more commonly known as Gilberto, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer. He has played at left back for the majority of his career. Gilberto's brothers Nildeson and Nélio are also footballers.

Club career

Having started his career in his native Brazil, playing for América-RJ, Flamengo and Cruzeiro, then he moved for one season to Italy club Internazionale. However, he soon left for Vasco da Gama. He also played with Grêmio and São Caetano.

Hertha BSC

Gilberto returned to Europe in 2004 with Hertha BSC.

He played four years in this club and was for several years one of the best left defenders of the Bundesliga. Gilberto combined a successful defense with permanent participation in the attacks from the left winger position. He had fast speed and good shot, and often threatened the goal, scoring six goals at the first season as a left back. In the first two seasons of his Berlin career Hertha finished fourth in 2004–05 and the following season finished sixth. In the 2004–05 season, Gilberto was named the best left back of the Bundesliga.

Macarena

Macarena may refer to:

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Macarena (name)

Macarena is a Spanish female name, popular in Andalusia, in honor of the Virgin of Hope of Macarena. Some sources also say that the name comes from the Greek "Makarios", which means "happy".

Notable people bearing this name include:

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Macarena (telenovela)

Macarena is a 1992 Venezuelan telenovela that was written by Ligia Lezama and broadcast on Venevisión. Kiara and Luis José Santander starred as the main protagonists with Elluz Peraza and Miguel Alcantara starred as the antagonists.

Kiara who starred in the main role, sang the theme song for the telenovela

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