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unusual facts about Copacabana



Antonio Morelli

The greatest names in the entertainment industry graced the Copa Room Stage (the showroom at the Sands, named after the famed Copacabana Club in New York City) including Judy Garland, Lena Horne, (she was billed at the Sands as "The Satin Doll") Jimmy Durante, Marlene Dietrich, Tallulah Bankhead, Bobby Darin, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, along with "The Copa Girls".

Candace Hilligoss

She acted at the Cape Cod Playhouse, appeared in a touring production of Idiot's Delight with Nina Foch, performed in television programs produced in New York, and danced at the Copacabana nightclub.

Cantagalo Station

Cantagalo Station is a station on Line 1 of the Rio de Janeiro Metro located in the Copacabana borough of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Danke Schoen

The song was originally intended for singer Bobby Darin as a follow-up to his hit single Mack the Knife, but after seeing Newton perform at the Copacabana, Darin decided to give the song to Newton and transposed the key of the recording to fit Newton's voice.

Donna Theodore

Donna Theodore (born July 25, 1941) is an American actress and singer who first came to attention as a headliner at many famous nightclubs during the 1960s including the Copacabana, The Fountainebleau Hotel, the Fairmont Hotel, and the El San Juan in Puerto Rico.

Forever Glam!

Besides most of her best known songs from the 1970s combined with selected tracks from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (decade) Forever Glam! includes two new recordings; "Martini Disease", a duet with Italian indieband Jetlag on which Lear recites Charles Baudelaire, and her English-French language take on Barry Manilow's 1978 hit "Copacabana".

Heather Douglas

Additional credits include Associate Choreographer for the new musical Beautiful and Damned (Yvonne Arnaud Theater, Guildford); Assistant Director/Choreographer for Copacabana (2003) Denmark and Holland Chess (2002) in Denmark; Associate choreographer for My One and Only in Chichester and London, Calamity Jane the UK Tour and Shaftsbury Theater, London, Il Trovatore in Rotterdam and JFK The Musical in Dublin.

Jimmy Scalia

He has also been an adviser to Jack Behrens for his book, The Big Band Days: A Memoir and Sourcebook and contributed to Images of America The Copacabana by Kristin Baggelaar.

Medellín Metro

The city's speedy urban growth, especially since the 1960s, has filled the entire Aburrá Valley and made towns touch its borders: Bello, Copacabana, Girardota, Barbosa, Envigado, Itagüí, San Antonio de Prado, La Estrella, Sabaneta and Caldas, among others.

Mikkel Rønnow

Since 1992 Mikkel Rønnow has been Musical Director for more than 20 Danish musical productions, including Chess (Danish premiere), West Side Story, Les Misérables, My Fair Lady, Copacabana (Scandinavian premiere), Grease, Cabaret, Tell Me on a Sunday, The Sound of Music and Jesus Christ Superstar.

Richard Valentine Pitchford

He performed in New York at The Palace, Radio City Music Hall, Copacabana and other prominent nightclubs and reviews, and in London at the London Palladium.

Sandra Tilley

Tilley's highlights as a Vandellas member included performing at the Copacabana in New York with Judy Garland and F. Lee Bailey in the audience.

Shanice Marcus

After taking some minor acting roles, including one of the lead dancers in Kid Cudi music video for "Day 'n' Nite" in 2010 and a small part in Marc Fitoussi 2010 film Copacabana.

The DeCastro Sisters

Copacabana, the same year that they joined Bob Hope and Cecil B. DeMille on the live premiere broadcast special launching KTLA in Los Angeles, the very first telecast west of the Mississippi.

Zona Sul

Most of it is made up of neighbourhoods along the Atlantic coastline, such as São Conrado, Vidigal, Leblon, Ipanema, Copacabana, and Leme.


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