• João de Fontes Pereira de Melo (25 January 1780 – 28 October 1856) was a Portuguese politician and a general in the 19th century. He was colonial governor...
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    António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo GCTE KGF (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfõtɨʃ pɨˈɾɐjɾɐ ðɨ ˈmɛlu]; Lisbon, 8 September 1819 – 22 January 1887) was...
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  • Governor (1836–1837) Joaquim Pereira Marinho, Governor (1837–1839) João de Fontes Pereira de Melo, Governor (1839–1842) Francisco de Paula Bastos, Governor...
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    Coelho (ca. 1555 – 1635) a Portuguese organist and composer. João de Fontes Pereira de Melo (1780–1856) a politician, a general and twice colonial governor...
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    1974 and independence was granted on 5 July 1975. (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) (later northern Santiago) (southern Santiago)...
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  • Bento de Aviz in 1869. He was governor general of the Province of Cape Verde between 23 August 1851 and 3 December 1854. He succeeded João de Fontes Pereira...
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    applied science and technology. ISEP was founded by the minister Fontes Pereira de Melo in 1852 as Escola Industrial do Porto (Porto School of Industry)...
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    13 September 1871, when he substituted Fontes Pereira de Melo. In 1877, owing to public discontent, the Fontes government fell. Ávila was once again invited...
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    nobility received on 30 April 1794), and his wife Ludovina Gertrudes de São José e Melo. He was the 76th colonial governor of Cape Verde between 1842 and...
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  • (born 1991) Joaquim Cardozo (1897-1978) João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920–1999) Jorge de Lima (1895–1953) José Américo de Almeida (1887-1980) Katya Chamma (born...
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  • Paulo Campos Jece Valadão Jesuíta Barbosa Jô Soares João Carlos Barroso João Vicente de Castro João Vitti Joel Barcellos Joffre Soares John Herbert Jonas...
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  • Humberto Carrão as Young José Inocêncio Juan Paiva as João Pedro Inocêncio Caique Ivo as Child João Pedro Theresa Fonseca as Mariana Paiva Ferreira Sophie...
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    construction project to Spain, therefore, began this year, under orders of Fontes Pereira de Melo, The actual project to construct the station at Cais dos Soldados...
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    Portugal had been annulled. Similarly, the Duke of Cadaval, Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval, the first nobleman of the kingdom, had himself...
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    authorities through the mud of ridicule". The government, led by Fontes Pereira de Melo, further exacerbated the situation by issuing a statement in the...
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  • Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914–1977), Clarice Lispector (1920–1977), Vinicius de Moraes (1913–1980), Cora Coralina (1889–1985), João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920–1999)...
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    served as Minister of the Navy and Overseas in the government of Fontes Pereira de Melo. His tenure saw significant developments in Portuguese colonial...
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  • General José Maria de Oliveira Simões 29 March 1927 Pedro Gomes da Silva 31 December 1927 João de Fontes Pereira de Melo Ferreira de Mesquita 10 May 1929...
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  • Filipe Joaquim Melo Silva (born 3 November 1989), known as Melo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for União de Lamas as a defensive midfielder. Born...
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    José Luciano de Castro Pereira Corte Real (14 December 1834 – 9 March 1914) was a Portuguese politician, statesman, and journalist who served three times...
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    writer Fontes Pereira de Melo, 33rd & 35th Prime Minister of Portugal Francisco Craveiro Lopes, 12th President of Portugal Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro...
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    had died in November 1861, without issue and two of his younger brothers, João and Fernando, followed him shortly after, which left the Braganza dynasty...
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  • Tavares José Eduardo Agualusa José de Fontes Pereira Kardo Bestilo Ondjaki Pepetela Sousa Jamba Uanhenga Xitu ou Mendes de Carvalho Viriato da Cruz Adélia...
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    the corvette Afonso de Albuquerque, its first unprotected cruiser. In 1889, Naval Lieutenant João Augusto Fontes Pereira de Melo presented the project...
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    three-cent alms from Zé Povinho for Anthony of Padua (represented by Fontes Pereira de Melo) with the "kid" (D. Luís I) in his lap, having by his side the commander...
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    Albernaz (PS); Raúl de Almeida (CDS-PP); Filipe Neto Brandão (PS); Afonso Candal (PS); Paula Cardoso (PSD); Paulo Cavaleiro (PSD); Vítor Fontes (PS); Luís Montenegro...
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    Teixeira Fontes, 1910-1912 Aristides Napoleão de Carvalho, 1912-1913 Francisco Antônio da Silva Costa, 1913-1914 João de Góis Jr, 1914-1915 Alexandre de Oliveira...
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    infrastructure. This improved after the Portuguese Regeneration led by Fontes Pereira de Melo, when many railway lines were created, including those from Porto...
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    Cícero Lucena Filho Paraná: Mário Pereira Pernambuco: Carlos Roberto Guerra Fontes Piauí: Guilherme Cavalcante de Melo Rio de Janeiro: Nilo Batista Rio Grande...
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    Ary Veloso Queiroz (until 15 March) Mário Pereira (from 15 March) Pernambuco: Carlos Roberto Guerra Fontes (from 15 March) Piauí: Lucídio Portela Nunes...
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