other areas of Porto. In this context, governor João de Almada e Melo opened a new street, the São João Street, that connected the Ribeira Square and the...

de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal and 1st Count of Oeiras (13 May 1699 – 8 May 1782), known as the Marquis of Pombal (Portuguese: Marquês de Pombal...

title of rico homem, was the son of João Vaz de Almada (born around 1360) and his wife, Joana Anes. The Almadas were not of noble blood, but descended...

José Afonso de Almada Negreiros (born 1934), son of José Sobral de Almada Negreiros and wife Sarah Afonso Maria Micaela de Sampaio e Melo de Vasconcelos...

Lourenço José Boaventura de Almada (1758–1815), 13th Count of Avranches and 1st Count of Almada (created by Queen Maria I of Portugal), by regal charter...

becoming a dependency of the Secretary of War. Almada governed with two Azorean counsels (João Cabral de Melo and Jose Vieira) until 1774 (although it is...

João Vaz Corte-Real (c. 1420 – 1496) was a Portuguese sailor, claimed by some accounts to have been an explorer of a land called Terra Nova do Bacalhau...

Acting Governor, Governor (1879–1880) Vicente Pinheiro Lôbo Machado de Melo e Almada, Governor (1880–1881) Augusto Maria Leão, Acting Governor (1881–1882)...

they rescued Captain João da Nova, who had encountered difficulties on his return from India; da Nova and his ship, the Frol de la mar, joined da Cunha's...

With texts by among others: João Miguel Fernandes Jorge, João Lima Pinheiranda, Rui Mário Gonçalves, Jorge Silva Melo, Eduarda Dionísio, Isabel Carlos...

Loyola Brandão João do Rio João Cabral de Melo Neto João Gilberto Noll João Guimarães Rosa João Simões Lopes Neto João Ubaldo Ribeiro Joaquim de Sousa Andrade...

Contents:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also João Aguiar (1943–2010) Manuel Alegre (born 1936), poet Afonso de Albuquerque (1453–1515)...

João Fernandes Lavrador (1453–1501) (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w fɨɾˈnɐ̃dɨʒ lɐvɾɐˈðoɾ]) was a Portuguese explorer of the late 15th century. He was...

Isabel Fillardis as Dr. Vera Martins Fabio Beltrão as Leonardo "Mão de Vaca" Almada João Villa as Zico "Sem Noção" Martins Amanda Richter as Isadora Ferraz...

Matilde Rosa Araújo, Sebastião da Gama, Jorge de Sena, Vitorino Nemésio and Ruy Belo, artists José de Almada Negreiros, Manuel Cargaleiro, composer Fernando...

Baltazar de Teive (16th century), and also another Diogo de Teive, born in the 18th century ("page and gentleman of King Phillip"). Carlos Melo Bento (2008)...

Inferno" de Matos Guerra Gonçalves Dias Haroldo de Campos Henriqueta Lisboa Hilda Hilst Hilda Machado Ismar Tirelli Neto João Cabral de Melo Neto João da Cruz...

André Álvares de Almada (fl. 16th and 17th centuries) was a Cape Verdean writer, trader and explorer of mestiço (mixed) descent. He was one of the first...

Boaventura de Almada, Count of Almada; 1804–1806 – José António de Melo da Silva César e Meneses, Count of São Lourenço; 1806–1810 – Miguel António de Melo, Count...

Nascimento. Almada: Casa da Cerca, Centro de Arte Contemporânea, 1999, p. 60. MEDINA, João – João Abel Manta. In: MANTA, João Abel – João Abel Manta:...

recruited some of the leading pilots of the day, including Pêro de Alenquer and João de Santiago, who had previously sailed with Cão. No contemporary documents...

João Infante (fl. 15th century) was a Portuguese explorer of the African coast. He accompanied Bartolomeu Dias in his journey around the Cape of Good Hope...

1997, p. 149. João de Barros, Da Asia, Dec. I, Lib. IV, c. 11, p. 370. Diffie & Winius, 1977, p. 185. Subrahmanyam, 1997, p. 168. João de Barros (1552...

(1965) João Carlos de Bragança, nobleman (1980) Louis Braille, musician and inventor of braille (2009) João Branco [4], fashion designer (2004) João de Brito...

the Atlantic islands João de Santarém, explorer of the Atlantic islands João Gonçalves Zarco, explorer of the Atlantic islands João Grego, explorer of the...

Joaquim José de Sousa Osório Menezes 1857 – 1860: João Manuel de Melo 1862 – 1862: João Filipe de Gouveia 1753–1755 Chamber Senate 1755 Lopo de Sousa Coutinho...

João Soares de Albergaria (c. 1415 – 1499), also referred to as João Soares (or João Soares Velho), was the second Portuguese Dontary-Captain of the islands...

famed general João do Canto e Castro, 5th President of Portugal João Domingos Bomtempo, famous classical piano composer Joaquim Mouzinho de Albuquerque...

Verde was in the 16th century with some works written by André Álvares de Almada, he wrote annals of the Portuguese expansion, his most important was a...

da Vila and Casal de Borges, in Azambuja, the Herdade da Aravia, in Avis, and the houses of São João da Praça and morgado of Braço de Prata, in Lisbon...