II (Portuguese: João II; [ʒuˈɐ̃w]; 3 May 1455 – 25 October 1495), called the Perfect Prince (Portuguese: o Príncipe Perfeito), was King of Portugal from...
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After the islands were discovered by the explorers João de Santarém and Pêro Escobar, Portuguese navigators explored the islands and decided they would...
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Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Movimento de Libertação de São Tomé e Príncipe – Partido Social Democrata,...
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her the eldest grandchild of King Dom João V (John V) of Portugal and King Don Felipe (Philip) V of Spain. King João appointed his granddaughter Maria as...
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the throne he was styled Prince Royal (Portuguese: Príncipe Real), and was also the 23rd Duke of Braganza (Duque de Bragança). Peter was a conscientious...
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São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial...
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named the island of Príncipe after him (príncipe meaning "prince" in the Portuguese language). Afonso's grandfather Afonso V of Portugal had sided with Joanna...
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nova história de Dom João VI", Revista Época (in Portuguese) (506).[full citation needed] Martins, Ismênia de Lima, "Dom João – Príncipe Regente e Rei...
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governor of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe 1778 - João Manuel de Azambuja became the 5th governor of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe 1782 - Cristóvão...
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– 1854: Manuel Mariano Ghira 1854 – 1857: Joaquim José de Sousa Osório Menezes 1857 – 1860: João Manuel de Melo 1862 – 1862: João Filipe de Gouveia 1753–1755...
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João de Santarém (15th century) was a Portuguese explorer who discovered São Tomé (in December 21, 1471), Annobón (in January 1472) and Príncipe (January...
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The Forte de São João Baptista de Ajudá (in English: Fort St. John the Baptist of Ouidah) is a small restored fort in Ouidah, Benin. Built in 1721, it...
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August 1578 and the penultimate Portuguese monarch of the House of Aviz. He was the son of João Manuel, Prince of Portugal, and his wife, Joanna of Austria...
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Manuel de Faria e Sousa (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐnuˈɛl dɨ fɐˈɾiɐ i ˈsozɐ]; Spanish: Faria y Sousa; 18 March 1590 – 3 June 1649) was a Portuguese...
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still born in Portuguese territory. The death of Maria's grandfather, King Dom João VI, in March 1826 sparked a succession crisis in Portugal. The king had...
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Alda Neves do Espírito Santo (redirect from Alda de Espirito Santos)
born in São Tomé e Príncipe, the former Portuguese territory off the coast of West Africa, to João Graça do Espírito Santo and Maria de Jesus Agostinho das...
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Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, and São Tomé and Príncipe, nearly two decades after the beginning of the decolonization of the Portuguese Empire. Following...
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York, 1996) Crónica do Felicíssimo Rei D. Manuel (Lisboa 1566–67; ²1619; Coimbra 1926) Crónica do Principe D. João (Lisboa, 1567; new ed. by Graça Almeida...
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the town are gardens and open spaces, among which are the Manuel Bivar Garden, Alameda João de Deus Garden, and the Mata do Liceu. The variety of species...
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his new partner João Ribeiro (fourth, men's K-2 1000 m), and João José Pereira, who finished fifth in the men's triathlon. Portuguese athletes achieved...
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Foreign relations of Portugal · Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá · Funchal Gallaecia · Garcia II of Galicia · Geography of Portugal · Ginjinha · Goa ·...
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(equivalent to 840 dinheiros) had become the unit of account in Portugal. From the reign of King Manuel I (1495–1521), the name was simplified to real, coinciding...
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of São Tomé and Príncipe List of prime ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe List of presidents of the Regional Government of Príncipe Ministry of Foreign...
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Lopes Júnior and João Wilson Barbosa Mozambique: João Pontífice and Maria Eugénia Cruz Portugal: Américo da Costa Ramalho, Aníbal Pinto de Castro, Fernando...
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and Timor Leste in Asia. Notable Portuguese architects of the past have included Diogo de Arruda (15–16th c.), João Antunes (17th c.), Eugénio dos Santos...
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the city of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe. It covers the territory of the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. As of 2015[update], 112,000 or 57.4%...
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Guinea–Bissau João de Sá (Panasco), gentleman courtier of the Royal Household Tito Paris, musician Pauleta, futsal player Jack Paulo, model João Paulo, footballer...
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Soft Portuguese style, and contemporary architecture. Notable Portuguese architects of the past have included Diogo de Arruda (15–16th c.), João Antunes...
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Pinto (category Portuguese-language surnames)
Portuguese footballer and manager of FC Porto João Vieira Pinto (born 1971), Portuguese footballer José Manuel Pinto (born 1975), Spanish footballer Keivi...
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the trip Diogo and Duarte Barbosa, João Serrão, Álvaro de Mesquita (Magellan's nephew), the pilots João Rodrigues de Carvalho and Estêvão Gomes, Henrique...
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