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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Flor de la mar, joined da Cunha's...

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

Joaquim José de Sousa Osório Menezes 1857 – 1860: João Manuel de Melo 1862 – 1862: João Filipe de Gouveia (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation...

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

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)...

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)...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

de Janeiro: José Olympio. Calmon, Pedro (1981). História do Brasil (in Portuguese) (4th ed.). Rio de Janeiro: José Olympio. Capistrano de Abreu, João;...

III (and IV of Spain). The plot was planned by Antão Vaz de Almada, Miguel de Almeida and João Pinto Ribeiro. On 1 December 1640, they, together with several...

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...

by João Salaviza starring Carloto Cotta, won the 2009 Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm for best short film. Sangue do meu Sangue directed by João Canijo...

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

war with Spain. Diogo Cão was selected to lead João's first voyage of exploration in 1482. When João II restarted the work of Henry the Navigator, he...

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

D. Luís de Almeida Portugal Soares de Alarcão de Eça e Melo Silva Mascarenhas, 2nd Marquis of Lavradio and 5th Count of Avintes (27 June 1729 – 2 May...

to have discovered and populated Porto Santo Island (1419) together with João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira. The account of his participation...

Lopes de Sequeiros (?) and wife, and had the following issue: João Gonçalves da Câmara (d. Funchal, Madeira, 26 March 1501), married to Dona Mécia de Noronha...