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Antão Goncalves
Antão or Antao is a Portuguese language, Portuguese given name that's equivalent to Anthony or Antonio in use in Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, Namibia, Angola and Mozambique and a surname. Notable people with this name include the following: Given name * Antao D'Souza (born 17 January 1939), Goan cricketer * Antão de Almada, 7th Count of Avranches (c. 1573 – 1644), Portuguese national hero * Antão de Almada, 12th Count of Avranches (1718 – 1797), Portugues political administrator * Antão Gonçalves (15th-century), Portuguese explorer * Antão Martins Homem (1450s–1531), Portuguese nobleman Surname * John da Silva Antao (born 1933), Portuguese priest * Walfrido Antão (fl. 1950s-1980s), Goan writer See also *Abtao (other) *ANAO (other) *Anta (other) *Antah, city in India *Antal (surname) *Antar (other) *Anto (name) References {{given name, type=both Portuguese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Language
Portuguese ( or, in full, ) is a western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is an official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, while having co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation is referred to as " Lusophone" (). As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese speakers is also found around the world. Portuguese is part of the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia and the County of Portugal, and has kept some Celtic phonology in its lexicon. With approximately 250 million native speakers and 24 million L2 (second language) speakers, Portuguese has approximately 274 million total speakers. It is usually listed as the sixth-most spoken language, the third-most sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antão Gonçalves
Antão Gonçalves was a 15th-century Portuguese explorer who was the first European to capture Africans in the Rio do Ouro region. Biography In 1441, Gonçalves was sent by Henry the Navigator to explore the West African coast in an expedition under the command of Nuno Tristão. As Gonçalves was considerably younger than Tristão, his duty was less exploration than it was hunting the Mediterranean monk seals that inhabit West Africa. After he had filled his small vessel with seal skins, Gonçalves, on his own initiative, decided to capture some Africans to return to Portugal. With nine of his crewmen, Gonçalves captured a tribesmen and a black women who was working as a servant for the group. By this time, Tristão had arrived at the same place, and the two crews joined together for another capturing trip, on which they captured 10 tribesmen, one of them a nobleman named Adahu. According to the Chronicle of Zurara, these people spoke "Sahara Azenegue". An Arab which had come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antar (other)
Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR) is an independent, national non-government, not-for-profit, community-based organisation founded in 1997 which advocates for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia and aims to help overcome disadvantage. Its staff, board and membership comprise mainly non-Indigenous people who support Indigenous voices and interests. History ANTaR was founded in 1997, with co-founder Phil Glendinning remaining National President of the organisation for 10 years. ANTaR was a key supporter and leader in the movement for reconciliation in Australia, which was rooted in the recognition that Indigenous Australians were not being fairly treated in Australia. During the development of the ''Native Title Act 1993'', a number of non-Indigenous organisations and individuals developed a coalition to support Indigenous interests in negotiations about the Act. Following the election of the Howard government, in early 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antal (surname)
Antal is clan (gotra) of Jats found mainly in Punjab besides it is also surname of Hungarian origin.Notable people with the surname include: Female *Dana Antal (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player * Dóra Antal (born 1993), Hungarian water polo player *Márta Antal-Rudas, known as Márta Rudas (1937–2017), Hungarian javelin athlete * Veronica Antal (1935–1958), Romanian beatified Catholic Male *Botond Antal (born 1991), Hungarian football * Elöd Antal (born 1955), Romanian ice hockey player * Emese Antal, Romanian speedskater * Frederick Antal, Hungarian art historian * Imre Antal (1935–2008), Hungarian entertainer * István Antal (1896 – 1975), Hungarian politician * Istvan Antal (ice hockey) (1958–2009), Romanian ice hockey player * János Antal (1888 – ???), Hungarian middle-distance athlete * Jarolím Antal Slovak etiquette and protocol expert * Károly Antal, Hungarian sculptor * Liviu Antal, (born 1989). Romanian footballer * László Antal, Hunga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antah
Antah (अण्टा,अंतः, انتا), also spelled Anta, is a city and a municipality in Baran district in the state of Rajasthan, India. Geography Antah is located at . It has an average elevation of . Demographics India census, Antah had a population of 26,779. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Antah has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 62% of the males and 38% of females literate. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. A National Thermal Power Corporation gas power plant is also situated in Antah. Antah is 50 km far from kota city and 24 km far from baran city. See also *Antão Antão or Antao is a Portuguese given name that's equivalent to Anthony or Antonio in use in Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, Namibia, Angola and Mozambique and a surname. Notable people with this name include the following: Given name * Antao D'So ..., name References Cities and towns in Baran d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anta (other)
Anta may refer to: Biology * Fava d'anta, a tree found in Brazil * South American tapir, known in Portuguese as '' * '' Phytelephas seemannii'', known in Quechua and Choco as '' Places * Anta Department, in Salta Province, Argentina * Anta, a civil parish of the municipality of Espinho, Portugal Peru * Anta, Ancash, a village in Carhuaz Province, Ancash Region * Anta, Cusco Region, town in southern Peru * Anta District (other), several districts * Anta Province, a province in the Cusco Region * Anta (Canchis), a mountain in the Canchis Province, Cusco Region * Anta Mantay, a mountain in Lima Region * Anta Maqana, a mountain in Huancavelica Region * Anta P'unqu, a mountain in Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region * Anta Q'asa, a mountain spanning the Junín and Lima Regions * Anta Ranra, a mountain in Lima Region Other uses * Anta (architecture), posts or pillars on either side of a doorway or entrance of a Greek temple * American National Theater and Academy (ANT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ANAO (other)
Anao or ANAO may refer to: * Anao, Tarlac is a municipality in the Philippines * Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), the national auditor for the Parliament and Government of Australia {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abtao (other)
Abtao may refer to: * Abtao Island, a Chilean island * Battle of Abtao, an 1866 naval battle between Spain and the allied Peru and Chile * ''Abtao''-class submarine, a Peruvian Navy submarine class * BAP ''Abtao'', Peruvian submarine of the ''Abtao'' class and a museum ship * Chilean corvette ''Abtao'', a Chilean Navy corvette See also * Antão {{Dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walfrido Antão
Walfrido Antão was a prolific ''cronista'' and short story writer in the Portuguese-language Goan press, becoming particularly active as this tradition breathed its last. The crónica is a journalistic form common in Iberia and Latin America and which was widely cultivated in Portuguese Goa. It can be roughly defined as a literary text combining elements of the short story, the memoir and the opinion editorial. Born in Arossim, Antão contributed several hundred such articles to '' O Heraldo'' and ''Diário da Noite'' from the late 1950s until the demise or Anglicisation of these papers. ''Crónicas'' Antão's ''crónicas'' reflect his preoccupations with environmental concerns, Goan culture, the future of the Portuguese language in the territory, and issues related to Alcoholics Anonymous, of which he was one of the first promoters in Goa Short stories Antão's stories, like the rest of his journalistic output, seem influenced by what we could loosely term existentialist c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Da Silva Antao
John da Silva Antão (born March 1933 in Salreu, Estarreja, Portugal) is a priest in the Archdiocese of Newark, and a religious leader of the Portuguese-American community in New Jersey and a community leader in Elizabeth, NJ. Early years and studies The son of a farmer, Antão entered the seminary at the early age of 11 in the city of Aveiro, Portugal and in 1956 the Patriarchal Seminary of Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ... in Olivais. After his parents immigrated to the United States he went on to continue his studies at Immaculate Conception Seminary, the school of theology at Seton Hall University, then located in Darlington, NJ. After many years of study he was ordained priest in 1960 by bishop Walter Curtis, then auxiliary bishop of Newark. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antão Martins Homem . He succeeded his father Álvaro Martins, in the captaincy of the Terceira Island.
Antão Martins Homem (1450s–1531) was a Portuguese nobleman, 2nd Donatary-Captain of Praia Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde. Biography Antão was the son of Álvaro Martins Homem, the 1st Donatary-Captain of Vila da Praia and Inês Martins Cardoso, along with siblings Catarina Cardoso, Fernão Martins Ferreira and Luís Martins Homem. The family of Antão Martins Homem was descended from Pedro Homem da Costa one of the fabled[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antão De Almada, 12th Count Of Avranches
Antão de Almada (19 April 1718 – 26 January 1797), 9th Master of Pombalinho, and 14th Majorat of Lagares d’El-Rei, was the Grand Master of Ceremonies for the Royal House and, owing to his positions, made administrator of a few Portuguese colonies, including the first Captain-General of the Azores. Biography Antão de Almada was born in 1718 in Condeixa-a-Nova, in paternal family palace: He was the son of Luís José de Almada, 10th Count of Avranches, 13th Majorat of Lagares d' El-Rei, and 8th Master of Pombalinho, and his spouse D. Violante of Portugal. He obtained the status of fidalgo by charter on 21 June 1734, and knight on 1 November of the same year. He married on 24 October 1756, D. Violante Josefa de Almada Henriques (11th Countess of Avranches and 10th Mistress of Pombalinho), who was his niece. He obtained the position of deputy in the Estates General, and was part of the Royal Council, by order of Joseph I of Portugal (22 August 1766).Affonso de Ornell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
