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Coutinho
Coutinho is a Nobility, noble Portuguese language surname. It is a diminutive of Couto (Couto means 'enclosed pasture'). It is from Late Latin ''cautum'', from the past participle of ''cavere'' ‘to make safe.' It may refer to: Artists *Afrânio Coutinho (1911–2000), Brazilian literary critic and essayist *Domício Coutinho, Brazilian novelist *Eduardo Coutinho (1933–2014), Brazilian film director *Kemiyondo Coutinho, Ugandan actress and filmmaker *Laerte Coutinho (born 1951), Brazilian cartoonist and screenwriter *Rafael Coutinho (born 1980), Brazilian comics creator *Sonia Coutinho (1939–2013), Brazilian journalist Politicians *Aires Pinto de Sousa Coutinho, former captain-general of the Azores *Alberto Coutinho (born 1969), American politician *António Alva Rosa Coutinho (1926–2010), Portuguese admiral and political activist *António de Sousa Coutinho, Portuguese politician and former governor of Portuguese Ceylon *António Borges Coutinho (1923–2011), Portuguese l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Pereira Coutinho
José Maria Pereira Coutinho ComM (; born 22 July 1957) is a Macanese politician and jurist. He has been the Counselor of the Portuguese Communities since 2003, President of Macau Civil Servants Association since 1998, and President of pro-democracy party New Hope and Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Macau since 2005. Background José Maria Pereira Coutinho is son of former police chief Basílio Câncio Coutinho and housewife Maria Ida Lourdinha Julieta Pereira Coutinho who were both born in the former Portuguese colony of Goa, India, before emigrating to Macau. Born and raised in Macau, he studied and graduated in Law at the University of Macau. When he was a child, his dream was to follow in his father's footsteps and become a policeman one day, but his father convinced him to not be a policeman because there would be too many policemen at home. His mother tongue is Portuguese, and as he was born in Macau, he learned to speak Cantonese in his teenage years and English w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
