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Cunha Rivara
Cunha is a Galician and Portuguese surname of toponymic origin, documented since the 13th century. (in Portuguese) Notable people having this surname include: * Aécio Ferreira da Cunha (1927–2010), Brazilian politician * (born 1969), Brazilian-British artist * (1371–?), Portuguese nobleman * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livro Do Armeiro-Mor, Cunha (fl 51v)
''Livro'' () is an album by Caetano Veloso, released through the record label Nonesuch Records, Nonesuch in 1998. In 42nd Grammy Awards, 2000, the album earned Veloso the Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best World Music Album, Best World Music Album and a Latin Grammy Awards of 2000, Latin Grammy Award nomination for Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Album of the Year, in addition to winning the Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album. Track listing All songs by Veloso, unless noted otherwise. # "Os Passistas (Carnaval Dancers)" – 3:23 # "Livros (Books)" – 4:31 # "Onde O Rio E Mais Baiano (Where Rio Is Most Bahian)" – 3:22 # "Manhatã (Para Lulu Santos) (For Lulu Santos)" – 5:17 # "Doideca" – 3:40 # "Voce É Minha (You Are Mine)" – 3:44 # "Um Tom" – 2:29 # "How Beautiful a Being Could Be" (Moreno Veloso)– 3:27 # "O Navio Negreiro (The Slave Ship) (Excerto)" (Castro Alves) – 5:17 # "Não Enche" (Don't Tease Me) – 3:31 # "Minha Voz, Minha Vida (My Voice, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin D'Cunha
Colin D'Cunha was Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health during the SARS crisis. He was succeeded by Karim Kurji. Dr. D'Cunha worked locally, provincially and at the national level in various capacities- Manitoba Chief Occupational Medical Officer, Medical Officer of Health for Scarborough and as a member of Federal Provincial Committees including the Advisory Committee on Occupational and Environmental Health, the Advisory Committee on Population Health, the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health etc. He has presented on numerous occasions to the Parliament of Canada on a variety of subjects related to Health. As Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health, his annual reports covered a vast array of factors influencing public health- Antibiotic Resistance Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microbes evolve mechanisms that protect them from the effects of antimicrobials. All classes of microbes can evolve resistance. Fungi evolve antifungal resistance. Viruses evo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Da Cunha
Joanne Da Cunha (born 24 October 1990) is an Indian actress, singer and model. Former "Miss Glowing Skin" crowned at "Pond's Femina Goa 2013". She made her debut as lead actor for Feature Film ''WELCOME M1LL10NS''. Career * Acted in Bollywood movies Welcome M1LL10NS also known as Welcome Millions, Chal Pichchur Banate Hain and Goan feature film "A Night long Nirvana". * Featured in music videos "Tumhe Dillagi" by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, "Cozy Together", "You Walk Alone" by singer Varun Carvalho, "Your Love and My Passion" by Stan Ferns, "Alvia" by Rosario Miranda. * Won Grape Escapade Queen Contest (2009), Miss Plateaunica at Goa University, and was a finalist for Miss Summer Tulip and Ponds Femina Miss India Goa 2013. * Modeled for designers like Wendell Rodricks, Rocky S Rocky Star is an Indian fashion designer. Career Rocky Star draws inspiration from the Baroque and Gothic time periods, with influences and traces seen across all his collections. He has also designed f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignatius D'Cunha
Ignatius D'Cunha (1 February 1924 – 11 October 2007) was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aurangabad, located in Aurangabad, India. He was ordained priest in 1955 and elevated to Bishop of Aurangabad in 1989. D'Cunha died on 11 October 2007 in Vasai Vasai (Konkani and Marathi pronunciation: əsəi formerly and alternatively Mahratti; ''Bajipur'', English: Bassein; Portuguese: Baçaim), is a historical place and City near Mumbai (Bombay)'s western suburbs, located in Palghar district w ..., India. References External linksCatholic Hierarchy.com: Bishop Ignatius D'Cunha† 1924 births 2007 deaths [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerson Da Cunha
Gerson da Cunha (16 June 1929 – 7 January 2022) was an Indian advertising professional who was also a stage and film actor, social worker, and author. He headed the Indian market communications agency Lintas and also worked for J. Walter Thompson, and Hindustan Lever in a career spanning 25 years. He worked with UNICEF in Brazil and was awarded the Order of Rio Branco by the government of Brazil in 2018 for his services to that country. Da Cunha acted in English-language plays and movies such as ''Electric Moon'' (1992), '' Cotton Mary'' (1999), '' Asoka'' (2001) and '' Water'' (2005), among others. Early life Gerson da Cunha was born on 16 June 1929 into a Bombay Goan family of Portuguese descent and grew up in the Mazagaon neighborhood of Bombay (now Mumbai). He graduated in science from the University of Bombay studying at St. Xavier's College. He would later describe his college as a 'fussy and priggish Jesuit College'. His uncle was José Gerson da Cunha, phy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Da Cunha
Gerard da Cunha (born 1955) is an Indian architect based in Goa. He is the founder and principal architect of the architecture firm Architecture Autonomous. An alumnus of the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, he is known for utilizing locally available materials and traditional construction techniques in harmony with its ecosystem. Biography Da Cunha runs his architecture firm 'Architecture Autonomous' in Goa, India. His projects are spread across the country, including resorts, townships, institutions, and even private residences. He maintains his practice in the old Portuguese colony of Goa, which he considers has a novel history in that it was the site of the 'first sustained encounter between the East and the West'. This encounter has engendered a unique culture and architecture that is evident in da Cunha's lively and rather Gaudíesque work. Early life Born on 10 February 1955 in the city of Godhra, Gujarat, da Cunha travelled across the country since childhood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Maria Da Cunha
Francisco Maria da Cunha (Angra do Heroísmo, December 22, 1832 – Lisbon, 13 January 1909) was a military, political and Portuguese colonial administrator. Among other prominent roles, he was Governor of Portuguese India and Governor-general of Portuguese Mozambique, deputy and Peer of the realm. Biography He was born at Fortress of São João Baptista (Angra do Heroísmo), son of Maria Cândida da Franca e Horta and Francisco Jacques da Cunha, one of the Bravos do Mindelo (winners of the Portuguese liberal wars to members of the liberal forces that participated in the Landing at Mindelo) and then major general. He attended the military school between 1842 and 1848, and after this, at 16 years old, joined the Portuguese Army as a volunteer. After attending the Polytechnic School of Lisbon and the Army School (Escola do Exército), on October 11, 1865 he was promoted to lieutenant and began his career as an officer of Infantry. As an Army officer, he served in the Portugu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco De Vasconcelos Da Cunha
Francisco de Vasconcelos da Cunha (c.1590 – c. mid 17th century) was a Portuguese colonial administrator. He was born around 1590, and was governor of Portuguese Cape Verde from 1624 to 1628. He succeeded Manuel Afonso de Guerra, who was also the Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde. He was succeeded by João Pereira Corte-Real. In 1634, he became the captain-general of Portuguese Angola, succeeding Manuel Pereira Coutinho. He was succeeded on 18 October 1639 by Pedro César de Meneses. See also *List of colonial governors of Cape Verde *List of colonial governors of Angola This is a list of European (Portuguese and Dutch) colonial administrators responsible for the territory of Portuguese Angola, an area equivalent to modern-day Republic of Angola. List (Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of ... Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Cunha Francisco Vasconcelos 1590s births Year of death unknown Colonial heads of Cape Verde Governors of Portuguese Angola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euclides Da Cunha
Euclides da Cunha (, January 20, 1866 – August 15, 1909) was a Brazilian journalist, sociologist and engineer. His most important work is '' Os Sertões'' (''Rebellion in the Backlands''), a non-fictional account of the military expeditions promoted by the Brazilian government against the rebellious village of Canudos, known as the War of Canudos. This book was a favorite of Robert Lowell, who ranked it above Tolstoy. Jorge Luis Borges also commented on it in his short story "Three Versions of Judas". The book was translated into English by Samuel Putnam and published by the University of Chicago Press in 1944. It remains in print. He was heavily influenced by Naturalism and its Darwinian proponents. '' Os Sertões'' characterised the coast of Brazil as a chain of civilisations while the interior remained more primitive. He occupied the 7th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1903 until his death in 1909. He served as inspiration for the character of ''The Journ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo Cunha
Eduardo Cosentino da Cunha (born 29 September 1958), is a Brazilian politician and radio host, born in Rio de Janeiro. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil from February 2015 until May 5, 2016, when he was removed from the position by the Supreme Court. BBC News labeled him the "nemesis" of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. He was indicted in the scandal known as Operation Car Wash (Portuguese: ''Operação Lava Jato'') involving the state-owned oil company Petrobras and other corporations. Cunha was suspended as speaker of the Chamber of Deputies by the Supreme Court on the request of the Prosecutor-General due to allegations that he had attempted to intimidate members of Congress and obstructed investigations into his alleged bribe-taking. Cunha resigned from his position later, on July 7, 2016, after a disciplinary process in Congress that had lasted nine months, making it the longest in Brazilian Congressional history. A series of legal manoeuvres had sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Moreira Da Cunha
Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. (August 21, 1953) is a Brazilian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as the Bishop of Fall River since 2014. He is a member of the Vocationist Fathers. Biography Early life Edgar M. da Cunha was born on August 21, 1953, in Nova Fátima, Bahia State, in Brazil. He attended a minor seminary in Riachão do Jacuípe, Brazil, run by the Society of Divine Vocations. After joining their order, da Cunha studied philosophy at the Catholic University of Salvador in Salvador, Brazil. He then moved to the United States to study theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, graduating with a Master of Divinity degree. Priesthood Da Cunha was ordained into the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Newark in the Church of St. Michael in Newark, New Jersey on March 27, 1982 by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Francis. Da Cunha then served as the parochial vicar and director of vocations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domingos Da Cunha
Domingos da Cunha (c. 1598 – 11 May 1644), was a Portuguese painter. Da Cunha, also known as the "Cabrinha" (due to being a mulatto), studied painting in Madrid with Eugenio Caxés. He primarily painted religious-themed works. He painted ''The Life of St. Ignatius of Loyola'' for the New Cathedral of Coimbra, and ''Visitation'' for Igreja de São Mamede. In March 1632 he became a lay brother Jesuit , image = Ihs-logo.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = ChristogramOfficial seal of the Jesuits , abbreviation = SJ , nickname = Jesuits , formation = , founders .... By order of his superiors he wrote an autobiography titled ''Life of Brother Domingos Cunha''. References * Big Book of Portuguese * Great Universal Encyclopedia (vol. 6) * Encyclopedia Larrousse (vol. 6) 1598 births 1644 deaths Portuguese painters Portuguese male painters Clergy from Lisbon 17th-century Portuguese Jes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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