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França (surname)
França ( — ''France'' in the Portuguese language) is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * António França (born 1938), Angolan footballer and politician * Carlos França (born 1980), Brazilian footballer * Felipe França Silva (born 1987), Brazilian swimmer * Ivan Carlos França Coelho (born 1989), Brazilian footballer * Jymmy França (born 1984), Brazilian footballer * Lucas França (born 1996), Brazilian footballer * Márcio França Márcio Luiz França Gomes (born 23 June 1963) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), and former governor and vice governor of São Paulo, elected with Geraldo Alckmin in 2014. França assumed the o ... (born 1963), Brazilian politician See also * Franca (other) {{surname Portuguese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...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] |
António França
General António Santos França "Ndalu" is a former footballer and Angolan politician, born in the town of Mupa in Cunene on April 9, 1938. He played as a midfielder. Following his short sporting career, he completed his studies in Portugal y Cuba and returned to Angola, where he became a fervent anti-colonial activist, and became General "Ndalu". In 1988, dos Santos França was chief of staff for the People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA). Dos Santos França later became Minister of Defence, first Angolan Ambassador to the United States 1995, and a member of the De Beers De Beers Group is an international corporation that specializes in diamond mining, diamond exploitation, diamond retail, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing sectors. The company is active in open-pit, large-scale alluvial and c ... Angola Board from October 2005 to March 2010.Polack, The Last Hot Battle of the Cold War: South Africa vs. Cuba in the Angolan Civil War, Casem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos França
Carlos Clay de França (born 1 January 1980) is a Brazilian association football coach and former player. Playing career França played for Spanish side CE Europa. He scored a goal for the team to win a promotion to Tercera División in 2005. He suffered from a spinal tumor in 2006 that almost ended his football career. According to the footballer himself, he also played for Chicago Fire Premier and Chicago Storm. França scored a goal in the last group stage round in 2008 PDL season for Chicago Fire Premier against Michigan Bucks. He was a player of Caperanese in 2009–10 season, which won Serie D promotion in 2010 from Eccellenza Liguria (Italian sixth highest level until 2014; top level of Liguria region). Serie D clubs França remained in the squad of Caperanese in 2010–11 Serie D season. In May 2011, he joined Bogliasco. França joined Cuneo in 2014. França joined Lecco in 2015. In the following season, he joined fellow Serie D club Triestina. After winning the Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felipe França Silva
Felipe Alves França da Silva (born 14 May 1987) is a Brazilian breaststroke swimmer, who competed for his country in three Olympic Games. He started swimming at Esporte Clube União Suzano when he was just three years old. At age 13, he became the champion in Brazilian Juniors Category II. After training at the Gustavo Borges academy in Curitiba, França moved to the state capital, São Paulo, and joined Esporte Clube Pinheiros. International career 2008 In April 2008, França competed in the 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in the city of Manchester, placing 6th in the 4×100-metre medley, 12th in the 100-metre breaststroke, and 13th in the 50-metre breaststroke. A month later, in May 2008, Felipe França captured the second Brazilian spot for the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100-metre breaststroke, recording a time of 1:01.17 at the Brazilian Olympic trials. However, at the 2008 Olympics, he failed to move on from the early heats in his individual event. In the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Carlos França Coelho
Ivan Carlos França Coelho (born 6 December 1989) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a strike action *A participant in a hunger strike *Blacksmith's striker, a type of blacksmith's assistant *Striker's Independent Society, the oldest mystic krewe in America People wi .... Career He made his debut in the Liga 1 on 17 April 2017, where he scored one goal. References External links * * Brazilian footballers Living people Brazilian expatriate footballers 1989 births Association football forwards Hanthawaddy United F.C. players Persela Lamongan players Persija Jakarta players Alki Oroklini players AEL Limassol players Sri Pahang FC players Myanmar National League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Malaysia Super League players Cypriot First Division players Expatriate footballers in Myanmar Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jymmy França
Jymmy Dougllas França (born 15 April 1984), known as just Jymmy, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Paulista. In Brazil, he played for clubs at Campeonato Carioca and Campeonato Capixaba. He also played at Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2007 and Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2008 before he moved to Slovakia in January 2009. Jymmy was signed by Sheriff Tiraspol in July 2009. On 4 August 2011, it was announced that Jymmy has joined Chornomorets on a six-month loan, with an option to buy at the end of loan. Honous Individual ;Sheriff Tiraspol *Moldovan National Division Top scorer: 2009–10 (13 goals; joint with Alexandru Maximov Alexandru Maximov (born 8 July 1982) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as forward. Honous Individual ;Milsami Orhei *Moldovan National Division The Moldovan Super Liga is an association football league that is currently the top division of ...) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas França (footballer)
Lucas Oliveira de França (born 19 January 1996), known as Lucas França, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Portugal 2 club Nacional Nacional, the Portuguese and Spanish word for "national", may refer to: Airlines * Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002 * Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961 Bank * Banco Nacional, a .... Professional career França arrived at Cruzeiro in 2011. He had a standout career at Cruzeiro's youth teams. In 2016, he was the fourth goalkeeper at Cruzeiro; however, due to a series of events, he became the first goalkeeper, making his professional debut on August 8, 2016 in a match against Corinthians for the Campeonato Brasileiro. Honours Individual * Liga Portugal 2 Goalkeeper of the Month: October/November 2023 References External linksCruzeiro profile * Living people 1996 births Footballers from Paraíba Brazilian men's footballe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Márcio França
Márcio Luiz França Gomes (born 23 June 1963) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), and former governor and vice governor of São Paulo, elected with Geraldo Alckmin in 2014. França assumed the office as governor on 6 April 2018 after Alckmin resigned to run for President of Brazil in the 2018 election. França ran for re-election in 2018, but lost to João Doria by a narrow margin in the run-off. He was the PSB nominee for Mayor of São Paulo with Antonio Neto, from PDT, as vice mayoral running mate. In the 2022 elections, França was a candidate for the Senate, while his wife Lúcia França became the running mate of Fernando Haddad Fernando Haddad (born 25 January 1963) is a Brazilian academic and politician who has served as the Brazilian Minister of Finance since 1 January 2023. He was previously the List of mayors of São Paulo, Mayor of São Paulo from 2013 to 2016. He ... in the São Paulo gubernatorial election. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franca (other)
Franca or França may refer to: People * França (surname), a list of people with the Portuguese language surname * Franca (given name), a list of people * França (born 1976), Brazilian football striker Françoaldo Sena de Souza * França (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian defensive midfielder Welington Wildy Muniz dos Santos * França (footballer, born 1995), Brazilian forward Carlos Henrique França Freires Places * Franca, Brazil * França (Bragança), Portugal Other uses * ''Franca'', a genus of plants now included in ''Frankenia ''Frankenia'' (sea heath) is the only genus in the Frankeniaceae family of flowering plants. Other genera have been recognized within the family, such as ''Anthobryum'', ''Hypericopsis'' and ''Niederleinia'', but molecular phylogenetic studies ...'' * '' Franca: Chaos and Creation'', a 2016 documentary film {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
