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Joaquim Manuel Dias
Joaquim is the Portuguese and Catalan version of Joachim and may refer to: * Alberto Joaquim Chipande, politician * Eduardo Joaquim Mulémbwè, politician * Joaquim Agostinho (1943–1984), Portuguese professional bicycle racer * Joaquim Amat-Piniella (1913–1974), Catalan writer and politician * Joaquim Antonio (Callado) da Silva (1848–1880), Brazilian composer and flutist * Joaquim António de Aguiar (1792–1884), Portuguese politician * Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (1850–1930), first Cardinal to be born in Latin America * Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque (1855–1902), Portuguese soldier * Joaquim Benedito Barbosa Gomes, first black Supreme Federal Tribunal justice in Brazil * Joaquim Carvalho (born 1937), Portuguese football goalkeeper * Joaquim Chissano (born 1939), President of Mozambique * Joaquim Cruz (born 1963), former Brazilian athlete * Joaquim de Almeida (born 1957), Portuguese actor * Joaquim Ferraz (born 1974), Portuguese footballer * Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachim
Joachim (; ''Yəhōyāqīm'', "he whom Yahweh has set up"; ; ) was, according to Christian tradition, the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Biblical apocryphal Gospel of James. His feast day is 26 July, a date shared with Saint Anne. In Christian tradition The story of Joachim, his wife Anne (or Anna), and the miraculous birth of their child Mary, the mother of Jesus, was told for the first time in the 2nd-century apocryphal infancy-gospel the Gospel of James (also called Protoevangelium of James). Joachim was a rich and pious man, who regularly gave to the poor. However, Charles Souvay, writing in the ''Catholic Encyclopedia'', says that the idea that Joachim possessed large herds and flocks is doubtful. At the temple, Joachim's sacrifice was rejected, as the couple's childlessness was interpreted as a sign of divine displeasure. Joachim consequently withdrew to the desert, where he fasted and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Ferraz
Joaquim Miguel Leitão de Freitas Ferraz (born May 16, 1974), commonly known as Quim, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a striker. Career Ferraz began his career with Belenenses, making two league appearances in his debut season. In 1996, he moved to Paços de Ferreira, where he managed nine league goals from 31 games. The following year saw a brief spell at Gil Vicente before two seasons back at Belenenses. In July 1999, Ferraz moved on a Bosman transfer to Scottish side Dundee United, and made an instant impact by scoring a late debut winner against city rivals Dundee. Despite scoring three in his first four games, Ferraz fell out of form and finished the season with six from 28 appearances. In 2000, he moved back to Portugal with Marítimo and spent the next three seasons with ''Os Leões'' (The Lions), netting 13 goals from 41 league games. Ferraz then moved clubs from season to season, spending 2003–04 with Penafiel and 2004–05 in China with Qingdao Zh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Nabuco
Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo (August 19, 1849 – January 17, 1910) was a Brazilian writer, statesman, and a leading voice in the abolitionist movement of his country. Early life and education Born in Brazil, Joaquim was the son of a major political figure in the Brazilian Empire, Jose Thomas Nabuco (1813–1878), a lifetime senator, counselor of state, and wealthy landowner. Jose made his move from conservativism to liberalism in the 1860s, establishing the Liberal Party in 1868 and supporting the reforms that would lead to the abolition of slavery in 1888. Personal life Joaquim Nabuco spent most of his time from 1873 to 1878 traveling and living abroad. In his youth, Nabuco had a 14-year relationship with financier and philanthropist Eufrásia Teixeira Leite, who held one of the largest fortunes in the world at the time. The romance with Nabuco begun during a trip by ship to Europe, in 1873, and would last until 1887, when Eufrásia sent her last letter to Joa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Miranda
Joaquim Miranda (7 September 1950 – 17 June 2006) was a Portuguese economist and politician, a former member of the Portuguese Parliament and of the European Parliament. He was born in Portalegre, in the southern region of Alentejo. Joaquim Miranda was a member of the Portuguese Communist Party since the 1970s, and was elected to several political jobs. Between 1979 and 1985, he was an alderman in the Municipal Chamber of his hometown, Portalegre. Between 1980 and 1986, he was also a member of the Portuguese Parliament. Inside the Portuguese Communist Party, Miranda was a member of the Central Committee and of the Regional Committee of Portalegre. In his last years, he left the Central Committee and became a member of the reformist group Renovação Comunista, which criticizes the Party's political orientation. Tasks in the European Parliament When Portugal joined the European Union, in 1986, the Communist Party included his name in the list of the Portuguese representative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Maria Machado De Assis
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (), often known by his surnames as Machado de Assis, ''Machado,'' or ''Bruxo do Cosme Velho''Vainfas, p. 505. (21 June 1839 – 29 September 1908), was a pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer, widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature. Nevertheless, Assis did not achieve widespread popularity outside Brazil during his lifetime. In 1897 he founded and became the first President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. He was multilingual, having taught himself French, English, German and Greek in later life. Born in Morro do Livramento, Rio de Janeiro from a poor family, he was the grandson of freed slaves in a country where slavery would not be fully abolished until 49 years later. He barely studied in public schools and never attended university. With only his own intellect to rely on, and largely self-taught, he struggled to rise socially. To do so, he took several public positions, passing through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Manuel De Macedo
Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (June 24, 1820 – May 11, 1882) was a Brazilian novelist, doctor, teacher, poet, playwright and journalist, famous for the romance '' A Moreninha''. He is the patron of the 20th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Life Joaquim Manuel de Macedo was born in the city of Itaboraí, in 1820, to Severino de Macedo Carvalho and Benigna Catarina da Conceição. He graduated in Medicine in 1844, and started to practice it in the inlands of Rio. In the same year, he published his romance ''A Moreninha''. In 1849, he founded the magazine ''Guanabara'', along with Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre and Gonçalves Dias. In this magazine, many parts of his lengthy poem ''A Nebulosa'' were published. Returning to Rio, he abandoned Medicine and became a teacher of History and Geography at the Colégio Pedro II. He was very linked to the Brazilian Imperial Family, even becoming a tutor for Princess Isabel's children. He was also a provincial deputy and a general d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Magalhães Mota
Joaquim Jorge de Magalhães Saraiva da Mota (November 17, 1935 in Santarém, São Salvador – September 26, 2007 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician. Background He was a son of Elói do Nascimento Saraiva da Mota (July 2, 1907 in Lisbon, São Vicente de Fora – February 11, 2000 in Lisbon) and wife (January 19, 1935) Miquelina Augusta Flor de Magalhães (b. Guarda, Sé, March 14, 1914). Career He was a Licentiate in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. He started his career as a lawyer. He was a Member of the Liberal Wing (Ala Liberal), at the fascist National Assembly, during Marcelo Caetano's government, that came to an end in 1974. After the 25 April 1974, he was one of the four Co-Founders of the Popular Democratic Party (Partido Popular Democrático), with Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Carlos Mota Pinto, João Bosco Mota Amaral, Alberto João Jardim, António Barbosa de Melo and António Marques Mendes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Machado De Castro
Joaquim Machado de Castro (19 June 1731 – 17 November 1822) was one of Portugal's foremost sculptors. He wrote extensively on his works and the theory behind them, including a full-length discussion of the statue of King Joseph I entitled ''Descripção analytica da execução da estatua equestre'', Lisbon 1810. Life Machado de Castro was born in Coimbra, and was a celebrated figure throughout Europe in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The ''Descripção'' is the artist's detailed comments on the style and execution of his finest work, the equestrian statue of D. José I, erected in 1775 as part of the rebuilding of central Lisbon after the disastrous earthquake of 1755. The stages of construction are illustrated with sections and cross-sections of the horse and rider, views of the statue from different angles, and details of armor and ornamentation. This bronze statue remains one of Lisbon's most important monuments, and dominates one of the major squares of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Leitão
Joaquim Leitão, ComIH, OM (born 1956) is a Portuguese film director. He won two Golden Globe Awards, in 1996 for ''Adão e Eva'' and in 1998 for ''Tentação''. at IMDB.com Life He studied law at the , but changed to directing films. In the 1980s he directed several short films and music videos. In 1994 he wrote ''Uma Cidade Qualquer'' for the European Capital of Culture. He followed this with '''' (1995), whose cast included |
Joaquim José Antunes
The Antunes family were Portuguese harpsichord- and early piano builders in the 18th and 19th centuries. Known builders of the family Julião was the father of Joaquim José; he was a maker of string instruments for the royal chapel in Lisbon :Joaquim José (1731–1811) harpsichord maker in Lisbon, and the most prominent member of the family. :Manuel (1707–1796) was the brother of Joaquim José and shared a workshop with him. :::João Baptista ( fl.1825–1865), was the grandson of Manuel and a maker of keyboard instruments. Surviving instruments There are four Antunes instruments still in existence. Two single manual harpsichords with disposition 8' 8' are signed by Joaquin José: one dated 1758, now in the Museu da Música, Lisbon and one dated 1785, that was in the Finchcocks collection, Goudhurst, Kent until 2016. Their other existing instruments are signed only 'Antunes', probably because they were made by Manuel and Joaquin José working together. These are a grand piano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Guedes
Joaquim Manoel Guedes Sobrinho (; June 18, 1932 in São Paulo – July 27, 2008 in São Paulo) was a Brazilian architect and urban planner. Praised as one of the most important architects of his generation, he was known for rejecting formalism in favor of an architecture that responds to the needs of everyday life. Although usually associated with the Paulista School, Guedes was a critic of Oscar Niemeyer and mainstream Brazilian architecture and thus considered an 'enfant terrible' among many of his colleagues. He inaugurated his practice in São Paulo in 1955 and worked on over 400 projects. He is best known for his single-family houses and urban projects, among them the new town of Caraíba in the State of Bahia, Brazil. Bibliography *Junqueira, M. Joaquim Guedes. São Paulo: Cosac & Naify, 2000. *Brazil's Modern Architecture, Edited by Elisabetta Andreoli and Adrian Fort. London: Phaidon Press, 2004. 1932 births 2008 deaths Brazilian architects {{Brazil-architect-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Goes
Joaquim Goés is a scientist at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Maine, USA who has been awarded the International Takeda Techno-Entrepreneurship Award in Environmental Sciences for his research on the Influence of Solar Ultraviolet Radiation in Marine Ecosystems. Goés' research focuses on new methods to evaluate and predict the effects of Ozone depletion and its implications for human health and ecosystems as well as methods for managing and minimizing these risks. Goés, from the region of Goa along the Indian west coast, was earlier part of the National Institute of Oceanography at Dona Paula Dona Paula is a village and tourist destination in the neighborhood of Panaji, Goa, India. It is today home to the National Institute of Oceanography and the International Centre Goa. History The place is named after ''Dona'' Paula Amaral .... References Goans in science and technology Indian oceanographers Living people Year of birth missing (living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
