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Jose De Sousa Campos
José de Sousa Campos (1797 – 1858) was a Brazilian politician involved in the history and politics of São Paulo and Campinas. He was a councilman for the town of São Carlos in 1822 and legal counsel for the Council taking part in the success of Independence; councilman in 1837-40 and 1841–44. He was one of the founders of Sousas (also known as Souzas district) and one of the major promoters of the coffee culture Coffee culture is the set of traditions and social behaviors that surround the consumption of coffee, particularly as a social lubricant. The term also refers to the cultural diffusion and adoption of coffee as a widely consumed stimulant. In the .... He was the great-grandson of Barreto Leme and Sousa Siqueira, founders of Campinas. See also * Bernardo de Sousa Campos References Brazilian politicians 1797 births 1858 deaths {{Brazil-politician-stub ...
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São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC as an alpha global city, São Paulo is the most populous city proper in the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the world's 4th largest city proper by population. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The city's name honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area, the Greater São Paulo, ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the 12th most populous on Earth. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas around the Greater São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Jundiaí, Sorocaba and São José dos Campos) created the São Paulo Macrometr ...
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Campinas
Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') is a Brazilian municipality in São Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region. According to the 2020 estimate, the city's population is 1,213,792, making it the fourteenth most populous Brazilian city and the third most populous municipality in São Paulo state. The city's metropolitan area, Metropolitan Region of Campinas, contains twenty municipalities with a total population of 3,656,363 people. Etymology Campinas means ''grass fields'' in Portuguese and refers to its characteristic landscape, which originally comprised large stretches of dense subtropical forests (mato grosso or thick woods in Portuguese), mainly along the many rivers, interspersed with gently rolling hills covered by low-lying vegetation. Campinas' official crest and flag has a picture of the mythical bird, the phoenix, because it was practically reborn after a devastating epidemic of yellow fever in the 1800s, which killed more than 25% of the city's inhabi ...
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São Carlos
São Carlos (Saint Charles, in English, ; named after Saint Charles Borromeo) is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, 254 kilometers from the city of São Paulo. With a population of 254,484 inhabitants, it is the 13th largest city in the state in terms of the number of residents, being almost in the center of the state of São Paulo. The municipality is formed by the headquarters and the districts of Água Vermelha, Bela Vista São-Carlense, Santa Eudóxia and Vila Nery. The city is an important regional industrial center, with the economy based on industrial activities and farming, such as the production of sugar cane, orange, milk and chicken. Served by road and rail systems, São Carlos houses several multinational companies. Given local and, in some ways, regional needs, there is a network of commerce and services distributed in street stores, convenience stores and a mall of the Iguatemi network. In the field of research, besides the univers ...
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Sousas
Sousas () is one of the six districts in the city of Campinas, in the state of São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga .... It is located in the western part of the city, approximately 10 km from downtown. The Atibaia River passes through central Sousas. It is a weekender destination for many Campinas residents, who visit it for restaurants and recreation. Geography of Campinas Neighbourhoods in São Paulo (state) {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub ...
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Coffee Culture
Coffee culture is the set of traditions and social behaviors that surround the consumption of coffee, particularly as a social lubricant. The term also refers to the cultural diffusion and adoption of coffee as a widely consumed stimulant. In the late 20th century, espresso became an increasingly dominant drink contributing to coffee culture, particularly in the Western world and other urbanized centers around the globe. The culture surrounding coffee and coffeehouses dates back to 16th-century Turkey. Coffeehouses in Western Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean were not only social hubs but also artistic and intellectual centres. In the late 17th and 18th centuries, coffeehouses in London became popular meeting places for artists, writers, and socialites, as well as centres for political and commercial activity. In the 19th century a special coffee house culture developed in Vienna, the Viennese coffee house, which then spread throughout Central Europe. ''Les Deux Magots'' in Pa ...
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Barreto Leme
Barreto may refer to: * Barreto (surname) * Barreto, Niterói, a neighborhood in Brazil * Barreto River, in Pará, Brazil * Pereira Barreto, a municipality in Brazil * Barretos Barretos is a municipality in the northern part of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has approximately 122,833 inhabitants (IBGE/2020) and an area of 1566.1 km². Barretos belongs to the Mesoregion of Ribeirão Preto. History The ..., a municipality in Brazil * Barreto (footballer, born 1985), Paulo Vitor de Souza Barreto, Brazilian footballer * Barreto (footballer, born 1995), Gustavo Bonatto Barreto, Brazilian football defensive midfielder {{disambiguation, geo ...
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Sousa Siqueira
Sousa refers to * John Philip Sousa (1854–1932), American composer of marches Sousa also may refer to: People * Sousa (surname), including other Portuguese variants such as Souza, de Sousa, D'Souza, etc. * João Sousa, Portuguese tennis player * Paulo Sousa, Portuguese football manager * Souza (footballer, born 1975), full name José Ivanaldo de Souza, Brazilian football attacking midfielder * Souza (footballer, born 1977), full name Sergio Roberto Pereira de Souza, Brazilian football midfielder * Souza (footballer, born 1979), full name Willamis de Souza Silva, Brazilian former football midfielder and television pundit * Souza (footballer, born 1982), full name Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso, Brazilian football striker * Souza (footballer, born 1988), full name Elierce Barbosa de Souza, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Sousa (Brazilian footballer), full name Van Basty Sousa e Silva, (born 1994), Brazilian football midfielder Animals * ''Sousa'', genus making up the hu ...
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Bernardo De Sousa Campos
Bernardo de Sousa Campos (1869 – 1930) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. Early life He was the youngest son of Jose de Sousa Campos and Maria Gertrudes de Sousa Campos, and a great-great-grandson of Barreto Leme and Sousa Siqueira, founders of Campinas.Campos Abreu, F. ''Monografia histórica do município de Campinas''. Rio de Janeiro: Serviço Gráf. de Inst. Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, 1952. p.9Google Books/ref> Education He held a degree in Law and Social Sciences and was a prominent attorney in São Paulo. He served as a member of parliament at the State and Federal levels, acting chief of police and attorney general for the republic in the state capital. Personal life Married on 8 May 1894 in São Paulo, to Eulalia Maria Pinheiro de Sousa Campos (1869–1933), from Brotas Brotas is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of São Paulo. The population is 24,636 (2020 est.) in an area of 1101 km2. The town is known locally for ...
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Brazilian Politicians
Brazilian commonly refers to: * Something of, from or relating to Brazil * Brazilian Portuguese, the dialect of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil * Brazilians, the people (citizens) of Brazil, or of Brazilian descent Brazilian may also refer to: Sports * Brazilian football, see football in Brazil * Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art and combat sport system *''The Brazilians'', a nickname for South African football association club Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. due to their soccer kits which resembles that of the Brazilian national team Other uses * Brazilian waxing, a style of Bikini waxing * Brazilian culture, describing the Culture of Brazil * "The Brazilian "The Brazilian" is an instrumental piece by the English band Genesis that concludes their 1986 album '' Invisible Touch''. The song features experimental sounds and effects. The band wrote two instrumental pieces for the album, this and "Do the N ...", a 1986 instrumental by Genesis * Brazilian barbecue, known ...
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1797 Births
Events January–March * January 3 – The Treaty of Tripoli, a peace treaty between the United States and Ottoman Tripolitania, is signed at Algiers (''see also'' 1796). * January 7 – The parliament of the Cisalpine Republic adopts the Italian green-white-red tricolour as the official flag (this is considered the birth of the flag of Italy). * January 13 – Action of 13 January 1797, part of the War of the First Coalition: Two British Royal Navy frigates, HMS ''Indefatigable'' and HMS ''Amazon'', drive the French 74-gun ship of the line '' Droits de l'Homme'' aground on the coast of Brittany, with over 900 deaths. * January 14 – War of the First Coalition – Battle of Rivoli: French forces under General Napoleon Bonaparte defeat an Austrian army of 28,000 men, under ''Feldzeugmeister'' József Alvinczi, near Rivoli (modern-day Italy), ending Austria's fourth and final attempt to relieve the fortress city of Mantua. * January 26 – Th ...
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