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João Rodrigues (missionary)
João Rodrigues may refer to: *João Rodrigues Tçuzu (1561–1633), Portuguese Jesuit missionary in Japan and China *João Rodrigues (sailor) (born 1971), Portuguese Olympic sailor *João Barbosa Rodrigues (1842–1909), Brazilian botanist *João Pedro Rodrigues (born 1966), Portuguese film director *Joao Rodríguez (footballer) (born 1996), Colombian footballer who plays for Central Córdoba *João Rodrigues (cyclist) (born 1994), Portuguese road racing cyclist {{hndis, Rodrigues, João ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Rodrigues Tçuzu
João Rodrigues (1561or 1562 1633or 1634), distinguished as Tçuzu and also known by other names in China and Korea, was a Portuguese sailor, warrior, and Jesuit interpreter, missionary, priest, and scholar in Japan and China. He is now best known for his linguistic works on the Japanese language, including '' The Art of the Japanese Language''. He was also long erroneously supposed to have been the main compiler of the first Japanese–Portuguese dictionary, published in 1603. Name João Rodrigues's epithet Tçuzu was an early Portuguese transcription of his Japanese descriptor ''Tsūji'' ( ja, , "the Interpreter"). It distinguished him from a contemporary João Rodrigues in the Jesuits' China mission. João's surname sometimes appears in its Spanish form Rodriguez, the form he himself used in his Portuguese works; his epithet is sometimes mistakenly written as Tçuzzu. In Japan and China, Rodrigues used the Chinese name (), abbreviating his family name to a single cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Rodrigues (sailor)
João Filipe Gaspar Rodrigues (born 2 November 1971) is a Portuguese windsurfer. He competed in every Summer Olympic Games from 1992 to 2016 with the best result of sixth place in 2004. Rodrigues started sailing aged nine and racing competitively at the age of eleven; in 1987 he was included to the national team. In 1995, he won his first major title at the Mistral World Championships, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The same year he also graduated from a five-year course in engineering and was awarded the Nobre Guedes Olympic Medal by the Portuguese Olympic Committee. In the following two years, Rodrigues won the European Championships in the Mistral class. In May 2008, he added a third European title to his record, this time in the Neil Pryde RS:X class. Rodrigues won a silver medal in the masters fleet at the 2009 IWA Junior, Youth and Masters World championships which took place at Weymouth and Portland sailing academy which is the venue for the windsurfing and sailin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Barbosa Rodrigues
João Barbosa Rodrigues (June 22, 1842 – March 6, 1909) was considered one of Brazil's greatest botanists, known especially for his work on orchids and palms. For nearly two decades he was director of the Botanic Garden of Rio de Janeiro. Something of a polymath, he was a prolific botanical artist who also made contributions to his country's ethnography, geography, linguistics, zoology, and literature. Early life and education Rodrigues was born on June 22, 1842, in São Gonçalo do Sapucaí, Brazil, and was initially raised in Campanha, in the state of Minas Gerais, before the family returned to Rio in 1858. His father was a Portuguese merchant, and his mother was a Brazilian of Indian descent. He had several siblings: brothers João Baptista and Arthur and sisters Maria and Olympia. He showed early ability as a writer and he was always interested in natural science, particularly in collecting insects and plants. However, he went to the Central School of Engineering in Rio de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Pedro Rodrigues
João Pedro Rodrigues (born 24 August 1966) is a Portuguese film director. He is considered to be part of ''The School of Reis'' film family. Career Having studied at the School of Theatre and Cinema of Portugal, Rodrigues started his career as an assistant director and editor in several features, directed, for example, by Alberto Seixas Santos and Teresa Villaverde, among others. In 1997 Rodrigues directed his first film. ''O Fantasma (Phantom)'' (2000). Apart from the minor controversy it generated in Portugal, the film was shown in Spain, Italy, France, Brazil and the United States with modest results. ''Two Drifters'' (2005), his second feature film, has garnered relative international acclaim and was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. His features have been produced and released by the production company Rosa Filmes. Personal life He is openly gay. Filmography * 1988 - ''O Pastor'' * 1997 - ''Happy Birthday! (Parabéns!)'' * 1997 - ''Esta é a Minha Casa'' * 1998 - ''A Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joao Rodríguez (footballer)
Joao Leandro Rodríguez González (; born 19 May 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Categoría Primera A club Jaguares. He was the first Colombian to sign for Chelsea. Club career Joao Rodríguez started part of his youth career with Colombian side Deportes Quindío. Eventually, Joao caught the eye as a prolific striker in the junior ranks of national Colombian football. His performances at the 2011 South American Under-15 Championships caught the eye of scouts worldwide, including those of Chelsea. Joao spent two months on trial as an Under-16 and impressed enough to sign a pre-contract agreement for a five-year professional contract beginning on his seventeenth birthday. This made him the first Colombian in history to sign with the London club. As part of the agreement Rodríguez remained at Deportes Quindío to play for the 2012–13 season. The player officially joined Chelsea for the start of the 2013/14 season. In January 2014, Rodr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
