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Muras (other)
Muras may refer to: * Muras, Galicia, a municipality in the province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain * Muras people, an indigenous people of South America See also *Muro (other) Muro, a word meaning wall in the Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Esperanto and Ido languages, may refer to: Places France * Muro, Haute-Corse, a commune in the ''département'' of Haute-Corse Italy * Muro Leccese, a municipality of the Province o ... * Muros (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muras, Galicia
Muras is a municipality in the province of Lugo, part of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. Muras belongs to the comarca of Terra Chá A Terra Chá is a region of Galicia, in the Province of Lugo. The overall population of this local region is 47,697 (2005). The regional capital and major population lies in Vilalba. A Terra Chá is in the northern interior of the province Lug .... References Municipalities in the Province of Lugo {{Galicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muras People
The Muras are an indigenous people who live in the central and eastern parts of Amazonas, Brazil, along the Amazon river from the Madeira to the Purus. They played an important part in Brazilian history during colonial times and were known for their quiet determination and subsequent resistance to the encroaching Portuguese culture. Formerly a powerful people, they were defeated by their neighbors, the Munduruku, in 1788. Of the original diversity of Muran languages, only Pirahã survives today. Historical encounter with the Portuguese According to Adélia Engrácia de Oliveira in ''Autos da devassa contra os índios Mura do Rio Madeira e nações do Rio Tocantins (1738–1739)'' (CEDEAM, 1986:1): "It is known that they, who used their canoes as homes, nomadic indians ("Índios de Corso"), controlled a wide area of land from the border of Peru to River Trombetas, that they stood out for their great effort to repel the encroaching of the Portuguese, that they were valiant and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muro (other)
Muro, a word meaning wall in the Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Esperanto and Ido languages, may refer to: Places France * Muro, Haute-Corse, a commune in the ''département'' of Haute-Corse Italy * Muro Leccese, a municipality of the Province of Lecce, Apulia * Muro Lucano, a municipality of the Province of Potenza, Basilicata Japan * Muro, Nara, (室生村; Murō-mura), a village located in Uda District, Nara Prefecture * Muro District, Kii, (牟婁郡; Muro-gun), in Kii Province, present-day Wakayama Prefecture and Mie Prefecture Spain * Muro, Mallorca, a town * Muro de Alcoy, a town in the province of Alicante * Muros, A Coruña, a town in the province of A Coruña * Muros (comarca), a ''comarca'' in the province of A Coruña * Muros de Nalón, a municipality in the province of Asturias People * Muro (DJ), hip hop artist from Tokyo * ''Il Muro'', Italian nickname for Walter Samuel (born 1978), Argentinian footballer * Adrián Muro (born 1995), Mexican footballer Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |