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Pestana (Osasco)
Pestana or Pestaña may refer to: * Ángel Pestaña (1886–1937), Spanish Anarcho-syndicalist and later Syndicalist leader *Augusto Pestana, Brazilian city in the State of Rio Grande do Sul * Augusto Pestana (politician), Brazilian engineer and politician * Hélio Pestana (born 1985), Portuguese actor and model, booked by Layjan agency *Paulo Dinarte Gouveia Pestana Paulo Dinarte Gouveia Pestana (born 30 January 1985 in Funchal, Madeira), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association footbal ... (born 1985), Portuguese footballer * Pestana Group, currently the largest Portuguese tourism and leisure group * Pestana Hotels and Resorts, brand of the Pestana Group {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Pestaña
Ángel Pestaña Nuñez (1886–1937) was a Spanish Anarcho-syndicalism, Anarcho-syndicalist and later the founder of the Syndicalist Party. Life In April 1919, after Catalonia was shaken by the ''Canadenca'' protests, Pestaña was arrested and detained, and the paper banned. He left for Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Bolshevist Russia in 1920, in order to be present at the 2nd Comintern Congress and the preliminary sessions of the Profintern. Together with his mentor Salvador Seguí, Pestaña opposed the paramilitary and terrorist actions advocated and carried out by other members of the CNT. In August 1922, he was the victim of an assassination attempt while giving a speech in Manresa, as part of the violent repression measures taken by the Spanish authorities. The indignation caused throughout Spain by news of this act brought the dismissal of several government officials, as well as an end to legislation that permitted the murder of trade union activists. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusto Pestana
Augusto Pestana is a Brazilian municipality in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located at 28°31′01″S 53°39′01″W, at an altitude of 390 m (1,279 feet). The city is 320 km northwest of Porto Alegre, 1,540 km southwest of Brasília and just 120 km east of the border with Argentina. It was named after Augusto Pestana (1868-1934), a Brazilian engineer and politician. History The area was originally inhabited by indigenous peoples of South America ("Umbu" tradition) about ten thousand years ago. In 1697, Spaniard Jesuits founded a Reduction in São João Batista, 40 km west of present-day Augusto Pestana. The whole region was eventually annexed by the Portuguese in 1801. One hundred years later, Augusto Pestana, then director for Public Lands in Northwest Rio Grande do Sul, founded a settlement on the Cadeado Range, between the Conceição and the Ijuizinho rivers (the name "Cadeado", padlock in Portuguese, is a reference to a checkpoint tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusto Pestana (politician)
Augusto Pestana (May 22, 1868 – May 29, 1934) was a Brazilian engineer and politician. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Pestana moved in the late 1880s to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, where he would become a specialist in railroad engineering and public administration, as well as one of the main leaders of the Republican Party of Rio Grande do Sul (PRR). Background Augusto Pestana was born on May 22, 1868, in Rio de Janeiro, then capital of the Empire of Brazil, to Manuel José Pestana, a civil servant of the Brazilian Imperial Household and to Januária de Abreu Pestana, daughter of a customs officer. Both his parents were of Portuguese heritage and belonged to middle-class families established in Rio de Janeiro at the time of the transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil in 1808. In spite of his conservative and devout Catholic upbringing, the young Pestana was an avid reader of the French philosopher Auguste Comte and joined, much to the chagrin of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hélio Pestana
Hélio Pestana (born 25 May 1985) is a Portuguese actor and model, booked by Layjan agency. Biography Pestana studied in D. Pedro V High School and started his acting career in theatre stages, but only became well-known at the age of 19, as one of the main cast members of teen series "Morangos com Açúcar" (2004/05), playing Henrique Batista. After leaving "Morangos com Açúcar", Pestana appeared in the prime-time soap opera " Dei-te Quase Tudo" (2005/06), as Gonçalo Mascarenhas. Later, Pestana guest starred in the first episode of the Brazilian/Portuguese co-production " Paixões Proibidas" (2007) and he also dubbed the Portuguese version of Chick Hicks in the Disney movie, "Cars" Hélio Pestana was voted 79th greatest Portuguese of all time in the hit TV show " Os Grandes Portugueses". He was also elected one of the 25 Most Beautiful People in Portuguese Television and he was awarded with the "Mais TV" Award in category Best Break-Through Actor in 2005/2006. He was one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulo Dinarte Gouveia Pestana
Paulo Dinarte Gouveia Pestana (born 30 January 1985 in Funchal, Madeira), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie .... References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulinho (footballer, born 1985) 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Funchal Portuguese footballers Madeiran footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Segunda Divisão players C.S. Marítimo players Cypriot Second Division players Onisilos Sotira players Liga I players Liga II players FC Progresul București players FC Astra Giurgiu players CS Concordia Chiajna players FC Universitatea Cluj players CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players ASC Oțelul Galați players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pestana Group
Pestana Group is a Portuguese tourism and leisure group. Its hotel chain Pestana Hotels and Resorts has 100 hotels with over 12,000 rooms. The group manages Pousadas de Portugal since 2003. Organization The firm's main activity is tourism, having also interests in industry and services. It manages hotel units in three different continents: Europe, South America, and Africa. The countries it serves on those continents are n alphabetical order Argentina, Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, and South Africa. The Pestana Group owns the Portuguese airline euroAtlantic Airways, and a stake in STP Airways, which is the national airline of São Tomé and Príncipe. Besides the 91 hotels, the Pestana Group has six timesharing properties, three golf courses, two real estate/touristic properties, a gambling concession for a Casino, a participation in a charter airline, a travel agency and three Tour Operators. In 2015, Pestana Group partnered with Crist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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