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São Mateus (Espírito Santo)
São Mateus is Portuguese for Saint Matthew, and may refer to one of the following places: Brazil *São Mateus, Espírito Santo, a municipality and a city in the state of Espírito Santo * São Mateus, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, a barrio in the city of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais * São Mateus, São João de Meriti, Rio de Janeiro, a barrio in the city of São João de Meriti, Rio de Janeiro * Subprefecture of São Mateus, São Paulo * São Mateus (district of São Paulo) *São Mateus do Maranhão, a municipality in the state of Maranhão * São Mateus do Sul, a municipality in the state of Paraná * Roman Catholic Diocese of São Mateus, based in São Mateus, Espírito Santo Portugal * São Mateus (Madalena), a civil parish in the municipality of Madalena, Pico, Azores *São Mateus da Calheta, a civil parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores *São Mateus, the alternative name for the civil parish of Urzelina, in the municipality of Velas, São Jorge, Azo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew The Evangelist
Matthew the Apostle,, shortened to ''Matti'' (whence ar, مَتَّى, Mattā), meaning "Gift of YHWH"; arc, , Mattai; grc-koi, Μαθθαῖος, ''Maththaîos'' or , ''Matthaîos''; cop, ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲉⲟⲥ, Mattheos; la, Matthaeus also known as Saint Matthew and possibly as Levi, was, according to the New Testament, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. According to Christian traditions, he was also one of the four Evangelists as author of the Gospel of Matthew, and thus is also known as Matthew the Evangelist, a claim rejected by most biblical scholars, though the "traditional authorship still has its defenders." The New Testament records that as a disciple, he followed Jesus, and was one of the witnesses of the Ascension of Jesus. Later Church fathers such as Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria claim that Matthew preached the Gospel to the Jewish community in Judea, before going to other countries. In the New Testament Among the early followers and apostles of Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Mateus, Espírito Santo
São Mateus is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was estimated at 132,642 in 2020, and its area is 2,346 km². São Mateus is located at 36 meters above sea level. It is the second oldest and seventh most populous municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. São Mateus was founded on 21 of September 1544, receiving municipal autonomy only in 1764. Originally, it was called Povoado do Cricaré, being renamed in the year 1566 by Father José de Anchieta after Matthew the Apostle, Saint Matthew. Until the second-half of 19th century, it was one of the main gateways of enslaved Africans in Brazil. The large influx of slaves arriving at the Americas by the Porto de São Mateus, São Mateus' port explains why today the municipality is considered to have the biggest Afro-descendant population of the state. There were also italians, italian immigrants arriving at the area, these ones ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Mateus, Juiz De Fora, Minas Gerais
SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. * SAO, the ICAO airline designator for Sahel Aviation Service, Mali * SAO, the IATA airport code for airports in the São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil * Serb Autonomous Regions during the breakup of Yugoslavia * São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil Science * Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. ** Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog, which assigns SAO catalogue entries * Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science (SAO RAS) Entertainment * '' Sword Art Online'', a Japanese light novel series ** ''Sword Art Online'' (2012 TV series), an anime adaptation of the light novels * Sao Sao Sao, a Thai pop music trio Other uses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juiz De Fora
Juiz de Fora (, '' Outsider Judge''), also known as J.F., is a city in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, approximately from the state border with Rio de Janeiro. According to 2020 estimates the current population is about 573,285 inhabitants. The geographical area of the municipality is . The city's location was a key factor in its economic and demographic development since it is situated between the three most important financial and economic metropolises of southeast Brazil (and also the three largest urban sprawls of the country): Rio de Janeiro (), Belo Horizonte () and São Paulo (). Major highways connect Juiz de Fora with these three metropolitan areas, the most important being the BR 040 which connects Brasília with Rio de Janeiro via Belo Horizonte. The city is built on the Paraibuna, a major tributary of the Paraíba do Sul river. History The origins of Juiz de Fora can be traced back to the beginnings of the 18th century, when the Caminho No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Mateus, São João De Meriti, Rio De Janeiro
SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. * SAO, the ICAO airline designator for Sahel Aviation Service, Mali * SAO, the IATA airport code for airports in the São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil * Serb Autonomous Regions during the breakup of Yugoslavia * São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil Science * Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. ** Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog, which assigns SAO catalogue entries * Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science (SAO RAS) Entertainment * '' Sword Art Online'', a Japanese light novel series ** ''Sword Art Online'' (2012 TV series), an anime adaptation of the light novels * Sao Sao Sao, a Thai pop music trio Other uses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São João De Meriti
São João de Meriti (, ) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Its historical name is São João do Rio Meriti. Its population was 472,906 inhabitants in 2020. It's located in the region of Baixada Fluminense, having 34.996 km² (13.451 square miles). The city is known as "Americas' Anthill", because its population density is one of the highest in the continent (13,185/km² or 34,815/sq mi). History The place we know today as ''São João de Meriti'', cut by the rivers Sarapuí, Meriti and Pavuna, was known before as ''Freguesia de Meriti''. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Meriti had many farms and chapels, being an important producer of corn, cassava, beans and sugar. In 1833, the São João de Meriti village incorporated the Maxabomba village, now City of Nova Iguaçú. In 1947, São João de Meriti was elevated to the status of municipality. It is considered a commuter town. It has some commercial centers such as its downtown, Vilar dos Teles (e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subprefecture Of São Mateus
The Subprefecture of São Mateus is one of 32 subprefectures of the city of São Paulo, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... It comprises three districts: São Mateus, São Rafael, and Iguatemi. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sao Mateus, Subprefecture of Subprefectures of São Paulo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Mateus (district Of São Paulo)
São Mateus is one of 96 districts in the city of São Paulo, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... References Districts of São Paulo {{SãoPauloState-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Mateus Do Maranhão
São Mateus do Maranhão is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil. The municipality contains a small part of the Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1991 that has been a Ramsar Site since 2000. See also *List of municipalities in Maranhão This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Maranhão (MA), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão is divided into 217 municipalities, which are grouped into 21 microregions, which are grouped into 5 mesoregions. S ... References Municipalities in Maranhão {{Maranhão-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Mateus Do Sul
São Mateus do Sul (St. Matthew of the South) is a municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ... of the Brazilian state of Paraná, located in the southern region of the country. History The village of São Mateus do Sul has emerged as landing and support sector the flags military launched by the governor of the capitania of São Paulo, Mr. Luiz de Souza Botelho e Mourao, with the goal of conquest of Guarapuava. It was the Lieutenant Bruno Costa Filgueiras, head of the Fourth Expedition, with 25 men, which was intended to Tibagi, who first popped in the lands of Sao Mateus do Sul in 1769. The first human ballast that was established here was composed of nationals, in the year of 1877. Subsequently tried to form a colony of Spaniards who did not adapt to the region, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of São Mateus
The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Mateus ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Matthaei) is a diocese located in the city of São Mateus, Espírito Santo, São Mateus in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória, Vitória in Brazil. History * 16 February 1958: Established as Diocese of São Mateus from the Diocese of Espírito Santo Leadership * Bishops of São Mateus (Roman rite) ** Bishop José Dalvit, M.C.C.I. (1959.05.09 – 1970.05.14) ** Bishop Aldo Gerna, M.C.C.I. (1971.05.18 – 2007.10.03) ** Bishop Zanoni Demettino Castro (2007.10.03 – 2014.12.03) ** Bishop Paulo Bosi Dal'Bó (2015.10.21 – present) References GCatholic.orgDiocese website (Portuguese) Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil Christian organizations established in 1958 Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Vitória, São Mateus, Roman Catholic Diocese of Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1958 establishments in Brazil {{Brazil-RC-diocese-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Mateus (Madalena)
is a freguesia, civil parish along the southwestern coast of the concelho, municipality of Madalena (Azores), Madalena on the island Portugal, Portuguese Pico Island, island of Pico, in the archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 772, in an area of 17.37 km². History It is known, from oral investigations, that one of the first freguesia, civil parishes created on the island of Pico was dedicated to the Apostles in the New Testament, apostle Mathew, and which extended along the southern coast in an area considerably larger than today's limits.Manuel Alexandre Madruga (1957), p.144 It was, then, part of the locality of ''Arruda'', its centre from Lajes (parish), Lajes, and whose name was derived from a medicinal plant discovered in the region. Geography Connected to the two principal centers (Madalena on the west coast and Lajes on the south coast) by the Regional E.R.1-1ª roadway, the parish is wedged between the parishes of São Caetano (Madalena), São Cae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
