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Sobral (surname)
Sobral is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Carlos Sobral (born 1950), Brazilian jewelry designer * Figueiredo Sobral (1926 – 13 August 2010), Portuguese painter, sculptor and poet. * José María Sobral (1880–1961), Argentine military scientist and Antarctic explorer * Leila Sobral (born 1974), Brazilian basketball player * Luísa Sobral (born 1987), Portuguese singer and songwriter * Marcos Sobral (born 1960), Brazilian botanist * Marta Sobral (born 1964), Brazilian female basketball player * Manuel Sobral Manuel "Manny" Sobral (born September 12, 1968) is the former Canadian and IBO Champion of the World, competing in the Super welterweight division. A resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, he represented Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Se ... (born 1968), Canadian welterweight boxer * Renato Sobral (born 1975), professional mixed martial arts fighter * Salvador Sobral (born 1989), Portuguese singer {{surname, Sobral Portugue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Language
Portuguese ( or, in full, ) is a western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is an official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, while having co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation is referred to as " Lusophone" (). As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese speakers is also found around the world. Portuguese is part of the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia and the County of Portugal, and has kept some Celtic phonology in its lexicon. With approximately 250 million native speakers and 24 million L2 (second language) speakers, Portuguese has approximately 274 million total speakers. It is usually listed as the sixth-most spoken language, the third-most sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Sobral
Carlos Sobral is a designer who began his career in 1960s Rio de Janeiro. Sobral took, and continues to take, an environmentally responsible approach by working with unusual recycled materials such as recycled tires. Career Sobral traveled for years between craft fairs and cultural events and consulted restaurants to find buyers for his hand-crafted goods. Distribution was challenging, as other artists created and sold similar products in the same markets. However, in 1976, Sobral stumbled across a new material – resin – that proved to be a turning point in his career. At a craft fair in Cabo Frio, Sobral first encountered jewelry made by Argentinean artisans from polyester resin. Unable to obtain information about the material from the artisans, Sobral investigated on his own. He discovered a source of resin and built a workshop on a small farm located in Jardim Alvorada, Nova Iguaçu, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro. Here, he launched his new company, Genesis, which eventually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figueiredo Sobral
Figueiredo Sobral (1926 – 13 August 2010) was a Portuguese painter, sculptor and poet. His monumental sculptures and murals are displayed in public spaces in Portugal and Brazil. His work is held in many public and private collections. Life Jose Maria Figueiredo Sobral was born in Lisbon in 1926. He graduated from the Antonio Arroio Decorative Arts School ('' Escola Secundária Artística António Arroio'') where he studied under Lino António, Paula Campos and Rodrigues Alves. Sobral worked in a range of media including painting, graphic design, illustration, scenography and poetry. His paintings were first shown publicly at the General Exhibitions of Fine Arts (SNBA, Lisbon) immediately after World War II (1939–45). He joined the Portuguese surrealist group formed by Antônio Maria Lisboa and Cesariny Vasconcelos. His first individual exhibition was in Castelo de Vide in 1952. Since then his work has been shown in many individual and group exhibitions. Until the late 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María Sobral
''Alférez de Navío'' José María Sobral (April 14, 1880 – April 14, 1961) was an Argentine explorer, geologist, naval officer and author who rose to prominence by participating in the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1904) becoming the first Argentine to overwinter in Antarctica. Later he pursued studies at Uppsala University becoming the first Argentine to obtain a geology degree. Sobral worked briefly as ambassador to Norway in 1930 before returning to Argentina to work at YPF. Biography Sobral was born in Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos. He joined the Swedish Antarctic Expedition on the ship ''Antarctic'' in Buenos Aires at the end of 1901, when the group headed by Otto Nordenskjöld asked the Argentine Government for supplies, to perform a series of meteorological, biological geological and geodesical studies. The expedition arrived at Snow Hill Island at the Weddell Sea in 1902, where they were to spend one winter. But the ship that was to return t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leila Sobral
Leila de Souza Sobral Freitas (born November 22, 1974, in São Paulo) is a basketball player from Brazil, who with the women's national team won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia and the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 .... Her sister Marta Sobral was also part of the national team. References Profile (archive) 1974 births Living people Brazilian expatriate basketball people in the United States Brazilian women's basketball players Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for Brazil Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in basketball Basketball players from São Paulo Medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luísa Sobral
Luísa Vilar Braamcamp Sobral (; born 18 September 1987) is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. She came to prominence in 2003 after finishing third in the first season of '' Ídolos'', the Portuguese version of '' Idols'' television series. After going on hiatus to attend the Berklee College of Music, she released her debut album, ''The Cherry on My Cake'', in 2011. She later composed "Amar pelos dois", which was performed by her brother Salvador Sobral and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 for Portugal. Life and career Early life and career Luísa Sobral was born and raised in Lisbon, and also lived in the United States for a period of time as a child. Her younger brother is Salvador Sobral, who is also a singer. Through her father, she is related to Hermano José Braamcamp de Almeida Castelo Branco, a 19th-century Portuguese nobleman and politician of Italian and Dutch descent. In 2003, at the age of 16, Sobral auditioned for season one of '' Ídolos'', the Portuguese ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcos Sobral
Marcos Eduardo Guerra Sobral (born 1960) is a Brazilian botanist. Since 2009 he has been an adjunct professor of Botany at the Federal University of São João del-Rei. As of the end of 2020, Sobral has authored 79 publications and published 237 taxon names, particularly within the '' Eugenia'', ''Myrcia'', and '' Plinia'' genera of the family Myrtaceae. Academic background Marcos received his undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences in 2003 from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. He received his PhD in Botany from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais The Federal University of Minas Gerais ( pt, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, UFMG) is a federalIn the Brazilian Higher Education context, ''Federal'' does not mean ''collegiate'' (even though most Federal Universities in Brazil enjoy a sim ... in 2007. His thesis was titled "Evolution of taxonomic knowledge in Brazil (1990-2006)". References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Sobral, Marcos 1960 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marta Sobral
Marta de Souza Sobral (born 23 March 1964 in São Paulo) is a former Brazilian female basketball player. Sobral, while a member of the Brazil women's national basketball team, participated in three Summer Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000), and won a medal in two of them (1996 and 2000). She is the sister of fellow Brazilian basketball Olympian Leila Sobral Leila de Souza Sobral Freitas (born November 22, 1974, in São Paulo) is a basketball player from Brazil, who with the women's national team won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia and the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olymp .... sports-reference.com References 1964 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Sobral
Manuel "Manny" Sobral (born September 12, 1968) is the former Canadian and IBO Champion of the World, competing in the Super welterweight division. A resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, he represented Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he was eliminated by Olympic bronze medallist Finland's Joni Nyman on points (1:4). He has taught at Burnaby North Secondary School Burnaby North Secondary School is a secondary school in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. It encompasses two buildings at 751 Hammarskjold Drive in Burnaby. Nearly 1,800 students from grades 8 to 12 attend the school. A statue of a Viking hea .... External links Manny Sobral Biography and Olympic Results , Olympics at Sports-Reference.comCanadian Olympic Committee* 1968 births Living people Canadian male boxers Welterweight boxers Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Canada Sportspeople from Vancouver Spanish emigrants to Canada Spanish male boxers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Sobral
Renato da Cunha Sobral (; born 7 September 1975), also known as "Babalu", is a retired Brazilian Luta Livre submission grappler, mixed martial artist, and was the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. Sobral previously fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he posted a 6–4 record and has also competed for Bellator, RINGS, Jungle Fight, Cage Rage, Affliction, and ONE Championship. He is the Head Instructor of Babalu's Iron Gym Cerritos and has a Luta Livre black belt under Marco Ruas and also a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. Background Sobral is originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and began competing in wrestling from a young age of nine. Sobral later went on to be a South American Wrestling Champion in 1998, a three-time Brazilian National Wrestling Champion in 1998, 1999, and 2000, and was a Brazilian National Muay Thai Champion in 1992. Sobral joined the Gracie Barra Combat Team and trained in Ruas Vale Tudo, a martial arts sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador Sobral
Salvador Thiam Vilar Braamcamp Sobral (; born 28 December 1989) is a Portuguese singer, who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 for with the song "Amar pelos dois," written and composed by his sister, Luísa Sobral. In doing so, he gave its first ever win in the contest since its debut in , ending the longest winless run by a country in Eurovision history (53 years). Sobral and his entry hold the Eurovision record for the highest-scoring winner, having earned a total of 758 points under the current voting system, after winning both the jury vote and televote. Early life Sobral was born in Lisbon and has lived there most of his life. He was born into a formerly noble family, the son of Salvador Luís Cabral Braamcamp Sobral and Luísa Maria Cabral Posser Vilar. His paternal grandparents are Salvador José de Almeida Braamcamp Sobral and Maria Elisa Perestrelo de Matos de Figueiredo Cabral. His maternal grandparents are João Luís Posser de Andrade Vilar and Luísa Maria de M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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