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Tavares (surname)
Tavares is a Portuguese surname. The Spanish version of this name is Tavarez. This surname was adopted by Sephardic Jews as well. Notable people with the surname General * Alda Bandeira Tavares Vaz da Conceição (born 1949), São Toméan politician * António Raposo Tavares (1598–1658), Portuguese explorer and bandeirante *Aureliano Cândido Tavares Bastos (1839–1875), Brazilian politician, writer and journalist * Aurélio de Lyra Tavares, Brazilian general *Carlos Tavares (born 1958), Portuguese businessman *Charmaine Tavares (born 1943), American politician * Chelsea Tavares, American actress and singer * Gonçalo M. Tavares (born 1970), Portuguese writer *Eugénio Tavares (1867–1930), Cape Verdean writer *Fernanda Tavares (born 1980), Brazilian supermodel *Freddie Tavares (1913–1990), American musician and inventor * Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver, United States musician and composer * Kibwe Tavares, British film maker and architect *Miguel Sousa Tavares (born 1952), ... [...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] |
Patrícia Tavares
Patrícia Tavares (born Sónia Patrícia Tavares Oliveira Matos Ferreira on 6 November 1977 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese actress with a long-standing career. Personal life She has a daughter named Carolina (born in 2002) with football player João Flores. She was in relationships with Pedro Yglésias, an architect and Bernardo Jesus, a television producer. Career She is currently under contract with TVI, a Portuguese television station, to be part of the cast of the telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...s that channel creates. References External links * 1977 births Living people Actresses from Lisbon Portuguese film actresses Portuguese television actresses {{Portugal-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcos Tavares
Marcos Magno Morales Tavares (born 30 March 1984) is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker. Tavares spent 15 seasons with Slovenian team Maribor, and is the club's all-time most capped player and top goalscorer. He is also the all-time top goalscorer of Slovenian top division with 159 goals. At international level, Tavares was part of the Brazilian youth national teams from under-17 to under-20. Early life Tavares was born in Porto Alegre and spent his childhood in the city's slums with his father, a worker at Internacional, and his mother, a teacher. He is the youngest of three children and throughout his youth the family was living in poverty, sharing a one bedroom home where all five family members were sleeping in the same room and on the floor. Tavares claims he started playing football to help his family, and after spending a few years at Internacional youth selections, he was noticed by their city rivals Grêmio at the age of 13 and accepted their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tavares (lacrosse)
John Tavares (born September 4, 1968, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional box lacrosse player and current head coach of the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). He is the NLL's all-time leading scorer and also a mathematics teacher at Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He attended D'Youville College in Buffalo, New York. Tavares played his entire National Lacrosse League (NLL) career with the Buffalo Bandits, starting in their inaugural season in 1992. He was acquired from the Detroit Turbos in exchange for Brian Nikula in October 1991. Tavares was also the Professional Lacrosse Players' Association representative for the Bandits. Tavares is the NLL's all-time leader in games played (306), goals (815), assists (934), and points (1,749). His 2,191 loose balls recovered is the second most all-time. Tavares is the uncle of John Tavares, the captain and star forward of the Toronto Maple Leafs. John Tavares ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tavares (ice Hockey)
John Tavares (born September 20, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected first overall by the New York Islanders in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, where he spent nine seasons and served as captain for five seasons. Previously, Tavares competed at the major junior level as a member of the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) before being traded to the London Knights at the 2009 OHL trading deadline along with Michael Del Zotto. Tavares broke into the OHL after gaining "exceptional player" status at age 14, allowing the Generals to select him in the OHL Priority Draft as an underage player in 2005. Tavares was named the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Rookie of the Year in 2006 and CHL Player of the Year in 2007. In 2009, he finished the season with a career total of 215 goals, breaking Peter Lee's OHL record by two. Tavares was the focus of an unsuccessful push to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Tavares
Jimmy Tavares (born November 20, 1984) is a French figure skater and actor. He starred in the 2002 film '' Ma vraie vie à Rouen'' (released in the United States in 2003 with the title ''My Life on Ice''). In his debut film role, Tavares plays the character of Etienne, a teenager who lives in Rouen, France and is training to take part in the French national figure skating championship. As a 16th birthday gift, his grandmother gives him a digital camcorder, and he begins immediately to record the people and events around him. Tavares has toured with several productions of Holiday on Ice throughout France and other countries in Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ..., including '' Peter Pan'' and '' Bugs Bunny on Ice''. External links * Website of Jimmy Tavares ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Jamila Tavares
D'Jamila Tavares (born 17 November 1994) is an athlete from São Tomé and Príncipe. She trains at the Agua de Pena Sports Association on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Tavares was selected to compete in the women's 800 metres at the 2020 Summer Games The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ... and was given the honour of being the flag bearer for her nation in the opening ceremony. References External links * Profileat myKhel.com 1994 births Living people São Tomé and Príncipe female athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for São Tomé and Príncipe Female middle-distance runners {{SãoToméPríncipe-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diogo Tavares
Diogo Filipe Conceição Tavares (born 27 July 1987) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Clube Oriental de Lisboa as a forward. He spent most of his career in Italy, but never competed in Serie A. Club career Genoa Born in Lisbon, Tavares was a product of Sporting CP's prolific youth system, but never appeared professionally for its first team, moving abroad in 2006 to join Italian side Genoa CFC, where he spent two uneventful seasons which included as much loans. He spent the 2007–08 campaign in AC Lugano in Switzerland, with the club also receiving from Genoa Alessandro Di Maio, Tiago and Rivaldo González for a total of €500,000.Genoa Report and Accounts on 30 June 2008 (in Italian)Require purchase in CCIAA/ref> Frosinone In July 2008, Tavares was signed by Frosinone Calcio (in a co-ownership deal) for €300,000.Genoa Report and Accounts on 31 December 2008 (in Italian)Require purchase in CCIAA/ref> The Serie B club used the transfer credit of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clodoaldo Tavares De Santana
Clodoaldo Tavares de Santana, better known as Clodoaldo (; born 25 September 1949 in Aracaju), is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Clodoaldo usually played as a defensive midfielder for both Santos Futebol Clube and the Brazilian national team, for whom he was capped 38 times (scoring one goal) between 1969 and 1974. He was part of the Brazil squad that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup, and scored the equalising goal in the semi-final against Uruguay. He then memorably contributed to the famous goal by Carlos Alberto Torres against Italy in the final by dribbling past four of the opposition's players in his own half. He played his club football for Santos (1966–79), Tampa Bay Rowdies (1980), and Nacional-AM (1981). Honours Club Santos FC * Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo state championship):1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1978 * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1968 International Brazil * FIFA World Cup: 1970 * Roca Cup The Roca Cup ( es, Copa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Tavares
Bradley Kaipo Sarbida Tavares (born December 21, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Tavares currently competes in the middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2007, Tavares fought in local promotions before joining the UFC's The Ultimate Fighter 11 in 2010. High school career Tavares excelled in high school athletics at Waiakea High School competing in football and in track and field. After high school, he worked as a ramp agent for Hawaiian Airlines. He was 19 when he first fought as a professional. Mixed martial arts career Early career Tavares started his MMA career in 2007 in his home state of Hawaii, compiling a record of 5–0, with three technical knockouts and two submission wins. He originally started training with MMAD (Mixed Martial Arts Development) ran by the likes of Randy Leuder, Brandon Wolff (UFC), and Rob Hesia. He still returns home to Hawaii to train with HQ MMA when not training at Xtrem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Luiz Tavares
André Luiz Tavares (born 30 July 1983), commonly known as Andrezinho or even Tavares in South Korea, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he was also capable to play in other midfield positions, as a wide midfielder or central midfielder. He also has four caps with the Brazil U-23 and has one goal. Honours Clubs ;Flamengo * Campeonato Carioca: 2001 * Copa dos Campeões: 2001 ;Pohang Steelers * K-League: 2007 ;Internacional * Campeonato Gaúcho: 2008, 2009, 2011 * Copa Sudamericana: 2008 * Suruga Bank Championship: 2009 * Copa Libertadores: 2010 * Recopa Sudamericana: 2011 ;Botafogo * Campeonato Carioca: 2013 ;Vasco da Gama * Campeonato Carioca: 2016 National Team ;Brazil * FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1999 * FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2003 Individual * Korean League Cup Top Assists Award: 2004 * K League Most Valuable Player: 2007 * Campeonato Carioca Team of the year: 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urbano Tavares Rodrigues
Urbano Tavares Rodrigues, GCIH (December 6, 1923 – August 9, 2013) was a Portuguese professor of literature, a literary critic and a fiction writer, winner of many literary prizes. Life Urbano Tavares Rodrigues was born in Lisbon on December 6, 1923, son of a family of large landowners of Moura, Alentejo. He attended primary school in Moura. After moving to Lisbon he joined the Camões Lyceum (''Liceu Camões''), where he was a fellow student of Luís Lindley Cintra and Antonio, brother of Vasco Gonçalves He graduated from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon, where he studied Romance Philology. He was a friend of Mário Soares from his youth, although they did not always agree over politics. Rodrigues was an activist in opposition to the authoritarian '' Estado Novo'' regime, which made it difficult for him to find work as a teacher. He was always linked to the Portuguese Communist Party. He spent some time in prison in Caxias, and for a long period he was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
