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Vasco Da Gama In Goa
Vasco may refer to: * Basque language, called ''vasco'' in Spanish * ''Vasco'' (album), a two-part EP by Ricardo Villalobos * Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer * Vasco da Gama, Goa, a city in India, often called simply Vasco * Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, a Brazilian football club * Vasco SC, a Goan football club * × ''Vascostylis'' or Vasco, an orchid genus * Vasco Data Security International, a corporate security firm now known as OneSpan * Vietnam Air Services Company, a regional airline in southern Vietnam - subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines People with the name * André Vasco (born 1984), Brazilian actor and television presenter * Grão Vasco (Vasco Fernandes) (1475–1540), Portuguese painter * María Vasco (born 1975), Spanish race walker * Maurizio Vasco (born 1955), American television presenter * Vasco da Gama Fernandes (1908–1991), Portuguese politician, Chairman of the Portuguese Parliament * Vasco Gonçalves, Prime Minister of Portugal from 1974 to 1975 * Vasco Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurizio Vasco
''Maurizio P. Vasco'', television director, video journalist, author, was born in Italy (1955) and raised amid Apulia, Tuscany and Milan where he studied History, Photography and Television after he attended the Naval School of La Maddalena-Sardinia. He took his first steps in the Media Industry in 1978, publishing his photos on ''Weekend Magazine'' and his stories on ''Universo's Comics''. He completed his education in New York City in the early 1980s through the New School for Social Research and The Global Village Video Studies Center. Television He is a former permanent employee of Videotime- Mediaset, contributor of Italian and International Media Organizations, including: RAI, Mediaset, Telepiu' (actual SKY), Studio Pontaccio, Rewire.com. MPV has directed and/or produced numerous television programs and series including: Elton John- the One, Madonna's at the Roxy in 1983, Soccer's Stars and Legends, "The Lie Detector" (La Macchina della Verita') with Giancarlo Santal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasco Da Gama Bridge
The Vasco da Gama Bridge ( pt, Ponte Vasco da Gama; ) is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by viaducts that spans the Tagus River in Parque das Nações in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It is the second longest bridge in Europe, after the Crimean Bridge, the longest one in the European Union. It was built to alleviate the congestion on Lisbon's 25 de Abril Bridge, and eliminate the need for traffic between the country's northern and southern regions to pass through the capital city. Construction began in February 1995; the bridge was opened to traffic on 29 March 1998, just in time for Expo 98, the World's Fair that celebrated the 500th anniversary of the discovery by Vasco da Gama of the sea route from Europe to India. Along with the 25 de Abril Bridge, the Vasco da Gama is one of two bridges that span the Tagus River in Lisbon. Description The bridge carries six road lanes, with a speed limit of , the same as that on motorways, except on one section which is limited to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasco Esporte Clube
Vasco Esporte Clube, commonly known as Vasco, was a Brazilian football club based in Aracaju Aracaju () is the capital of the state of Sergipe, Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country on the coast, about 350 km (217 mi) north of Salvador. According to the 2020 estimate, the city has 664,908 inhabitants, which re ..., Sergipe state. They won the Campeonato Sergipano four times. History The club was founded on August 15, 1931, as Vasco da Gama Futebol Clube, and changed to its current name in 1946. Vasco won the Campeonato Sergipano in 1944, 1948, 1953, and in 1987. Achievements * Campeonato Sergipano: ** Winners (4): 1944, 1948, 1953, 1987 Stadium Vasco Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Lourival Baptista, nicknamed ''Batistão''. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 14,000 people. References {{Use mdy dates, date=March 2011 Association football clubs established in 1931 Football clubs in Sergipe 1931 establishments in Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associação Desportiva Vasco Da Gama
Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama, commonly known as Vasco de Rio Branco, Vasco do Acre or Vasco da Gama, is a Brazilian football club based in Rio Branco, Acre. The club currently competes in Campenato Acreano, the top division of the Acre state football league. Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama's home kit is a white shirt with a black diagonal stripe from the top right corner of the shirt to the bottom left, black shorts and white socks. They play their home matches at the Estádio José de Melo which has a capacity of 8,000 and are currently playing in the Campeonato Acriano which they have won three times. Vasco competed twice in the Série C. The club's name and team colors are adopted from the more famous Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama. History Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama was founded on June 28, 1952. They won the Campeonato Acriano in 1965, 1999 and 2001. The club participated in the Série C in 1995 and in 1999. Honours Domestic State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painkiller Jane (TV Series)
''Painkiller Jane'' is an American-Canadian science fiction and action television series based on the comic book character of the same name. Airing on the Sci Fi Channel in the US starting April 13, 2007 and Global in Canada, it starred Kristanna Loken as the title character. The show was canceled after one season of 22 episodes. Plot The series stars Loken as Jane Vasco. She begins as a DEA agent, where in the course of her work she encounters Andre McBride ( Rob Stewart), who is the leader of a team of agents working for an unspecified government agency. The team is based in a disused subway station named ''Deckard Street''. She is forced to join the team after she probes too far into their operations. It is then revealed that the team's mission is to identify and neutralize "neurological aberrants" ("neuros") – human mutants with supernormal mental powers. Dialogue in the pilot states there are dozens of variations, and the reasons neuros use their abilities vary. It is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasco Rossi
Vasco Rossi (born 7 February 1952), also known mononymously as Vasco or with the nickname Il Blasco, is an Italian singer-songwriter and poet. During his career, he has published 30 albums (not including unofficial releases) and has written over 250 songs, as well as lyrics for other artists. Rossi calls himself a ''provocautore'' (an Italian portmanteau for "provoking author") as throughout his career he has been regularly criticized over his choice of lifestyle and the lyrics in his songs. With more than 35 millions of copies sold, he is one of the best-selling Italian singers. His Modena Park 2017 concert is the highest-attended ticketed concert of all time. Biography Early life and education Vasco Rossi was born in Zocca, in the province of Modena (Emilia-Romagna). His father, Carlo Rossi, was a truck-driver, and his mother, Novella, a housewife. It was his mother herself who decided to enroll him in singing school when he was a little boy, a choice that must have seemed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasco Núñez De Balboa
Vasco Núñez de Balboa (; c. 1475around January 12–21, 1519) was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World. He traveled to the New World in 1500 and, after some exploration, settled on the island of Hispaniola. He founded the settlement of Santa María la Antigua del Darién in present-day Colombia in 1510, which was the first permanent European settlement on the mainland of the Americas (a settlement by Alonso de Ojeda the previous year at San Sebastián de Urabá had already been abandoned). Early life Balboa was born in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain. He was a descendant of the Lord mason of the castle of Balboa, on the borders of León and Galicia. His mother was the Lady de Badajoz, and his father was the hidalgo (nobleman), Nuño Arias de Balboa. Little is known of Vasco' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira
Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira, GCTE GCC GCIH ComA (; b. Lagoa, 16 August 1939), is a retired Portuguese Army officer who was last Governor of Macau. Background He is the son of João da Silva Vieira (b. Lagoa or Faro on 9 November 1913) and his wife, Maria Vieira Rocha and being the paternal grandson of André de Sousa Vieira and his wife, Teresa de Jesus da Silva. Degrees He is a Portuguese Administrator and a General Officer of Military Engineering of the Portuguese Army with the Course of the Army School and Licentiate in civil engineering by the Instituto Superior Técnico (Superior Technical Institute) of the University of Lisbon, and has the General and Complementary Course of the General Staff of the Army, the Superior Course of Command and Direction of the Portuguese Armed Forces and the Course of National Defense. Career Among many other things Vieira was a civil servant in Macau prior to his governorship, being the Chief of General Staff of the Independent Ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasco Gonçalves
General Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves OA (; Lisbon 3 May 1921 – 11 June 2005) was a Portuguese army officer in the Engineering Corps who took part in the Carnation Revolution and later served as the 104th Prime Minister from 18 July 1974 to 19 September 1975. Early life Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves was born on 3 May 1921, in Sintra, Portugal. His father, Vítor Gonçalves, was an amateur footballer turned foreign exchange dealer. He graduated from the Portuguese military academy as an engineer in 1942. Gonçalves married, in 1950, Aida Rocha Afonso, with whom he had a son, Vitor, and a daughter, Maria João. In 1942, Gonçalves graduated from a Portuguese military academy in the Army Engineering Corps. As an officer, Gonçalves served in Portuguese Goa, and spent part of his military career in the Portuguese overseas territories of Angola and Mozambique. In 1973, Gonçalves joined the Armed Forces Movement and was involved in the planning of the overthrow of the Estado N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasco Da Gama Fernandes
Vasco da Gama Fernandes (4 November 1908 – 9 September 1991), was a Portuguese lawyer and politician. Background He was named after his most remote relative Vasco da Gama. Career Vasco da Gama Fernandes was licensee in Law, from the faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, and became a lawyer and politician. Distinguished as an oppositioner to '' Estado Novo'', being arrested for several times by the political police (PIDE), he joined the Aliança Republicana e Socialista (ARS) and later to the Movimento de Unidade Nacional Antifascista (MUNAF). In 1945, he was one of the founders of the Movimento de Unidade Democrática (MUD), and also of the Partido Trabalhista in 1947 and the Socialist Party (PS) in 1973. After the Carnation Revolution, he was elected a deputy and vice-president of the Constituent Assembly for PS and, when reelected to the Assembly of the Republic, he also became its 1st President from 29 July 1976 to 29 October 1978, also becoming inherently a mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Vasco
María del Monte Vasco Pes Gallardo (born December 26, 1975 in Viladecans) is a Spanish race walker. She won the bronze medal in the 20 km at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. Vasco was also a gold and bronze medalist at the IAAF Race Walking Championships. She was born in Viladecans near Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... International competitions References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasco, Maria 1975 births Living people Athletes from Barcelona Spanish female racewalkers Sportswomen from Catalonia Olympic athletes of Spain Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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