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''Galbanus'' and ''

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André Galvão André Luiz Leite Galvão (; born September 29, 1982) is a Brazilian grappler and professional mixed martial artist. A 4th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Fernando "Tererê" Augusto as well as a Judo black belt, Galvão is one of t ...

(born 1982), Brazilian mixed martial artist * André Galvão (futsal player) (born 1992), Portuguese futsal player *

Antonio Dino Galvão Antonio Dino Galvão (21 September 1901 – 11 September 1993), known as just Dino, was a Brazilian footballer. He played in seven matches for the Brazil national football team from 1921 to 1923. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1921 S ...

(1901–????), Brazilian footballer *

Diego Benedito Galvão Máximo Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. E ...

(born 1986), Brazilian footballer *

Diogo Galvão Diogo Galvão de Macedo, the Diogo Galvão (born March 7, 1982) is a Brazilian football striker. Career In 2011 played in the Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District a ...

(born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Douglas Galvão Silva (born 1986), Brazilian footballer *

José Antônio Martins Galvão José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Lucas Galvão (born 1991), Brazilian footballer *

Marcos Galvão Marcos Galvão (born 23 June 1981) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League. A professional competitor since 2003, Galvão peaked at a global ranking ...

(born 1981), Brazilian mixed martial artist * Mário Galvão (1916–?), Portuguese footballer * Martim Galvão (born 1995), Portuguese footballer * Mauricio Galvao (1890–1945), German field hockey player *

Mauro Galvão Mauro Geraldo Galvão (born 19 December 1961) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a sweeper, having won the title of Brazilian Champion four times, playing for Internacional (1979), Grêmio Portoalegrense (1996) and Vasco da ...

(born 1961), Brazilian footballer and manager *

Pedro Galvão Pedro Galvão (born 14 June 1934) is an Argentine former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 100 meter backstroke at the 1951 Pan American games The 1951 Pan American Games (the I Pan American Games) were ...

(born 1934), Argentine swimmer * Pedro Galvão (footballer) (born 1984), Portuguese footballer * Raulino Galvao (1888–?), German hockey player * Rodrigo Andreis Galvão (born 1978), Brazilian footballer *

Tiago Galvão da Silva Tiago is a given and a family name, being one of the Portuguese equivalents of the names Jacob and James. Its archaic spelling, used mostly in Brazil, is Thiago. Tiago may also refer to: *Tiago (horse) (foaled 2004), an American racehorse * "Tia ...

(born 1989), Brazilian footballer * Vinicius Galvão Leal (born 1989), Brazilian footballer * Washington Galvão Júnior (born 1989), Brazilian footballer

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António Galvão António Galvão (c. 1490–1557), also known as Antonio Galvano, was a Portuguese soldier, chronicler and administrator in the Maluku islands, and a Renaissance historian who was the first person to present a comprehensive report of the leading v ...

(–1557), Portuguese soldier and historian * Cândido da Fonseca Galvão (1845–1890), Brazilian military officer *

Carlos Galvão de Melo Carlos Galvão de Melo (4 August 1921 – 20 March 2008) was a Portuguese military officer from the Portuguese Air Force. Life Galvão de Melo was the eldest of nine children of António Augusto Ferreira de Melo, a merchant based in Mozambqi ...

(1921–2008), Portuguese military officer *

Duarte Galvão Duarte Galvão (1435/1440 – 9 June 1517) was a Kingdom of Portugal, Portuguese courtier, diplomat and chronicler. Duarte was born at Évora between about 1435 and 1440. His father, Rui Galvão, was a clerk of the royal chamber (''escrivão da c ...

( – 1517), Portuguese diplomat * Eduardo Galvão (1962–2020), Brazilian actor *Filipe Galvão, known as

Fiuk Fiuk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żabno, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Żabno, north of Tarnów, and east of the regional capital Kraków Kra ...

(born 1990), Brazilian actor and singer *

Flávio Galvão Flávio José Galvão de França better known in Brazil as Flávio Galvão (São Paulo, July 30, 1949) is a Brazilian actor. He also worked with dubbing, with their work better known in the area and the second voice of Major Nelson in '' I Drea ...

(born 1949), Brazilian actor * Frei Galvão (1739–1822), Brazilian Franciscan friar and saint * Henrique Galvão (1895–1970), Portuguese politician and writer *

Lula Galvão Lula Galvão (born Luiz Guilherme Farias Galvão in 1962) is a Brazilian guitarist and arranger. He has worked with musicians including Caetano Veloso, Guinga, Rosa Passos, Leila Pinheiro Rosa Passos, Ivan Lins and Cláudio Roditi. Career He b ...

(born 1962), Brazilian musician * Marcos Galvão (diplomat) (born 1959), Brazilian diplomat *Patrícia Rehder Galvão, known as

Pagu The Projektions-AG Union (generally shortened to PAGU) was a German film production company which operated between 1911 and 1924 during the silent era. From 1917 onwards, the company functioned as an independent unit of Universum Film AG, and was e ...

(1910–1962), Brazilian writer *

Paulo Galvão Paulo Galvão (born 1967 in Portimão, Algarve, Portugal) is a composer, lutenist, theorbist and guitarist. According to Dan Hill, Galvão has published "Musical hoax, musical forgeries" for baroque guitar under the name "Antonio da Costa". Galvão' ...

(born 1967), Portuguese musician * Ricardo Galvão (born 1947), Brazilian physicist and engineer * Sofia Galvão (born 1963), Portuguese lawyer and politician

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