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Places

Brazil

Palmas, Tocantins Palmas (, ''Palm trees''; Xerente language, Akwẽ-Xerénte: ''Akwẽ krikahâzawre wam hã'' ) is the capital and largest city of the States of Brazil, state of Tocantins, Brazil. According to Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBG ...

, the capital of the state of Tocantins in Brazil **

Palmas Airport Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues International Airport is the airport serving Palmas, Brazil. The airport is named after Brigadier Lysias Augusto Rodrigues (1896–1957), one of the founding figures of the Brazilian Air Force and crucial to ...

Palmas, Paraná Palmas is a municipality in the south of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Palmas is located in the mountainous area of Paraná and is in the mesoregion of South-Central Paraná. Palmas is the capital of the microregion Microregion is a designati ...

, a centenary small city in the south of the state of Paraná in Brazil * Das Palmas River, Brazil

Elsewhere

Palmas Arborea Palmas Arborea () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about southeast of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,366 and an area of ...

, a commune in Sicily, Italy * Palmas, Sardinia, a place on the island of Sardinia, Italy *

Miangas Miangas or Palmas is the northernmost island of North Sulawesi, and one of 92 officially listed outlying islands of Indonesia. Etymology ''Miangas'' means "exposed to piracy", because pirates from Mindanao used to visit the island. In the Sasa ...

, a small Indonesian island also known as Palmas ** ''

Island of Palmas Case The ''Island of Palmas Case'' (Scott, Hague Court Reports 2d 83 (1932), (Perm. Ct. Arb. 1928), 2 U.N. Rep. Intl. Arb. Awards 829) was a territorial dispute over the Island of Palmas (or Miangas) between the Netherlands and the United States which ...

'', a 1928 territorial dispute between the Netherlands and the United States *

Cape Palmas Cape Palmas is a headland on the extreme southeast end of the coast of Liberia, Africa, at the extreme southwest corner of the northern half of the continent. The Cape itself consists of a small, rocky peninsula connected to the mainland by a san ...

, a headland on the coast of Liberia * Palmas, Aveyron, a commune in Aveyron department, France * Palmas, Cataño, Puerto Rico, a barrio in Cataño, Puerto Rico (U.S.) *

Palmas, Guayama, Puerto Rico Palmas is a barrio in the municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 709. History Palmas was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Tr ...

, a barrio in Guayama, Puerto Rico (U.S.) *

Palmas, Arroyo, Puerto Rico Palmas is a barrio in the municipality of Arroyo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,789. History Palmas was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the ...

, a barrio in Arroyo, Puerto Rico (U.S.) *

Palmas, Salinas, Puerto Rico Palmas is a barrio in the municipality of Salinas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 313. History Palmas was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the T ...

, a barrio in Salinas, Puerto Rico (U.S.)

People

Gérald de Palmas Gérald Gardrinier (; born 14 October 1967 in Saint-Denis, Réunion), better known by his stage name Gérald de Palmas, is a French singer-songwriter. Biography Early life Gérald de Palmas was born in France. His father was a land surveyor ...

(born 1967), French singer *

Giorgia Palmas Giorgia Palmas (born 5 March 1982) is an Italian television personality, actress and model. She became famous following her appearances on the Italian television show ''Striscia la notizia''. Biography Palmas was born in Cagliari. She began he ...

(born 1982), Italian television personality and model *

Laurent de Palmas Laurent de Palmas (born 29 October 1977) is a French retired footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footba ...

(born 1977), French footballer

Other uses

* ''Palmas'' (album), by

Eddie Palmieri Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936) is an American Grammy Award-winning pianist, bandleader, musician, and composer of Corsican and Puerto Rican ancestry. He is the founder of the bands La Perfecta, La Perfecta II, and Harlem River Drive. ...

(1994) *

Palmas (music) Palmas is a handclapping style which plays an essential role in flamenco music. It used to help punctuate and accentuate the song and dance. Palmas can be a substitute for music, such as in the ''corrillo'' at the end of a show, and palmistas can ...

hand clapping which is the basis for improvisation in Flamenco *

Banco Palmas Banco Palmas is a Brazilian community bank founded in 1998 in Conjunto Palmeiras, a neighborhood of 32,000 inhabitants located in the suburbs of Fortaleza - Ceará, Brazil operating under the principle of the " Solidarity Socio-Economy." It is ...

, a bank in Brazil *

Palmas Futebol e Regatas Palmas Futebol e Regatas, or Palmas, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian Football League Teams, Brazilian football team from Palmas, Tocantins, Palmas in Tocantins, founded on 31 January 1997. It competes in the Campeonato Tocantinense, t ...

, football team in Palmas, Brazil

Places

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People

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