Vasco may refer to:
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Basque language, called ''vasco'' in Spanish
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''Vasco'' (album), a two-part EP by Ricardo Villalobos
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Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.
His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...
, Portuguese explorer
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Vasco da Gama, Goa
Vasco da Gama (), often shortened to Vasco, is a city in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. It is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. It is the headquarters of the Mormugão taluka (subdistrict). The city lies on the we ...
, a city in India, often called simply Vasco
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Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (), commonly referred as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a professional sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Originally a rowing club, Vasco is mostly known for its football team, who it currently compet ...
, a Brazilian football club
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Vasco SC 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 Va ...
, a Goan football club
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× ''Vascostylis'' or Vasco, an orchid genus
* Vasco Data Security International, a corporate security firm now known as
OneSpan
OneSpan (formerly Vasco Data Security International, Inc.) is a publicly traded cybersecurity technology company based in Chicago, Illinois with offices in Montreal, Brussels and Zurich. The company offers a cloud-based and open architected ant ...
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Vietnam Air Services Company
Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) ( vi, Công ty bay dịch vụ hà ng không) is an airline headquartered in Tân Bình, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. A fully owned subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines, it mainly operates regional scheduled flights ...
, a regional airline in southern Vietnam - subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines
People with the name
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André Vasco
André Vasco (born September 8, 1984) is a Brazilian actor and television presenter. He is best known as the host of ''Qual é o Seu Talento?'', the Brazilian version of the ''Got Talent'' series.
Biography
André was born on September 8, 1984, i ...
(born 1984), Brazilian actor and television presenter
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Grão Vasco
Vasco Fernandes (c. 1475 – c. 1542), better known as ''Grão Vasco'' ("The Great Vasco"), was one of the main Portuguese Renaissance painters.
Life
According to local tradition, the painter Vasco Fernandes, known as ''Grão Vasco'' (the Great ...
(Vasco Fernandes) (1475–1540), Portuguese painter
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MarÃa Vasco
MarÃa 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 als ...
(born 1975), Spanish race walker
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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-Sardi ...
(born 1955), American television presenter
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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 facult ...
(1908–1991), Portuguese politician, Chairman of the Portuguese Parliament
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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 ...
, Prime Minister of Portugal from 1974 to 1975
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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) an ...
, last Portuguese Governor (1991-1999) of Macau
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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 ...
(1475-1519), a Spanish conquistador
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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 ...
(born 1952), an Italian singer-songwriter
Fiction
* Jane Vasco, the lead character in the
''Painkiller Jane'' TV series
See also
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CR Vasco da Gama
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (), commonly referred as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a professional sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Originally a rowing club, Vasco is mostly known for its football team, who it currently compet ...
, a Brazilian football club
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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 A ...
, a Brazilian football club
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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) ...
, a Brazilian football club
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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 Cri ...
in Lisbon
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Vasco da Gama (South Africa)
Vasco da Gama was a South African football club based in the Parow suburb of the city of Cape Town that played in the National First Division. Coming from the lower ranks, the club had its roots entrenched in the local Portuguese South African co ...
, a South African football club
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Vasco da Gama Tower
The Vasco da Gama Tower ( pt, Torre Vasco da Gama, ) is a lattice tower with skyscraper in the Freguesia (Portugal), civil parish of Parque das Nações, the Concelho, municipality of Lisbon, in Portugal. Built on the north bank of the Tagus rive ...
in Lisbon
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