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António Victorino De Almeida
António Victorino Goulart de Medeiros e Almeida (born 21 May 1940) is a Portuguese composer, music teacher, pianist and writer from Lisbon. He has also directed several films and television programmes about music. He is the father of actresses Maria de Medeiros Maria Esteves de Medeiros Victorino de Almeida, DamSE (born 19 August 1965), known professionally as Maria de Medeiros (), is a Portuguese actress, director, and singer who has been involved in both European and American film-productions. Ear ... and Inês de Medeiros and the violinist and composer Anne Victorino de Almeida. Distinctions National orders * Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator (9 June 2005) See also * List of Portuguese composers References 1940 births Living people Musicians from Lisbon Portuguese composers Portuguese pianists Portuguese opera composers Portuguese film directors Portuguese male writers Male pianists 21st-century pianists 21st-century Portugues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Prince Henry
The Order of Prince Henry () is a Portuguese order of knighthood created on 2 June 1960, to commemorate the quincentenary of the death of the Portuguese ''infante'' Prince Henry the Navigator, one of the main initiators of the Age of Discovery. Minor reforms of the constitution of the Order occurred in 1962 and 1980. It is a five-tier order, whose titles are awarded for relevant services to Portugal and for services in the expansion of the Culture of Portugal, Portuguese culture, its History of Portugal, history and its values (with a particular focus on its maritime history). The number of members in each grade is restricted by its constitution, and titles are conferred by special decree by the Grand Master of the Order, i.e., the President of Portugal. Grades The order includes several classes; in decreasing order of seniority, these are: * Grand Collar ( – GColIH) * Grand Cross ( – GCIH) * Grand Officer ( – GOIH) * Commander ( – ComIH) * Officer ( – OIH) * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
