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Durão Barroso
Durão is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *José Manuel Durão Barroso (born 1956), Portuguese politician and 115th Prime Minister of Portugal (2002–2004) and 11th President of the European Commission (2004–2014) *Joaquim Durão (1930–2015), Portuguese chess player *Nuno Durão (born 1962), Portuguese rugby union footballer and coach *Santa Rita Durão (1722–1784), orator and poet, creator of 'Indianism' in Brazil {{DEFAULTSORT:Durao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Manuel Durão Barroso
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Durão
Joaquim Manuel Durão (25 October 1930 – 21 May 2015) was a Portuguese chess player. An International Master since 1975. Durão took part in The Gijon International Chess Tournaments (1955 and 1965). He was 13 times Portuguese champion, represented his country in ten Chess Olympiads, and was president of the Portuguese Chess Federation. in 1975 zonal he tied for an interzonal qualifying place but lost play-off to Sergio Mariotti. He remained active until 2015. He was born in Lisbon Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainlan .... Notable games Perez Perez vs. Durão 0-1, Beerwijk 1961- the Portuguese master sacrifices his queen for a tempo References External links * * 1930 births 2015 deaths Portuguese chess players Chess International Masters Chess Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuno Durão
Nuno Manuel Macieira Durão (born 1962) is a Portuguese rugby union footballer and coach. He's usually considered one of the best players of his generation. He played in several positions, often as wing and fly-half. He spent most of his playing career, starting aged 14, at Cascais, winning several National Championship and Cup of Portugal titles. He also helped Cascais to win the Iberian Cup. He was the player-coach of Cascais Rugby Linha, from the Portuguese II Division. They lost the final to Vitória Setúbal, in 2008, but won it in 2009. Nuno Durão won 44 caps for Portugal, from 1983 to 1995, scoring 2 tries, 8 points on aggregate. He had his debut at 26 March 1983, in a 25-4 loss to Spain, in Madrid, for the FIRA Championship D2, Pool B. His last match was at 14 March 1995, in a 26-16 win over Germany, in Heidelberg, for the FIRA CHAMPIONSHIP D1 , Pool B. He played in the qualifying round for the 1991 Rugby World Cup. He was also, with João Queimado, from Benfica, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |