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Ferreira Júnior
People * Ferreira (surname) * Ferreira (footballer, born 1933), Antenor Ferreira de Carvalho Filho, Brazilian football forward * Ferreira (footballer, born 1979), Josiesley Ferreira Rosa, Brazilian football striker * Ferreira (footballer, born 1984), Antonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior, Brazilian football centre-back * Ferreira (footballer, born 1985), Severino Ferreira de Barros, Brazilian football goalkeeper * Ferreira (footballer, born 1986), Leandro Ferreira Pessoa, Brazilian football midfielder * Ferreira (footballer, born 1996), João Gabriel Ferreira Gomes, Brazilian football midfielder * Ferreira (footballer, born 1997), Aldemir dos Santos Ferreira, Brazilian football forward Places Argentina * Ferreyra, in Córdoba Province, Argentina Brazil * Leandro Ferreira, municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil * Porto Ferreira, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil * Estádio Aluízio Ferreira, a soccer stadium located in Porto Velho, Brazil Portugal * Ferreira do Alentejo, a mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferreira (surname)
Ferreira (Latin ''ferraria and ferrus)'' is a Portuguese language, Portuguese and Galician language, Galician toponymic and occupational surname, meaning "iron mine" (name of several locations in Portugal) and also the feminine variant of "blacksmith" ("ferreiro"), related to ironworks. The variants Ferreiro, Ferreiró, Ferreiros, Ferro, or Ferraria are less common. Like Smith (surname), Smith in English or Schmidt (surname), Schmidt in German, Favre in France, Kovalenko in Ukraine, Kuznetsov in Russia, Ferrari (surname), Ferrari in Italy, Kowalski in Poland, this Portuguese equivalent surname is one of the most common in the country. This surname exists mainly in Lusophone countries, South Africa, and also, via Galician migration, in Spanish speaking countries and numerous other nations around the world. Jewish Origin Ferreira is also a Sephardic Jews, Sephardic Jewish surname, originating from the settlement of Jews in the Iberian peninsula due to the History of the Jews in the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macedo De Cavaleiros
Macedo de Cavaleiros () is a city and municipality in northeastern Portugal, in Bragança District. The population in 2011 was 15,776, in an area of 699.14 km2. History During antiquity, the region was occupied by the Celts, then Romans and finally the Arab forces of the Umayyad Caliphate, who dominated the region until the Christian Reconquista. The Romans defeated the local hill tribes, and reorganized settlements in the region, influencing local culture and social administration. The territory east of the Tua River, from Mirandela until the confluence of the Douro (which almost represents the district of Bragança) was Romanized, as was all of Iberia. In the 5th century, when the first barbarians invaded from the Pyrenees, this region, which was part of the Roman province of Gallaecia, which was administered and judicially subordinate to the religious courts and chancellery of Asturias. The Roman process of assimilation accelerated after resistance was defeated, and many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guntín
Guntín () is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Lugo Lugo (, ) is a city in northwestern Spain in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It is the capital of the Lugo (province), province of Lugo. The municipality had a population of 100,060 in 2024, .... History Guntín was the former capital of the former jurisdiction of Terra de Pallares. References External links Municipalities in the Province of Lugo {{Galicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palas De Rei
Palas de Rei is a town in the province of Lugo, Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of A Ulloa. According to the INE, the population was 3,268 inhabitants. History The history of Palas de Rei appears closely linked to military culture, which retains many of the archaeological remains (dolmens and forts) from a remote settlement. According to tradition, the city owes its name "Pallatium regis" to the palace of the Visigothic king Witiza, who reigned between 702 and 710. In Palas, Witiza would have killed the Duke of Galicia, Favila, father of Don Pelayo. The Romanesque style came through The Way of Santiago, leaving its mark on religious architecture. The church of Vilar de Donas stands out as one of the main references of Galician Romanesque, declared in 1931 historical-artistic monument. Its murals are some of the most outstanding and best preserved in Galicia. The "Lucus Augusti" route passed through this area, and already in the sixth century was it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Valadouro
O Valadouro is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ... of A Mariña Central. Its capital is the town of Ferreira. In 2023, it had 1,890 inhabitants according to the INE. History and heritage The site of ''Chao da Cruz'' is in the plain of ''Cabalar-A Veiga Blonde'', at the foot of the ''Box O Cadramón''. At this site about two thousand mounting tools made of chips of quartz, quartz and rock crystal were found along with prisms and an abundance of remains small in size and barely retouched. References Municipalities in the Province of Lugo {{Galicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Sadurniño
San Sadurniño is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Ferrol. It is located in the valley of the Rio Grande de Xuvia. Sights include the ruins of the Naraío Castle and the Palaces of the marquises of San Sadurniño. See also List of municipalities in A Coruña A Coruña (province), A Coruña is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain, that is divided into 93 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Spanish census, ... References External links *Site devoted to the art of landscape and nature of Ferrolterra Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña Castles in Galicia (Spain) {{galicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coristanco
Coristanco is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the province of A Coruña (province), A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the Comarcas of Galicia, comarca of Bergantiños. Notable people * Rubén Iván Martínez (born 22 June 1984), known simply as Rubén, is a Spanish professional footballer who played for CA Osasuna as a goalkeeper, and is now retired. * José Ángel Esmorís Tasende (born 4 January 1997), known simply as Angeliño, is a Spanish professional footballer who currently plays for AS Roma in the left back and left midfielder positions. See also List of municipalities in A Coruña References Coristanco, Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña {{galicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferreira, Spain
Ferreira is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain. In 2010, it had a population of 338. See also * List of municipalities in Granada Province of Granada, Granada is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, which is divided into 174 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Spanish census, Granada is the ... References Municipalities in the Province of Granada {{Granada-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferreirasdorp
Ferreirasdorp (or Ferreirastown) is an inner-city suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. First known as Ferreira's Camp () and later Ferreira's Township, it is the oldest part of Johannesburg. Sometimes referred to as the "cradle of Johannesburg", it is where the first gold diggings started, and where the first diggers initially settled. The city grew around the mining camp in the Ferreirasdorp area, and Johannesburg’s Main Street developed from a rough track where the present Albert Street led off towards Ferreira’s Camp. The area, together with Marshalltown was previously home to a large concentration of Eastern European Jewish immigrants. As the community's economic position improved, they mostly migrated to more middle-class Jewish areas such as Doornfontein, Hillbrow and Yeoville. The suburb is named after Colonel Ignatius Ferreira, leader of the original group of diggers who settled in this area i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caves Ferreira (Vila Nova De Gaia)
Caves or caverns are natural voids under the Earth's surface. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. Exogene caves are smaller openings that extend a relatively short distance underground (such as rock shelters). Caves which extend further underground than the opening is wide are called endogene caves. Speleology is the science of exploration and study of all aspects of caves and the cave environment. Visiting or exploring caves for recreation may be called ''caving'', ''potholing'', or ''spelunking''. Formation types The formation and development of caves is known as ''speleogenesis''; it can occur over the course of millions of years. Caves can range widely in size, and are formed by various geological processes. These may involve a combination of chemical processes, erosion by water, tectonic forces, microorganisms, pressure, and atmospheric influences. Isotopic dating techniques can be applied to cave sediments, to determine the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferreira (Paredes De Coura)
Formariz e Ferreira is a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes de Coura, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Formariz and Ferreira. The population in 2011 was 998,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 19.54 km2. References Freguesias of Paredes de Coura {{VianadoCastelo-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paços De Ferreira
Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do Móvel'' (''capital of furniture''), owing to the predominance of this industry within its territory, the municipality has around 5000 companies producing furniture and has the biggest exhibition and selling area (estimated in 2.5 million square meters) of furniture in Europe. It is also the location of IKEA's industrial operations within Portugal. Its football team, FC Paços de Ferreira, participated for three times in European Competitions ( Champions League and Europa League), finished runners-up of the Portuguese cup in 2008/2009 and of the Portuguese League Cup in 2010/2011. History The territory of the current municipality was occupied by humans since prehistory. In the parish of Sanfins de Ferreira, there is an import ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
