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Graça (name)
Graça or Graca is a Portuguese surname and given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Ailton Graça (born 1964), Brazilian actor * Alberto Graça (1918–?), Portuguese sailor *Ary Graça, Brazilian volleyball player *Carlos Graça (1931–2013), São Toméan politician * Dias Graça (born 1964), Brazilian footballer * Emídio Graça (1931–1992), Portuguese footballer *Jaime Graça (1942–2012), Portuguese football player and coach * João Graça (born 1995), Portuguese footballer * Marco Da Graca (born 2002), Italian footballer * Marvin da Graça (born 1995), Luxembourg footballer * Ricardo Graça (born 1997), Brazilian footballer Given name * Graça Aranha (1868–1931), Brazilian writer and diplomat * Graça Fonseca (born 1971), Portuguese politician * Graça Freitas (born 1957), Portuguese physician *Graça Machel (born 1945), Mozambican politician and humanitarian See also * Graça, municipality in Ceará, Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Language
Portuguese ( or ) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is the official language of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe, and has co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea and Macau. Portuguese-speaking people or nations are known as Lusophone (). As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese speakers is also found around the world. Portuguese is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia and the County of Portugal, and has kept some Gallaecian language, Celtic phonology. With approximately 250 million native speakers and 17 million second language speakers, Portuguese has approximately 267 million total speakers. It is usually listed as the List of languages by number of native speaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvin Da Graça
Marvin Martins Santos da Graça, known as Marvin Martins (born 17 February 1995) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as defender for Dutch club Almere City. Club career On 4 January 2025, Martins signed a six-month contract with Almere City in the Netherlands. International career Da Graça was born in Luxembourg and is of Cape Verdean descent. Da Graça made his first international appearance in the away match against Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ... on 4 June 2014 (1–1), in which he substituted Stefano Bensi in the 79th minute. International goals :''Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.'' References 1995 births Living people 21st-century Luxembourgian sportsmen Luxembourgian people of Cape Verdean desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceará
Ceará (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. It is the List of Brazilian states by population, eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the List of Brazilian states by area, 17th by area. It is also one of the main tourist destinations in Brazil. The List of capitals in Brazil, state capital is the city of Fortaleza, the country's fourth most populous city. The state has 4.3% of the Brazilian population and produces 2.1% of the Brazilian GDP. It is divided into 184 municipalities. Literally, the name ''Ceará'' means "sings the Aratinga, jandaia". According to José de Alencar, one of the most important writers of Brazil and an authority in Tupi Guaraní, ''Ceará'' means turquoise or green waters. The state is best known for its extensive coastline, with of sand. There are also mountains and valleys producing tropical fruits. To the south, on the border o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graça
Graça is a municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil. See also *Graça (name) *List of municipalities in Ceará Ceará (CE) is a state located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. According to the 2022 census conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Ceará has a population of 8,794,957 inhabitants over , which makes it the 8 ... References Municipalities in Ceará {{Ceará-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graça Machel
Graça Machel (; ; born 17 October 1945) is a Mozambique, Mozambican politician and humanitarian. Machel is an international advocate for women's and children's rights and was made an honorary Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997 for her humanitarian work. She is the only woman in modern history to have served as First Lady of two countries: South Africa and Mozambique. She is the widow of former President of Mozambique Samora Machel (1975–1986) and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela (1998–2013). Graça Machel is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa. As a panel member, she facilitates coalition building to leverage and broker knowledge, and convenes decision-makers to influence policy for lasting change in Africa. She was Chancellor (education), chancellor of the University of Cape To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graça Freitas
Maria da Graça Gregório de Freitas (born 26 August 1957) is a Portuguese physician and public health specialist who was the Directorate-General of Health, Director-General of Health and inherently the chief medical officer and leading spokesperson on matters of public health in Portugal, between 2018 and 2023. She has work published in the fields of vaccination, Preventive healthcare, prevention and control of communicable diseases, public health emergencies, and health communication. Before her appointment to the Directorate-General, she served as Deputy Director-General under her predecessor Francisco George, and coordinated several public health programmes, most notably, since 1996, the Portuguese National Vaccination Programme. She is also a member of the Management Board of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, of the World Health Organization Expanded Program on Immunization, among other international groups. Due to her prominent national role during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graça Fonseca
Graça Maria da Fonseca Caetano Gonçalves (born 13 August 1971) is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of Culture in the government of Prime Minister António Costa . Fonseca graduated with a law degree from the University of Lisbon, has a master's degree in economics from the University of Coimbra, and obtained a PhD in sociology from ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon. Elected Member of Parliament, from 26 November 2015 to 15 October 2018, Fonseca served as Secretary of State Assistant and of Administrative Modernisation. When she came out publicly, in an interview to newspaper ''Diário de Notícias'' in 2017, she was the first gay member of a government cabinet ever to disclose their sexual orientation in Portugal. Since taking office as Minister of Culture in 2018, she is the first openly gay Portuguese government minister. In July 2020, when asked by a reporter about the pressure cultural workers were facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, instead of resp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graça Aranha
José Pereira da Graça Aranha (June 21, 1868 – January 26, 1931) was a Brazilian writer and diplomat, considered to be a forerunner of the Modernism in Brazil. He was also one of the organizers of the Brazilian Modern Art Week of 1922. He founded and occupied the 38th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1897 until his death in 1931. However, he would break all his relations with the Academy in 1924, accusing it of being "old-fashioned". Life Graça Aranha was born in São Luís, to a rich and cultured family, son of journalist Temístocles da Silva Maciel Aranha and Maria da Glória da Graça. He was a prodigy, having completed his secondary studies when 13 years old, and went to study Law in Recife. He graduated with honours in 1886 and travelled to the South to work. He became a judge in ''Porto do Cachoeiro'', a village in the backlands of the state of Espírito Santo. This experience was used by him in one of his best known novels, ''Canaã'', a great editori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Graça
Ricardo Queiroz de Alencastro Graça (born 16 February 1997), known as Ricardo Graça, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Júbilo Iwata as a centre-back. Career statistics Honours Brazil Olympic *Summer Olympics: 2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ... Individual * J2 League Best XI: 2023 References External links * * * * 1997 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players CR Vasco da Gama players Júbilo Iwata players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Da Graca
Cosimo Marco Da Graca (born 1 May 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Novara. A forward of Cape Verdean origin, Da Graca made his first steps at Calcio Sicilia and at Palermo, the team of his native city. In 2018, he joined Juventus' youth set-up. In 2020–21, he made his debut for both Juventus U23 and Juventus first-team. Promoted permanently to their reserve team playing in Serie C, he was loaned to Basque club Amorebieta in summer 2023. After the loan was interrupted in January 2024, he spent an entire year playing again for Juventus Next Gen. He joined Novara in January 2025 on a permanent basis. Club career Youth career Da Graca began his youth career at Sicilia aged 10, before moving to Palermo's youth sector aged 12. He stayed there until 2018, when he moved to Juventus on loan, before making the move permanent in 2019 for €600,000. Juventus On 28 October 2020, Da Graca made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23, the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ailton Graça
Aílton Graça (born September 9, 1964) is a Brazilian actor, scenographer, ballet dancer and clown. Biography Aílton Graça was born in São Paulo. For a long time, he worked as a street vendor and is passionate about carnival. Being the son of a hospital porter and a housewife, he was raised on the outskirts of São Paulo, in the Americanópolis neighborhood. While still at school, he fell in love with dramaturgy, a time when he acted in several amateur plays.ClickCulturalBiografia de Atores. Aílton Graça Página visitada em 30 de setembro de 2012 Career Before becoming a professional actor, he was a stock inspector, a market stallholder and also worked as a shoe store salesman. Aílton was a public servant in the State of São Paulo when he was approved and sworn into a public competition for the State Public Servant Hospital. In this hospital, there was a leisure project for patients, created by some actors from the USP School of Dramatic Arts, participating and acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Graça
João Pedro Salazar da Graça (born 18 June 1995 in Porto) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Rio Ave as a midfielder. Club career On 10 November 2013, Graça made his professional debut with FC Porto B in a 2013–14 Segunda Liga match against União Madeira replacing Leandro Silva in the 65th minute. UD Oliveirense União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portugal, Portuguese sports club from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in Aveiro District. The club was founded on 25 October 1922. The main football (soccer), football te ... announced on 25 January 2019, that they had signed Graça on a contract until the end of the season. On 25 August 2021, he signed a one-year contract with Rio Ave. References External links *Stats and profile at LPFP * 1995 births Living people Footballers from Matosinhos Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Liga Portugal 2 players Primeira Liga players Padroen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
