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João Arroio
João Marcelino Arroio (or Arroyo; 4 October 1861, Porto — 18 May 1930, Colares (Sintra)) was a Portuguese composer. He is best known for his opera ''Amor de Perdição''. He notably founded the Orfeon Académico de Coimbra Orfeon Académico de Coimbra (O.A.C.) is the oldest and one of the most famous academic choirs in Portugal. It was established in 1880 by the then University of Coimbra's law student João Arroio, with the name ''Sociedade Choral do Orpheon Académ ... in 1880. References 1861 births 1930 deaths 19th-century classical composers 19th-century Portuguese people Portuguese male classical composers Male opera composers Musicians from Porto Portuguese classical composers Portuguese opera composers 19th-century Portuguese male musicians Naval ministers of Portugal {{portugal-composer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto
Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire concelho, municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropolitan area, with an estimated population of just 248,769 people in a municipality with only . Porto's urban area has around 1,319,151 people (2025) in an area of ,Demographia: World Urban Areas , March 2010 making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a global city with a Gamma + rating from the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Located along the Douro River estuary in northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
