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Maria Gomes (grape)
Maria Gomes can refer to: *Maria Teresinha Gomes (1933–2007), Portuguese woman who nearly 20 years pretended to be a male army general *Maria Carneiro Pereira Gomes, Brazilian First Lady *Maria Eugénia Varela Gomes, campaigner against the authoritarian ''Estado Novo'' government in Portugal *Ana Maria Gomes (born 1954), Portuguese politician, Member of the European Parliament since 2004 *Maria Amélia Gomes Barros da Lomba do Amaral, known as Amélia da Lomba (born 1961), Angolan writer and journalist *Maria Carolina Gomes Santiago (born 1985), Brazilian Paralympic swimmer *Rosa Maria Gomes de Lima (born 1964), Brazilian retired footballer *Maria Gomes (badminton), 4-times champion in Portuguese National Badminton Championships 1990–93 *Jesuina Maria Ferreira Gomes (active since 1990s), Brazilian politician *Abi-Maria Gomes, got 5th place in Survivor: Philippines in 2012 *Maria Gomes Da Silva, Angolan blind runner, see Angola at the 2012 Summer Paralympics See also *Fernã ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Teresinha Gomes
Maria Teresinha Gomes (1933, Funchal – 2007) also known as a generala was a Portuguese people, Portuguese woman notable for spending nearly 20 years successfully pretending to be a male army general. Gomes was born on the Portuguese island of Madeira and ran away from home at the age of 16. Her parents gave her up for dead while Teresinha made her way to Lisbon. Gomes' general's uniform was a costume made by a Lisbon tailor for the 1974 Carnival#Portugal, carnival. She used the name General Tito Aníbal da Paixão Gomes, the name of a brother of hers, who died as a baby. Gomes was revealed to be biologically a woman in 1992. She had used her invented position of authority to persuade neighbours to hand over part of their savings for investment. High returns were promised, but never forthcoming. The resulting trial also revealed that Teresinha had posed to others as a lawyer and an employee at the US embassy. Teresinha was eventually given a suspended three-year sentence. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |