Câmara (meaning "
chamber") is a common surname in the Portuguese language. It may also refer to:
People
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António de Vasconcelos e Sousa Câmara Caminha Faro e Veiga, 8th Count of Calheta, 4th Marquis of Castelo Melhor and Constable of Portugal
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D. João da Câmara, Portuguese writer
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Eugênia Câmara
Eugênia Infante da Câmara (1837–1874) was a Portuguese actress, poet, author and director of plays, active in both Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Fe ...
, Portuguese actress
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Gilberto Câmara
Gilberto Câmara (born 29 March 1956) is a Brazilian computer scientist and is currently serving as the Secretariat Director for thGroup on Earth Observations(GEO). He is a former director of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INP ...
, Brazilian computer scientist
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Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop
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Hélder Câmara (chess player), Brazilian chess master
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Joana Tomásia da Câmara, 14th and last donatary captain of the island of São Miguel, Portugal
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João Câmara, Brazilian painter
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Ronald Câmara, Brazilian chess master
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Sérgio Sette Câmara
Sérgio Santos Sette Câmara Filho (born 23 May 1998) is a Brazilians, Brazilian racing driver who currently competes in the 2025 European Le Mans Series with Nielsen Racing. He previously competed in Formula E, having previously raced for Drago ...
. Brazilian racing driver
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José da Câmara Teles
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 , ...
, 13th donatary captain of the island of São Miguel, Portugal
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Luís Manuel da Câmara, 12th donatary captain of the island of São Miguel, Portugal
Places
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Câmara de Lobos
Câmara de Lobos (; or 'Wolves' Chamber') is a municipality and town in the southern coast of the Portuguese island of Madeira, divided in 5 freguesias. A de facto suburb of the much larger capital city of Funchal, it is one of the larger pop ...
, city and municipality in Madeira, Portugal
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Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, a parish in Madeira, Portugal
Other
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Câmara Defense, also ''
Gunderam Defense The Gunderam Defense, also known as the Brazilian Defense or the Câmara Defense if followed by moves ...g6, ...Bg7 and ...Nf6, creating the typical King's Indian formation, is a rarely played chess opening starting with the moves:
:1. e4 e5
:2. ...
'' or ''Brazilian Defense'' is a rarely played chess opening
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TV Câmara, Brazilian television channel responsible for broadcasting activity from the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies
* ''Câmara'' may also mean
Chamber of Deputies
The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures.
Description
Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourb ...
in a number of different countries
* ''Câmara'' may also mean a
Câmara Municipal Câmara (meaning " chamber") is a common surname in the Portuguese language. It may also refer to:
People
* António de Vasconcelos e Sousa Câmara Caminha Faro e Veiga, 8th Count of Calheta, 4th Marquis of Castelo Melhor and Constable of Portug ...
, the executive body of a municipality in Portugal, and legislative body of Brazilian municipalities
See also
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Camara (disambiguation)
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Kamara (disambiguation) Kamara may refer to:
Places
* Lato pros Kamara or simply Kamara, an ancient city on Crete
* Kamara, Estonia, a village
* Kämara, Estonia, a village
* Kamara, Arcadia, Greece, a village
* Kamara, Corfu, Greece, a village in the municipal unit ...
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Portuguese-language surnames