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Agostinho Meira Rita
Agostinho is a Portuguese language noun meaning Augustine. It may be used as a given name or a surname. People with the name include: * Agostinho (footballer) (born 1975), Portuguese footballer, full name Joaquim Agostinho da Silva Ribeiro * Agostinho da Silva (1906–1994), Portuguese philosopher, essayist and writer * Agostinho Neto (1922–1979), first President of Angola * José Agostinho de Macedo (1761–1831), Portuguese poet and prose writer * Fernando Agostinho da Costa (born 1981), known as "Xara", Angolan footballer * Renato Agostinho de Oliveira Júnior (born 1981), Brazilian footballer * Artur Agostinho (1920–2011), Portuguese journalist * Gílson Domingos Rezende Agostinho (born 1977), known as "Gilsinho", Brazilian footballer * Joaquim Agostinho (1942–1984), Portuguese professional bicycle racer * José Maria de Santo Agostinho (1889–1912), Brazilian mystic * Pedro Agostinho (born 1965), Portuguese athlete who participated at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Language
Portuguese ( or, in full, ) is a western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is an official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, while having co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation is referred to 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 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 Celtic phonology in its lexicon. With approximately 250 million native speakers and 24 million L2 (second language) speakers, Portuguese has approximately 274 million total speakers. It is usually listed as the sixth-most spoken language, the third-mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artur Agostinho
Artur Fernandes Agostinho (25 December 1920 – 22 March 2011) was a Portuguese journalist, recipient of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword (''Ordem Militar de Sant'Iago da Espada''). References Portuguese journalists Male journalists 1920 births 2011 deaths People from Lisbon {{Europe-journalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Agostinho River
Santo ('saint' in various languages) may refer to: People * Santo (given name) * Santo (surname) * El Santo, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (1917–1984), Mexican wrestler and actor * Bob Santo or Santo, stage name of Ghanaian comedian John Evans Kwadwo Bosompem (1940-2002) * Ferdinand III of Castile (1200–1252) called "''el Santo''" ("the Saint") Places *Santo, Ouest Santo is a village in the Croix-des-Bouquets, Ouest, Croix-des-Bouquets List of communes of Haiti, commune of the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, in the Ouest (department), Ouest Departments of Haiti, department of Haiti. See also *Croix-des-B ..., Haiti, a village * Santō, Shiga, Japan, a town * Santo, Texas, United States, an unincorporated community * Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua, Italy, known locally as ''il Santo'' * Espiritu Santo, the largest island of Vanuatu, nicknamed Santo ** Luganville, known locally as Santo Arts and entertainment * Santo (art), a wooden or ivory statue depicting a holy figure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
The Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras – Troféu Joaquim Agostinho is a road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ... stage race held annually in the Torres Vedras, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Winners External links * Cycle races in Portugal UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1978 1978 establishments in Portugal Sport in Torres Vedras Summer events in Portugal {{Portugal-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabo De Santo Agostinho
Cabo de Santo Agostinho (English: Cape of St. Augustine) is a 448 square kilometer sized municipality located 35 kilometers south of the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. It is believed by some historians that Vicente Yáñez Pinzón had set anchor in a bay in Cabo de Santo Agostinho on January 26, 1500, however the Portuguese discovery of Brazil was by Pedro Álvares Cabral on April 21, 1500 is officially recognized instead. Cabo de Santo Agostinho was incorporated as a town in 1811. Cabo de Santo Agostinho has both an industrial section that is centered on the Suape port and many tropical beaches and nature reserves. The best-known beaches are Chalets, Paraíso, and Gaibu. Recanto do Domingos lies at the far south end of Pedra do Xareu beach. Economy The main economic activities in Cabo de Santo Agostinho are tourism, commerce and a strong and diverse general industry sector located near the Suape port. Economic indicators Suape Harbour Suape port is an internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Agostinho
Pedro Emanuel Costa Agostinho (born 20 February 1965) is a Portuguese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References External links * 1965 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Portuguese male sprinters Olympic athletes of Portugal {{Portugal-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Maria De Santo Agostinho
José Maria de Santo Agostinho, born Miguel Boaventura Lucena (died 22 October 1912), was a Brazilian religious leader from the state of Santa Catarina. He was the third of three monks named João Maria who appeared in turn in southern Brazil, preaching and healing with herbs. He was the original leader of the peasants in the unsuccessful Contestado War (1912–16), and was killed in one of the first encounters with government troops. Life José Maria de Santo Agostinho was formerly the soldier Miguel Lucena de Boaventura. He settled in Taquaraçu, Santa Catarina, where he gained a reputation for healing powers. He resurrected a young woman thought to be dead and cured the wife of a colonel of a disease that the doctors had proclaimed uncurable. He was literate, which was unusual in among the local country people, and wrote notebooks of herbal recipes. He established a "people's pharmacy" where he would provide herbs, seeds and roots as well as prayers. José Maria clai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Agostinho
Joaquim Fernandes Agostinho, OIH (7 April 1943 – 10 May 1984) was a Portuguese professional bicycle racer. He was champion of Portugal in six successive years. He rode the Tour de France 13 times and finished all but once,''International Cycle Sport'', UK, 1984 winning on Alpe d'Huez in 1979, and finishing third twice. All total he finished in the top 10 of a Grand Tour eleven times, made three podiums and won a total of seven stages between the Vuelta and Tour. Youth Agostinho was born in a small village, near Torres Vedras. He lived for several years in Casalinhos de Alfaiata. Out for a ride as a youth, he encountered Sporting Clube de Portugal's cycling team on a road near Casalinhos de Alfaiata – Torres Vedras. He began an impromptu race; the team could not catch him, even though Agostinho was riding a standard steel bicycle. Agostinho fought for three years with the Portuguese army in Angola and Mozambique during the Portuguese Colonial War of 1961–1974. Jean-Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gílson Domingos Rezende Agostinho
Gílson Domingos Rezende Agostinho (born September 18, 1977 in Taubaté) more commonly known simply as Gilsinho, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a striker. In his career, he was predominantly remembered for his association with his hometown football club Taubaté in Brazil as well as time with Chinese Super League club Wuhan Guanggu where he won the 2005 Chinese Super League Cup with them. Club career Gilsinho's father was an amateur footballer who encouraged him and his brother to take up the sport. When he grew up he would go on to become a professional footballer and started his career playing for his hometown football club Taubaté in the Brazilian Campeonato Paulista Série A3 division. After several seasons Gilsinho would move up a division when he joined São Bento to play in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 while his younger brother Gisiel Rezende Agostinho joined his old club as their new goalkeeper. After his stint with São Bento Gilsinho w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Agostinho De Oliveira Júnior
Renato Agostinho de Oliveira Júnior or simply Juninho (born April 25, 1981 in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro), is a Brazilian central defender. Honours *Ceará State League: 2007 References External linksCBF 1981 births Living people People from San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustine
Augustine of Hippo ( , ; la, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa. His writings influenced the development of Western philosophy and Western Christianity, and he is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers of the Latin Church in the Patristic Period. His many important works include ''The City of God'', '' On Christian Doctrine'', and '' Confessions''. According to his contemporary, Jerome, Augustine "established anew the ancient Faith". In his youth he was drawn to the eclectic Manichaean faith, and later to the Hellenistic philosophy of Neoplatonism. After his conversion to Christianity and baptism in 386, Augustine developed his own approach to philosophy and theology, accommodating a variety of methods and perspectives. Believing the grace of Christ was indispensable to human freed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Agostinho Da Costa
Fernando Agostinho da Costa (born October 10, 1981 in Luanda) better known as Chara, is a retired Angolan football midfielder. Xara has played for Petro Atlético since 2006 and has also been a member of the Angolan national football team since 2006 and has 17 caps for the team. He was not called up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup due to his lack of experience. But, he was called up for the 2010 African Nations Cup due to the injury to André Macanga André Venceslau Valentim Macanga, better known as André Macanga (born 14 May 1978), is a former Angolan football midfielder and a current coach. Career Macanga was born in Luanda, Angola. After playing in Portugal for many years, Macanga also .... External links * References 1984 births Living people Footballers from Luanda Angolan footballers Atlético Petróleos de Luanda players C.R.D. Libolo players Girabola players Angola international footballers 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2011 African Nations Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
