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    Houaiss ► Affonso Arinos de Mello Franco ► Fernanda Montenegro 18 (João Francisco Lisboa): José Veríssimo ► Barão Homem de Melo ► Alberto Faria ► Luís Carlos...
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  • João de Lisboa (c.1470 – 1525) was a Portuguese explorer. He is known to have sailed together with Tristão da Cunha, and to have explored Río de La Plata...
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    João Guimarães Rosa (Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w ɡimɐˈɾɐ̃jz ˈʁɔzɐ, ˈʒwɐ̃w -]; 27 June 1908 – 19 November 1967) was a Brazilian novelist, short story writer, poet...
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    João (VI) Guterres (1381-1382) - named bishop of Lisbon by pope Urban VI (pope in Rome) João (VII) Anes (c. 1383-1394) João (I) Anes (1394-1402) João...
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    coup would not be executed. However, in the wake of the assassination of João Pessoa, Vargas's running mate, for romantic reasons, the opposition decided...
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    Francisco de Holanda (c. 1517 – 19 June 1585) was a Portuguese artist, architect, and art essayist. He served as a court painter for the kings João III...
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    Ensaios. Rio de Janeiro: São José. Dantas, Júlio (1940). Machado de Assis. Lisboa: Academia das Ciências. Dixon, Paul B. (1989). Retired Dreams: Dom Casmurro...
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  • Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈpɔɾ liʒˈβoɐ i βɐ̃jˈfikɐ] ), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon...
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    João Teixeira Albernaz I also referred to as João Teixeira Albernaz, the Elder (late 16th century – c. 1662), to distinguish him from his grandson, was...
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    Alberto Santos-Dumont (category Burials at Cemitério de São João Batista)
    1873, the family moved to the small town of Cabangu, in the municipality of João Aires,: 305  for Henrique Dumont to work on the construction of the D. Pedro...
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