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Encyclopedia > Borges (disambiguation)

Borges is a common surname of Spanish and Portuguese language. It may mean: A family name, or surname, is that part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... Portuguese ( , also língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is today Galicia (Spain) and northern Portugal as Latin spoken by romanized Celtiberians about a thousand years ago. ...


People

Carlos Ariel Borges (born 14 January 1932) is a former Uruguayan footballer. ... Celso Borges is a young Costa Rican soccer player who plays for Deportivo Saprissa and the Costa Rican U-20 national soccer team. ... Graciela Borges (born June 10, 1941, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine television and film actress. ... Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972 in Ribeirão Preto) is a former international top swimmer from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. ... Hernâni José Oliveira Santos Borges (born 27 August 1981 in Maia) is a football (soccer) striker from Cape Verde with good finishing skills. ... Humberlito Borges Teixeira, or simply Borges (born October 5, 1980), is a Brazilian football player. ... Jorge Guillermo Borges (1874-1938). ... Jorge Luis Borges (August 24, 1899 – June 14, 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered one of the foremost literary figures of the 20th century. ... Julio Borges, candidate of Primero Justicia for the 2006 Venezuelan presidential elections Julio Andrés Borges Junyent (born 1969 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan politician. ... Lucas Borges (born 17 February 1980) is an Argentina rugby union footballer. ... Norah Borges (1901-1998) was an artist and is the sister of the writer Jorge Luis Borges. ... Phil Borges (born 1942) Humanitarian Photographer Biographical Information Borges has been a humanitarian photographer since the 1970s with his notable works being photographs of Tibetans who fled to Nepal including the Dalai Lama. ... Raúl Borges Requena (February 4, 1882 - November 24, 1967) was a renowned Venezuelan pedagogue, guitarist and composer, mentor of several generations of Venezuelan guitarists. ... Ron Borges is a sportswriter for the Boston Globe. ... Tomás Borge Martínez (Born: August 13, 1930) (in American newspapers often spelt as Thomas Borge) - the last living co-founder of the Sandinista movement in Nicaragua, he was a minister of interior of Nicaragua under the pro-Communist rule of Daniel Ortega. ... Víctor Manuel Barbosa Borges (born 24 May 1955) is a Cape Verdean politician. ... Willian Borges da Silva (born 09 August 1988 in Ribeirão Pires, São Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a right midfielder for Corinthians in the Brazilian Série A. Categories: | | | | | ...

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Borges was born in 1899 in Buenos Aires.
Borges' father, Jorge Guillermo Borges Haslam, was a lawyer and psychology teacher with literary aspirations.
Jorge Luis Borges died of liver cancer in 1986 in Geneva and is buried in the Cimetière des Rois (Plainpalais).
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