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Encyclopedia > Sousa

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Surname

Sousa is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. Sosa is the Castilian equivalent. It was originally a toponym. Sometimes the spelling is Souza (archaic form). Spelled as D’Souza, it is also a very common surname of Indian Christians, many of whom are descendants of the Portuguese from their Indian colonies, namely Mangalore, Goa and Ceylon. It is a name associated with a great number of different people: Portuguese (  or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain) and northern Portugal from the Latin spoken by romanized Celtiberians about 1000 years ago. ... Sosa can mean several things like Solo the alone one. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... An anachronous map of the Portuguese Empire (1415-1999). ... , Mangalore (IPA:ˈmaÅ‹-gÉ™-ËŒlȯr; Kannada: ಮಂಗಳೂರು, MangalÅ«ru; Tulu: Kudla, ಕುಡ್ಲ; Konkani: Kodial, ಕೊಡಿಯಾಲ್; Beary: Maikala, ಮೈಕಲ)   is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ...


General

Sousa Mendes on a rehabilitated stamp, 1995 Aristides Sousa Mendes (1885–1954) was a Portuguese diplomat, who fought against his own government for the safety of European Jews in the years before World War II. Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches was born in Cabanas de Viriato, in... Righteous Among the Nations (Hebrew: חסידי אומות העולם, Hasidei Umot HaOlam), in contemporary usage, is a term often used to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust in order to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis. ... Humberto Sousa Cardinal Medeiros (October 1, 1915 - September 17, 1983) was a Portuguese-born American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Márcio de Souza e Mello (May 26, 1906 - January 31, 1991 was a general with the Brazilian air force. ... Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500-1571) was a Portuguese explorer. ... Maurício de Sousa (born October 27, 1935) is a Brazilian comic book artist. ... For Jinga, Uganda see Jinja, Uganda Nzinga Mbande, queen of the Ndongo and Matamba. ... Thomé de Souza (1515-1573) or Thomé De Souza was the first governor-general of Brazil, when it was a Portuguese colony. ...

Cinema

Edward de Souza (born September 4, 1932) is a British character actor. ... Genelia DSouza (Born 5 August 1987 in England) is a popular Indian actress. ... Steven de Souza is among the handful of screenwriters whose films have earned over two billion dollars at the box office. ...

Music

John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known particularly for American military marches. ... Olga Souza on the cover of Coronas album Walking On Music 1998 Olga Souza (born 16 July 1968 in Rio De Janeiro) is an Italian singer, better known by her participation in musical project Corona. ...

Writers and journalists

Adélaïde-Emilie Filleul, Marquise de Souza-Botelho (May 14, 1761 - April 19, 1836), French writer, was born in Paris. ... Christovão de Sousa Falcão (? 1512-1557), Portuguese poet, came of a noble family settled at Portalegre in the Alemtejo, which had originated with John Falcon or Falconet, one of the Englishmen who went to Portugal in 1386 in the suite of Philippa of Lancaster. ... Dinesh DSouza (born April 25, 1961 in Bombay, India) is an author currently serving as the Robert and Karen Rishwain Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. ... Luís de Sousa (Manoel de Sousa Coutinho) (1555 - 1632), Portuguese monk and prose-writer, was born at Santarem, a member of the noble family of Sousa Coutinho. ... Malba Tahan, full name Ali Iezid Izz-Edim ibn-Salim Hanak Malba Tahan, was a fictitious Persian scholar. ... Manuel de Faria e Sousa (pron. ... Brazilian writer, born in Manaus, in 1946, is recognized by his focus on Amazonia. ... Carolina Noémia Abranches de Sousa Soares (born 1926 died 2003) is a poet from Mozambique who writes in the Portuguese language. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

Politicians

Fausto de Sousa Correia (born October 29, 1951 in Coimbra) is a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist Party; part of the Party of European Socialists. ... Herbert Betinho de Souza was a sociologist and activist against economic injustice and government corruption in Brazil and founder of the Brazilian Institute of Social Analysis and Economics (IBASE). ... Jerónimo de Sousa (born 13 April 1947 in Santa Iria de Azóia) is a Portuguese politician and current secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), elected in 2004. ... José Sócrates de Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, GCIH (pron. ... Luiza Erundina Luiza Erundina de Sousa (November 30, 1934)is a Brazilian politician. ... Marcelo (or Marcello) Rebelo de Sousa is a Portuguese politician, Law professor, and political analyst. ... Maria das Neves Maria das Neves (born 1958) is a former prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe. ... Sérgio Sousa Pinto is a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist Party; part of the Party of European Socialists. ... Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa (October 26, 1869 - August 4, 1957) was a Brazilian politician. ...

Sports

Personal information Full name Alexsandro de Souza Date of birth September 14, 1977 ) Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil Height 1. ... Artur de Sousa, known for his nickname Pinga (born July 30, 1909 in Funchal, Portugal) was a footballer and later coach who made his name in FC Porto, club he served until his death in 1963. ... Jorge Luiz Pereira de Sousa, known as Jorginho, born 6 May 1977 in Goiás, Brazil is a professional footballer currently playing for Portuguese side FC Porto. ... Osmiro de Souza Silva (born October 9, 1961 in Itapaci) is a retired long-distance runner from Brazil, who represented his native country in the mens marathon at the 1992 and at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ... Paulo Manuel Carvalho Sousa (born August 30, 1970 in Viseu) is a former Portuguese football (soccer) defensive midfielder. ... Robson Souza dos Santos (born August 19, 1982 in Salvador, Brazil) is a Brazilian football midfielder, who currently plays for CF Atlas of the Primera División de México. ... Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso, or better know as Souza (born on March 3, 1982 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian football player who was the Top Scorer for the 2006 Brazilian Serie A, playing for Goiás. ... Rui Jorge, full name Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Oliveira, (born March 27, 1973 in Vila Nova de Gaia) is a Portuguese football player. ...

Places

The John Philip Sousa Bridge is a bridge that carries Pennsylvania Avenue across the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. It has partial interchanges with Interstate 695 at its western terminus and with District of Columbia Route 295 at its eastern terminus. ... Sousa (匝瑳郡; -gun) is a district located in Chiba, Japan. ...

Dolphins

Binomial name Sousa chinensis Pacific Humpback Dolphin (Chinese White Dolphin) range Binomial name Sousa plumbea Indian Humpback Dolphin range Binomial name Sousa teuszi Atlantic Humpback Dolphin range The humpback dolphins are the members of the genus Sousa. ... For other uses, see Genus (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Sousa chinensis Pacific Humpback Dolphin (Chinese White Dolphin) range Binomial name Sousa plumbea Indian Humpback Dolphin range Binomial name Sousa teuszi Atlantic Humpback Dolphin range The humpback dolphins are the members of the genus Sousa. ... Trinomial name Sousa chinensis chinensis (Osbeck, 1765) Chinese White Dolphin range (blue area) The Chinese White Dolphin (Sousa chinensis chinensis; Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ), also called Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin, is a species of the Humpback dolphin and is one of eighty cetacean species. ... Binomial name Sousa chinensis Osbeck, 1765 Pacific Humpback Dolphin (Chinese White Dolphin) range Sousa plumbea Cuvier, 1829 Indian Humpback Dolphin range Sousa teuszi Kükenthal, 1892 Atlantic Humpback Dolphin range The humpback dolphins are the members of the genus Sousa. ... Binomial name Sousa chinensis Osbeck, 1765 Pacific Humpback Dolphin (Chinese White Dolphin) range Sousa plumbea Cuvier, 1829 Indian Humpback Dolphin range Sousa teuszi Kükenthal, 1892 Atlantic Humpback Dolphin range The humpback dolphins are the members of the genus Sousa. ...

Other

Sousaphone player in Washington Square, New York City The sousaphone is a type of tuba often used in a marching band. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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John Philip Sousa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (905 words)
Sousa was born in Washington, D.C. to John António de Sousa (born in Spain to Portuguese parents) and his wife, Maria Elisabeth Trinkhaus (born in Bavaria).
Sousa repeatedly refused to conduct on the radio, fearing the lack of personal contact with the audience; he was persuaded to do so in 1929, and was very successful.
One year after the 1882 transit of Venus, Sousa was commissioned to compose a processional for the unveiling of a bronze statue of American physicist Prof.
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