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•  Orosius

  Paulus Orosius (b. circa 375, d. 418?) was a Christian historian, theologian and student of Augustine of Hippo from Gallaecia. He is best known for his Historiarum Adversum Paganos Libri VII ("Seven Books of History Against the Pagans"), which he wrote in response to the belief that the decline of the Roman Empire was the result of its adoption of Christianity.

  

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•  Marie Myriam

  Marie Myriam (born Miriam Lopes, May 8, 1957, Braga, Portugal) is a Portuguese / French singer. Representing France, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 with " L'oiseau et l'enfant" (The bird and the child) with music by Jean Paul Cara and words by Joe Gracy. In 1981, Marie Myriam also represented France in the Yamaha Music Festival with the song "Sentimentale"; she came in ninth place. In recent years, she has read out the votes of the French Jury at the Eurovision Song Contest.

  

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•  Domingos Leite Pereira

  Domingos Leite Pereira was a Portuguese politician of the Portuguese First Republic. He had degrees in theology and literature of the University of Coimbra. He helped to improve the relationships between the republic and the Catholic Church during his government.

  

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•  Francisco Sanches

  Francisco Sanches (c. 1550 – 1623) was a Portuguese philosopher and physician of Sephardi Jewish origin.

  

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•  José Cândido da Silveira Avelar

  José Cândido da Silveira Avelar, (São Jorge, 1843 - Horta, December 3 de 1905), was an Azorean historian, author of the pioneered work about the history of the island of São Jorge. He was a writer of the council administration of Velas in 1881 which he had done political and intellectual movements, sustained a polemical strength with João Duarte de Sousa, another author from the same island and a political opponent about the historiography of the island.

  

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•  João Duarte de Sousa

  João Duarte de Sousa, some refer to J. Duarte de Sousa, (Velas, October 23, 1862 – Angra do Heroísmo, May 29, 1909), was an Azorean politician and a historian. He was a pioneer on the island history of São Jorge. João Duarte de Sousa served as a writer in the Velas town hall, where he remained for 24 years (in 1886). For his elevation in Terceira with Maria Carlota Rebelo.

  

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•  João Teixeira Soares de Sousa

  João Teixeira Soares de Sousa, an Azorean politician and an investigator of Azorean history, anthropology, and ethnography, was born on the island of São Jorge in the municipality of Velas and the parish of Manadas on 12 September 1827, and he died at Ponta Delgada on São Miguel Island on 1 February 1875. In general, he is referred to as Dr. João Teixeira Soares.

  

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•  Carlos Humberto da Silva Ferreira

  Carlos Humberto da Silva Ferreira (born January 1, 1974 in Braga), aka Litos, is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for A.D. Limianos, as a goalkeeper.

  

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•  André Soares

  André Soares Ribeiro da Silva, more commonly known as André Soares was a leading Portuguese sculptor and architect active in Northern Portugal during the 18th century. Born in Braga, most of his work is found in and around this city. As a sculptor, he was responsible for designing the gilt woodwork (talha dourada) altarpieces of the Monastery of Tibães.

  

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•  Carlos Amarante

  Carlos Luís Ferreira da Cruz Amarante was an important Portuguese engineer and architect. Amarante's father was musician in the court of the Bishop of Braga. He began pursuing an eclesiastical career, but left the seminary when he was 23 years old to marry Luísa Clara Xavier. After that he pursued a career in engineering and architecture. Artistically, Amarante led the transition between the late Baroque-Rococo architecture of northern Portugal to modern Neoclassical architecture.

  

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•  March of the Tadpoles

  March of the Tadpoles was the fifth studio recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. The album was released in Japan in 1977 by Japan Victor Records and much later (c. 1984) in the USA on the Ascent Records label. The album received two 1985 Grammy award nominations – for "Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band" and for "Best Arrangement on an Instrumental" (for the song, "March of the Tadpoles").

  

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•  Per Pedersen (cyclist)

  Per Pedersen (born April 5, 1964 in Vestervig) is a retired road bicycle racer from Denmark, who was a professional rider from 1986 to 1993. He competed in four Tour de Frances (1989, 1991, 1992 and 1993). Today he runs a bicycle shop near Herning, Denmark.

  

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•  Gloria (1999 film)

  Gloria is a remake of the 1980 film written and directed by John Cassavetes. The remake was directed by Sidney Lumet and starred Sharon Stone as Gloria. It is also notable as George C. Scott's final film. The supporting cast also includes Jeremy Northam, Cathy Moriarty, Bonnie Bedelia, and Barry McEvoy.

  

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