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Signature. Antônio Gonçalves Dias ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtonju ɡõˈsawviz ˈdʒiɐs]; August 10, 1823 – November 3, 1864) was a Brazilian Romantic poet, playwright, ethnographer, lawyer and linguist. A major exponent of Brazilian Romanticism and of the literary tradition known as "Indianism", he is famous for writing "Canção ...
20 million (as of 2020) G2A.COM Limited (commonly referred to as G2A) is a digital marketplace headquartered in the Netherlands, [1] [2] with offices in Poland and Hong Kong. [3] [4] The site operates in the resale of gaming products by the use of redemption keys. Other items sold on the site are software, prepaid activation codes, electronics ...
A decorative azulejo featuring the first two verses of the poem. " Canção do exílio " ( Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w dweˈzilju], Exile song) is a poem written by the Brazilian Romantic author Gonçalves Dias in 1843, when he was in Portugal studying Law at the University of Coimbra. The poem is a famous example of the first ...
Galician Literature Day (Galician: Día das Letras Galegas) is a public holiday observed in Galicia, Spain. It is a celebration of the Galician language and its literature which was inaugurated by the Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega) in 1963. This celebration has taken place on May 17 each year since 1963.
Pão-por-Deus. Pão-por-Deus ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpɐ̃w puɾ ˈðewʃ], "Bread for God") is the Portuguese tradition of souling celebrated all over Portugal, named for the soulmass-cakes given to the poor on All Saints Day, typically by children and youth. [1] [2] Names for the custom vary through different regions of the country ...
José Afonso. José Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos (2 August 1929 – 23 February 1987), known professionally as José Afonso and also popularly known as Zeca Afonso, was a Portuguese singer-songwriter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of Portugal 's folk and protest music scene.
The Casa dos Bicos ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkazɐ ðuʒ ˈβikuʃ]; "House of the Beaks/Spikes") is a historical house in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, in the Portuguese municipality of Lisbon. The house, built in the early 16th century in the Alfama neighbourhood, has a curious façade of spikes, influenced by Italian ...
The Academia Brasileira de Letras ( ABL; Portuguese pronunciation: [akadeˈmiɐ bɾaziˈlejɾɐ dʒi ˈletɾɐs] ⓘ English: Brazilian Academy of Letters) is a Brazilian literary non-profit society established at the end of the 19th century. The first president, Machado de Assis, declared its foundation on Tuesday, 15 December 1896, with the ...