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Cunha, Euclides da

(Encyclopedia) Cunha, Euclides daCunha, Euclides daāˌ&oobreve;klēˈdĭsh dä k&oomacr;ˈnyə [key], 1866–1909, Brazilian writer. After his military service, Cunha became a civil engineer and a…

Volterra, Daniele da

(Encyclopedia) Volterra, Daniele daVolterra, Daniele dadänyāˈlā dä vōltĕrˈrä [key], 1509–66, Italian mannerist painter and sculptor. His family name was Ricciarelli, but he was known by the name of…

Da Nang

(Encyclopedia) Da Nang Da Nang dənăngˈ, dän äng [key], formerly Tourane Da Nang…

Bassas da India

(Encyclopedia) Bassas da IndiaBassas da Indiabäˌsäs də ēndyäˈ [key], uninhabited atoll, 0.1 sq mi (0.2 sq km), in the S Mozambique Channel, W Indian Ocean, about midway between Madagascar and…

Liberale da Verona

(Encyclopedia) Liberale da VeronaLiberale da Veronalēbāräˈlā dä vārôˈnä [key], b. c.1445, d. 1526 or 1529, Italian painter of the Veronese school, whose given name was Liberale de Jacopo della Biava…

Desiderio da Settignano

(Encyclopedia) Desiderio da SettignanoDesiderio da Settignanodāzēdĕˈrēō dä sĕtˌtēnyäˈnō [key], c.1429–64, Florentine sculptor, a follower of Donatello. His exquisitely delicate marble carving is best…

Tristan da Cunha

(Encyclopedia) Tristan da CunhaTristan da Cunhatrĭsˈtăn də k&oomacr;ˈnə [key], group of volcanic islands in the S Atlantic, about midway between S Africa and S America, part of the British Saint…

Quadros, Jânio da Silva

(Encyclopedia) Quadros, Jânio da SilvaQuadros, Jânio da Silvazhäˈny&oobreve; dä sēlˈvə kwäˈdr&oobreve;s [key], 1917–92, president of Brazil (Jan.–Aug., 1961). A schoolteacher and lawyer, he…

Mino da Fiesole

(Encyclopedia) Mino da FiesoleMino da Fiesolemēˈnō dä fyāˈzōlā [key] or Mino di GiovanniMino di Giovannidē jōvänˈnē [key], 1429–84, Florentine sculptor of the early Renaissance. He produced many…

Costa e Silva, Artur da

(Encyclopedia) Costa e Silva, Artur daCosta e Silva, Artur daərt&oomacr;rˈ dä koŏshˈtə ĕ sēlˈvə [key], 1902–69, president of Brazil (1967–69). An army general, he participated in the 1964 coup…