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Ferreira, António

(Encyclopedia) Ferreira, AntónioFerreira, Antónioäntôˈny&oobreve; fərēˈrə [key], c.1528–69, Portuguese dramatist and poet. Ferreira served as a privy councillor and a magistrate. Influenced by…

Bello, Maria

actressBirthplace: Norristown, Penn.Born: 4/18/67

Montez, Maria

(Maria Africa Vidal de Santo Silas)actressBirthplace: Barahona, Dominican RepublicBorn: 1917Died: 1951

Brewer's: Mari'a

Heroine of Donizetti's opera La Figlia del Reggimento. She first appears as a vivandière or French sutler-girl, for Sulpizio (the sergeant of the 11th regiment of Napoleon's Grand Army)…

Black Maria

The Question: What's a Black Maria? The Answer: A "black maria" is a slang term for a police wagon. How did it get this name? We don't know. But here are two…

Maria Bueno

Maria BuenoBorn: Oct. 11, 1939Brazilian tennis player won 4 U.S. Championships (1959,63-64,66) and 3 Wimbledons (1959-60,64).Don BudgeA - CLeroy Burrell

Coimbra

(Encyclopedia) Coimbra Coimbra kōēmˈbrə [key], city, capital of Coimbra dist., W central Portugal, on the Mondego…

Maria II

(Encyclopedia) Maria II (Maria da Glória), 1819–53, queen of Portugal (1834–53), daughter of Peter IV (Pedro I of Brazil). Pedro, having succeeded to the Portuguese throne on the death (1826) of his…