Faria
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Faria is a common Portuguese
surname
. A habitational name from either of two places called Faria, in Braga
and Aveiro. It is also a Southern Italian (Sicily) name from Greek pharias, a derivative of pharos ‘beacon,’ ‘lighthouse.’
Faria may refer to:
Persons
Locations
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Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. A habitational name from either of two places called Faria, in Braga
Braga
Braga , a city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and the third major city of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and one of the oldest Christian cities in the World...
and Aveiro. It is also a Southern Italian (Sicily) name from Greek pharias, a derivative of pharos ‘beacon,’ ‘lighthouse.’
Faria may refer to:
Persons
- Abbé FariaAbbé FariaAbbé Faria , or Abbé José Custódio de Faria, , was a colourful Goan Catholic monk who was one of the pioneers of the scientific study of hypnotism, following on from the work of Franz Anton Mesmer...
- Reita FariaReita FariaReita Faria Powell became the first Indian to win the Miss World title, in 1966. After winning the Miss Bombay crown earlier that year, she won the Eve's Weekly Miss India contest .After her one year tenure, she refused modeling and films and instead concentrated...
- Augusto FariasAugusto FariasAugusto Farias is a Brazilian politician from the state of Alagoas. He is a brother of the murdered businessman Paulo Cesar Farias, who was the campaign treasurer of Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello. PC Farias was murdered in June 1996....
- Faria AlamFaria AlamFaria Alam is a former Football Association secretary.-Background:Alam was born on 13 February 1966 in Dhaka, Bangladesh to a moderate and educated Muslim family. Her father was a Pakistani bank employee and her Bangladeshi mother, with two brothers and one sister...
- Rodrigo FariaRodrigo FariaRodrigo Faria is a Brazilian soccer striker, who is currently living back in his native Rio de Janeiro....
- Nelson L. Faria
- Manuel de Faria e SousaManuel de Faria e SousaManuel de Faria e Sousa was Portuguese historian and poet during the period of the Iberian Union, frequently writing in Spanish.right|thump|300px|Portrait of Manuel de Faria e Sousa in Ásia portuguesa...
Locations
- Faria (Barcelos)Faria (Barcelos)Faria is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Barcelos. It has a population of 583 inhabitants and a total area of 3.01 km²....
, a parish in the municipality of Barcelos, Portugal
Other
- Faria: A World of Mystery and DangerFaria: A World of Mystery and DangerFaria: A World of Mystery and Danger, known in Japan as , is an action role-playing game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was developed by Game Arts and published by Hi-Score in Japan in 1989 and by Nexoft in North America in 1991...
, A video game produced by the Nexoft Corporation for the Nintendo Entertainment SystemNintendo Entertainment SystemThe Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... - Faria Elementary School