Freire
Encyclopedia
Freire is a word used in the Portuguese
and Galician
languages to define the occupational name for a friar
, or a nickname for a pious
person or someone employed at a monastery
. The word is derived from Latin
frater, which means brother.
Freire is also a surname, and may refer to:
People
Other uses
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
and Galician
Galician language
Galician is a language of the Western Ibero-Romance branch, spoken in Galicia, an autonomous community located in northwestern Spain, where it is co-official with Castilian Spanish, as well as in border zones of the neighbouring territories of Asturias and Castile and León.Modern Galician and...
languages to define the occupational name for a friar
Friar
A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders.-Friars and monks:...
, or a nickname for a pious
Piety
In spiritual terminology, piety is a virtue that can mean religious devotion, spirituality, or a combination of both. A common element in most conceptions of piety is humility.- Etymology :...
person or someone employed at a monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
. The word is derived from Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
frater, which means brother.
Freire is also a surname, and may refer to:
People
- Alejandro FreireAlejandro FreireAlejandro Freire is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Baltimore Orioles during the season. Listed at 6' 2", 220 lb., Freire batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela....
(b.1974), Venezuelan baseball player - Carlos do Amaral FreireCarlos do Amaral FreireCarlos Amaral Freire is a Brazilian scholar, linguist and translator. He have mastered more than 30 languages in the sense that he has some theoretical and practical knowledge that makes it possible for him to communicate in them, but he can make translations, read, and write in others...
, Brazilian scholar and linguist - Francisco José Freire (1719–1773), Portuguese historian and philologist
- José Freire Falcão (1925- ), Brazilian cardinal of the Catholic Church
- Laura Espido FreireEspido FreireMaría Laura Espido Freire is a writer born in Bilbao, Spain on July 16, 1974.- Biography :Espido Freire dedicated her early years to the study and performance of classical music...
(b.1974), Spanish writer - Junqueira Freire (1832-1855), Brazilian poet and Benedictine monk
- Manuel FreireManuel FreireManuel Freire is a Portuguese influential left-wing singer and composer, although he also works as a computer technician. Freire was born in Vagos, Aveiro District in 25 April 1942....
(b.1942), Portuguese singer and composer - Manuel Alberto Freire Andrade Armijo (c.1765-c.1834), Spanish cavalry officer and general
- Nelson FreireNelson FreireNelson Freire is a Brazilian classical pianist.Freire began playing the piano when he was three years old. He replayed from memory pieces his older sister had just performed. His teachers in Brazil were Nise Obino and Lucia Branco, former students of a pupil of Liszt. For his first public recital,...
(b.1944), Brazilian classical pianist - Óscar FreireÓscar FreireÓscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx...
(b.1976), Spanish bicycle racer - Paulo FreirePaulo FreirePaulo Reglus Neves Freire was a Brazilian educator and influential theorist of critical pedagogy.-Biography:...
(1921-1997), Brazilian educator - Ramón Freire (1787-1851), President of Chile
- Roberto FreireRoberto FreireRoberto João Pereira Freire is a Brazilian politician. He is president of the Socialist People's Party and federal deputy from Pernambuco.-References:...
(b.1942), Brazilian politician - Roberto FreireRoberto Freire (psychiatrist)Roberto Freire was a medical psychiatrist and Brazilian writer, who created somatherapy , also referred to as SOMA, an anarchist therapy based on the then radical new ideas of Wilhelm Reich, as well as the Brazilian martial art Capoeira Angola.Brazilian intellectual life is marked by the intense...
(1927-2008), Brazilian psychiatrist and writer - Willamy FreireWillamy FreireWillamy Friere is an Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who has fought for Shooto and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Freire was also the Shooto Welterweight Champion.-Early career:...
(born 1987), Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter
Other uses
- FreireFreire, ChileFreire is a Chilean town and commune in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. According to the 2002 census, the commune population was 25,514 and has an area of ....
, Chilean commune and town in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region - Freire Muniz RiverFreire Muniz River-References:*...
, river of Espírito Santo state in eastern Brazil - Freire's Sooty BarbthroatSooty BarbthroatThe Sooty Barbthroat is a hummingbird species in the family Trochilidae.It is found in French Guiana and far north-eastern Brazil. Its natural habitat is humid tropical lowland forest....
, hummingbird sub specie in the family Trochilidae