Gusmão
Encyclopedia
Gusmão is a Portuguese
surname
of ancient Spanish
toponymic origin, from the village of Guzmán, in the region of Burgos
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It may refer to:
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...
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"...
of ancient Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
toponymic origin, from the village of Guzmán, in the region of Burgos
Burgos (province)
The province of Burgos is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Palencia, Cantabria, Vizcaya, Álava, La Rioja, Soria, Segovia, and Valladolid. Its capital is the city of Burgos...
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It may refer to:
- Alexandre de GusmãoAlexandre de Gusmão----Alexandre de Gusmão is regarded as one of the pioneers of Brazilian Diplomacy, chiefly for his role in negotiating the Treaty of Madrid in 1750 , when Portugal and Spain were attempting to delimit their territorial possessions in South America and Asia...
, Portuguese-Brazilian diplomat. - Andre GusmãoAndre GusmaoAndré Machado Gusmão is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is a veteran of the International Fight League where he fought for Renzo Gracie's New York Pitbulls, the IFL's 2007 league champions....
, Brazilian martial arts fighter. - Artur Guilherme Moraes Gusmão, Brazilian footballer.
- Bartolomeu de GusmãoBartolomeu de GusmãoBartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão , was a priest and naturalist born in the then Portuguese colony of Brazil, noted for his early work on lighter-than-air airship design....
, Portuguese-Brazilian jesuit priest and scientist. - Guilherme Milhomem GusmãoGuilherme Milhomem GusmãoGuilherme Milhomem Gusmão or simply Guilherme , is a Brazilian football forward for Atlético Mineiro-Cruzeiro:...
, Brazilian footballer. - Kirsty Sword GusmãoKirsty Sword GusmãoKirsty Sword Gusmão is married to Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister and former President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste or East Timor...
, Australian wife of Xanana Gusmão. - Luísa de Gusmão, Queen of Portugal by marriage.
- Paulo César GusmãoPaulo César GusmãoPaulo César Lopes de Gusmão, better known as Paulo César Gusmão or PC Gusmão , is a former football goalkeeper and manager. He currently manages Sport Club do Recife.-Career as a player:...
, Brazilian footballer. - Rebeca GusmãoRebeca GusmãoRebeca Gusmão was a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 4×100 m freestyle relay at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...
, Brazilian swimmer. - Xanana GusmãoXanana GusmãoKay Rala Xanana Gusmão GCL is a former militant who was the first President of East Timor, serving from May 2002 to May 2007...
, East Timorese politician.