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Narana Coissoró, left his motherland of Goa to serve the Portuguese people and became a member of the Portuguese Parliament Nelson de Souza , former Minister of Planning for Portugal Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho , formerly a Portuguese military officer, was the chief strategist of the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Lisbon; was born in Lourenço ...
Nowadays Hindu names like Sandeep, Rahul and Anita, etc. are also given. Portuguese names like António, João, Maria, Ana are also common among Goan Catholics who follow Portuguese culture. British names (e.g. Kevin, Shelley) and other European names (e.g. Benito, Heidi), which have no Konkani variants, are also popular.
Goans (Romi Konkani: Goenkar, Portuguese: Goeses) is the demonym used to describe the people native to Goa, India, formerly part of Portuguese India (Estado Português da Índia). They form an ethno-linguistic group resulting from the assimilation of Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Indo-Portuguese, Austro-Asiatic ethnic and/or linguistic ancestries.
Gaudas are aboriginal people residing in the coastal Indian state of Goa.They are believed to be the original inhabitants of Konkan.Most follow folk Hinduism, but many were converted to Catholicism by the Portuguese missionaries during the Christianisation of Goa while still keeping their folk tradition and culture alive.
Photographer Edward S. Curtis spent 30 years documenting over 80 Native American tribes in the early 1900s. 16 rare, historical photos of Native American life that you've probably never seen Skip ...
Pages in category "Lists of people from Goa" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Lists of people from Goa (10 P) + Women from Goa (1 C) G. Goan Catholics (1 C, 55 P) Goan people (209 P) P. People of Goan descent (16 C) Pages in category "People ...
The most popular celebrations in the Indian state of Goa include the Goa Carnival, (Konkani: Intruz), Shigmo and São João (Feast of John the Baptist). [7] The most popular festivals in Goa include Ganesh Chaturthi (Konkani: Chavath), [8] Diwali, [9] Christmas (Konkani: Natalam), [10] Easter (Konkani: Paskanchem Fest), Samvatsar Padvo or Sanvsar Padvo and the feast of St. Francis Xavier, who ...