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Pages in category "Brazilian given names" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adaílton;
The name Brazil is a shortened form of Terra do Brasil ("Land of Brazil"), a reference to the brazilwood tree. The name was given in the early 16th century to the territories leased to the merchant consortium led by Fernão de Loronha, to exploit brazilwood for the production of wood dyes for the European textile industry.
At this time, Brazilian people started to use Native Brazilian names as personal names. Some are among the most popular until nowadays. Some are among the most popular until nowadays. These are names like Araci, Caubi, Guaraci, Iara, Iberê, Ioná, Jaci, Janaína, Jandira, Juçara, Juraci, Jurema, Maiara, Moacir, Moema, Ubiratã, Ceci, Iracema ...
After the colonization of Brazil by the Portuguese, most of the 16th century, the word "Brazilian" was given to the Portuguese merchants of the Brazilwood tree, designating exclusively the name of such profession, since the inhabitants of the land were, in most of them, indigenous, or Portuguese born in Portugal or in the territory now called ...
Princess Isabel (1846–1921), Princess Imperial of Brazil, later de jure Empress of Brazil, daughter of Emperor D. Pedro II, signed the abolition of slavery in the country Prudente de Morais (1841–1902); ex-president of Brazil; ex-president of the Federal Senate ; ex-governor of the state of São Paulo
João Donato, Brazilian musician; João de Deus de Nogueira Ramos, Portuguese poet; João do Rio, Brazilian writer; João Frederico Ludovice, German-born Portuguese architect and goldsmith; João Gilberto, Brazilian musician; João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian novelist, short story writer, and diplomat; João Miguel (actor), Brazilian actor
State name Language of origin Source word Meaning and Notes Acre Tupi: a'quiri or a'kiru, from a misspelling of Aquiri, a local river, which meaning is "green river"; not from acre (a measurement of area) or Acre (as in the Siege of Acre).
This is a list of the Brazil's Indigenous or Native peoples. This is a sortable listing of peoples, associated languages, Indigenous locations, and population estimates with dates. A particular group listing may include more than one area because the group is distributed in more than one area.