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Mendes da Rocha, Paulo Archias

(Encyclopedia) Mendes da Rocha, Paulo Archias, 1928-2021, Brazilian architect, b. Vitoria, Brazil, Mackenzie Presbyterian Univ. (B.Arch., 1954).…

Brewer's: Paulo

The cardinal, brother of Count Guido Franceschini, who advised his scapegrace bankrupt brother to marry an heiress, in order to repair his fortune. (Robert Browning: The Ring and the Book…

Brazil Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Brazil Index: People and History Economy Foreign Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORY Brazil is a federal republic with 26 states and a federal district.…

Copa Libertadores

Copa Libertadores Contested annually since the 1955-56 season by the league champions of South America's football union. Multiple winners: Independiente (7); Boca Juniors and Peñarol (5);…

European/South American Cup

European/South American Cup Also known as the Toyota Cup and Intercontinental Cup. Contested annually in December between the winners of the European Champions League (formerly European Cup)…

Brewer's: Paulina

wife of Antigonus, a Sicilian nobleman, takes charge of Queen Hermione, when unjustly sent to prison by her jealous husband, and after a time presents her again to Leontes as a statue “by…

Brewer's: Pavan

or Pavin. Every pavan has its galliard (Spanish). Every sage has his moments of folly. Every white must have its black, and every sweet its sour. The pavan was a stately Spanish dance, in…

1998 Formula One Race Locations

March— AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX at Melbourne; BRAZILIAN GP at Interlagos in Sao Paulo. April— ARGENTINE GP at Buenos Aires; SAN MARINO GP at Imola, Italy. May— SPANISH GRAND PRIX at Barcelona; GP of…