Alfredo Cristiano Keil was a Portuguese romantic composer and painter.
Lopes is a surname of Portuguese origin. It was originally a Patronymic, meaning Son of Lopo, itself being derived from Latin lupus, meaning wolf. Its Spanish equivalent is López, its Italian equivalent is Lupo, its French equivalent is Loup, and its Romanian equivalent is Lupu or Lupescu. Notable people with the surname include:
Henrique Viana was a Portuguese actor who worked in theatre, cinema and television. He died of cancer in Capuchos Hospital, aged 71.
Events in the year 1899 in Brazil.
Nuno Craveiro Lopes was a Portuguese architect whose work includes projects in Mozambique and Angola from the colonial period. He was the son of Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes, President of the Portuguese Republic, and Berta da Costa Ribeiro Artur. He married Albertina da Silveira Pinto of Rance and they had three children.
Prazeres Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in Lisbon, Portugal; it is located in the freguesia of Estrela, in western Lisbon. It is considered to be one of the most beautiful and famous cemeteries in the world. It is home to the Mausoleum of the Dukes of Palmela, the largest mausoleum in Europe.
Portuguese comics are comics created in Portugal or by Portuguese authors. Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, Carlos Botelho, and João Abel Manta are some of the most notable early Portuguese cartoonists.
The Literature of Cape Verde is among the most important in West Africa, it is the second richest in West Africa after Mali and modern day Mauritania. It is also the richest in the Lusophone portion of Africa. Most works are written in Portuguese, but there are also works in Capeveredean Creole, French and notably English.
Minister of Construction and Public Works of Angola is a cabinet level position in the national government. The position was established in 1975 with Manuel Resende de Oliveira.