Depiction of the Crux ( labelled ' Las Guardas ') by physician-astronomer Mestre João Faras in his letter of May 1, 1500, to King Manuel I of Portugal from the newly discovered land of Brazil

Historians generally credit João Faras-astronomer and physician of King Manuel I of Portugal who accompanied Pedro Álvares Cabral in the discovery of Brazil in 1500-for being the first European to depict it correctly.

* July – José I takes over the throne of Portugal from his deceased father, João V. King José Manuel appoints the Marquis of Pombal as his Chief Minister, who then strips the Inquisition of its power.

It spread to neighboring Portugal where King João II and especially Manuel I in 1496, decided to exile thousands of Jews to São Tomé, Príncipe, and Cape Verde.

* In Portuguese: Sua Alteza Real o mui Augusto e Sereníssimo Príncipe Dom Duarte Pio João Miguel Gabriel Rafael de Bragança, por sucessão do seu Augusto Pai, Sua Alteza Real o Príncipe Dom Duarte Nuno e do seu primo, de Gloriosa Memória, El-Rei o Senhor Dom Manuel II, O Desventurado, e por virtude do presente interregno, Príncipe Real de Portugal, 25º duque de Bragança, 22º duque de Guimarães, 24º marquês de Vila Viçosa, 29º conde de Ourém, 26º conde de Arraiolos, 26º conde de Neiva, 26º conde de Faria e 22º conde de Guimarães.

* In English: His Royal Highness the very August and Most Serene Prince Dom Duarte Pio João Miguel Gabriel Rafael de Bragança, by succession of his August Father, His Royal Highness the Prince Dom Duarte Nuno and his cousin, of Glorious Memory, the King the Lord Dom Manuel II, the Unfortunate, and by virtue of the present interregnum, Prince Royal of Portugal, 25th Duke of Braganza, 22nd Duke of Guimarães, 24th Marquis of Vila Viçosa, 29th Count of Ourém, 26th Count of Arraiolos, 26th Count of Neiva, 26th Count of Faria and 22nd Count of Guimarães.

* Manuel Dejante Pinto de Magalhães Arnao Metello and João Carlos Metello de Nápoles, " Metellos de Portugal, Brasil e Roma ", Torres Novas, 1998

* Manuel Dejante Pinto de Magalhães Arnao Metello and João Carlos Metello de Nápoles, " Metellos de Portugal, Brasil e Roma ", Torres Novas, 1998

At that time, João Rodrigues Cametá initiated the conquest of the Purus River ; Manuel Urbano da Encarnação, an Indian with an extensive knowledge of the region, reached the Acre River, traveling up it as far as the vicinity of the Xapuri ; and João da Cunha Correia reached the drainage basin of the upper Tarauacá.

Afonso I wrote a series of letters to the kings of Portugal Manuel I and João III of Portugal concerning to the behavior of the Portuguese in his country and their role in the developing slave trade, complaining of Portuguese complicity in purchasing illegally enslaved people and the connections between Afonso's men, Portuguese mercenaries in Kongo's service and the capture and sale of slaves by Portuguese.

* Manuel Dejante Pinto de Magalhães Arnao Metello and João Carlos Metello de Nápoles, " Metellos de Portugal, Brasil e Roma ", Torres Novas, 1998

The nine delegates which attended the founding Congress of the PC-SBIC were Abílio de Nequete, a Lebanese Brazilian barber ; Astrojildo Pereira, a journalist from Rio de Janeiro ; Cristiano Cordeiro, an accountant from Recife ; Hermogênio da Silva Fernandes, an electrician from Cruzeiro ; João da Costa Pimenta, a linotype operator ; Joaquim Barbosa, a tailor from Rio de Janeiro ; José Elias da Silva, a shoemaker from Rio de Janeiro ; Luís Peres, a broom seller from Rio de Janeiro ; and Manuel Cendón, a Spanish-born tailor.

João Manuel, Prince of Portugal () ( 3 June 1537 – 2 January 1554 ) was a Portuguese infante ( prince ), the eighth son of King John III of Portugal by his wife Catherine of Austria ( House of Habsburg ), daughter of Philip I of Castile and Joanna of Castile.

João Manuel was born in 3 June 1537 in Évora and became the heir to the throne of Portugal in 1539.

João Manuel died of what the sources refer to as consumption ( tuberculosis ) on 2 January 1554, however it is worth mentioning that some historians believe his death occurred as a result of diabetes, a disease he inherited from his maternal grandfather Philip I. Eighteen days later, a posthumous son was born from his marriage: the future King Sebastian I of Portugal.

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Coimbra bishops, religious orders and King Manuel I supported artists like Diogo Pires ( father and son ), Marcos Pires, João de Castilho, Diogo de Castilho and the Frenchmen, João de Ruão and Nicholas of Chanterene, among others, who left important manueline and renaissance works in the town.

A short list of past and present Portuguese musicians with important contributions must necessarily include the names of composers Pedro de Escobar, Manuel Cardoso, Duarte Lobo, Filipe de Magalhães, Carlos Seixas, Diogo Dias Melgás, João Domingos Bomtempo, Marcos Portugal, José Vianna da Motta, Luís de Freitas Branco, Joly Braga Santos, Fernando Lopes-Graça, António Fragoso and Emmanuel Nunes ; organists such as António Carreira or Manuel Rodrigues Coelho ; singers such as Luísa Todi, Elisabete Matos or José Carlos Xavier ; pianists such as Maria João Pires or Sequeira Costa ; cellists such as Guilhermina Suggia ;

In late 1980, the government was overthrown in a relatively bloodless coup led by Prime Minister and former armed forces commander João Bernardo Vieira.

From November 1980 to May 1984, power was held by a provisional government responsible to a Revolutionary Council headed by President João Bernardo Vieira.

Ialá returned as the candidate for the PRS, claiming to be the legitimate president of the country, but the election was won by former president João Bernardo Vieira, deposed in the 1998 coup.

In Guinea-Bissau in 1989, the ruling African Independence Party of Guinea and Cape Verde ( PAIGC ) under the direction of President João Bernardo " Nino " Vieira began to outline a political liberalization program which the People's National Assembly approved in 1991.

On April 9, it was announced that President João Bernardo Vieira had rejected the choice of Kabi, but the coalition said that they maintained him as their choice and later on the same day, Vieira appointed Kabi as the new prime minister.

Luís Cabral served from 1974 to 1980, when a military coup d ' état led by João Bernardo " Nino " Vieira deposed him.

* 1999 – In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup.

* The President of Guinea-Bissau, João Bernardo Vieira, was assassinated on March 2, 2009, during an armed attack on his residence in Bissau.

He was baptized on 19 November and was given the name João Francisco António José Bento Bernardo.

Friar João Mocho and the Aragonese friar Bernardo, crucifix in hand, were said to go through the streets of the city, crying " Heresy!

People such as Mário Barreiros ( drums ), Mário Laginha and António Pinho Vargas ( piano ) and the singer Maria João have long and noteworthy careers in the field, despite experimenting, sometimes with notable success, other genres of music, and a more recent generation is following their footsteps, notable the pianist Bernardo Sassetti, Carlos Bica, João Paulo and the singers Jacinta and Vânia Fernandes.

The latter election was won by João Bernardo " Nino " Vieira, who had previously been President from 1980 to 1999 ; Rosa was not a candidate.

He served from 1974 to 1980, when a military coup d ' état led by João Bernardo " Nino " Vieira deposed him.

Alleging this, Cabral's Prime Minister and former armed forces commander João Bernardo Vieira organized his overthrow on November 14, 1980 in a military coup.

Justino Delgado, another popular singer, was arrested for criticizing President João Bernardo Vieira.

Incumbent president and PAIGC candidate João Bernardo " Nino " Vieira won 46. 20 % of the vote.

Correia Seabra joined General Ansumane Mané in the 1998 uprising against President João Bernardo Vieira.

PAIGC strove for a union between Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, but in 1980 the union finally broke down, following the military take-over by João Bernardo " Nino " Vieira against Cabral, who was of Capeverdean origin.

He was defeated in the second round by João Bernardo Vieira, who had returned from exile and ran as an independent.

João Bernardo " Nino " Vieira ( 27 April 1939 – 2 March 2009 ) was the President of Guinea-Bissau from 1980 to 1984, for the second time from 1984 to 1999, and for the third time from 2005 to 2009.

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