Anchieta
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Anchieta can refer to:
- Father José de AnchietaJosé de AnchietaJosé de Anchieta was a Canarian Jesuit missionary to Brazil in the second half of the 16th century. A highly influential figure in Brazil's history in the 1st century after its discovery on April 22, 1500 by a Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral, Anchieta was one of the founders of...
(1534-1597), a Jesuit missionary, writer, poet and apostle of Brazil, or the following places and things named after him:- Anchieta Island, in the northern coast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, famous as the site of a state prison.
- Anchieta, Espírito SantoAnchieta, Espírito SantoAnchieta is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 21,834 in 2005 and its area is 404.88 km². Its average elevation is 2m above sea level....
, a municipality (formerly known as Reritiba) in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil - Anchieta (Rio de Janeiro)Anchieta (Rio de Janeiro)Anchieta is a neighbourhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....
, a suburb in northern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Anchieta, Santa CatarinaAnchieta, Santa CatarinaAnchieta, Santa Catarina is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-References:...
, a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil - Rodovia AnchietaRodovia AnchietaRodovia Anchieta is a highway connection between São Paulo and the Atlantic coast, the cities of Cubatão and Santos, in Brazil...
, or the Anchieta Highway, running between São Paulo and Santos, Brazil - Anchieta Palace, in Vitória, Brazil
- Fundação Padre Anchieta, educational TV and radio stations of the state of São Paulo
- José Alberto de Oliveira AnchietaJosé Alberto de Oliveira AnchietaJosé Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta was a 19th century Portuguese explorer and naturalist who, between 1866 and 1897, travelled extensively in Angola, Africa, collecting animals and plants...
, a Portuguese explorer and zoologist - Anchieta, Angola, a place in the region of Caconda, in Angola
- Juan de Anchieta (sculptor), Spanish sculptor, 1540-1588
- Juan de AnchietaJuan de AnchietaJuan de Anchieta was a leading Spanish Basque composer of the Renaissance, at the Royal Court Chaplaincy in Granada of Queen Isabel I of Castile.-History:...
, Spanish composer, 1462-1523