Barras
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Barras may refer to:
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People named Barras:
- Barras, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Barras, CumbriaBarras, CumbriaBarras is a hamlet close to the River Belah, about south-east of Brough, Cumbria, England....
, England - Barras, Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceBarras, Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceBarras is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, France - Duas BarrasDuas BarrasDuas Barras is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 10,622 and its area is 375,238 km².This little town has a historic center with colorful painted homes around its main square....
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Sete BarrasSete BarrasSete Barras is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 14,323 and the area is 1054.4 km². The elevation is 30 m....
, São Paulo, Brazil
In other fields:
- Barras (market), a street and indoor weekend market in GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... - Barras (people), the inhabitants of Ovifat, Waimes, Liège, Belgium
- Operation BarrasOperation BarrasOperation Barras was the name given to a hostage rescue operation by the British Special Air Service, Special Boat Service, and Parachute Regiment in Sierra Leone on 10 September 2000...
, a hostage rescue in Sierra Leone
People named Barras:
- Jacques-Melchior Saint-Laurent, Comte de BarrasJacques-Melchior Saint-Laurent, Comte de BarrasJacques-Melchior Saint-Laurent, Comte de Barras was a French Admiral of the eighteenth century. He is best known for his service during the American War of Independence and especially during the Yorktown Campaign.-Yorktown:...
, French naval commander - Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de BarrasPaul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de BarrasPaul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras was a French politician of the French Revolution, and the main executive leader of the Directory regime of 1795–1799.-Early life:...
(1755–1829), French politician - Romain BarrasRomain BarrasRomain Barras is a French decathlete. At the Universiade he finished fifth in 2001 and first in 2003, the latter in a personal best score of 8196 points. He represented France at the 2004 Summer Olympics and came in thirteenth place overall in the decathlon...
(born 1980), French decathlete - Sébastien BarrasSébastien BarrasSébastien Barras, a painter and engraver, was born at Aix, in Provence, in 1653. He was a pupil of Boyer d'Aguilles, and studied for some time in Rome. He died at Aix in 1703. The first edition of the Boyer d'Aguilles Collection, published in 1709, contained twenty-seven plates inmezzotint, scraped...