Passos
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People
- Cristiano Ávalos dos PassosCristiano Ávalos dos PassosCristiano Espindola de Ávalos dos Passos is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Vilavelhense Futebol Clube, as a central defender.-Career:...
- John Dos PassosJohn Dos PassosJohn Roderigo Dos Passos was an American novelist and artist.-Early life:Born in Chicago, Illinois, Dos Passos was the illegitimate son of John Randolph Dos Passos , a distinguished lawyer of Madeiran Portuguese descent, and Lucy Addison Sprigg Madison of Petersburg, Virginia. The elder Dos Passos...
- Márcio Emerson Passos de AlbuquerqueMarcio Emerson PassosMárcio Passos de Albuquerque , also known as Emerson or Emerson Sheik, is a Brazilian-Qatari football striker, who plays for Corinthians Paulista.-Controversy:...
, a Brazilian footballer - Rosa PassosRosa PassosRosa Passos is a Brazilian singer and guitarist born in Bahia.Passos began playing piano at age thirteen, but after listening to Dorival Caymmi and João Gilberto she abandoned the instrument to become a singer. In the late 1960s, Passos began appearing on television and at music festivals...
- Vítor Hugo Gomes Passos, a Portuguese footballer
Brazil
- Passos, Minas GeraisPassos, Minas GeraisPassos is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 122,765 people living in a total area of 1,339 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Passos...
, a municipality in the State of Minas Gerais
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- Três PassosTrês Passos-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
, a municipality in the State Rio Grande do Sul - Ilha do Bom Jesus dos Passos, an island in the Baía de Todos os SantosBaía de Todos os SantosBaía de Todos os Santos is the main and biggest bay of the state of Bahia, Brazil. Its name expanded to include a whole province, now known as the state of Bahia), where the city of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos was built...
, in the municipality of Salvador, State of Bahia
Portugal
- Passos (Cabeceiras de Basto), a civil parish in the municipality of Cabeceiras de BastoCabeceiras de BastoCabeceiras de Basto is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 241.8 km² and a total population of 17,775 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 17 parishes, and is located in the district of Braga District bordering the municipality of Montalegre to the north, Boticas to the...
- Passos (Fafe), a civil parish in the municipality of Fafe
- Passos (Mirandela), a civil parish in the municipality of MirandelaMirandela MunicipalityMirandela is a municipality of 25,780 inhabitants, in the northeast corner of Portugal.-History:The settlements of Mirandela date back to the pre-historical period, but primarily relate to a period of Roman occupation. During this era, the main settlement of Mirandela was a Roman civitas, known...
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- São Julião dos PassosSão Julião dos PassosSão Julião dos Passos is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Braga. It has a population of 697 inhabitants and a total area of 1.96 km²....
, a civil parish in the municipality of BragaBragaBraga , a city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and the third major city of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and one of the oldest Christian cities in the World...
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- Bom Jesus dos Passos, an invokation of Jesus Christ
- Dos Passos PrizeDos Passos PrizeThe John Dos Passos Prize is awarded annually to the best currently under-recognized American writer in the middle of their career.The Prize was founded at Longwood University in 1980 and is meant to honor John Dos Passos by recognizing other writers in his name...
(also known as John dos Passos Prize), an annual award for the best currently under-recognized American writer in the middle of their career - Visconde de PassosVisconde de PassosViscountess Passos is a title created by H.M. King Pedro V of Portugal by decree dated 24 April 1860 in favour of D.Beatiz de Passos Manoel, daughter of the Portuguese statesman Manuel da Silva Passos and D.Guiomar de Souza Girão, from the Girão family of Santarém, Portugal...