Toro
Encyclopedia
Places
- Toro, Molise, a comune in the Province of Campobasso, Italy
- Toro, NigeriaToro, NigeriaToro is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Toro.It has an area of 6,932² and a population of 350,404 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 740....
, a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria - Toro, Shizuoka, an archaeological site in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Toro, ZamoraToro, ZamoraToro is a town and municipality in the province of Zamora, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is located on a fertile high plain, northwest of Madrid at an elevation of 740 meters....
, a municipio in the Province of Zamora, Castille and León, Spain - Toro Kingdom, a traditional kingdom in Uganda
- Shakhtyorsk, a town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, known as Toro in Japanese
People
- ToróToróRafael Ferreira Francisco usually known by the nickname Toró , is a Brazilian defensive midfielder, currently playing for Atlético Mineiro.-Fluminense:...
, the nickname of Rafael Ferreira Francisco, a Brazilian football (soccer) player - Manuel Murillo ToroManuel Murillo ToroManuel Murillo Toro was a Colombian politician and statesman, who served as President of the United States of Colombia on two occasions, first from 1864 to 1866, and again between 1872 and 1874.- Biographic data :...
, a historical Colombian political figure - Ray Toro, one of the guitarists for My Chemical Romance
Fictional characters
- Toro (cartoon character)Toro (cartoon character), real name , also known as the Sony Cat, is a fictional character created by Sony Computer Entertainment.Toro's family name originated from a debugger called Toro 'Inoue'.-Character design:...
, a mascot for Sony Computer Entertainment - Toro (comics)Toro (comics)Toro is the name of two characters from Marvel Comics. The first Toro was originally featured in Timely Comics and later as a Marvel Comics superhero who appeared as the partner of the original Human Torch.-Publication history:...
, a Marvel Comics character - Toro (mascot)Toro (mascot)Toro is the official mascot of the NFL's Houston Texans. According to his official biography, he was "born" on April 21, 2001, making his Zodiac sign that of a Taurus.-External links:*...
, a mascot for the National Football League's Houston Texans franchise
Other uses
- 1685 Toro1685 Toro1685 Toro is an Apollo asteroid that orbits the Sun in an 8:5 resonance with Earth, and a 13:5 resonance with Venus. Because of this unusual orbit, it is sometimes referenced as "Earth's second satellite"....
, an asteroid - Il Toro or Torino F.C.Torino F.C.Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....
, an Italian football team - Toro, a Spanish Fighting Bull used in bullfighting
- Toro, three turns on the track at Cesana PariolCesana PariolCesana Pariol was the venue for bobsled, luge and skeleton during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The track, built for the games, is located in Cesana...
for the 2006 Winter Olympics - TōrōTōrōA "灯篭" is just a simplified form of "灯籠". is a Japanese lantern made of stone, wood, or metal traditional in the Far East. In China extant specimen are very rare, and in Korea too they are not as common as in Japan. In Japan, tōrō were originally used only in Buddhist temples, where they lined and...
, a Japanese traditional lantern, originally from China - Toro (company)Toro (company)The Toro Company is an American manufacturer of turf maintenance equipment , snow removal equipment and water-saving irrigation systems for golf courses, sports fields, public green spaces, commercial and residential lawns, and agricultural fields...
, an American manufacturer of lawnmowers and other lawn equipment - Toro (DO)Toro (DO)Toro is a Spanish Denominación de Origen for wines in the province of Zamora, which is in the northwest of Castile and Léon . The area covered by the DO is in the southeastern corner of Zamora province and includes the lands known as Tierra del Vino, Valle del Guareña and Tierra de Toro. It...
, a for wine in Spain - Toro (food)Toro (food)TORO is a Norwegian manufacturer and brand of sauces, soups and other similar produce. Owned by Rieber & Søn, the plant is based in Indre Arna in Bergen and sold 140 million consumption units divided between 750 products. Of the 900 employees, 350 work at the plant in Indre Arna.The TORO brand was...
, a Norwegian food company - Toro (magazine)Toro (magazine)TOROmagazine.com is an English language, web-only multimedia publication, billing itself as "the go-to destination for the discerning male." TORO uses state-of-the-art technology to examine contemporary society, with a humorous outlook on the best and worst of modern culture...
, a Canadian men's magazine - Toro (NFC startup company)Toro (NFC startup company)Toro Development Ltd. was founded in March 2007 to address the very promising market of Near-field communication services. The company focuses on the front-end part of NFC application development, including the distribution and management of NFC services...
, a startup developing a mobile platform for Near-Field Communication applications - Toro (rodent) a spiny rat in the genus Isothrix
- Toro (sushi), a fatty part of a fish used in sushi
See also
- Torello (disambiguation)
- Torella (disambiguation)