Cavalcanti
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Cavalcanti is an Italian surname, also common in Brazil
where it is used by people of ancient Italian origin. In Italy
and Brazil the variant Cavalcante
is also used. The family came to Brazil in 1560https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B5OC4D3qMo_nYjkxNDMwYzAtMTA5NC00YmZkLTk4MDItMWJhZGUyNzgzN2Uw&hl=en. It may refer to:
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
where it is used by people of ancient Italian origin. In Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Brazil the variant Cavalcante
Cavalcante
Cavalcante is a small town and municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil. It is one of the poorest municipalities in the state. It is home to communities of descendants of runaway slaves called Kalungas.-Location:...
is also used. The family came to Brazil in 1560https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B5OC4D3qMo_nYjkxNDMwYzAtMTA5NC00YmZkLTk4MDItMWJhZGUyNzgzN2Uw&hl=en. It may refer to:
- Alberto CavalcantiAlberto CavalcantiAlberto de Almeida Cavalcanti was a Brazilian-born film director and producer.-Early life:Cavalcanti was born in Rio de Janeiro, the son of a prominent mathematician. He was a precociously intelligent child, and by the age of 15 was studying law at university. Following an argument with a...
(1897-1982), Brazilian film director - Andrea Cavalcanti, a fictional character in The Count of Monte CristoThe Count of Monte CristoThe Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas. It is often considered to be, along with The Three Musketeers, Dumas's most popular work. He completed the work in 1844...
by Alexandre Dumas - Cavalcante de' CavalcantiCavalcante de' CavalcantiCavalcante de' Cavalcanti was a Florentine Epicurean philosopher and father of Guido Cavalcanti, a close friend of Dante Alighieri.Cavalcanti was a wealthy member of the Guelph faction of Florentine aristocrats...
(died c. 1280), Florentine philosopher, father of Guido Cavalicanti - Emiliano Di CavalcantiEmiliano Di CavalcantiEmiliano Augusto Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Melo , known as Di Cavalcanti, was a Brazilian painter who sought to produce a form of Brazilian art free of any noticeable European influences...
(1897-1976), Brazilian painter - Giovanni Cavalcanti (chronicler)Giovanni Cavalcanti (chronicler)Among several members of the extended Florentine patrician family the Cavalcanti holding the name Giovanni, the chronicler Giovanni Cavalcanti , of a minor branch of the family but who was captain of the Guelf party in 1422, is most widely remembered for his malevolent and melancholic account of...
(1381-c.1451), Florentine chronicler - Giovanni Cavalcanti (poet)Giovanni Cavalcanti (poet)Giovanni Cavalcanti was an Italian poet from Florence, a member of the Platonic Academy of Florence that met in the Villa Medici at Careggi under the guidance of Marsilio Ficino...
(1444-1509), Florentine poet - Guido CavalcantiGuido CavalcantiGuido Cavalcanti was a Florentine poet, as well as an intellectual influence on his best friend, Dante. His poems in their original Italian are available on Wikisource .-Historical background:...
(c. 1255-1300), Italian poet - Severino CavalcantiSeverino CavalcantiSeverino José Cavalcanti Ferreira is a Brazilian politician, born in João Alfredo, Pernambuco. He is currently a member of the Progressive Party, despite having changed parties eight times in his career...
(born 1930), Brazilian politician - Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque CavalcantiJoaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque CavalcantiJoaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti was the first Cardinal to be born in Latin America and the first cardinal from any South American diocese Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (January 17, 1850, Cimbres, Pernambuco, Brazil – April 18, 1930, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)...
(1850-1930), first Latin American Cardinal - Marcio Cavalcanti (born 1981), Brazilian photographer