Rui
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Rui may refer to:
- Note: Amongst its other meanings, Rui, is a common Portuguese (not Spanish) first name, also spelled Ruy and cognateCognateIn linguistics, cognates are words that have a common etymological origin. This learned term derives from the Latin cognatus . Cognates within the same language are called doublets. Strictly speaking, loanwords from another language are usually not meant by the term, e.g...
with RoderickRoderickRoderick, or The Education of a Young Machine is a 1980 science fiction novel by John Sladek. It was followed in 1983 by Roderick at Random, or Further Education of a Young Machine. The two books were originally intended as a single longer novel, and were finally reissued together in 2001 as The...
and Rodrick.
People
- Rui - Egyptian high priest during reign of Ramses II
- Rui Almeida MonteiroRui Almeida MonteiroRui Almeida Monteiro is a retired Dutch football striker. Born in Cape Verde, he made his debut in professional football on 1998-08-22 for FC Dordrecht in a game against HFC Haarlem replacing Giovanni Franken in the 83rd minute....
, a Dutch footballer - Rui CamposRui CamposRui Campos or Rui was a Brazilian football player. He played for the Brazil in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.-Career:...
, a Brazilian footballer - Rui CorreiaRui CorreiaRui Manuel da Silva Correia is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...
, a former Portuguese football goalkeeper - Rui CostaRui CostaRui Manuel César Costa, OIH is a former Portuguese football player and current Director of Football for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. An attacking midfielder also capable of playing as a deep-seated defensive midfielder, he most recently played for Portuguese club Benfica...
, a Portuguese retired footballer - Rui de FigueiredoRui de FigueiredoRui Jose Pacheco de Figueiredo is an electrical engineer, mathematician, computer scientist, and a professor of electrical engineering, computer engineering, and applied mathematics at the University of California, Irvine.- Life and career :...
, a professor, engineer and mathematician - Rui FalcãoRui FalcãoRui Falcão is a Brazilian politician, the incumbent president of the Workers' Party . He also served as the President of the Workers' Party in 1994 and was elected again president of the party to the term 2011-2013. He was the Secretary of Government of São Paulo during Marta Suplicy's...
, a Brazilian politician, and a member of the Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores) - Rui FariaRui FariaRui Filipe da Cunha Faria , better known as Rui Faria, is a Portuguese football coach, known for his association with football manager José Mourinho, currently working with Mourinho at Real Madrid in the Spanish Primera Liga as a fitness coach.-Early life:Faria was born in Balugães, a tiny parish...
, a Portuguese football coach - Rui JordãoRui JordãoRui Manuel Trindade Jordão is a retired Portuguese footballer.One of the most prolific strikers in the history of Portuguese football, his career was mainly associated with two of the biggest clubs in the country, Benfica and Sporting, winning the Silver Ball award twice, once with each...
, a Portuguese footballer - Rui Jorge, a Portuguese retired footballer
- Rui Jorge Faria AzevedoRui Jorge Faria AzevedoRui Jorge Faria Azevedo , known as Faria, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Aves in the Portuguese second division, as a goalkeeper.-Football career:Faria joined Clube Desportivo das Aves in 1999...
, a Portuguese footballer - Rui NaiweiRui NaiweiRui Naiwei is a Chinese professional Go player, now active in South Korea...
, a Chinese professional Go player - Rui NereuRui NereuRui Miguel Nereu de Branco Batista , known as Nereu, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for F.C. Arouca as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...
, a Portuguese football goalkeeper for SL Benfica - Rui Neto, a Portuguese actor
- Rui PatrícioRui PatrícioRui Pedro dos Santos Patrício is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a goalkeeper.-Club career:Patrício played as a striker at a young age...
, a Portuguese football goalkeeper who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal - Rui RioRui RioRui Fernando da Silva Rio, GCIH is a Portuguese politician and Mayor of Porto .Rio studied at the Colégio Alemão do Porto , and earned his degree in economics at the University of Porto...
, a Portuguese politician and Mayor of Porto (Presidente da Câmara Municipal) - Rui Barbosa, a writer, jurist, and politician
- Cao RuiCao RuiCao Rui , formally known as Emperor Ming of Wei, was the second emperor of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He was a son of Cao Wei's first emperor Cao Pi according to Liu Song dynasty historian, Pei Songzhi, but was a son of Yuan Xi according to modern...
, second emperor of Cao WeiCao WeiCao Wei was one of the states that competed for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period. With the capital at Luoyang, the state was established by Cao Pi in 220, based upon the foundations that his father Cao Cao laid...
at the Three Kingdoms Era of China - Zhang RuiZhang RuiZhang Rui is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China who won a silver medals at the 2006 Asian Games in the doubles competition.-External links:*...
, a Chinese table tennis player - Rui De PinaRui de Pina-Biography:Rui de Pina was a native of Guarda. He acted as secretary of the embassy sent by King John II of Portugal to Castile in the spring of 1482, and in the following September returned there as sole envoy. He was present at the execution of Fernando II, Duke of Braganza at Évora in 1483,...
, a Capeverdean singer, songwriter, producer and promoter
Fiction
- Hanazawa Rui, a character in the Japanese manga series Boys Over FlowersBoys Over Flowersis a Japanese shōjo manga series written by Yoko Kamio. It was serialized in the bi-weekly anthology magazine Margaret, which is aimed at high-school-age girls. The manga series ran continuously from October 1992 to September 2003, and was collected into 37 tankōbon volumes. In 1996, it received...
- Pan RuiPan RuiFan Rui is a fictional character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 61st of the 108 Liangshan heroes and 25th of the 72 Earthly Fiends. He is nicknamed "Demon King of Chaos".-Background:...
- Pan Rui, or Fan Rui, a character in The Water Margin - Rui wa Tomo o YobuRui wa Tomo o Yobuis a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Akatsuki Works and first released for the PC as a DVD on June 26, 2008 as a limited edition; the regular edition followed on July 31, 2008. The game is described by the development team as a...
- Japanese adult visual novel - Rui - Character played by actor Luiz Fernando GuimarãesLuiz Fernando GuimarãesLuiz Fernando Guimarães is a Brazilian actor.At the beginning of 1980s, he participated in the Asdrubal Trouxe o Trombone, a group of actors from Rio de Janeiro who wrote, produced, and performed their plays. Regina Casé, Evandro Mesquita, Patrícia Travassos, among others, were his mates at Asdrubal...
in the popular Brazilian situation comedy Os NormaisOs NormaisOs Normais is a Brazilian sitcom directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and written by Jorge Furtado, Alexandre Machado, and Fernanda Young. It aired from 2001 to 2003 on Rede Globo. It features a lot of nonsensical situations, unpredictable stories and wild, often explicit humour...
and its spin-off films.
RUI (three-letter acronym)
- Royal University of IrelandRoyal University of IrelandThe Royal University of Ireland was founded in accordance with the University Education Act 1879 as an examining and degree-awarding university based on the model of the University of London. A Royal Charter was issued on April 27, 1880 and examinations were opened to candidates irrespective of...
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