Sousa
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Surname
- Sousa (surname)Sousa (surname)Sousa is a common, Portuguese language surname in the Lusophone world and especially Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a toponym, denoting a river in Northern Portugal, from the Latin Saxa, meaning rocks. Sometimes the spelling is in the archaic form Souza; it also spelled as D'Souza or De Souza...
- John Philip SousaJohn Philip SousaJohn Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, known particularly for American military and patriotic marches. Because of his mastery of march composition, he is known as "The March King" or the "American March King" due to his British counterpart Kenneth J....
, American bandleader and composer, writer of America's national march - Francis Newton SouzaFrancis Newton SouzaFrancis Newton Souza , commonly referred to as F. N. Souza, was an Indian artist. He was a founding member of the Progressive Artists' Group of Bombay, and was the first post-independence Indian artist to achieve high recognition in the West...
, Indian artist and founding member of the Progressive Artists' Group of Bombay - Steve SouzaSteve SouzaSteve 'Zetro' Souza is one of the two singers, with Chuck Billy, for the band Dublin Death Patrol. He also sings for the death/thrash metal band Tenet, and recently announced his new thrash metal project Hatriot...
, American heavy metal/thrash metal singer
Places
- Sousa, ParaíbaSousa, ParaíbaSousa, Paraíba is a town and municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.-References:...
, in Brazil - John Philip Sousa BridgeJohn Philip Sousa BridgeThe John Philip Sousa Bridge is a bridge that carries Pennsylvania Avenue across the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. It has partial interchanges with unsigned Interstate 695 at its western terminus and with District of Columbia Route 295 at its eastern terminus.The first bridge at that...
, in the United States - Sousa District, ChibaSousa District, Chibawas an administrative district in Chiba Prefecture Japan. The district was dissolved March 27, 2006 when the town of Hikari merged with the town of Yokoshiba, Sanbu District, to form the town of Yokoshibahikari, with the new town designated as part of Sanbu District.-History:During the early Meiji...
, Japan
- Aguiar de SousaAguiar de SousaAguiar de Sousa is a Portuguese parish of the municipality of Paredes. It is 22.32 kilometers in area, with 1,600 inhabitants as of 2001.Aguiar de Sousa was formerly an extensive municipality that existed until the beginning of the 19th century. It was composed of 39 parishes, which are now part of...
, a parish in Paredes municipio, Portugal - Paço de Sousa, a parish in PenafielPenafielPenafiel Municipality is located in Porto District in the North of Portugal.The municipal areas surrounding Penafiel City have a population of 71,801 and are made up of 38 parishes, comprising 212,82 km²....
, Portugal
Dolphins
- Humpback Dolphins, members of the Sousa (genus), divided into three species:
- Chinese White DolphinChinese White DolphinThe Chinese white dolphin is a humpback dolphin species, one of eighty cetacean species. An adult is white or pink and may appear as an albino dolphin to some. Uniquely, the population along the Chinese coast has pink skin. Pink skin is not pigment, but blood vessels for thermoregulation...
, aka Sousa chinensis chinensis - Sousa plumbea
- Sousa teuszi
- Chinese White Dolphin
Other
- SousaphoneSousaphoneThe sousaphone is a type of tuba that is widely employed in marching bands. Designed so that it fits around the body of the musician and is supported by the left shoulder, the sousaphone may be readily played while being carried...
, a wearable tuba invented by John Philip Sousa - Sousa Esporte ClubeSousa Esporte ClubeSousa Esporte Clube, commonly known as Sousa, is a Brazilian football team based in Sousa, Paraíba state. They competed in the Série C and in the Copa do Brasil three times.-History:...
, Brazilian football (soccer) club