Sá
Encyclopedia
Sá is a Portuguese
surname, thought to be derived from the Germanic
word Saal
(Saal > Saa > Sá) meaning "large room" or "hall", which later in Portugal
came to acquire the meaning of address or lodging, becoming a habitational name
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It may refer to:
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
surname, thought to be derived from the Germanic
Germanic
Germanic may refer to* The Germanic languages, descended from Proto-Germanic.* The Germanic peoples**List of Germanic peoples**List of confederations of Germanic tribes* German people* Germanic mythology...
word Saal
Saal
Saal may refer to the following places in Germany:*Saal an der Donau, in the district of Kelheim, Bavaria*Saal an der Saale, in the district Rhön-Grabfeld, Bavaria*Saal, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in the district Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern...
(Saal > Saa > Sá) meaning "large room" or "hall", which later in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
came to acquire the meaning of address or lodging, becoming a habitational name
Habitational name
A habitational name is a type of name. These names denote the starting inhabited location. Such locations can be any type of settlement, such as: homesteads, farms, enclosures, villages, hamlets, strongholds or cottages. The second element of a habitational name describes the type of settlement...
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It may refer to:
People
- Alfredo de Sá CardosoAlfredo de Sá CardosoAlfredo Ernesto de Sá Cardoso , commonly known as Alfredo de Sá Cardoso , or just Sá Cardoso, was a Portuguese republican politician of the Portuguese First Republic, who served twice as Prime Minister of Portugal.- Biography :Sá Cardoso was the son of Adelaide Leopoldina de Sá Cardoso...
, Portuguese politician and Prime Minister during the First Republic - André SáAndré SáAndré Rezende Sá is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He is number 29 for doubles, and 467 for singles.-Personal:...
, Brazilian tennis player - Armando SáArmando SáArmando Miguel Correia de Sá is a retired Mozambican footballer who played usually a right defender.He also holds a Portuguese passport, and played professionally in four different countries in a 16-year professional career: Portugal , Spain, England and Iran.-Club...
; Mozambican footballer - Ary de SáAry de SáAry Façanha de Sá is a former Brazilian long jumper.At the 1952 Summer Olympics he finished fourth in the long jump. He also competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He became South American long jump champion in 1952, won silver medals in 1956 and 1958 and a bronze medal in 1954...
, Brazilian long jumper - Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Marquess of Sá da Bandeira, Portuguese politician and Prime Minister during the Constitutional Monarchy
- Estácio de SáEstácio de SáEstácio de Sá was a Portuguese soldier and officer who came to Brazil on orders of the Portuguese crown to wage war on the French colonists commanded by Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon , who had established themselves in 1555 at the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, in the episode which became known...
, Portuguese military officer and founder of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil - Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Portuguese politician and former Prime Minister
- Francisco de Sá de MirandaFrancisco de Sá de MirandaFrancisco de Sá de Miranda was a Portuguese poet of the Renaissance.-Life:Sá de Miranda was the son of a canon of Coimbra belonging to the ancient and noble family of Sa...
, Portuguese poet of the Renaissance - Francisco SáFrancisco SáFrancisco Pedro Manuel Sá is a retired Argentine football defender.Sá holds the record for the most Copa Libertadores titles, he won six; 4 consecutive titles with Club Atlético Independiente between 1972 and 1975, and a further 2 with Boca Juniors in 1977 and 1978.Sá started his career with...
, retired Argentine footballer - Gustavo Nery de Sá da SilvaGustavo Nery de Sá da SilvaGustavo Nery de Sá da Silva, , commonly known as Gustavo Nery is a former association footballer who played as a left-back.- Team :Corinthians* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions : 2005...
, Brazilian footballer - Luiza SáLuiza SáLuiza da Silva e Sá is one of the guitar players and drummers for the Brazilian indie-electro band Cansei de Ser Sexy.Besides playing in the group, she studies fine art at college and is very interested in astrology...
, Brazilian musician - Manuel de SáManuel de SáManuel de Sá was a Portuguese Jesuit theologian and exegete.-History:...
, Portuguese Jesuit theologian and exegete - Mário de Sá-CarneiroMário de Sá-CarneiroMário de Sá-Carneiro was a Portuguese poet and writer. He is one of the most well known of the "Geração D'Orpheu".-Life:...
, Portuguese poet and writer - Mem de SáMem de SáMem de Sá was a Governor-General of Brazil from 1557-1572.He was born in Coimbra, Portugal, around 1500, the year of discovery of Brazil by a naval fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral....
, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil - Ricardo Sá PintoRicardo Sá PintoRicardo Manuel Andrade e Silva Sá Pinto is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.He was known for his fighting spirit, best displayed in his Sporting stints - he was dubbed by the club's fans "Ricardo Lion Heart"...
, Portuguese retired footballer - Roger De SáRoger De SáRoger De Sá is a South African football manager who currently coaches Premier Soccer League club Bidvest Wits...
, South African football manager - Rui de SáRui de SáRui de Sá served as the representative of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola to Egypt in the 1970s.-References:...
, Angolan politician
Other
- Bacalhau à Gomes de SáBacalhau à Gomes de SáBacalhau à Gomes de Sá is essentially a casserole of cod, potatoes, eggs, olives, olive oil and onion. It is a speciality from the northern city of Porto, being today popular throughout Portugal, and is considered one of Portugal's greatest bacalhau recipes....
, tradicional Portuguese dry cod recipe - Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport, in Porto, Portugal
- Universidade Estácio de Sá, University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Universidade Estácio de Sá Futebol ClubeUniversidade Estácio de Sá Futebol ClubeEstácio de Sá Futebol Clube, usually known as Estácio de Sá, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state, founded on April 2, 2004...
, Brazilian football team
- Universidade Estácio de Sá Futebol Clube