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Narana Coissoró, left his motherland of Goa to serve the Portuguese people and became a member of the Portuguese Parliament Nelson de Souza , former Minister of Planning for Portugal Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho , formerly a Portuguese military officer, was the chief strategist of the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Lisbon; was born in Lourenço ...
Goans (Romi Konkani: Goenkar, Portuguese: Goeses) is the demonym used to describe the people native to Goa, India, who form an ethno-linguistic group resulting from the assimilation of Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Indo-Portuguese, Austro-Asiatic ethnic and/or linguistic ancestries.
Lists of people from Goa (10 P) + Women from Goa (1 C) G. Goan Catholics (1 C, 55 P) Goan people (209 P) P. People of Goan descent (16 C) Pages in category "People ...
Pages in category "Lists of people from Goa" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Gaudas are aboriginal people residing in the coastal Indian state of Goa.They are believed to be the original inhabitants of Konkan.Most follow folk Hinduism, but many were converted to Catholicism by the Portuguese missionaries during the Christianisation of Goa while still keeping their folk tradition and culture alive.
In 1843, the Portuguese moved the capital to the Cidade da Nova Goa (City of New Goa), today known as Panaji (Panjim), from Velha Goa . By the mid-18th century, Portuguese expansions lost other possessions in India until their borders stabilised and formed the Goa, Daman and Diu , which included Silvassa prior to the Annexation, it was known as ...
Category: People from Goa by occupation. 4 languages. ... Film editors from Goa (1 P) M. Medical doctors from Goa (15 P) Models from Goa (1 C) Musicians from Goa (2 C ...
Goa reached the height of its prosperity between 1575 and 1625. Travellers marvelled at Goa Dourada, i.e., Golden Goa. A Portuguese proverb said, "He who has seen Goa need not see Lisbon." The houses of the rich were surrounded by gardens and palm groves; they were built of stone and painted red or white. Instead of glass, their balconied ...