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unusual facts about Brás



Battle of Quatre Bras

At the Dutch headquarters at Genappe (about five kilometres (3 miles) from Quatre Bras), Major-General Jean Victor de Constant Rebecque, chief of staff to the Prince of Orange, realising the danger ordered Lieutenant-General Hendrik George de Perponcher Sedlnitsky, the commander of the 2nd Dutch Division, to dispatch his 2nd Brigade (Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach) to occupy Quatre Bras.

Bras d'Or Lake

The largest communities located on Bras d'Or Lake are the villages of Baddeck, Eskasoni, Little Bras d'Or, St. Peter's, and Whycocomagh.

Cape Breton—Canso

The riding of Bras d'Or was created in 1996 from parts of Cape Breton Highlands—Canso and Cape Breton—East Richmond ridings.

Cardrona Bra Fence

The Bra Fence began at some point between Christmas and New Year 1999, when four bras were attached to the wire fence alongside the road.

Casa dos Bicos

The Casa dos Bicos was built around 1523 by Brás de Albuquerque (1501-1581), son of the first governor of Portuguese India, Afonso de Albuquerque.

CHBN-FM

Every year in October, in an event called "Bras Across the Bridge", for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Bounce collects bras from listeners.

Dan Ar Braz

Dan Ar Braz, born Daniel Le Bras (15 January 1949, Quimper, Brittany), is a Breton guitarist and the founder of Héritage des Celtes.

Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Brunswick Monument at Quatre Bras, (Genappe, Belgium) erected by the Brunswick State for the 75th anniversary.

Ghazi Abdel Baki

He founded "Forward Music" in 2001, and has produced the works of the main contemporary artists of the region: Charbel Rouhana, Soumaya Baalbaki, Mustafa Said, Ghada Shbeir, Issa Ghandour, Gros Bras, Ziyad Sahhab, Paul Salem as well as various compilations.

Giustiniani

Pompeo Giustiniani (1569–1616), a native of Corsica, who served in the Low Countries under Alessandro Farnese and Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the Balbases, where he lost an arm, and, from the artificial substitute which he wore, came to be known by the sobriquet Bras de Fer.

HMCS Bras d'Or

HMCS Bras d'Or is a name used by the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces MARCOM for several ships, named after Bras d'Or Lake.

I Escaped from Devil's Island

Prison life on Devil's Island is no picnic so fellow prisoners Le Bras (Jim Brown) and Davert (Christopher George) go AWOL.

Juan Mari Brás

After hearing of Mari Brás's death the mayor of the city of Mayagüez, José Guillermo Rodríguez, decreed five days of mourning and ordered that the flags in all municipal building be flown at half mast.

Luzitano Futebol Clube

Luzitano Futebol Clube was founded January 1, 1920 by Portuguese expatriates living in Brás neighborhood, São Paulo city, hence the club's name.

Manuel de Mesquita Perestrelo

Places he marked on his chart were Cape da Boa Esperança, Cape False, Cape Agulhas, Cape Infanta, St Sebastian Bay, Cape St Blaize (Cabo de São Bras = Mossel Bay), Ponta Delgada (Point Slender = Robberg), Formosa Bay, Formosa Peak, St Francis Bay, Cabo de Arrecife (Cape Recife), St Lucia (landed there on 13 December 1575, day of the Feast of Santa Lucia),

St Patrick's Channel

St. Patricks Channel an arm of Bras d'Or Lake, Cape Breton Island, Canada

St. Patricks Channel

Nautical chart #4278 Great Bras D'Or and/et St. Patricks Channel, published by Canadian Hydrographic Service, 1998-03-19

The Ladies' Bras

"The Ladies' Bras" is a song by Jonny Trunk and Wisbey.

"The Ladies' Bras" became popular after it was played on Danny Baker's All Day Breakfast Show podcast show, reaching #70 in the UK singles chart with 1,644 sales and no national airplay.

Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia

Highway 105, the Trans-Canada Highway runs along the Bras d"Or Lake shore through the area. The beauty of Whycocomagh was noted by Alexander Graham Bell, who is known to have stated that "Whycocomagh is the Rio de Janeiro of North America" due to the picturesque island off its shores.


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