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unusual facts about Maia


Maïa

Maïa Vidal (born 1988), American composer, songwriter, musician, and visual artist


April Captains

Spinola himself arrives, places Gervasio in local command (despite having spent almost the entire day avoiding any action) and orders Maia to convey the arrested Caetano, Correira and the other leaders to an air force base, from whence they are flown to Madeira and then on to exile in Brazil.

Associação Atlética de Águas Santas

Associação Atlética Águas Santas Is a professional Handball team based in Maia, Portugal.

Avon Voices

The international panel of celebrity judges included Fergie, Diane Warren, Valeriya (Russia), Natasha Bedingfield (UK), Sheila E., Delta Goodrem (Australia), Lea Salonga (Philippines), Maía (Colombia), Ivete Sangalo (Brazi), Diego Torres (Argentina) and David Pack.

Circe Maia

Her series of poems 'Poemas de Caraguatá, I, II, III & IV', take their name from the Maia's reflections provoked by an indigenous toponym of Tacuarembó Department in the north of the country, which may variously refer to a range of hills Cuchilla de Caraguatá, a local town named after that range of hills, a local river, the Caraguatá River, or a local plant.

Maia has lived for many years in the northern city of Tacuarembó.

Companhia Portuguesa de Hipermercados

The first ever hypermarket with bar code reading opens in Alfragide in 1988, while in the 1990s, more hypermarkets are open in Maia, Castelo Branco, Setúbal, Alverca, Santo Tirso, Gaia, Famalicão and Aveiro respectively.

Evolutionarily Significant Unit

For example, Cryan's buckmoth (Hemileuca maia subsp.) feeds only on the herb Menyanthes trifoliata, commonly known as buckbean, and while indistinguishable morphologically from related buckmoths, and not differentiated at the genetic markers tested, the moth is highly adapted to its host plant, having 100% survivorship on Menyanthes, while close genetic relatives all died when reared on the plant.

Grande Porto Subregion

The subregion is served by an international airport: Porto/ Pedras Rubras / Maia (OPO),

Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto

subdivision name = Arouca, Espinho, Gondomar, Maia, Matosinhos, Oliveira de Azeméis, Paredes, Porto, Póvoa de Varzim, Santa Maria da Feira, Santo Tirso, São João da Madeira, Trofa, Vale de Cambra, Valongo, Vila Nova de Gaia and Vila do Conde.

House of Tolerance

Left to right: Bertrand Bonello, Iliana Zabeth, Pauline Jacquard, Maïa Sandoz, Judith Lou Lévy, Alice Barnole, Adèle Haenel, Noémie Lvovsky, unidentified.

Kia kaha

Numerous schools use Kia kaha as, or as part of, their mottoes, including Te Aute College, Hawke's Bay (Whakatangata kia kaha); Tikipunga High School, Whangarei (Kia kaha, kia maia, kia manawanui); Golden Bay High School, Takaka (Ake ake kia kaha); Rotorua Intermediate School, Rotorua (Kia kaha, kia maia); and Rosehill Intermediate School, Papakura (Whaia kia kaha) and Te Awamutu Te Awamutu College and Kingwood Park High school (Kia Kaha).

Leonor Maia

Leonor Maia, pseudonym of Maria da Conceição de Vasconcelos (born 8 December 1921) was a Portuguese film actress active in the 1940s, best remembered for her role in The Tyrant Father.

Maia Brewton

A 1998 graduate of Yale University (where she was a member of Manuscript Society and Just Add Water), Maia is an attorney.

Marco Maia

Marco Aurélio Spall Maia, better known as Marco Maia (born 27 December 1965), is a Brazilian politician, and the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil from 2010 to 2013.

Max Sterling

The canonical status of Aurora Sterling, who is a character in the decanonized Jack McKinney novels, is unknown, although it has been suggested that Maia is meant to replace Aurora in the rebooted Robotech timeline.

My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3

Alex Van, Matt Angel, Maia Osman, Susan Griffiths, Leandra Terrazzano, Chad McKnight, Stella Maeve, Myndy Crist, Robert Pralgo and Devin Keaton appear in flashbacks.

Óscar Vasques de Carvalho

Óscar Maia Vasques de Carvalho (born 22 December 1903, date of death unknown) was a Portuguese footballer who played for Boavista and Leixões, as a defender.

Prestes Maia

The Magic Carriage Hero (O Herói da Carruagem Mágica) – Independent ‘Cordel’-documentary that tells the story of the creators of Prestes Maia Community Library.

Salgueiro Maia

In the 2000 film Capitães de Abril about the Carnation Revolution, the character of Salgueiro Maia was played by the Italian actor Stefano Accorsi (in the starring role).

Senhora da Hora

Senhora da Hora is very developed and is well connected by road, bus and Porto Metro to the nearby cities of Matosinhos, São Mamede de Infesta, Porto, Maia, Vila do Conde, the Porto Airport (OPO), and the port of Leixões all north of the Douro river.

Short Mayo Composite

Maia, flown by Captain A.S. Wilcockson, took off from Southampton carrying Mercury piloted by Captain Don Bennett.

Wilson Eduardo

Wilson Bruno Naval da Costa Eduardo (born 8 July 1990 in Pedras Rubras, Maia, Porto) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a forward.

Yvonne Jeffries

Yvonne proved disappointed at Maia's sexuality and in comparison; proud of her other daughters – Libby (Fleur Saville) and Tania (Fleur Saville).


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