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2 unusual facts about Ubá


Kintarō

Alternatively, Kintarō's real mother left the child in the wilds or died and left him an orphan, and he was raised by the mountain witch Yama-uba (one tale says Kintarō's mother raised him in the wilds, but due to her haggard appearance, she came to be called Yama-uba).

Nelson Ned

Nelson Ned d'Ávila Pinto (March 2, 1947 – January 5, 2014) was a famous Brazilian singer from Ubá, Minas Gerais.


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Bauru

According to him, the region was called ubaurú because of the abundance of an herbaceous plant called ubá, used for hampers and wicker baskets, and urú, a ground bird related to the chicken.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino

In 2001, the competition was hosted in Ubá, Minas Gerais, being played from August 18 to September 9 of that year, and was disputed by 20 teams divided in five groups of four teams each.

Ejemekwuru

Paschal Baylon Osigwe, Dr Mrs Rose Achunine, fomer Minister of State for Education, Dr Basil Achunine, Chief Uba Osigwe, former Secretary to Imo State Government between 1996 to 1999, Nze A.U Chibeneme, Sir Obinna H. Duru, Nze D.C.C Edozien, Sir.

John Medley Wood

John Medley Wood (1 December 1827 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England - 26 August 1915 Durban) was a South African botanist who contributed greatly to the knowledge of Natal ferns, is generally credited with the establishment of sugarcane mosaic virus immune Uba sugar cane in Natal and for his extensive collection of Natal plants.

Kintarō

In the most fanciful version of the tale, Yama-uba was Kintarō's mother, impregnated by a clap of thunder sent from a red dragon of Mount Ashigara.

National Technological University

Hosting over 75,000 students, its student body is comparable to Argentina's third-largest university (the National University of La Plata) and exceeded significantly only by the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) (over 300,000 students).

Universal Business Adapter

The Universal Business Adapter (UBA) was an imaginary product described in a 2002 TV commercial that advertised IBM's WebSphere Integration Software.


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