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Plácido de Castro Futebol Club

Plácido de Castro Futebol Club, commonly known as Plácido de Castro, is a Brazilian football team based in Plácido de Castro, Acre state. They competed in the Série D once.

Vasco da Gama, Goa
Vasco da Gama, Goa

Vasco da Gama (), often shortened to Vasco is a city in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. It is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama.

Vasco da Gama (crater)
Vasco da Gama (crater)

Vasco da Gama is a lunar impact crater that is located near the western limb of the Moon. It is named for the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama.

Church of Saint Francis, Kochi
Church of Saint Francis, Kochi

Saint Francis Church, in Fort Kochi , Kochi, originally built in 1503, is one of the oldest European churches in India and has great historical significance as a mute witness to the European colonial struggle in the subcontinent. The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama died in Kochi in 1524 when he was on his third visit to India.

Vasco da Gama-class frigate
Vasco da Gama-class frigate

The Vasco da Gama class is a class of frigates of the Portuguese Navy. Named in honor of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, the ships are based on the German MEKO 200 design, and are Portugal's major surface ships.

Portuguese ironclad Vasco da Gama
Portuguese ironclad Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama was an ironclad which entered service with the Portuguese Navy in 1878, serving until 1935. She was built by the Thames Iron Works in London, launched in 1876, and completed in 1878.

Vasco da Gama (council speaker)
Vasco da Gama (council speaker)

Vasco Manuel da Gama is a South African politician with the Democratic Alliance and a member of the Johannesburg City Council. In 2011, he ran as a DA mayoral candidate for Johannesburg before a panel of 30 people, including party leader and Premier of the Western Cape Helen Zille, but was defeated by Mmusi Maimane.

Plácido de Castro, Acre
Plácido de Castro, Acre

Plácido de Castro is a municipality located in the east of the Brazilian state of Acre on the border with Bolivia.

Plácido de Castro

Plácido de Castro may refer to:

Rio Branco International Airport
Rio Branco International Airport

Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport is the airport serving Rio Branco, Brazil. Since April 13, 2009 the airport is named after José Plácido de Castro (1873–1908) a politician leader of the Acrean Revolution.It is operated by Infraero.