Barros

American  

[bahr-roosh] / ˈbɑr rʊʃ /

noun

1. João de the Portuguese Livy, 1496–1570, Portuguese historian.

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Barros British  

/ ˈbɑːrruʃ /

noun

1. João de (ʒu[~ə]u ˈdəː). 1496–1570, Portuguese historian: noted for his history of the Portuguese in the East Indies, Décadas da Ásia (1552–1615)

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Barros

With the help of Prof Beatriz de Barros Barreto, who worked on the DNA sequencing, Prof Maggs has put the pieces of the puzzle together to reveal the seaweed is indeed new to science.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Barros said Ukraine's "drone superiority" had even neutralised Russia's attempts to gain an advantage by moving "overwhelming numbers" of troops to the front line, but added that the advantage may be shortlived.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

On the balance beam, Katelyn Rosen started with a 9.750 and Barros posted a 9.850.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026

Chiles notched her 10; Alipio scored a 9.950; Barros, Rosen and Sumanasekera earned 9.900 marks; and Sullivan scored a 9.875.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

João de Barros was able to claim in 1555 that Hercules’ pillars, ‘which he set up at our very doorstep, as it were,...have been effaced from human memory and thrust into silence and oblivion’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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