Barros

[ bahr-roosh ]

/ ˈbɑr rʊʃ /

noun

João de

[zhwoun duh], /ʒwãʊ̃ də/, "the Portuguese Livy", 1496–1570, Portuguese historian.

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barrister, barrister and solicitor, barro, Barron, barroom, Barros, barrow, barrow-boy, Barrow-in-Furness, barrow pit, Barrow Point

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Gómez and Barros have been charged with forced slavery, inflicting bodily harm on a child and false imprisonment.
Argentinian Teen Was Starved and Held Captive With a Canine For 9 Years|Barbie Latza Nadeau|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She knew that Gómez and Barros were supposed to have her sister, but they had told her she ran away years before.
Argentinian Teen Was Starved and Held Captive With a Canine For 9 Years|Barbie Latza Nadeau|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These are, of course, the letters referred to by Barros and other historians, which were given to Gama when he left Portugal.
A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499|Unknown
His chronology throughout differs much from Barros, and a critical comparison between them is much needed.
Rulers of India: Albuquerque|Henry Morse Stephens

Barros gives the date of arrival as April 2, and says that the place was called “river of Saõ Julião.”
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXXIII, 1519-1522|Antonio Pigafetta
Cujo officio he rubar e pescar, "whose business it is to rob and fish" (Barros).
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane
Barros says that the instrument consisted of three taboas or plates.
A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499|Unknown

British Dictionary definitions for Barros

Barros

/ (Portuguese ˈbɑːrruʃ) /

noun

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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