Machado

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Machado

Coordinates-6.95°, -59.00°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Machado is a surname of Portuguese origin meaning "axe" or "hatchet", with the surname attested as far back as the 12th century. It is commonly found in Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Hispanic America, the Philippines, India, as well as former Portuguese colony of Macao in China and several former Portuguese territories in Africa. It is also attested among Sephardic Jews, while in Italy, the surname may be associated with Jewish heritage, particularly in Genoa the surname is one of the most frequent found in documents from Genoa's Synagogue. The Machados in India were populated after the conversion of Paravar race of Tuticorin to Catholicism by the Portuguese in the year 1532, a few years after they began trading in India.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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  11.1 mi away
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  106.3 mi away
• Cobras
  153.2 mi away
• Cachoeirinha
  161.2 mi away
• Axinim
  202.4 mi away
• Foz do Canumã
  204.3 mi away
• Prazeres
  214.8 mi away
• Osório Fonseca
  216.1 mi away
• Vila Pinheiro
  219.4 mi away
• Bem-querer
  219.6 mi away
• Pacoval
  219.7 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Machado

Parque Nacional Jaú, Amazonas

José de Paula Machado · 1998

MAI FRUMOASA I Amazonas Do Delta Do Danúbio

José Reis Machado · 2018

Tapajós, the lower Amazon =

José de Paula Machado · 1991

Criação e manejo de quelônios no Amazonas

Paulo César Machado Andrade · 2008

Botanica

Brazil. Comissão de Linhas Telegráphicas Estratégicas de Mato Grosso ao Amazonas · 1910

Estudo sôbre a pesca no Estado do Maranhão

José Machado Mutti Pedreira · 1963

Ação da cidadania contra a fome, a miséria e pela vida

Narciso Lobo · 1993

Covid-19 no Brasil

Carlos Machado de Freitas · 2021

Search results from Open Library.

Official Identifiers