Fernao Magalhaes

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Noun1.Fernao Magalhaes - Portuguese navigator in the service of SpainFernao Magalhaes - Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521)
Ferdinand Magellan, Magellan
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A lesser-known find is the Escola Nacional de Artes Visuais on Avenida Fernao Magalhaes. The gallery space may be small but the exhibitions are refreshingly satirical --one on display when African Business visited depicted the country's politicians as goats, haughtily puffing out their chests on podiums of different heights.
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Fernao Magalhaes to the Portuguese, he was known as Fernando de Magallanes to the Spaniards and Ferdinand Magellan to the English.
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