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PAULO

"PAULO" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be small", "humble".

Date "PAULO" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

"PAULO" is a common misspelling or typo for: Paolo.

 

Specialty Definition: PAULO

DomainDefinition

Literature

Paulo The cardinal, brother of Count Guido Franceschini, who advised his scapegrace bankrupt brother to marry an heiress, in order to repair his fortune. (Robert Browning: The Ring and the Book.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms within Context: PAULO

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Futurity

Adverb: prospectively, hereafter, in future; kal, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow; in course of time, in process of time, in the fullness of time; eventually, ultimately, sooner or later; proximo; paulo post futurum; in after time; one of these days; after a time, after a while.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: PAULO

Non-English Usage: "PAULO" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (a little, a little bit, a small amount, a small extent, by a little, by only a small amount, little, little bit of, Paul, quanity, quantity, quantity of, short while, small, small amount, somewhat, trifle), Portuguese Brazilian (Paul, Paulo).

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Modern Usage: PAULO

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Carnaval São Paulo (1969)

A Visita do Ministro Paulo Cunha aos Portugueses da Califórnia (1956)

São Paulo de Luanda (1953)

Sinfonia da Metrópole São Paulo (1929)

Enquanto São Paulo Dorme (1929)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: PAULO

DomainTitle

References

  • Companhia de Gas de Sao Paulo - COMGAS: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Banco do Estado de Sao Paulo S/A-BANESPA: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Banco Mercantil de Sao Paulo S.A.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Sao Paulo Alpargatas S.A.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo S/A: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • The Challenge of Basic Christian Communities: Papers from the International Ecumenical Congress of Theology, February 29-March 2, 1980, S~Ao Paulo, B (reference)

  • Metropole Em Sinfonia: Historia, Cultura E Musica Popular Na S~ao Paulo DOS Anos 30 (reference)

  • Torture in Brazil: A Report by the Archdiocese of Sao Paulo (reference)

  • Reproducciâon facsâimil del Gutunliburua de Josâe Paulo de Ulibarri y Galindez = Jose Paulo Ulibarri Galindez-en Gutunliburua izeneko eskuzkribuaren facsimil gisako argitalpena : homenaje del Consejo de Cultura de la Excma. Diputaciâon de Alava en el bice (reference)

  • Repaso histórico de la bula Sublimis Deus de Paulo III, en defensa de los indios (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: PAULO

Photos:
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Photo Album: PAULO

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Shows photo of Dr. Paulo Borges and woman assistant innoculate leukemia into mice at Jackson Memorial Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

[Sao Paulo, Brazil, Faculdade de Medicina]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

[Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paulo, Brazil]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

The ruined church of San Paulo, Macao, China. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: PAULO
 

"Lights on night" by Diueine Da C. Monteiro
Commentary: "23 de Maio avenue. São Paulo at night."
"Bela Cintra Street" by André Guergolet
Commentary: "Bela Cintra Street, a street near Paulista Avenue at Sao Paulo, Brazil."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Non-Fiction Usage: PAULO

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Some synonyms for Rocky Mountain spotted fever in other countries include tick typhus, Tobia fever (Columbia), São Paulo fever and fiebre maculosa (Brazil), and fiebre manchada (Mexico). (references)

Business

Delta & Continental Airlines are offering flights from Santiago de Chile (SGO), Rio de Janeiro (GIG), and Sao Paulo (GUA) in combination with other airlines. (references)

Children

Brazil

A study by the IGBE reported that 47 percent of Sao Paulo street children come from families that earn less than $200 (540 reais) per month. (references)

Brazil

From February 1997 to August 2001, a Rio de Janeiro-based NGO hot line ABRAPIA received 2,118 complaints of sexual exploitation of children and adolescents nationwide, including 333 in Rio de Janeiro city and 156 in Sao Paulo city. (references)

Brazil

In 2000 a study in the city of Sao Paulo found 609 children living permanently on the street; a much greater number of children spend their days on the streets, but have families with whom they spend the night. (references)

Civil Liberties

Brazil

In April students from the University of Sao Paulo claimed that police had injured about 100 persons while breaking up a demonstration against the Free Trade Area of the Americas. (references)

Discrimination

Brazil

A prominent example of violence directed at homosexuals occurred in Sao Paulo in February 2000, when Edson Neris da Silva was beaten to death by a skinhead gang after having been seen holding hands with another man. (references)

Brazil

The Gay Group of Bahia (GGB), the country's best known homosexual rights organization, and Amnesty International have documented the existence of skinhead, neo-Nazi, and "machista" gangs that attacked suspected homosexuals in cities including Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, and Brasilia. (references)

Economic History

Brazil

This greatest expansion of hotels is taking place in Brazil's major centers, particularly in the city of Sao Paulo. (references)

Brazil

The city of São Paulo hosts around 300 trade fairs per year. (references)

Chile

For example, cargo from south Brazil originating in the industrial area of Sao Paulo, or transferring from Santos can be transferred by surface to the ports of Arica or Antofagasta. (references)

Human Rights

Brazil

Minor riots at the end of 2000 continued into the beginning of the year and led to a massive rebellion in mid-February, coordinated by a powerful prison gang (First Capital Command), involving over 25,000 inmates in almost 30 prisons in Sao Paulo state. (references)

Brazil

The Secretary of State for Human Rights Gilberto Saboia called on the Sao Paulo authorities to punish the guilty and to indemnify Puga, but there were no reports that such steps had been taken by year's end. (references)

Brazil

After violent riots at the Tatuape complex in November 1999, Sao Paulo Governor Mario Covas significantly increased FEBEM's budget and promised to build 20 new facilities. (references)

Minorities

Brazil

Adorno analyzed 500 criminal cases judged in Sao Paulo courts in 1990 and found that 60 percent of whites able to afford their own lawyers were acquitted, while only 27 percent of blacks who hired lawyers were found not guilty. (references)

Brazil

In Sao Paulo human rights activists continued to express concern about discrimination against blacks and poor persons from the Northeast by neo-Nazi groups in the South. (references)

Brazil

In September 2000, a neo-Nazi group sent letters to two prominent Sao Paulo human rights commission members, Renato Simoes and Italo Cardoso, threatening to "exterminate" gays, Jews, blacks, and nordestinos (people from the impoverished Northeast), as well as those seeking to protect their rights. (references)

Political Economy

BRAZIL

Privatization revenues peaked in 1997-98, and the pace of privatization since then has slowed, although the government sold the Sao Paulo state bank Banespa for $3 billion in November 2000. The government had planned to privatize several electricity generation companies in 2001, but those plans have been placed on hold with the electricity crisis. (references)

Trade

Argentina

The Executive Secretariat of the AMN is located in Sao Paulo. (references)

Brazil

Further, OPIC is financing $61 million for a Hyatt Hotel in São Paulo. (references)

Travel

Brazil

In Rio call: 270-1442, in Sao Paulo call: 251-1733, in Brasilia call: 224-3030 or 224-7474, and in Belo Horizonte call: 464-3999. (references)

Brazil

Also, in Sao Paulo and in Rio, taxi fares are comparable to large U.S. cities such as Washington D.C. (references)

Brazil

Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are very confusing for a newcomer; driving is not recommended. (references)

Women

Brazil

A Ministry of Labor survey reported that the average starting salary for high-school-educated women in Sao Paulo was one-third less than the average starting salary for high school educated men. (references)

Brazil

A 1999 study by an academic at the Catholic Pontifical University of Sao Paulo indicates that 70 percent of criminal complaints regarding domestic violence against women are suspended without a conclusion. (references)

Brazil

A national study of rape cases carried out by a group of Sao Paulo academics indicated that family members committed roughly 70 percent of rapes within their own homes. (references)

Worker Rights

Brazil

A 2000 study by DIEESE concluded that the minimum wage was only about one-fifth of the salary necessary to support a family of four in the Sao Paulo metropolitan area. (references)

Brazil

The Northeast, Sao Paulo, Goias, and Rio de Janeiro are the primary sources of persons trafficked into Europe, Israel, Asia, and the United States. (references)

Brazil

During the investigation, federal police found evidence suggesting that the Japanese mafia was involved in trafficking other men and women to Japan from Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: PAULO

"PAULO" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "PAULO" is used about 176 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)100%17623,410

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: PAULO

The following table summarizes the usage of "PAULO" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
PauloLast name30023,510
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: PAULO

"PAULO" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be small", "humble".
 
The following table summarizes names related to "PAULO."
NameGenderLanguageRelated Name
PaulaFemaleAncient RomanPaul
BoghosMaleArmenianPaul
PaulMaleBiblicalN/A
PavelMaleBulgarianPaul
PauMaleCatalanPaul
HavelMaleCzechPaul
PavelMaleCzechPaul
PoulMaleDanishPaul
PaulMaleEnglishN/A
PaulaFemaleEnglishPaul
PaulettaFemaleEnglishPaul
PachjoMaleEsperantoPaul
PauloMaleEsperantoPaul
PaavaliMaleFinnishPaul
PaavoMaleFinnishPaul
PauliMaleFinnishPaul
PaulMaleFrenchN/A
PauleFemaleFrenchPaul
PauletteFemaleFrenchPaul
PaulMaleGermanN/A
PaulaFemaleGermanPaul
PavlosMaleGreekPaul
PálMaleHungarianPaul
PaulaFemaleHungarianPaul
PólMaleIrishPaul
PaolaFemaleItalianPaul
PaoloMaleItalianPaul
PaulinoMaleItalianPaul
PawelMalePolishPaul
PaulaFemalePortuguesePaul
PauloMalePortuguesePaul
PaulMaleRomanianN/A
PaulaFemaleRomanianPaul
PavelMaleRussianPaul
PàlMaleScottishPaul
PòlMaleScottishPaul
HavelMaleSlovakPaul
PavelMaleSlovenePaul
PabloMaleSpanishPaul
PaolaFemaleSpanishPaul
PaulaFemaleSpanishPaul
PålMaleSwedishPaul
PavloMaleUkrainianPaul
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: PAULO

CountryName
Brazil

Anhembi Turismo e Eventos da Cidade de Sao Paulo

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: PAULO

Expressions using "PAULO": Paulo Afonso Paulo Afonso Falls Sao Paulo. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "PAULO": Paulo-tarso.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: PAULO

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

brazil sao paulo

1,672

de mapa paulo são

29

sao paulo

846

de mapa paulo sao

27

paulo coelho

388

paulo coelho alchemist

27

sao paulo hotel

261

o paulo s

27

freire paulo

217

mapa paulo são

26

folha de sao paulo

195

sao paulo picture

25

são paulo

110

acompanhantes paulo são

23

paulo

72

universidade de sao paulo

22

de estado o paulo sao

59

de paulo prefeitura sao

21

paulo costanzo

58

cohelo paulo

21

de folha paulo são

50

de estado mapa paulo são

20

sao paulo map

47

cidade de paulo são

20

san paulo

40

sao paulo futebol clube

20

de paulo prefeitura são

39

the alchemist by paulo coelho

19

morro de sao paulo

39

clube futebol paulo são

18

alquimista coelho el paulo

37

de estado mapa paulo sao

18

estado de sao paulo

33

sao paulo escort

18

acompanhantes sao paulo

32

san paulo brazil

17

brazil paulo

32

cidade da de mapa paulo são

17

mapa paulo sao

29

de estado governor paulo são

17
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: PAULO

Language Translations for "PAULO"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Portuguese Brazilian

  

paulo (Paul). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

пауло. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: PAULO

LanguageDateSourceActs Chapter 19, Verse 30
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintTou de paulou boulomenou eiselqein eiV ton dhmon ouk eiwn auton oi maqhtai
Latin405VulgatePaulo autem volente intrare in populum non permiserunt discipuli
Middle English1395WyclifAnd whanne Poul would haue entrid in to the peple, the disciplis suffriden not.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleWhen Paul wolde have entred in vnto the people ye disciples suffered him not.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd when Paul would have entered in to the people, the disciples suffered him not.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd when Paul was about to go in to the people, the disciples did not let him.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: PAULO

LanguageActs Chapter 19, Verse 30
AlbanianDhe Pali donte t'i dilte popullit, por dishepujt nuk e lejonin.
CebuanoUg si Pablo buot unta moadto ipon sa katilingban, apan gidid-an siya sa mga tinun-an;
CroatianKad je Pavao htio meðu narod, ne dopustiše mu uèenici.
DanishMen da Paulus vilde gå ind iblandt Folkemængden, tilstedte Disciplene ham det ikke.
DutchEn als Paulus tot het volk wilde ingaan, lieten het hem de discipelen niet toe.
FinnishJa kun Paavali tahtoi mennä kansanjoukkoon, eivät opetuslapset sitä sallineet.
FrenchPaul voulait se présenter devant le peuple, mais les disciples l`en empêchèrent;
GermanDa aber Paulus wollte unter das Volk gehen, ließen's ihm die Jünger nicht zu.
HungarianPál pedig mikor a nép közé akara menni, nem ereszték õt a tanítványok.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariPaulus mau masuk mengikuti mereka, tetapi orang-orang yang percaya kepada Yesus di sana melarang dia.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaApabila Paulus hendak masuk ke dalam antara orang banyak itu, lalu murid-murid itu pun menahan dia.
ItalianPaolo voleva presentarsi alla folla, ma i discepoli non glielo permisero.
LatvianKad Pâvils gribçja iet pie tautas, mâcekïi to nepieïâva.
MaoriA, i a Paora e mea ana kia tomo ki roto ki te iwi, kihai ia i tukua e nga akonga.
NorwegianPaulus vilde nu gå der inn til folket, men disiplene tillot ham det ikke;
PortugueseQuerendo Paulo apresentar-se ao povo, os discípulos não lho permitiram.   
RumanianPavel voia sq vinq knaintea norodului, dar nu l-au lqsat ucenicii.
RussianлПЗДБ ЦЕ рБЧЕМ ИПФЕМ ЧПКФЙ Ч ОБТПД, ХЮЕОЙЛЙ ОЕ ДПРХУФЙМЙ ЕЗП.
ShuarTura Pápruka iruntai jeanam Wayá chichastaj taun, Nuyá Yus-shuar ármia nu, nuna suritkiarmiayi.
SpanishAunque Pablo quería salir a la multitud, los discípulos no se lo permitieron.
SwahiliPaulo mwenyewe alitaka kuukabili huo umati wa watu, lakini wale waumini walimzuia.
SwedishPaulus ville då gå in bland folket men lärjungarna tillstadde honom det icke.
UmaPaulus doko' hilou dohe-ra mesua' hi rala poromua toe. Aga topetuku' Yesus mpokorai' -i bona neo' -i hilou.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: PAULO

Derivations

Words beginning with "PAULO": paulownia, paulownias. (additional references)


Misspellings

"PAULO" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Akulov, Bekulo, Padula, pailo, Pakula, Papudo, Paule, Paulii, Paulz, Peulh, Pielou, Populo, Pujo, pulao, Pulbo, Yakulov. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: PAULO

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-l-o-p-u"

-1 letter: loup, opal, pula.

-2 letters: alp, lap, lop, pal, pol, pul, upo.

-3 letters: al, la, lo, op, pa, up.

 Words containing the letters "a-l-o-p-u"
 

+1 letter: copula, cupola, upload.

 

+2 letters: ampoule, apolune, copulae, copular, copulas, cupolas, outleap, outplan, outplay, parlour, parlous, plugola, popular, poulard, poundal, scopula, spousal, uploads.

 

+3 letters: ampoules, apologue, apolunes, copulate, cupolaed, espousal, opaquely, opercula, opuscula, outleaps, outleapt, outplans, outplays, pachouli, papulose, parlours, patulous, pauldron, petalous, plugolas, plumbago, polyuria, populace, populate, postural, poularde, poulards, poundals, pourable, procural, pulsator, scopulae, scopulas, sepalous, sporular, spousals, subpolar, supposal, troupial, unipolar, uploaded, uprootal, uropodal.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Images: Digital Art
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Usage Frequency
10. Names: Frequency
11. Names: Derived from
12. Names: Company Usage
13. Expressions
14. Expressions: Internet
15. Translations: Modern
16. Bible Trace
17. Derivations
18. Anagrams
19. Bibliography


  

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