Alcantara

Alcantara (Arabic: al - القنطرة qantara " the bridge " ) originally referred to geographical objects:

In Brazil

• Alcântara ( Maranhão ), small town in the state of Maranhão, which has a spaceport
• Alcantara, small town in the state of Ceará
• Barra d' Alcântara, municipality in the state of Piauí
• São Pedro de Alcântara, Location in the state of Santa Catarina (named after St.. Peter of Alcantara )
• Dom Pedro de Alcântara, Location in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (named after the Brazilian Emperor Peter II )

In Italy

• Alcantara (river), river in Sicily, on the northern slope of the volcano Etna
• Gole Alcantara, formed by the river Alcantara gorges made ​​of lava stone
• Mojo Alcantara, spot on the river Alcantara

In the Philippines

• Alcantara ( Cebu ), a village on the island of Cebu
• Alcantara ( Romblon ), a village in the province of Romblon on the island of Mindoro

In Portugal

• Alcântara (Lisbon), district of Lisbon

In Spain

• Alcántara (Spain ), Small Town in Extremadura
• Alcántara Reservoir, dam near Alcántara ( Extremadura )
• Alcántara Bridge, Roman bridge at Alcántara ( Extremadura )
• Puente de Alcántara (Toledo), Bridge in Toledo
• San Pedro de Alcántara, Marbella Town with

Alcantara as the name of people:

• Abelardo Alvarado Alcántara ( born 1933), Mexican priest, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
• Agustin Alcantara (1946-1979), Mexican cyclist
• Carlos Alcántara ( born 1948 ), Uruguayan cyclist
• Hugo Alcântara ( born 1979 ), Brazilian footballer
• Paulino Alcántara (1896-1964), Philippine- Spanish footballer
• Peter of Alcantara (1499-1562), a saint of Alcántara ( Extremadura )
• Rafael Alcántara (* 1993), Spanish - Brazilian footballer
• Thiago Alcántara (* 1991), Spanish - Brazilian footballer

Alcantara also called:

• Alcantara ( microfiber cloth), brand name for a microfiber
• Alcantara (ship, 1914), a British passenger ship and then auxiliary cruiser, sunk in 1916
• Alcantara (ship, 1927), a British passenger ship, scrapped 1958
• Alcantara ( plant ), genus in the family Asteraceae
• Rosa Alcantara, brand name for a ground cover rose with Wild Rose character
• Pink Gravin d' Alcantara, a denomination which must be an Hybrid Teas rose breeding

See also:

• Alcántaraorden, Spanish order of knights (from 1218 with headquarters in Alcántara, Extremadura )

• Disambiguation