Unaí

Unaí is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

History

In the municipality of Unai, there is the archaeological site Cave Gentile II, which records traces of hunter-gatherer peoples of more than 10,000 years, and gardeners people of almost 4000 years, they grew, according abundant plant remains: Corn , peanuts, pumpkin and gourd. In the city, it has the record of the oldest Brazilian ceramics outside the Amazon, dated 3500 years.

At the time of arrival of the first Europeans to Brazil, the central portion of Brazil was occupied by indigenous Macro-Ge linguistic trunk, as acroás, the xacriabás, the Xavante, the Kayapo, the Javaés, among others povos.

Over the centuries XVI, XVII and XVIII, numerous expeditions composed of Portuguese descent (called Scouts) swept the region in search of gold, precious stones and hand indigenous slave labor.

In the nineteenth century, the farmer Domingos Pinto Brochado settled, along with their families, in an area near the Rio Preto called White Grass. In 1873, the village was elevated to the rank of belonging to Paracatu district, with Rio Preto name. In 1923, the district was renamed to Unai, which is a translation for the Tupi language, the ancient name of the district, Rio Preto. In 1943, Unai emancipated the city of Paracatu.

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Unai (name)

Unai is a Basque male given name, which means "shepherd". It is one of the most popular first names for boys in the Basque Country.. The name may refer to:

People

Unai Alba (born 1978), Spanish football player

Unai Albizua (born 1989), Spanish football player

Unai Bilbao (born 1994), Spanish football player

Unai Bustinza (born 1992), Spanish football player

Unai Elorriaga (born 1980), Spanish cyclist

Unai Emery (born 1971), Spanish football manager

Unai Etxebarria (born 1972), Venezuelan cyclist

Unai Expósito (born 1980), Spanish football player

Unai García (born 1992), Spanish football player

Unai Iparragirre (born 1988), Spanish cyclist

Unai López (born 1995), Spanish football player

Unai Medina (born 1990), Spanish football player

Unai Osa (born 1975), Spanish cyclist

Unai Uribarri (born 1984), Spanish cyclist

Unai Vergara (born 1977), Spanish football player

Unai Yus (born 1974), Spanish cyclist

Sputnik (rural locality)

Sputnik (Russian: Спутник) is the name of several rural localities in Russia:

Sputnik, Chelyabinsk Oblast, a settlement in Travnikovsky Selsoviet of Chebarkulsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast; 54°54′N 60°32′E / 54.900°N 60.533°E

Sputnik, Krasnodar Krai, a settlement under the administrative jurisdiction of Chernomorsky Settlement Okrug in Seversky District of Krasnodar Krai; 44°52′N 38°28′E / 44.867°N 38.467°E

Sputnik, Moscow Oblast, a settlement in Sputnik Rural Settlement of Mozhaysky District in Moscow Oblast; 55°30′N 36°6′E / 55.500°N 36.100°E

Sputnik, Murmansk Oblast, an inhabited locality under the administrative jurisdiction of Pechenga Urban-Type Settlement in Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast; 69°31′N 31°20′E / 69.517°N 31.333°E

Sputnik, Novosibirsk Oblast, a settlement in Cherepanovsky District of Novosibirsk Oblast; 54°12′N 83°25′E / 54.200°N 83.417°E

Sputnik, Samara Oblast, a settlement in Volzhsky District of Samara Oblast

Sputnik (comics)

Sputnik is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.

Publication history

Sputnik first appeared in Captain America #352-353 (April-May 1989), and was created by Mark Gruenwald and Kieron Dwyer.

The character subsequently appears as Vostok in Avengers #319-324 (July-October 1990), Incredible Hulk #393 (May 1992), Soviet Super-Soldiers #1 (November 1992), Quasar #54 (January 1994), Iron Man #9-10 (October-November 1998), Maximum Security 33 (January 2001), and Thunderbolts #57 (December 2001).

Sputnik appeared as part of the "Supreme Soviets" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #7.

Fictional character biography

The synthezoid originally known as Sputnik was a member of the Supreme Soviets. The team had been sent by the Soviet government to capture the Soviet Super-Soldiers, who were attempting to defect to the United States. Sputnik had been disguised by an illusion to appear as the Vision. Eventually, Captain America defeated the Supreme Soviets and freed the badly wounded Soviet Super-Soldiers.

Sputnik (disambiguation)

Sputnik (Russian for "satellite") or Sputnik 1 is the first artificial satellite, launched October 1957.

Sputnik may also refer to:

In vehicles:

Sputnik (rocket), an unmanned orbital carrier rocket derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM

Sputnik (spacecraft designation), a spacecraft designation (including a list of spacecraft called "Sputnik")

Lada Sputnik, an automobile based on Lada Samara aka Lada 2108 chassis

In locations:

16260 Sputnik, an asteroid

Sputnik (rural locality), several inhabited localities in Russia

Sputnik Planum (Sputnik Plain), on Pluto, named in honor of Sputnik 1 and discovered by New Horizon

In media and entertainment:

Sputnik, a character from Astroblast

"Sputnik", a song by Public Service Broadcasting from the 2015 album The Race for Space

Sputnik (comics), a character from Marvel comics

Sputnik double or negative double, a bid in contract bridge

Sputnik (magazine), a former Soviet magazine

Sputnikmusic, a music website

Sputnik (news agency), international multimedia platform operated by the Russian government