Biography of joao barbosa
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João Barbosa Rodrigues
Brazilian botanist
João Barbosa Rodrigues (June 22, – March 6, ) was considered one of Brazil's greatest botanists, known especially for his work on orchids and palms.[1] For nearly two decades he was director of the Botanic Garden of Rio de Janeiro. Something of a polymath, he was a prolific botanical artist who also made contributions to his country's ethnography, geography, linguistics, zoology, and literature.[1]The standard author is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Rodrigues was born on June 22, , in São Gonçalo do Sapucaí,[1] Brazil, and was initially raised in Campanha, in the state of Minas Gerais, before the family returned to Rio dem Janeiro in His father was a Portuguese merchant, and his mother was a Brazilian of Indian descent.[1] He had several siblings: brothers João Baptista and Arthur and sisters Maria and Olymp
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João Barbosa
Portuguese racing driver
For Portuguese military officer, see João Tamagnini Barbosa.
João Ricardo da Silva Coelho Barbosa[1] (born 11 March in Porto, Portugal) is a Portuguese auto racing driver. He currently competes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Sean Creech Motorsport in the LMP2 class.[2]
He was runner-up in the GTS class of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series in and fifth in the DP class in , accumulating a total of seven overall victories. Barbosa won the and , and was third in and and fourth in and Also resulted fourth in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 12 Hours of Sebring.
Career
[edit]Early years
[edit]He began racing in karts and was the Portuguese kart racing mästare for the and seasons. In he won the Portuguese Formula Ford championship; in he won the Italian Formula Alfa Boxster championship. In he won the Italian Formula Europa Boxer title, and in was runner up in the Italian Formula 3. Barbosa moved
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Joao Barbosa
Hall of Fame
Nationality: Portuguese
Birthday: March 11,
Raced for PREMA in:
Famous for:
Four-time Daytona 24 Hours winner
Biography
Coming from the Formula Europa Boxer title, Barbosa joined PREMA in , ending up second in the Italian Formula 3 Championship. In the following years, he turned his attentions to Endurance racing, becoming one of the most successful drivers in recent American Sportscar Racing history. Barbosa established himself as the most versatile driver of his era for having claimed four Daytona 24 Hours wins over 15 years, with four different rule packages. He also won the United SportsCar Championship twice in and and the 12 Hours of Sebring in