Costa
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Costa may refer to different subjects:
- Costa can refer to places (see below).
- Costa can be a family name (see below).
- Costa is the technical name for a rib.
- Costa also refers to the leading edge of the forewing in Lepidoptera.
- Costa is also a Greek first name.
- Costa Coffee, a UK coffee shop chain.
- Costa Cruises, a leading cruise company in Europe
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[edit] Places
There are places that have the name Costa (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish for coast):
[edit] Nation
[edit] In France
- Costa, a commune of the Haute-Corse département, on the island of Corsica
[edit] In Italy
- Costa de' Nobili, in the province of Pavia
- Costa di Mezzate, in the province of Bergamo
- Costa di Rovigo, in the province of Rovigo
- Costa di Serina, in the province of Bergamo
- Costa Masnaga, in the province of Lecco
- Costa Valle Imagna, in the province of Bergamo
- Costa Vescovato, in the province of Alessandria
- Costa Volpino, in the province of Bergamo
[edit] In Portugal
[edit] In Scotland
- Costa, Orkney Islands
[edit] In Spain
Clockwise:
- Costa Brava (Spanish and Catalan, English: Brave Coast), in the province of Girona (Girona),
- Costa del Azahar (Orange-flower Coast), (province of Valencia),
- Costa Blanca ("White Coast"), province of Alicante,
- Costa Calida ("Hot Coast"), Murcia (autonomous community),
- Costa Dorada ("Golden Coast") on the coast of Catalonia,
- Costa de Almería ("Almería Coast"), Almería (province),
- Costa del Sol ("Sun Coast"), in the province of Málaga (Málaga),
- Costa de la Luz ("Coast of the Light"), province of Huelva,
- Costa da Morte (Galician, Spanish: Costa de la Muerte, English: Coast of Death), in the province of A Coruña (A Coruña)
- Costa Esmeralda ("Emerald Coast") Asturias,
- Costa Verde ("Green Coast") Cantabria, and
- Costa Vasca ("Basque Coast") Basque Country. See also Cote Basque.
[edit] Other
[edit] Surnames
- Costa (meaning Coast) or da Costa (from the Coast) is a common surname in Portugal, Brazil and in other countries of Portuguese language. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:
- Ricardo Costa, Portuguese filmmaker
- António Costa, Portuguese politician
- Lúcio Costa, Brazilian architect and urban planner
- Rui Costa, Portuguese football player
- Jorge Costa, Portuguese football player
- Oscar da Costa, Spitting Image caricaturist
- Marcos Costa, Brazilian boxer
- Ronaldo da Costa, Brazilian runner
- Antonio da Costa Santos, Brazilian architect and politician.
- Isaac da Costa, Dutch Jewish writer
- João da Costa, Portuguese Jesuit
- Terry Costa, Canadian artist
- Uriel da Costa, Portuguese Jewish writer
- Carlos Duarte Costa, Brazilian religious figure
- Martinho da Costa Lopes, East Timorese religious and political leader
- Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro, Brazilian politician
- Manuel Pinto da Costa, former president of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Costa is also a surname in Italy:
- Lorenzo Costa, Italian painter.
- Sir Michael Costa, Italian-born English composer and conductor.
- Paolo Costa, Italian Member of the European Parliament.
[edit] Related family names
Da Costa, for the Jewish branch in the Netherlands
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