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Definition of Bento
1. obento [n -TOS] - See also: obento
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bento
Literary usage of Bento
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Brazilian biographical annual by Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (1876)
"... landed at Guaratiba, came on by land to attack the city of Rio de Janeiro on
the 19th September. bento do Amaral, to whose name some people add the ..."
2. Travels in the Interior of Brazil, Principally Through the Northern by George. Gardner (1849)
"... altas—In%cionado—bento Rodriguez—Camargos—And reaches San Caetano—Visits the
City of Mariana— Passes the Serra de ..."
3. Life in Brazil by Thomas Ewbank (1856)
"Monastery of San bento : its Monks, Chapel, Cells, Library, and Bookworms.
— Sopping. — Great Wealth of this Monastery. This morning a slave came along ..."
4. The History of Christianity in India: From the Commencement of the Christian Era by James Hough (1845)
"His name was Francis bento de Sylvestre, of the Order of Augustin, and forty
years of age. He had officiated formerly on the western coast, but had latterly ..."
5. Sketches of Christianity in North India by Michael Wilkinson (1844)
"Mr. bento de Silvestre was received as a catechist by the Society for Promoting
Christian Knowledge, ..."
6. Lands of the Southern Cross: A Visit to South America by Charles Warren Currier (1911)
"... of S. Paulo—General View of S. Paulo—An Educational Centre—College of S.
bento— Mackenzie College—Climate of S. Paulo—Products of Brazil. ..."
7. The Tourist in Portugal by William Henry Harrison (1839)
"... Coimbra — Its University—Prior of St. bento—Bridge—Santa Clara—Santa
Cruz—Marvellous Fountain — Sieges of Coimbra ; by Ferdinand of Navarre; ..."
8. Portugal and Galicia: With a Review of the Social and Political State of the by Henry John George Herbert Carnarvon (1848)
"First impressions confirmed—Surpassing beauty of the Entre Minho— Superstition
of the bento—Convent of ..."
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