Famous People with Name Lima

Lima Azimi            Origin/Culture/Country: Afghan

Lima Azimi: an Afghan athlete.Azimi attracted international attention by representing her country at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris.[1] [2] She was the first woman to represent Afghanistan at an international sports event, following the fall of the Taliban.[3] [4] [5]She competed in the 100 metre sprint, running "in a grey T-shirt and a pair of navy-blue tracksuit bottoms".[6] She reportedly had no idea how to use the starting blocks, never having had the opportunity to train with them. Azimi finished last in her heat, with a time of 18.37 seconds - a national record, since she was the first Afghan to run such a race.[7]

Lima Barreto            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Lima Barreto: was a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He directed six films between 1940 and 1961.

Carlos Cirne Lima            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Carlos Cirne Lima: is a Brazilian philosopher. He obtained his doctor-degree in 1958 at the Austria. Was a full professor at the universities UFRGS (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), PUCRS (Pontífica Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul) in Porto Alegre, and UNISINOS in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul.

Esther Borja Lima            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Esther Borja Lima: is a Cuban soprano. She was trained in solfége and music theory by Juan Elósegui, and in singing by Rubén Lepchutz. Borja graduated as a teacher in 1934, and began her career in 1935; that year she performed, with Ernesto Lecuona on piano, at the National Theatre (now the Gran Teatro de La Habana), and at the Auditorium Amadeo Roldan. The same year she sang the waltz Damisela encantadora in the operetta Lola Cruz by Lecuona.[2] Her voice was described as a "beautiful mezzo-soprano with clear diction and a good feel for melody".[3]

Mauricio Daniel Nanni Lima            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Mauricio Daniel Nanni Lima: is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays for Aucas.Nanni played at 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship as back up of Fabián Carini.

Pedro Alvaro Santos De Lima            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Pedro Alvaro Santos De Lima: is a Brazilian amateur boxer best known to win the 2007 PanAm welterweight (152lbs) title in 2007. Lima fought in his home country and beat Jaime Cortez, ECU, 13-3, Ricardo Smith, JAM, 12-4, and US southpaw Demetrius Andrade who became world champion late

Pedro Manuel Barata Lima            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Pedro Manuel Barata Lima: is a former Olympic swimmer from Angola. He represented Angola in 1988 and 1992. Lima participated in several swimming contests but never advanced past preliminaries. In 1988, he was disqualified from the Men's 50 m Freestyle, finished 62nd in the Men's 1