Ricardo Costa

Portuguese filmmaker (1940–2021)
Person human Q3430229
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Ricardo Costa

Summary

Ricardo Costa is a human[1]. He was born in Peniche[2]. He was born on +1940-01-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2021-07-08T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a film director[5], writer[6], and screenwriter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ricardo Costa's place of birth was Peniche[2].
  • Ricardo Costa was born on +1940-01-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ricardo Costa died on +2021-07-08T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Ricardo Costa held citizenship in Portugal[9].
  • Portuguese was Ricardo Costa's native language[10].
  • Ricardo Costa worked as a film director[5].
  • Ricardo Costa's professions included writer[6].
  • Ricardo Costa's professions included screenwriter[7].
  • Ricardo Costa's education included a stint at University of Lisbon[11].
  • Ricardo Costa's image is recorded as Ricardo-costa.jpg[12].
  • Ricardo Costa is recorded as male[13].
  • Ricardo Costa's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Ricardo Costa's ISNI is recorded as 000000006878835X[15].
  • Ricardo Costa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 98923847[16].
  • Ricardo Costa's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0182283[17].
  • Ricardo Costa's Commons category is recorded as Ricardo Costa (director)[18].
  • Ricardo Costa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0d8gwm[19].
  • Ricardo Costa's family name is recorded as Costa[20].
  • Ricardo Costa's family name is recorded as Fernandes[21].
  • Ricardo Costa's given name is recorded as Ricardo[22].
  • Ricardo Costa's given name is recorded as António[23].
  • Ricardo Costa's official website is recorded as http://ricardocosta.net[24].
  • Ricardo Costa's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[25].
  • Ricardo Costa's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Ricardo António Fernandes Costa'}[26].
  • Ricardo Costa's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Ricardo Costa'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Ricardo Costa's place of birth was Peniche[2]. He was born on +1940-01-25T00:00:00Z[3]. Portuguese was his native language[10].

Education

Ricardo Costa's education included a stint at University of Lisbon[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[5], writer[6], and screenwriter[7].

Death and Burial

Ricardo Costa died on +2021-07-08T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Ricardo Costa ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Ricardo Costa born?

Ricardo Costa's place of birth was Peniche[2].

What did Ricardo Costa do for work?

Ricardo Costa worked as film director[5], writer[6], and screenwriter[7].

Where did Ricardo Costa go to school?

Ricardo Costa was educated at University of Lisbon[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . publico.pt. publico.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . sistema-arquivos.ulisboa.pt. sistema-arquivos.ulisboa.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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