Talk:Sousa (surname)

Africa
This name can be found in West Africa where the Portuguese went. One of the founders of the de Souza Family especially in West Africa and Brazil is Francisco Felix de Souza. Who was The Viceroy of Ouidah.

In West Africa, you can find his decendants in Ghana formally GOLD COAST,Togo, Nigeria, Benin etc

The name is also found in East Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa. all families from these countries are of Portuguese, Brazilian or Goan descent.

You could also check the following link http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_F%C3%A9lix_de_Souzahttp://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=8047

You may also read these books.

'''Ouidah: Social History Of Western African Slaving Port (Western African Studies) by Robin Law ..See all pages with references to "Francisco Felix de Souza". Excerpt - on Page 34: " ... when it was said to have been on the site occupied since the 1820s by the Brazilian slave-trader Francisco Felix de Souza, which remains today the de Souza family compound."" But the existence of such a Dutch fort is not corroborated by ... " Key Phrases: Gold Coast, William's Fort, Slave Coast, Cape Coast, Select Committee, Sierra Leone, grand cabess, royal traders, middleman trade, illegal slaving, fort slaves, commercial transition (see more)'''

'''Rethinking the African Diaspora: The Making of a Black Atlantic World in the Bight of Benin and Brazil (Studies in Slave and Post-Slave Societies and Cultures) by Kristin Mann See all pages with references to "Francisco Felix de Souza".'''

Enslaving Connections: Changing Cultures of Africa and Brazil During the Era of Slavery by Jose C. Curto See all pages with references to "Francisco Felix de Souza".

This information needs to be integrated into the article. 17.103.183.23 (talk) 19:49, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

copyedit
I did some copyedit and layout work on the article, basically trying to get it to look a little more like Smith (surname). I reorganized the lists to get rid of the "General" category, and put the "notable figures" who did not have articles in comments at the end (I didn't want to delete them altogether). Hope this is alright. – Reidgreg (talk) 19:59, 1 November 2016 (UTC)