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Faro

Faro is a city and municipality in southern Portugal, serving as the administrative capital of the Algarve region and the southernmost city in continental Portugal.^[1]^[2]
The municipality spans 210 km² and encompasses approximately 70,000 residents as of recent estimates, including four parishes: the United Parishes of Conceição and Estoi, Santa Bárbara de Nexe, Montenegro, and the United Parishes of Sé and São Pedro.^[1]^[3]
Established as the pre-Roman settlement of Ossónoba—a major urban center in the southern Iberian Peninsula—it evolved through Phoenician, Roman (as Civitas Ossobonensis), and Moorish periods (as Ukxûnuba from 713 until Christian reconquest in 1249), before gaining city status in 1540 and becoming a bishopric seat.^[1]^[2]
Faro historically functioned as a key trading port for agricultural products and fish, rivaling nearby Silves, with its economic prosperity evident in religious monuments like the Cathedral built atop a former mosque site.^[2]
Today, it hosts Faro Airport, which accommodates over 5 million tourists yearly, and the University of Algarve, renowned for programs in marine sciences, tourism management, and biotechnologies; about 30% of its territory falls within the Ria Formosa Natural Park, featuring 19 km of dunes and three main islands that support biodiversity and coastal ecosystems.^[1]^[2]

Geographical locations

Faro, Portugal

Faro serves as the southernmost city and capital of the Algarve region in Portugal, functioning as the administrative seat of the Faro District and municipality of the same name. Positioned along the Atlantic coast near the Ria Formosa estuary, it lies at coordinates 37°01′N 7°56′W and encompasses a municipal area of 201.6 km² with an elevation averaging 9 meters above sea level. The resident population of the municipality stood at 64,560 as of recent records, with the urban core housing a denser concentration of approximately 40,000 inhabitants. As a key transport hub, Faro hosts Portugal's fourth-busiest international airport, which processed over 9 million passengers in 2023, primarily serving seasonal tourism from Europe.^[4]^[5]^[6] The city's origins trace to Phoenician settlements around the 4th century BC, evolving into the Roman municipality of Ossonoba, a significant port for trade in fish products like garum. Moorish forces controlled the area from the early 8th century, renaming it Santa Maria ibn Harun and fortifying it as a regional stronghold until its conquest by King Afonso III of Portugal in May 1249, which integrated the Algarve into the Portuguese kingdom. The 1755 Lisbon earthquake devastated Faro, destroying much of the medieval core and killing around one-third of residents, though reconstruction in the 18th and 19th centuries preserved elements like the Manueline-style city walls and the 13th-century cathedral, originally built on a mosque site.^[7]^[8]^[9] Economically, Faro functions as an administrative and educational center, home to the University of Algarve established in 1979, which enrolls over 10,000 students and supports research in marine sciences and tourism. Agriculture remains foundational, with exports of figs, almonds, and carob, alongside fisheries yielding species like sardines; the city also sustains a publishing sector dating to the 19th century. Tourism drives growth, drawing visitors to the adjacent Ria Formosa Natural Park—a 18,400-hectare lagoon system protected since 1981 for its biodiversity, including flamingos and chameleons—and barrier islands like Ilha de Faro, accessible by ferry. In 2023, Algarve-wide tourism contributed significantly to regional GDP, with Faro's marina and old town accommodating cruise and yacht traffic amid Portugal's national tourism sector accounting for 12% of GDP.^[10]^[11]^[12]

Other locations in Europe

Faro Superiore is a coastal hamlet (frazione) in the municipality of Messina, Sicily, Italy, located approximately 10 kilometers north of Messina city center along the Tyrrhenian Sea.^[13] The settlement includes the Chiesa dell'Assunta, a church rebuilt in the early 20th century, and forms part of the area's residential and historical fabric, with ties to nearby Torre Faro.^[14] Its population was recorded at 1,248 residents as of the 2001 Italian census, though more recent figures indicate modest growth in the broader Messina province.^[13] Additional localities named Faro appear in Italy across regions including Veneto (with two instances), Toscana, and Calabria, often as minor hamlets or rural parishes lacking significant independent administrative status or detailed historical records beyond local geographic databases.^[15] In Spain, Faro denotes small settlements in Galicia and Castilla y León, typically integrated into larger municipalities and associated with rural or coastal features, such as parishes near lighthouses (faros meaning "lighthouses" in Spanish), but distinct from prominent sites like Cabo Fisterra.^[15] These European Faros outside Portugal generally reflect etymological roots in Romance languages linking to "lighthouse" or promontories, resulting in sparse populations under 500 and limited economic activity centered on agriculture or tourism proximity.^[15]

Locations in Africa

Faro Department lies in Cameroon's North Region, spanning 11,785 square kilometers with a recorded population of 81,472 in the 2001 census.^[16] Its administrative capital is Poli, and the area features savanna landscapes integral to the Faro landscape conservation efforts. This region hosts Faro National Park, a protected savanna area established as a reserve in 1947 and designated a national park in 1980, supporting key wildlife populations such as the central-west African lion subspecies, elephants, and the largest hippopotamus herd in Cameroon.^[17]^[18] The park forms part of the broader Faro-Bénoué-Bouba Ndjida complex, emphasizing sustainable resource management amid threats from poaching and habitat loss.^[19] Faro-et-Déo Department is situated in Cameroon's Adamawa Region, covering 10,435 square kilometers and recording a population of 66,442 in 2001. It borders the North Region and includes varied terrain influenced by the Adamawa Plateau, contributing to regional biodiversity corridors. Smaller settlements named Faro exist elsewhere on the continent. In Burkina Faso, Faro is a rural commune in Ziro Province of the Centre-Ouest Region, with an estimated population around 1,300 to 6,500 residents depending on locality definitions.^[20]^[21] In Nigeria, Faro denotes a locality in Atakunmosa East Local Government Area of Osun State, situated in tropical savanna terrain at coordinates approximately 7°26' N, 4°47' E.^[22] These minor locales lack the administrative or ecological prominence of their Cameroonian counterparts.

Locations in the Americas

Faro, Yukon, is a small town in central Yukon Territory, Canada, situated along the Robert Campbell Highway approximately 300 kilometers northeast of Whitehorse. Established in 1969 as a company town to support the development of the Faro Mine, which operated as the world's largest open-pit lead-zinc mine until its closure in 1998 due to declining ore prices and environmental concerns, the community peaked at over 2,000 residents during its mining boom in the 1970s.^[23] As of 2021, its population stood at around 284, with the local economy now centered on tourism, wildlife viewing—particularly grizzly bears and moose in the surrounding Tintina Trench—and limited resource exploration, though remediation of the mine site's acid rock drainage continues under territorial oversight. In South America, Faro designates a municipality in the state of Pará, Brazil, located in the northern Amazon region near the Jamanxim River. Created in 1988 from territory previously part of Trairão, it covers 6,557 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 4,614 as of 2022, with economic activities primarily involving subsistence agriculture, small-scale logging, and fishing amid the challenges of rainforest preservation. The area includes portions of the Saracá-Taquera National Forest, established in 1979 to protect biodiversity but facing ongoing pressures from illegal mining and deforestation. A smaller locality named Faro exists in Amazonas state, Brazil, but lacks municipal status and remains sparsely documented with negligible population. Minor places bearing the name Faro appear in the United States, such as unincorporated communities in North Carolina and Missouri, typically rural locales without significant infrastructure or recorded populations exceeding a few dozen residents, often tied to historical or topographic references rather than developed settlements.^[15] In Peru, a Faro in Cajamarca department and an Argentine locality in Buenos Aires province are similarly obscure, functioning as rural hamlets with no notable economic or demographic data beyond basic geographic notation.^[15] These lesser instances derive from the Portuguese or Spanish word for "lighthouse," reflecting colonial naming influences, though none host actual lighthouses or achieve the prominence of their northern counterparts.

Extraterrestrial features

Faro designates a crater on Rhea, the second-largest moon of Saturn, measuring approximately 0 km in reported diameter (consistent with small or unresolved features in nomenclature records).^[24] The crater is situated at coordinates 45.3° N, 114° W.^[25] Its name was formally approved by the International Astronomical Union on June 17, 2010, drawing from Faro, a central deity in Mandé mythology of West African peoples, often revered as a creator associated with water and fertility.^[24] ^[25] Rhea's surface, primarily water ice with embedded rock, features numerous such craters, many named post-2010 following Cassini mission imagery that revealed detailed terrain for IAU designation.^[26] No other extraterrestrial features bear the name Faro in approved planetary nomenclature.^[24]

People

Faro as a surname

Faro is a surname primarily of Italian (particularly from Sicily and Calabria) and Portuguese origin, functioning as a topographic name derived from "faro," meaning "lighthouse" or "beacon," which traces etymologically to the Greek "pharos."^[27]^[28]^[29] It can also denote a habitational name for individuals from places named Faro, such as the Portuguese city or similarly named locales in Italy and Spain.^[27]^[28] Historical records indicate early instances of the Faro family in Aragon, an ancient kingdom in Spain, suggesting possible initial development in the Iberian Peninsula before dissemination through migration and colonial ties to Italy and Portugal.^[30] The name's association with maritime or coastal features aligns with regions featuring lighthouses or ports, reflecting occupational or locational naming conventions common in medieval Europe.^[28] Geographically, the surname shows highest contemporary incidence in Africa, where approximately 49% of bearers reside, including 25% in West Africa (notably Guinea) and 23% in Mande-speaking regions, likely due to Portuguese colonial influences and subsequent population movements.^[31] In Europe, it remains concentrated in Italy and Portugal, with smaller presences in Spain. In the United States, the Faro surname appeared in 947 individuals per the 2010 census, ranking 25,935 in frequency, up from 866 in 2000, with about 85% of bearers identified as White.^[32]^[33] Variations in spelling or related forms may occur due to regional dialects or anglicization, though core documentation consistently ties it to the lighthouse etymology rather than alternative interpretations like occupational terms for metalworkers.^[30]^[34]

Notable individuals

Saint Faro (c. 585 – c. 672), also known as Burgundofaro, was a Frankish nobleman from a Burgundian family who served as Bishop of Meaux in what is now France. Born into nobility around 585, he initially lived as a courtier under King Theodobert II of Austrasia but later embraced monastic life, resigning his secular positions to focus on religious duties; his sister, Saint Fara, founded the abbey of Faremoutiers. Faro is venerated as a confessor saint in the Catholic tradition for his ecclesiastical leadership and family ties to early Merovingian monasticism.^[35]^[36] Rodrigo Faro (born October 20, 1973) is a Brazilian television presenter, actor, and singer prominent in telenovelas and variety shows. Beginning his career as a child in commercials in 1982, he gained fame through roles in productions like O Profeta (2006) and hosting programs on RecordTV, including O Melhor do Brasil, which drew millions of viewers in the 2000s and 2010s. His work spans acting in over a dozen soap operas and music releases, establishing him as a key figure in Brazilian entertainment.^[37]^[38] Joe Faro (born c. 1969) is an American culinary entrepreneur and real estate developer known for founding Tuscan Brands, a company specializing in Italian-inspired foods and hospitality. Raised by Sicilian immigrant parents in Massachusetts, he began in the family bakery as a child and later expanded into restaurants like Tuscan Kitchen, employing hundreds and redeveloping sites such as the former Rockingham Park racetrack into a 170-acre mixed-use project by 2024; a University of New Hampshire alumnus (class of 1991), Faro emphasizes artisan traditions in his ventures.^[39]^[40]^[41] Luzmaría Jiménez Faro (May 19, 1937 – March 12, 2015) was a Spanish poet, essayist, anthologist, and editor who founded Ediciones Torremozas in 1982, a press dedicated to women's literature that published over 300 titles focusing on female authors. Based in Madrid, her own works include poetry collections exploring themes of memory and identity, contributing to post-Franco Spanish literary revival through anthologies and editorial advocacy for underrepresented voices.^[42]

Technology and organizations

FARO Technologies

FARO Technologies, Inc. is an American technology company specializing in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and support of software-driven three-dimensional (3D) measurement, imaging, and realization solutions.^[43]^[44] The company serves industries including manufacturing, construction, public safety analytics, automotive, aerospace, and metal fabrication, providing tools that bridge physical and digital worlds through precise data capture and analysis.^[45]^[46] Founded in 1981 by Simon Raab and Greg Fraser, two biomedical engineering PhD students at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, the company began as Res-Tech in a garage, initially focusing on orthopedic applications.^[47]^[48] The name FARO derives from "Fraser and Raab Orthopedics" and evokes the Greek word pharos (lighthouse), symbolizing guidance through precision technology.^[47] Early innovations included portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), which revolutionized on-site measurement by enabling high-accuracy 3D data collection outside traditional factory metrology labs.^[48] Key products encompass articulated arms such as the FaroArm, FARO Laser ScanArm, and FARO Gage for contact and non-contact measurement; laser trackers like the FARO Laser Tracker ION for large-volume metrology; and laser scanners including the FARO Focus series for reality capture and point cloud generation.^[46] Complementary software solutions, such as FARO CAM2 for inspection and reverse engineering, FARO SCENE for point cloud processing, and FARO Sphere XG for cloud-based collaboration, integrate hardware data for digital workflows.^[50]^[51] Headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida, with over 25 global offices, FARO employs approximately 1,957 people and reported annual revenue of about $342 million as of recent fiscal data.^[47]^[52]^[53] The company, publicly traded on NASDAQ under the ticker FARO, has expanded through innovation in metrology and acquisitions, maintaining a focus on enhancing productivity and quality control in industrial applications.^[44]^[54]

Other organizations and acronyms

The Forum of Arctic Research Operators (FARO) is a collaborative network of organizations operating research stations and facilities in the Arctic, focused on sharing knowledge, best practices, and logistical support for scientific expeditions.^[55]^[56] The Financial Aid and Resilience Organization (FARO) is a U.S.-based nonprofit initiative providing fiscal sponsorship and operational support exclusively to other nonprofit entities, operating as a project of Fiscal Sponsorship Allies since its establishment.^[57] Other less prominent uses of the acronym include the Forensic Accident Reconstructionists of Oregon, Inc. (FARO), a professional group specializing in accident analysis and reconstruction within Oregon..html)

Games and card techniques

Faro (card game)

Faro is a gambling card game originating in France during the late 17th century, derived from the earlier game Basset.^[58] It spread to Europe and then to North America, achieving peak popularity in the United States from the 1820s to 1915, particularly during the California Gold Rush and in Old West saloons.^[59] Known as "bucking the tiger" due to tiger-striped card backs or layout imagery, Faro was favored for its fast pace, simplicity, and low house edge of approximately 1.4% under honest conditions, outperforming many contemporary games of chance.^[59] The game's name derives from "Pharaon," referencing images of Egyptian pharaohs on early French playing cards.^[58] The game employs a standard 52-card deck dealt from a dealing box to prevent cheating, with players betting against the house (banker) on a cloth layout displaying 13 card values from ace to king, typically in the spade suit.^[59] The dealer draws two cards per turn: the first, called "soda," causes all bets on that value to lose; the second, the "player's card," pays even money on matching bets.^[58] If the cards match (a pair), bets split evenly with the banker; additional side bets include "high card" (requiring the player's card to exceed the banker's) and "coppering" (betting against a card appearing as the player's card).^[59] After 13 turns, the final two cards ("hock") settle remaining bets, with the last card often predicted in a high-stakes "calling the turn" wager paying 4:1.^[60] Faro's prominence in frontier gambling halls drew figures such as Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and Wild Bill Hickok, who dealt or played it in towns like Deadwood, Tombstone, and Dodge City.^[59] Its appeal stemmed from quick rounds—up to four games per hour—and accessibility for novices, making it a staple over poker in many establishments until the late 19th century.^[60] However, pervasive cheating by bankers, including rigged dealing boxes, marked decks, and sleight-of-hand, eroded trust; Hoyle's rules noted no honest Faro banks existed in the U.S. by the era's end.^[59] The game's decline accelerated in the early 20th century amid anti-gambling laws, the rise of poker as a skill-based alternative, and its tarnished reputation from fraud.^[60] By the 1920s, Faro had faded from mainstream casinos, with only a handful of legal banks operating in Nevada by the 1950s; the last closed in Reno in 1985.^[59] Brief revivals occurred post-1931 legalization in Nevada, but it never regained widespread play.^[59]

Faro shuffle

The Faro shuffle is a precise card shuffling technique in which a standard 52-card deck is divided exactly into two halves of 26 cards each, after which the cards are interlaced perfectly so that every other card alternates from the two halves, resulting in a zipper-like weave without overlaps or gaps.^[61] This method contrasts with casual riffle shuffles by requiring exact alignment, often performed by pushing the corners of the packets together and weaving them edge-to-edge.^[62] There are two primary variants: the out-faro, where the top card of the original deck remains on top after shuffling, and the in-faro, where the top card becomes the second card from the top.^[63] The technique derives its name from the gambling card game faro, originating in France during the late 17th century under Louis XIV, where it was employed as a cheating method to manipulate card positions during play.^[64] Historical records trace its use to at least 1891, when a book on card cheating described a perfect interweave for faro as "running in the cards" to gain an advantage, with the term "faro dealer's shuffle" appearing in an 1894 text on sleight-of-hand before being abbreviated to "faro shuffle."^[61]^[65] By the early 20th century, it had been adopted in magic and cardistry for its deterministic control over card order, distinct from random shuffles.^[66] Mathematically, the Faro shuffle exhibits periodic properties: for a 52-card deck, eight successive out-faros restore the original order, while 26 in-faros or a mix can achieve similar cycles, modeling the permutation as a doubling map modulo 51 in number theory terms.^[61] This predictability underpins its utility in analyzing shuffle randomness and deck manipulation, though practical execution demands skill to avoid detection in gambling contexts.^[63] In modern cardistry and close-up magic, the Faro shuffle enables flourishes and false shuffles that preserve stack order while simulating fairness.^[66]

Other uses

Etymology and linguistics

The toponym Faro, referring to the Portuguese city and district capital in the Algarve region, derives from the medieval Arabic name Santa Maria Ibn Harūn (or variants thereof), adopted during the 11th century under the rule of the Banū Hārūn dynasty, emirs of the Taifa of Faro.^[67]^[68] This designation honored the ruling family, with Ibn Hārūn meaning "son of Hārūn" in Arabic, where Hārūn (هارون) is the Arabic cognate of the Hebrew Aharon (Aaron), connoting "exalted" or "mountain dweller" from Semitic roots.^[8] The name evolved through phonetic simplification after the Christian Reconquista in 1249, when King Afonso III of Portugal recaptured the settlement, transitioning from its prior Roman-era name Ossonoba (a pre-Roman Iberian term possibly linked to local hydrology or settlement).^[67]^[7] Linguistically, the modern Portuguese Faro reflects substrate influences from Arabic phonology during the Umayyad and subsequent emirate periods (8th–12th centuries), where the city served as a key Mediterranean port, fostering hybrid toponymy.^[69] This origin is distinct from the unrelated Romance lexical item faro (lighthouse or beacon), which traces to Byzantine Greek Pháros (Φάρος), the Alexandrian island famed for its Hellenistic lighthouse, borrowed into Latin pharus and thence into Iberian languages via medieval trade and navigation terminology.^[70] The superficial similarity has led to occasional folk etymologies conflating the two, but historical records confirm the city's name stems solely from the Banū Hārūn lineage, not maritime signaling devices.^[71] Pre-Arabic attestations, such as Phoenician or Celtiberian elements in Ossonoba, suggest deeper Indo-European or Afro-Asiatic layers, though these remain conjectural without epigraphic consensus.^[72]

Miscellaneous references

Faro denotes a style of Belgian lambic beer characterized by blending spontaneously fermented lambic with candi sugar or syrup, resulting in a sweeter, lower-alcohol beverage with a tart profile, historically consumed as a "small beer" from secondary mash runnings in the Brussels region until the early 20th century.^[73] Modern commercial variants, such as Lindemans Faro, mature lambic in oak barrels for up to a year before adding sugar syrup, yielding an alcohol by volume of 3-5% and a balanced sour-sweet finish.^[74] In the nobility of Portugal, the title Count of Faro (Conde de Faro) was established by royal decree on May 22, 1469, under King Afonso V, as part of the kingdom's feudal honors linked to Algarve territories.^[75] Within Mande mythology of West African peoples, including the Bambara and Dogon, Faro serves as the deity of water, fertility, and cosmic restoration, portrayed as the ordered twin counterpart to the chaotic Pemba; after Pemba's rebellion disrupted creation from a primordial egg, Faro descended as twin fish to sacrifice himself, purifying the earth via flood and seeding it with life from his dismembered form.^[76]^[77]

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Find out how two friends and self-proclaimed “techno-junkies” working on their PhDs came together in 1981 to create the company that became FARO. Read the ...A Partner Dedicated To... · History · Patents
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FARO Technologies | FARO Stock Price, Company Overview & News
Its products include FaroArm, FARO Laser ScanArm and FARO Gage articulated measuring devices, FARO Laser Tracker ION, FARO Focus3D, FARO 3D Imager AMP and ...
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Our History | Company Profile - FARO Technologies
Uncover the history of FARO, which got its start in a garage in 1981 and continues a strong tradition of serving as a beacon of light for its customers.
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FARO Technologies, Inc. - Encyclopedia.com
FARO was founded in 1981 as Res-Tech by a pair of biomedical engineering doctoral students at McGill University in Montreal, Canada: Simon Raab and Greg Fraser.
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FARO Focus Laser Scanning Solution | Hardware
FARO® Focus Laser Scanning Solution ... A comprehensive solution designed for capturing precise 3D digital models, faster data sharing, and on-site efficiency.
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FARO® SCENE 3D Point Cloud Software
FARO SCENE Software is where data processing and scan registration happens. With 3D SCENE Software, users can create stunning 3D visualizations of real-world ...
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FARO Products
Make smarter decisions faster with industry-leading hardware and software solutions for 3D measurement, imaging and realization.FARO Sphere®XG Digital... · FARO Connect Software · FARO ® CAM2 ® Software
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FARO Technologies 2025 Company Profile - PitchBook
FARO Technologies is headquartered in Lake Mary, FL. What is the size of FARO Technologies? FARO Technologies has 1,957 total employees. What industry is FARO ...
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FARO Technologies Information - RocketReach
Revenue, $342.4 million ; Funding, $22 million ; Employees, 1,961 (1,382 on RocketReach) ; Founded, 1981 ; Address, 125 Technology Park, Lake Mary, Florida 32746, ...
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FARO Technologies - Overview, News & Similar companies
Headquarters. 125 Technology Park, Lake Mary, Florida, 32746, United States ; Phone Number. (407) 333-9911 ; Website. www.faro.com ; Revenue. $341 Million ; Stock ...
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Acronyms - Arctic Portal
FARO: Forum of Arctic Research Operators; FC: Fram Corridor; FCO: UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office; FCZ: Fisheries Conservation Zone; FEMG: Freshwater Expert ...
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Other Polar Organisations
Forum of Arctic Research Operators (FARO). Visit. IASC. International Arctic ... For a comprehensive list of organisations working on polar issues, see APECS' ...
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FARO - The Financial Aid and Resilience Organization
We are a non profit for non profits. Full stop. FARO is a fiscally sponsored project of Fiscal Sponsorship Allies, a 501(c)(3) public charity.
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The Faro: A Card Shuffle and a Card Game
### Faro as a Card Game: Summary
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Faro, or “Bucking the Tiger” - Legends of America
Faro is a gambling card game that originated in France in the late 17th century. It soon spread to America and became the favored game in the Old West.
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Faro: Favorite Gambling Game of the Frontier - HistoryNet
Jun 12, 2006 · Faro was possibly the simplest gambling game ever devised. Players bet against the house, placing bets upon a green cloth-covered layout with ...Missing: sources | Show results with:sources
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[PDF] The Mathematics of Perfect Shuffles - UCSD Math
On p. 195 he described a method of cheating at the game of Faro which used the perfect shuffle, calling it “running in the cards.
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The Perfect Faro Shuffle: Explained Like Never Before
Jan 22, 2024 · A Faro shuffle is a precise card shuffling technique where a deck is split into two equal halves. Then, the halves are interlaced perfectly.Missing: history | Show results with:history
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The Elusive Mathemagic of Faro Shuffles - Cinq-Mars Media
May 1, 2017 · A faro shuffle is a method of shuffling playing cards often used by gamblers and magicians to manipulate the deck.
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The Faro: A Card Shuffle and a Card Game - BoardGameGeek
Jun 21, 2019 · As it turns out, Faro is a casino gambling game that originated in France in the late 17th century, and was a derivative of the gambling card ...Missing: history | Show results with:history
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Who Knows Two? | - James Propp - WordPress.com
Apr 16, 2018 · The phrase “faro dealer's shuffle” can be found in an 1894 book on card cheating, and later was shortened to “faro shuffle”. According to ...
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Faro Shuffle - Magicpedia - Genii Magazine
Jan 3, 2015 · That discovery led to the idea of shuffling the cards perfectly eight times to return to the original order. Hence the Faro Shuffle was created ...
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From the Origins to the Present - Câmara Municipal de Faro
In the 11th century the city became known as Santa Maria Ibn Harun. After the Independence of Portugal in 1143, D. Afonso Henriques, the first Portuguese king ...
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Faro History | Sunlight House
The story of Faro began in the eighth century BC, Its name then was Ossónoba and was one of the most important urban centers of southern Portugal.
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Cidade velha de Faro | Caminhos da Fé - Paths of Faith
The Islamic city of Faro, originally called Ukxûnuba (Arabic transcription of its Latin name Ossonoba), saw its name changed in the 11th century to Santa Maria ...
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Faro - Lighthouse - Spanish Etymology, Learning Spanish
knowing all about and in awe of the amazing lighthouse- referred to it by the title of the man who built it which was, of course, the ...
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Origins of Algarvian Town Names - Tomorrow Algarve
Apr 1, 2025 · Faro is often translated to lighthouse, but its name actually derives from the Arabic word harūn, related to the given name Aaron. According to ...
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[PDF] Brief cultural - History of Faro - Sapientia
Effectively, with this Brief Cultural History of Faro the UPCF intends to divulge to Faro's many foreign visitors our city's important contribute to the culture ...Missing: reliable sources
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faro | The Oxford Companion to Beer | Craft Beer & Brewing
is a type of sweetened lambic beer traditionally brewed in Belgium. It was widely available throughout the Senne Valley up until the early 20th century.
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Lindemans Faro - Belgian Family Brewers
One of the world's oldest beers and a true local Brussels product, Lindemans Faro consists of blending an oak-aged lambic with candy sugar.
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Sage Reference - Encyclopedia of African Religion - Faro
Faro, according to the Mande people of ancient Mali, is commonly referenced as the god of restoration and fertility.
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Mande Mythology - OCCULT WORLD
Mar 11, 2018 · Mangala, the Creator, created an egg containing a pair of twins, Pemba and his brother, Faro (see also cosmic egg). Pemba was a rebel who left ...