Dias
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:''You may be looking for the article on "[[dais]]," a raised platform on which guest speakers, honoured guests or expert panels are seated, possibly on a throne or similar seat.
'''Dias''' may mean:
*[[Direct Internet Access System]]
*[[Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies]]
*[[Detaşamentul de Poliţie pentru Intervenţie Rapidă|Detaşamentul de Intervenţii şi Acţiuni Speciale]], a Romanian police rapid response unit
*[[Destruction in Art Symposium]]
*[[Transparency (photography)|Transparency slides]], sometimes known as ''dias'' film
*'''Dias''' (meaning ''Days'') is also a common [[surname]] in the [[Portuguese language]], namely in [[Portugal]] and [[Brazil]]. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:
**[[Albertina Dias]], Portuguese long-distance runner
**[[Bartolomeu Dias]], Portuguese explorer
**[[Dinis Dias]], Portuguese explorer
**[[Diogo Dias]], Portuguese explorer
**[[Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos]], Angolan politician
**[[Fernando Dias van Dúnem]], Angolan politician
**[[Filipe Oliveira Dias]], Portuguese architect
**Gaspar Dias (ca. 1560-1590), Portuguese [[Mannerist]] painter
**[[Gonçalves Dias]], Brazilian poet
**[[Luisa Diogo|Luisa Dias Diogo]], Prime Minister of [[Mozambique]]
**[[Maria Berenice Dias]], Brazilian judge
**[[Paulo Dias de Novais]], Portuguese colonizer of Africa
**[[Pêro Dias]], Portuguese explorer
**[[Rui Jorge|Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Oliveira]], Portuguese football player
**[[Solomon Bandaranaike|Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike]], [[Sri Lanka]]n politician
**[[Sirimavo Bandaranaike|Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike]], [[Sri Lanka]]n politician
**[[Virna Dias]], Brazilian volleyball player
**[[Dias Gomes]], Brazilian writer
*Dias is also the name of the one of the sons of [[Pelops]] in [[Greek mythology]].
==See also==
* [[Diaz]] (a name article){{•}}[[Diaz (disambiguation)]]
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