I think JR's guess is right on the mark. The next record is for a Manuel Gonçalves Loureiro according to the marriage index and the scribbled abbreviation for Gonçalves is virtually identical to the one in this record. At least what this penmanship lacked in clarity it made up for in consistency.
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