def removeAccents(str)
    accents = {
        ['á','à','â','ä','ã'] => 'a',
        ['é','è','ê','ë'] => 'e',
        ['í','ì','î','ï'] => 'i',
        ['ó','ò','ô','ö','õ'] => 'o',
        ['ú','ù','û','ü'] => 'u'
      }
      accents.each do |ac,rep|
        ac.each do |s|
          str = str.gsub(s, rep)
        end
      end
      str = str.gsub(/[^a-zA-Z0-9\. ]/,"")
      str = str.gsub(/[ ]+/," ")
  str = str.gsub(/ /,"-")
  return str
end


def verifyVowels(texto)
    allLc = removeAccents(texto.downcase);
    countVowels = 0;
    allLc.split("").each do |letra|
        if (letra == 'a') | (letra == 'e') | (letra == 'i') | (letra == 'o') | (letra == 'u')
            countVowels+= 1;
        end
    end
    return countVowels
end