function remove_accents(str) {
	
	str = str.toLowerCase();

	str = str.replace(/[\u00E0\u00E1\u00E2\u00E3\u00E4\u00E5]/g,'a');
	str = str.replace(/[\u00E7]/g,'c');
	str = str.replace(/[\u00E8\u00E9\u00EA\u00EB]/g,'e');
	str = str.replace(/[\u00EC\u00ED\u00EE\u00EF]/g,'i');
	str = str.replace(/[\u00F2\u00F3\u00F4\u00F5\u00F6\u00F8]/g,'o');
	str = str.replace(/[\u00F9\u00FA\u00FB\u00FC]/g,'u');
	str = str.replace(/[\u00FD\u00FF]/g,'y');
	str = str.replace(/[\u00F1]/g,'n');
	str = str.replace(/[\u0153]/g,'oe');
	str = str.replace(/[\u00E6]/g,'ae');
	str = str.replace(/[\u00DF]/g,'ss');

	str = str.replace(/[^a-z0-9_\s\'\:\/\[\]-]/g,'');
	str = str.replace(/[\s\'\:\/\[\]-]+/g,' ');
	                    
	str = str.substr(0,1).toUpperCase() + str.substr(1);

	return str;
	
}