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Arouca 2011
Arouca may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places Portugal * Arouca, Portugal, a municipality and a town in the Metropolitan Area of Porto, Portugal * Arouca Abbey, former Cistercian monastery from the 10th century * Arouca 516, a suspension bridge located in the municipality of Arouca Trinidad and Tobago * Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago, a town in Regional Corporation of Tunapuna-Piarco * Arouca River, a tributary of the Caroni River Other uses * Arouca (footballer) Marcos Arouca da Silva (born 11 August 1986), commonly known as Arouca, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Figueirense. Club career Fluminense Born in Duas Barras, Arouca made his professional deb ... (born 1986), Brazilian footballer * F.C. Arouca, a Portuguese football club {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arouca, Portugal
Arouca () is a city and a municipality in the Metropolitan Area of Porto, Norte Region, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 22,359, in an area of . It had 20,383 electors in 2006. The population has grown from 7072 inhabitants in 1801. The entire territory of Arouca is "Arouca Geopark" which is a member of the European Geoparks Network and Global Geoparks Network on account of its outstanding geological heritage, educational programs and projects, and promotion of geotourism. History The territory that became Arouca was settled by vestiges of pre-historic tribes, but it was in the Roman occupation that the first artifacts associated with settlement first appeared. From archaeological excavations, it is known that the area was settled late in the Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula (due to its distance from coastal and north–south accesses). From local toponomy, the permanence of Germanic tribes is evident; names such as Sá, Saril, Alvarenga, Burgo, Escariz, Friães and Mel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arouca Abbey
The Abbey of St. Bartholomew the Apostle, Batholomew, more simply known as the Abbey of Arouca ( pt, Mosteiro de Arouca), was a Cistercian monastery of women dating from the 10th century. It is located in Arouca, Portugal, Arouca, now in the Porto metropolitan area of Portugal. For much of its existence, it was one of the most influential religious centers in that region of the country. History Early history The monastery was founded in the first half of the 10th century. during the ''Reconquista'' of the region from the Moorish invaders in honor of St. Peter. It was founded as a double monastery by two Asturians, Asturian noblemen, Loderigo and Vandilo from Moldes, as discovered in a fragment of a notice with the initials ''ERO''. Around 1090, the community adopted the Rule of St. Benedict, although it remained a shared institution of both monks and nuns. The oldest documented reference dates to 1091, referring to the old religious community in Arouca. Sometime between 1132 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arouca 516
Arouca 516 is one of the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridges, located in the municipality of Arouca, in the North Region and the Aveiro District of Portugal. The bridge has a length of . It is suspended 175 m (574 ft) above the Paiva River The Paiva River () is a river that rises in the Sierra de Leomil, more specifically in the parish of Pêra Velha, Aldeia de Nacomba e Ariz - belonging to the municipality of Moimenta da Beira - and flows into the Douro, in Castelo de Paiva, flowi ..., which it spans. Its name is a reference to its extension in meters and the municipality where it is located. Its length exceeds by the Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge in Switzerland, opened on 29 July 2017, by about . Construction of the bridge started in May 2018. It opened on 29 April 2021 to residents of the municipality and on 2 May to the general public, with prior purchase of tickets online. Access to the bridge is possible either from Canelas or Alvarenga and a guide al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arouca, Trinidad And Tobago
Arouca (originally San Agustín de Arouca) is a town in the East–West Corridor of Trinidad and Tobago located east of Port of Spain, along the Eastern Main Road. It is located west of Arima, east of Tunapuna and Tacarigua, south of Lopinot, and north of Piarco. It is governed by the Tunapuna–Piarco Regional Corporation. Arouca may be a corruption of ''Arauca'', an Amerindian tribe. During most of the Spanish rule, Arouca was a settlement reserved for Amerindians. However, when the French arrived in 1783 under Governor José María Chacón's ''Cedula de Repoblación'' the Amerindians were restricted to Arima. Most of the land in Arouca was split between the Tablau and Chaumet families. Arouca steadily grew into a major agricultural center, but the extension of the railroad to Sangre Grande in 1898 lured many people in Arouca to relocate to the more prosperous Sangre Grande valley. Today, it mainly comprises residential housing. There are several schools located in Arouca incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroni River (Trinidad And Tobago)
The Caroni River is the largest river in Trinidad and Tobago, running for from its origins in the Northern Range on the island of Trinidad, through the northern lowlands of the Caroni Plains and enters the Gulf of Paria at the Caroni Swamp. The Caroni and its tributaries drain into one of the most densely populated parts of Trinidad, the East–West Corridor, and also provides most of its drinking water through the Caroni–Arena Dam. Point and non-point pollution is thus a major concern, as is the deforestation of its watershed on the southern slopes of the Northern Range. The banks of the Caroni River are one of the two main sites for Hindu cremations. The River is known to have strong currents and occasionally floods during heavy rainfall, devastating crops, livestock, fields, and farms in the Caroni area. Course The Caroni River originates as the Aripo River in the Northern Range and drains west into the mangrove wetlands of the Caroni Swamp. Major tributaries Twelve tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arouca (footballer)
Marcos Arouca da Silva (born 11 August 1986), commonly known as Arouca, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Figueirense. Club career Fluminense Born in Duas Barras, Arouca made his professional debuts with Fluminense in 2004 Brasileirão, appearing 10 times. In the following year he appeared regularly with the side, and scored his first professional goal on 25 September 2005, netting his side's first of a 4–3 home success over Santos. In 2007 Arouca played regularly during the Copa do Brasil winning campaign, and also appeared in 30 matches in the league with ''Flu'' finishing fourth. In the following year he was again starter, also being runner-up of that year's Copa Libertadores. In September 2008 he completed 200 matches for Fluminense, finishing the season with 54 appearances overall. São Paulo On 23 December 2008 Arouca agreed a five-year deal with São Paulo. He made his debut for ''Tricolor'' on 21 January 2009, coming o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
