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Alcochete
Alcochete () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,569, in an area of 128.36 km². The municipality is composed of three parishes and is located in Setúbal District. Alcochete is known for its bullfighting tradition and its proximity to the second-longest bridge in Europe, the Vasco da Gama Bridge. The actual site of present-day Alcochete was already occupied during Ancient Rome, Roman times with a clay production facility. Its name is thought to derive from the Arabic word for oven for reasons not yet understood. It became a vacation site preferred by the Portuguese royalty and the future king Manuel I of Portugal, D. Manuel I was born in the village. It has experienced major development due to the construction of the Vasco da Gama Bridge. On January 10, 2008, Portuguese prime minister José Sócrates announced that Alcochete had been selected as the site of the new Lisbon Airport, new airport serving Lisbon, Portugal's capital. The existing Portel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcochete
Alcochete () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,569, in an area of 128.36 km². The municipality is composed of three parishes and is located in Setúbal District. Alcochete is known for its bullfighting tradition and its proximity to the second-longest bridge in Europe, the Vasco da Gama Bridge. The actual site of present-day Alcochete was already occupied during Ancient Rome, Roman times with a clay production facility. Its name is thought to derive from the Arabic word for oven for reasons not yet understood. It became a vacation site preferred by the Portuguese royalty and the future king Manuel I of Portugal, D. Manuel I was born in the village. It has experienced major development due to the construction of the Vasco da Gama Bridge. On January 10, 2008, Portuguese prime minister José Sócrates announced that Alcochete had been selected as the site of the new Lisbon Airport, new airport serving Lisbon, Portugal's capital. The existing Portel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portela Airport
Humberto Delgado Airport , informally Lisbon Airport and formally Portela Airport, is an international airport located northeast of the city centre of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. The airport is the main international gateway to Portugal. As of 2021, it was the List of the busiest airports in Europe, 16th-largest airport in Europe in terms of passenger volume, and carried 190,700,00 tonnes of cargo. It is an important European hub to Brazil, the largest European Star Alliance hub to South America and also a European hub to Africa. The airport is the main hub of Portugal's flag carrier TAP Air Portugal, including its subsidiary TAP Express, as well as being a hub for Low-cost carrier, low-cost airlines Ryanair and easyJet. It is a focus city for Azores Airlines, euroAtlantic Airways, Hi Fly (airline), Hi Fly and White Airways. The airport is run by ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, which was concessioned to the French group Vinci SA in February 2013. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Sócrates
José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, GCIH (born 6 September 1957), commonly known as José Sócrates (), is a Portuguese politician who was the prime minister of Portugal from 12 March 2005 to 21 June 2011. For the second half of 2007, he acted as the president-in-office of the Council of the European Union. Sócrates grew up in the industrial city of Covilhã. He joined the centre-left Socialist Party in 1981 and was elected as a member of parliament in 1987. Sócrates entered the government in 1995, as secretary of state for environment in the first cabinet of António Guterres. Two years later, he became Minister of Youth and Sports (where he helped to organize Portugal's successful bid to host UEFA Euro 2004) and in 1999 became Minister for Environment. Sócrates prominence rose during the governments of António Guterres to the point that when the prime minister resigned in 2001, he considered to appoint Sócrates as his successor. In opposition, José Sócrates was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Rodrigues Da Cruz
Francisco Rodrigues da Cruz, S.J. (29 July 1859 – 1 October 1948), more commonly known as Father Cruz ( pt, Padre Cruz) was a Portuguese priest of the Catholic Church. Revered in Portugal for his apostolic fervor and charity, he visited prisons and hospitals in every city, gave alms to the poor and ministered spiritually to all, achieving a great reputation for sanctity. Some called him "Blessed Father Cruz" and "Apostle of Charity" still in his lifetime. Cruz expressed a desire to enter the Society of Jesus as early as 1880, but was unsuccessful; the Superior General of the Jesuits obtained permission first from Pope Pius XI in 1929 to allow Cruz to take vows as a Jesuit on his death bed, and then from Pope Pius XII in 1940 to take vows immediately and without the need to undergo a novitiate or of residing in a Jesuit community. He did pronounce his vows at the Costa Seminary in Guimarães on 3 December 1940 (the feast of Saint Francis Xavier, to whom he had great devotion) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Bolota
Francisco Bolota (born April 20, 1946) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a forward. Career Bolota joined the youth ranks of GD Alcochetense in 1964. In 1967, he played in the Primeira Divisão with F.C. Barreirense for two seasons. Later he joined C.D. Montijo and played in the Segunda Divisão Portuguesa. In 1971, he returned to the top flight with União de Tomar for five seasons, and returned to former team C.D. Montijo for the 1976-77 season. In 1977, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia. In his debut season in Toronto he recorded 27 goals in 15 matches. In 1978, he played in the North American Soccer League with Rochester Lancers. He played with Toronto First Portuguese for the 1979 NSL season. The following season he returned to former team Montijo in the Segunda Divisão Portuguesa. He later had a stint with Juventude Sport Clube, and Lusitano G.C. He concluded his career in Portugal with former teams União de Tomar, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academia Sporting
The Academia Sporting ( en, Sporting Academy) or ''Academia Cristiano Ronaldo'' is the name given to Sporting's training facilities located outside Alcochete, Portugal. History The Sporting Academy was inaugurated in 2002 in Portugal. The academy was one of the training grounds for the Portugal national football team during Euro 2004. A number of European clubs choose the Sporting's ''Academia'' for training in the off-season. The Academy (known as the ''Academia de Alcochete'') was renamed Sporting/Puma Academy (''Academia Sporting/Puma'') to reflect the sponsorship and naming contract signed by the club and the sports brand Puma in 2006; the contract lasted until 2012. Sporting's Academy was the first sports academy in Europe to receive the ISO9001:2008. – a quality certification awarded by EIC, a Portuguese anonymous society responsible for this type of reward. In June 2010, the Sporting signed the first contract for consultancy in sports training at the internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel I Of Portugal
Manuel I (; 31 May 146913 December 1521), known as the Fortunate ( pt, O Venturoso), was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, as monarch. Manuel ruled over a period of intensive expansion of the Portuguese Empire owing to the numerous Portuguese discoveries made during his reign. His sponsorship of Vasco da Gama led to the Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India in 1498, resulting in the creation of the Portuguese India Armadas, which guaranteed Portugal's monopoly on the spice trade. Manuel began the Portuguese colonization of the Americas and Portuguese India, and oversaw the establishment of a vast trade empire across Africa and Asia. He was also the first monarch to bear the title: ''By the Grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarves, this side and beyond the Sea in Africa, Lord of Guinea and the Conquest, Navigation and Commerce in Ethiopia, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederico Barrigana
Frederico Barrigana (28 April 1922 – 30 September 2007) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent the vast majority of his career with Porto, where he earned the nickname "Mãos de Ferro" (Iron Hands) and appeared in 296 competitive matches. He was chosen by Portuguese sports newspaper '' Record'' as one of the best 100 Portuguese football players ever. Club career Born in Alcochete, Setúbal District, Barrigana started his senior career with Sporting CP, but did not play any games during his spell in Lisbon as he was barred by legendary João Azevedo. Afterwards, FC Porto's goalkeeper, Hungarian Bela Andrasik, mysteriously disappeared (it was later found out he was an anti-nazi spy who left the country in fear of António de Oliveira Salazar's regime); the club requested that Barrigana be loaned to them, and Sporting obliged. Shortly after the arrival of Brazilian Dorival Yustrich, the 34-year-old Barrigana was deemed surplus to requirements and rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Lisbon Airport
New Lisbon Airport (Portuguese: ''Novo Aeroporto de Lisboa'', NAL) is the currently planned site for construction of a new Lisbon Airport to serve the Center and South of Portugal, scheduled to complement the current Portela Airport as Lisbon's main airport History After years of debate and public consultation whether Rio Frio or Ota would be the place to build a new Lisbon airport, a new location was proposed in Alcochete and won as it was more accessible given the good infrastructure nearby, such as the Vasco da Gama Bridge. The location of Alcochete as the construction site of the future Lisbon Airport was confirmed by the Portuguese Government on 8 May 2008. The estimated cost for the project is €3 billion (approximately US$4.5 billion). Construction started in late 2010 but, in May 2010, forced by the financial crisis, Prime Minister José Sócrates put the project on hold. The green field facility envisaged in the 2000s was to have four runways, and was expected to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon Metropolitan Area
The Lisbon Metropolitan Area ( pt, Área Metropolitana de Lisboa; abbreviated as AML) is a metropolitan area in Portugal centered on Lisbon, the capital and largest city of the country. The metropolitan area, covering 18 municipalities is the largest urban area in the country and the 10th largest in the European Union, with a population in 2015 of 2,812,678 in an area of 3,015.24 km². The Lisbon Metropolitan Area has the largest GDP (€110 billion) of any region in Portugal and its GDP per capita is above that of the European Union's average. The region is home to the largest tech hub in the country and a majority of Portugal's major multinational corporations by revenue are based there. History Portugal has been through a period of administrative changes since the 1974 revolution. More recently, new standards of territorial administration have been implemented to match European Union criteria. After some years of indefinitions, municipalities are now associated in metro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towns In Portugal
A ''vila'' is a town in Portugal. It does not necessarily correspond to a ''municipality''. There are 533 towns in Portugal. Some towns are the seat of municipality ('municipio'); others belong to a municipality. Alphabetically, the towns are as follows: Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística A * A dos Cunhados * A dos Francos * Abragão * Abraveses * Aguada de Cima * Águas Santas (in Maia Municipality) * Aguiar da Beira * Alandroal * Albergaria-a-Velha * Alcains * Alcanena * Alcanhões * Alcantarilha, in Silves Municipality * Alcobertas * Alcochete * Alcoutim * Aldeia do Carvalho * Alenquer * Alfândega da Fé * Alfarelos ( Soure Municipality) * Alfeizerão * Algés, Oeiras Municipality * Algoz * Algueirão-Mem Martins, Sintra Municipality * Alhadas * Alhandra * Alhos Vedros * Alijó * Aljezur * Aljubarrota * Aljustrel * Almancil * Almeida * Almendra * Almodôvar * Almofala, Castro Daire Municipality * Alpendurada * Alpiarça * Alter do Chão * Alva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasco Da Gama Bridge
The Vasco da Gama Bridge ( pt, Ponte Vasco da Gama; ) is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by viaducts that spans the Tagus River in Parque das Nações in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It is the second longest bridge in Europe, after the Crimean Bridge, the longest one in the European Union. It was built to alleviate the congestion on Lisbon's 25 de Abril Bridge, and eliminate the need for traffic between the country's northern and southern regions to pass through the capital city. Construction began in February 1995; the bridge was opened to traffic on 29 March 1998, just in time for Expo 98, the World's Fair that celebrated the 500th anniversary of the discovery by Vasco da Gama of the sea route from Europe to India. Along with the 25 de Abril Bridge, the Vasco da Gama is one of two bridges that span the Tagus River in Lisbon. Description The bridge carries six road lanes, with a speed limit of , the same as that on motorways, except on one section which is limited to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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