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Anadia, Portugal
Anadia () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 29,150, in an area of 216.63 km². It had 26,915 eligible voters. The city of Anadia is part of Arcos e Mogofores parish. The city itself had a population of 3,034 in 2001, while Arcos e Mogofores parish has about 5,000. History The history of the municipality is poorly documented before the Roman era, although some vestiges of early Paleolithic (Monte Crasto, Carvalhais and Vila Nova de Monsarros), Neolithic (Moita) and Iron Age (Monte Crasto) artifacts have been studied in this area. But remnants of Roman era artifacts have been isolated in many parts of the municipality, including Aguim, Avelãs de Caminho, Avelãs de Cima, Mogofores, Moita, Óis do Bairro, São Lourenço do Bairro, Vila Nova de Monsarros, Vilarinho do Bairro and, especially, in Anadia (Monte Crasto) and Sangalhos. In addition to domestic ceramic evidence, this early villages in this area existed along the cross roads between the major Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centro Region, Portugal
The Central Region ( pt, Região do Centro, ) or Central Portugal is one of the NUTS statistical regions of Portugal, statistical regions of Portugal. The cities with major administrative status inside this region are Coimbra, Aveiro, Portugal, Aveiro, Viseu, Caldas da Rainha, Leiria, Castelo Branco, Portugal, Castelo Branco, Covilhã, Torres Vedras and Guarda, Portugal, Guarda. It is one of the seven Regions of Portugal (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, NUTS II subdivisions). It is also one of the regions of Europe, as given by the European Union for statistical and Geography, geographical purposes. Its area totals . As of 2011, its population totalled 2,327,026 inhabitants, with a population density of 82 inhabitants per square kilometre. History Inhabited by the Lusitanians, an Proto-Indo-Europeans, Indo-European people living in the western Iberian Peninsula, the Roman Republic, Romans settled in the region and colonized it as a part of the Roman Province of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliveira Do Bairro Municipality
Oliveira do Bairro () is a town and a municipality in the district of Aveiro in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 47,729, in an area of 335.27 km2. It had 16,994 eligible voters in 2006. The town itself had a population of 3,077 in 2001. The municipality is in the Bairrada area. The present Mayor is Duarte Novo. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day. Demographics Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Bustos, Troviscal e Mamarrosa * Oiã * Oliveira do Bairro * Palhaça Cultural institutions * União Filarmónica do Troviscal, Troviscal - Aveiro, conducted by André Granjo Twinning cities Oliveira do Bairro is twinned with two cities: : Benguela, Angola and : Lamballe, France Notable people * Ilda Figueiredo (born 1948 in Troviscal, Oliveira do Bairro) a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Portuguese Communist Party * João Tomás (born 1975) a Portuguese retired footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CMS-Helmets
CMS Helmets (Capacetes Mário Santiago) a Portuguese brand of motorcycle helmet A motorcycle helmet is a type of helmet used by motorcycle riders. Motorcycle helmets contribute to motorcycle safety by protecting the rider's head in the event of an impact. They reduce the risk of head injury by 69% and the risk of death by 42% ... owned by CMS Helmets - Fabrica de Capacetes. This brand is sold globally and is a sponsor of motorcycle races in Portugal and abroad. External links *{{Official website, http://www.cms-helmets.com/Motorcycle Helmets Review Motorcycle helmet manufacturers [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Oliveira (cyclist)
Nelson Filipe dos Santos Simões Oliveira (born 6 March 1989) is a Portuguese professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career In September 2009, Anadia-born Oliveira won the silver medal in the under-23 time trial at the UCI Road World Championships. In November 2009, Oliveira signed with . In September 2010, he went again to the UCI Road World Championships, and was 4th in the under-23 time trial, not repeating a podium by just 4 seconds. In 2011 he won the Portuguese National Time Trial Championships and finished 17th in the UCI World Time Trial Championships. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's road race and the men's individual time trial. Oliveira left at the end of the 2013 season, and joined for the 2014 season. In 2014, he won the Portuguese National Time Trial Championships again. He also won the Portuguese National Road Race Championships several days later. In September 2015 it was reported that Oliveira wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulo Adriano
Paulo Adriano Almeida Simões (born 3 March 1977 in Anadia, Aveiro District), known as Adriano, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a midfielder. Honours Brașov *Liga II: 2007–08 Anadia *Terceira Divisão The Terceira Divisão Portuguesa (in English: ''Portuguese Third Division'') was a football league in Portugal, situated at the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. The Third Division was initially the third level of the Portugue ...: 2009–10 References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adriano, Paulo 1977 births Living people People from Anadia, Portugal Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Aveiro District Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Anadia F.C. players Académica de Coimbra (football) players Vitória S.C. players Cypriot First Division players AEK Larnaca FC players Liga I players Liga II players FC Brașov (1936) players Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatriz Amélia Alves De Sousa Oliveira Basto Da Silva
Beatriz Amélia Alves de Sousa Oliveira Basto da Silva was born in Anadia, Portugal in 1944 and majored in history at the University of Coimbra with the thesis of ''Historiografia - o Conceito de História em António Caetano do Amaral'' (in Portuguese). In Macau since 1970, taught history at the Secondary School and was also nominated to teach "Macau History" at the Magistrates Training Centre. Integrated, upon invitation from the Macau Government, to the Territorial Commission for the Portuguese Discoveries Commemoration. Was deputy for the 5th Legislature of the Legislative Assembly of Macau and integrated the Management Council of the Macau Foundation, where she retired from the Public Service. Belonged to various Macau Associations, such as the ''Associação Para a Instrução dos Macaenses (APIM)'' , Santa Casa da Misericórdia and "Asianostra/ Estudo de Culturas". Furthermore, is a Correspondent Academic Member of the Portuguese Society of History, Member of the Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Da Conceição Tavares
Maria da Conceição Tavares ( Anadia, April 24, 1930) is a Portuguese naturalized Brazilian economist. She is a full professor at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) and professor emeritus of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Her students have included the former president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff. Tavares is affiliated with the Workers' Party, and she was a Federal Deputy representing the state of Rio de Janeiro between 1995 and 1999. Often controversial, with a left-wing focus, she is the author of several books on Brazil's economic development as well as numerous journal articles. Early life Maria da Conceição de Almeida Tavares was born in Anadia in the Aveiro District of Portugal on 24 April 1930. She grew up in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. Her father was an anarchist who sheltered refugees from the Spanish Civil War. After starting an engineering course at the University of Lisbon, Tavares transferred to mathematical sciences, graduating in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António Xavier Machado E Cerveira
António Xavier Machado e Cerveira (, Anadia, 1 September 1756- Caxias, 14 September 1828) was a Portuguese organ builder. He is considered one of the most remarkable Portuguese Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ... organ builders. Built instruments {{DEFAULTSORT:Machado e Cerveira, Antonio Xavier 1756 births 1828 deaths People from Anadia, Portugal Portuguese pipe organ builders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangalhos
Sangalhos is a town and a civil parish in the municipality of Anadia, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,068, in an area of 16.90 km². History Archaeological remnants dating back to the Roman era presuppose a minor community within the territory of Sangalhos. The pre-Roman peoples of the region of the Vouga was already a mixture of races and cultures from the northern Europe and Mediterranean, but principally of Celtic or Turduli. The origin of its name ''sangalhos'', which refers to a unit of measure, as hypothesized by Joaquim de Silveira, came from the cult of São Galo (Sanctus Gallus). The author placed the origin of its parish in the 7th century, during the Visigothic period. During the Roman era, the area was part of the Roman civitas Talabriga ( Marnel, Lamas do Vouga). The first documents that refer to Sangalhos date back to 957 A.D., and progress until the founding of the Portuguese Kingdom. In 1064, with the conquest of Coimbra, the lands of the Bairrada wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freguesia (Portugal)
''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Portuguese overseas territories of Cape Verde and Macau (until 2001). In the past, was also an administrative division of the other Portuguese overseas territories. The ''parroquia'' in the Spanish autonomous communities of Galicia and Asturias is similar to a ''freguesia''. A ''freguesia'' is a subdivision of a ''município'' (municipality). Most often, a parish takes the name of its seat, which is usually the most important (or the single) human agglomeration within its area, which can be a neighbourhood or city district, a group of hamlets, a village, a town or an entire city. In cases where the seat is itself divided into more than one parish, each one takes the name of a landmark within its area or of the patron saint from the usually cot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viticulture
Viticulture (from the Latin word for ''vine'') or winegrowing (wine growing) is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine, ranges from Western Europe to the Iran, Persian shores of the Caspian Sea, the vine has demonstrated high levels of adaptability to new environments, hence viticulture can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Duties of the viticulturist include monitoring and controlling Pest (organism), pests and Plant pathology, diseases, fertilizer, fertilizing, irrigation (wine), irrigation, canopy (grape), canopy Glossary of viticultural terms#Canopy management, management, monitoring fruit development and Typicity, characteristics, deciding when to harvest (wine), harvest, and vine pruning during the winter months. Viticulturists are often intimately involved with winemakers, because vineyard management and the resulting grape characteristics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
