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José Dias De Melo
José Dias de Melo (April 8, 1925 in Calheta de Nesquim, Lajes - September 24, 2008 in São José (Ponta Delgada), Ponta Delgada), was an Azorean author and writer. Biography He studied in the city of Horta, in the local lyceum and primary educational institution, but eventually settled in Ponta Delgada after 1949 where he was to marry and begin a family. He completed his courses in teaching in Ponta Delgada, and became a teacher in a preparatory institution before moving on to teach in Cova da Piedade (1976–1977) and Lajes do Pico (1978–1979). While in Horta he worked for the regional newspapers, including the regional newspapers ''O Telegrafo'', ''Açores'', and ''Ilha'', and the national media ''Diário de Notícias'' and ''Diário de Lisboa''; during his time in Horta, with other school colleagues, he helped found the Associação Cultural Académica ("Academic Cultural Association") in November, 1944. Literature It was during the 1950s, that he would begin his literary c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dias De Melo
Dias or DIAS may refer to: * Desmoteplase In Acute Stroke, a series of clinical trials investigating the clinical efficacy of desmoteplase, a thrombolytic agent, in treating acute ischaemic stroke * Destruction in Art Symposium * '' Detaşamentul de Poliţie pentru Intervenţie Rapidă'' (Special Actions and Interventions Detachment), a former name of Romanian police rapid response units * Dias (surname), a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It is cognate to the Spanish language surname ''Díaz'' * Dias (Диас), a Soviet first name, which became widespread in honour to Spanish communist politician José Díaz * Dias (Lycia), a city of ancient Lycia * Direct Internet Access System * Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies * Viola (trawler), a steam trawler built in 1906 as the ''Viola'' and renamed ''Dias'' * Dias (Δίας), the Modern Greek name for god Zeus * Dias (ΔΙ.ΑΣ), a police motorcycle unit of the Hellenic Police * Reversal f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calheta De Nesquim
Calheta de Nesquim is a civil parish, along the southern coast of the municipality of Lajes do Pico, in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 343, in an area of 13.81 km2. History In the 16th century, during a tempestuous and dark night, a ship returning from Brazil, loaded with wood, shipwrecked along the southern coast of Pico. Three survived the shipwreck (João Redondo or Rodolfo; João Valim; and the ship's captain, Diogo Vaz Dourado), and were guided to safety by the ship's dog, to a small bay. The dog was named ''"Nesquim"'', and the small bay became known as the ''"Calheta de Nesquim"'' (''small bay of Nesquim''). As the story goes, Nesquim had originally survived the tempest by jumping to safety onto a natural dyke along the coast, called ''Morricão''. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajes Do Pico
Lajes do Pico () is a town and municipality in the central Azores. It is one of three municipalities of the island of Pico. It has 4,342 inhabitants as of 2021, in an area of 155.31 km2. It is bordered by Madalena to the west and by São Roque do Pico to the north. History The first settlement to be established on the southern part of the island of along Penedo Negro, in the cove of Castelete (south of the actual town of Lajes) sometime around 1460. The rough seas at the time only allowed the navigator Fernando Álvares Evangelho to offload at the time, and he and his dog would occupy the land near the ravine (along the western edge of the town) for many years: the ravine of potable water took its name ''Ribeira Fernado Álvares'' from this early colonist. His former residence still remains near the site. When his colleagues arrived later, they disembarked farther east in the area designated ''Santa Cruz das Ribeiras''. A few remain at this site, including Jordão Álvares Cara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São José (Ponta Delgada)
São José is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. It is one of the constituent parts of the city of Ponta Delgada, and location of many of the island's more significant cultural and historical, commercial and residential buildings. Extending a short distance along the coast it, nevertheless includes a large mixed urban-rural constituency from the shore north to the main freeway, the Via-Rápida. The population in 2011 was 5,934, in an area of 1.66 km2. History Historically, the region of the parish of São José was the dropping-off point for the settlers to the western part of the island. Its past is naturally confused with the history of Ponta Delgada, or ''Ponta de Santa Clara'', in the writings of Gaspar Frutuoso, which was transformed into town by King Manuel I of Portugal in 1499. Later it was elevated to the status of city in 1546, under the decrees of John III of Portugal. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada (; ) is the largest municipality (''concelho'') and economic capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. As of 2021, it has 67,287 inhabitants, in an area of . There are 17,629 residents in the three central Freguesia (Portugal), civil parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro (Ponta Delgada), São Pedro, São Sebastião (Ponta Delgada), São Sebastião, and São José (Ponta Delgada), São José. Ponta Delgada became the region's administrative capital under the Political status of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, revised constitution of 1976; the judiciary and Catholic episcopal see, See remained in the historical capital of Angra do Heroísmo while the Legislative Assembly of the Azores was established in Horta (Azores), Horta. History The origin of the placename Ponta Delgada (Portuguese for ''delicate or thin point'') was elaborated by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azores
) , motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace") , anthem= ( en, "Anthem of the Azores") , image_map=Locator_map_of_Azores_in_EU.svg , map_alt=Location of the Azores within the European Union , map_caption=Location of the Azores within the European Union , subdivision_type=Sovereign state , subdivision_name=Portugal , established_title=Settlement , established_date=1432 , established_title3=Autonomous status , established_date3=30 April 1976 , official_languages=Portuguese , demonym= ( en, Azorean) , capital_type= Capitals , capital = Ponta Delgada (executive) Angra do Heroísmo (judicial) Horta (legislative) , largest_city = Ponta Delgada , government_type=Autonomous Region , leader_title1=Representative of the Republic , leader_name1=Pedro Manuel dos Reis Alves Catarino , leader_title2= President of the Legislative Assembly , leader_name2= Luís Garcia , leader_title3= President of the Regional Government , leader_name3=José Manuel Bolieiro , le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horta (Azores)
Horta () is a municipality and city in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores encompassing the island of Faial. The population in 2011 was 15,038 in an area of The city of Horta itself has a population of about 7,000. Horta's marina is a primary stop for yachts crossing the Atlantic Ocean, and its walls and walkways are covered with paintings created by visitors noting the names of their vessels, crews, and the years they visited. Peter's Cafe Sport is a bar located across from the marina that houses the island's scrimshaw museum, a collection of artifacts carved from whale tooth and jawbone. Peter's is a point of reference for transatlantic yachters and sailors. History 15th through 17th centuries In 1467 the Flemish nobleman Josse van Huerter returned to Faial on a second expedition, this time disembarking along the shore of what would be known as Horta Bay. He built a small chapel which would later form the nucleus of a small community known as Horta, a name possibly deri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyceum
The lyceum is a category of educational institution defined within the education system of many countries, mainly in Europe. The definition varies among countries; usually it is a type of secondary school. Generally in that type of school the things that are taught are basic science and also in some part of that type of schools, some introduction to specific kind of jobs also may be done. History ''Lyceum'' is a Latin rendering of the Ancient Greek (), the name of a '' gymnasium'' in Classical Athens dedicated to Apollo Lyceus. This original lyceum is remembered as the location of the peripatetic school of Aristotle. Some countries derive the name for their modern schools from the Latin but use the Greek name for the ancient school: for example, Dutch has (ancient) and (modern), both rendered ''lyceum'' in English (note that in classical Latin the ''C'' in was always pronounced as a ''K'', not a soft ''C'', as in modern English). The name ''lycée'' was retrieved and utili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diário De Notícias
''Diário de Notícias'' () is a Portuguese daily newspaper published in Lisbon, Portugal. Established since 1864, the paper is considered a newspaper of record for Portugal. History and profile ''Diário de Notícias'' was first published in Lisbon on 29 December 1864 by Tomás Quintino Antunes and Eduardo Coelho. At its early phase the paper had no explicit political stance and financially relied on the advertisements. Its headquarters is in Lisbon. During the 1880s the novelist Eça de Queiroz, then stationed in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, in the Portuguese diplomatic service, contributed occasional "London letters" to the newspaper. Some of these were afterwards published in a book entitled ''Cartas de Inglaterra''. Before the Carnation Revolution ''Diário de Notícias'' belonged to the Empresa Nacional de Publicidade, a propaganda arm of the dictatorship. Following the Carnation Revolution, the paper remained nationalized until the early 1990s. Then the paper and '' Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diário De Lisboa
The ''Diário de Lisboa'' was a daily evening newspaper published in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon between 1921 and 1990. History The newspaper was founded on 7 April 1921 by Joaquim Manso, who ran it until he died in 1956. He was succeeded by Norberto Lopes between 1956 and 1967. It was published for the last time in 1990, when Mário Mesquita was the director. The company was owned by ''Renascença Gráfica'' and was edited in Rua Luz Soriano (Luz Soriano Street) in Lisbon. Since 2009, 500 copies of one annual issue have been printed in order to protect the rights to the ''Diário de Lisboa'' title.* Contributors Published throughout the lifetime of the '' Estado Novo'' dictatorship, when censorship was common, the ''Diário de Lisboa'' took more risks than most other papers and provided an outlet for some views considered controversial by the regime. It stands out, in the context of the Portuguese press at the time, for the independence of its opinions and for its literary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristóvão De Aguiar
Luís Cristóvão Dias de Aguiar (8 September 1940 – 5 October 2021), commonly known as Cristóvão de Aguiar, was a Portuguese writer. His most significant work is the novel trilogy A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, and video games, and are less common in other art forms. Three-part wor ... "Raiz Comovida" (1979–1981), 'Marilha', narrative sequence (two novels: Grito em Chamas e Ciclone de Setembro", ''Passenger in Transit; "Diaries (Relação de Bordo, I,II, III," "A Tabuada do Tempo"; short stories: "Trasfega", "Cães Letrados", "A descoberta da cidade e outras histórias";Poetry: "Mãos Vazias"; "O pão da Palavra", "Sonetos de Amor Ilhéu"; Essays:"No Segundo Centenário da Reforma Pombalina"; "Com Paulo Quintela À Mesa da Tertúlia", "Charlas Sobre a Língua Portuguesa"; "Miguel Torga, o Lavrador das Letras" "Emigração e outro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mário Soares
Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares, GColTE, GCC, GColL (; 7 December 1924 – 7 January 2017) was a Portuguese politician, who served as prime minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985, and subsequently as the 17th president of Portugal from 1986 to 1996. He was the first secretary-general of the Socialist Party, from its foundation in 1973 to 1986. A major political figure in Portugal, he is considered the father of Portuguese democracy. Family Soares was the son of João Lopes Soares ( Leiria, Arrabal, 17 November 1879 – Lisbon, Campo Grande, 31 July 1970), founder of the Colégio Moderno in Lisbon, government minister and then anti-fascist republican activist who had been a priest before impregnating and marrying Elisa Nobre Baptista ( Santarém, Pernes, 8 September 1887 – Lisbon, Campo Grande, 28 February 1955), Mário Soares's mother, at the 7th Conservatory of the Civil Register of Lisbon on 5 September 1934. His father also had another son by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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