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Marchas Populares
The Marchas Populares (''Popular Marches'') are a Portuguese tradition that dates back to 1932, when the first event took place in the capital city of Lisbon, under the direction of Leitão de Barros. It is one of several events that take place in the month of June as a celebration of the Portuguese Midsummer. The Marchas are typically held at night, in the eve of a Holiday, religious holiday. They consist of a thematic competition between teams that dress up with handmade outfits to march and dance through an open avenue or closed arena to the sound of popular music, mixing motifs of Culture of Portugal, Portuguese summer culture, like Ocimum minimum, "manjerico" and the sea. The participants of the several teams are usually residents of a certain neighbourhood, students, or members of a local organization. Marchas Populares de Lisboa Although the Marchas are held at many towns and villages of Portugal, the most famous competition is the Marchas Populares de Lisboa, taking pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the List of urban areas of the European Union, 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas - demographia.com, 06.2021 About 3 million people live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the Iberian Peninsula, after Madrid and Barcelona. It represents approximately 27% of the country's population. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campolide
Campolide () is a ''freguesia'' (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in central Lisbon, Campolide is west of Avenidas Novas, north of Campo de Ourique, east of Benfica (Lisbon), Benfica, and south of São Domingos de Benfica. The population in 2011 was 15,460,Instituto Nacional de EstatÃstica (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal History Campolide was the site of a major battle on 5 September 1833, when the forces of Michael I of Portugal, Dom Miguel attacked those of Peter IV of Portugal, Dom Pedro, as Pedro attempted to wrest back control of Portugal from his brother.Neill Macaulay, ''Dom Pedro. The Struggle for Liberty in Brazil and ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Portugal
The COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal is part of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). On 2 March 2020, the virus was confirmed to have reached the country when it was reported that two men, a 60-year-old doctor who travelled to the north of Italy on vacation and a 33-year-old man working in Spain, tested positive for COVID-19. On 16 March 2020, the first death from COVID-19 was reported in Portugal. On 11 October 2020, the number of confirmed cases in Portugal exceeded the number of confirmed cases in China. On 19 October 2020, the number of confirmed cases in the country crossed the 100,000-mark. The number of confirmed cases in Portugal also crossed the 200,000-mark on 13 November 2020, the 300,000-mark at the beginning of December 2020, the 400,000-mark on 29 December 2020, the 500,000-mark on 13 January 2021, the 600,000-mark on 22 January 2021, the 700,000-mark on 30 January 2021, the 800,000-mark on 22 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penha De França
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Penha may refer to: Places *Penha, Santa Catarina, a municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil *Penha, Rio de Janeiro, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil *Penha Circular, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil *Subprefecture of Penha, São Paulo, Brazil *Penha (district of São Paulo), Brazil *Penha de França, Goa, a town in Bardez, Goa, India *Penha de França, a parish in Lisbon, Portugal *Penha Hill, a hill in Macau, China Other uses *Penha Convent in Vila Velha, EspÃrito Santo, Brazil *Penha (São Paulo Metro) Penha may refer to: Places *Penha, Santa Catarina, a municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil * Penha, Rio de Janeiro, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Penha Circular, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Subprefecture of Penha, São ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alto Do Pina (Lisbon)
Alto do Pina () was a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Lisbon. It had a population of 10,253 inhabitants and a total area of 0.82 km². With the 2012 Administrative Reform, the parish merged with the São João de Deus parish into a new one named Areeiro. Local landmarks include the ''Fonte Luminosa'' (Glowing Fountain), where a major rally was held by the Portuguese Socialist Party during the post-revolutionary period of 1975, attacking the influence of the Portuguese Communist Party The Portuguese Communist Party ( pt, Partido Comunista Português, , PCP) is a communist, Marxist–Leninist political party in Portugal based upon democratic centralism. The party also considers itself patriotic and internationalist,Portu .... Also located in Alto do Pina are the ruins of the vacation house of the consort king of Portugal Ferdinand II. References External linksAlto do Pina heraldry [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cofina
The Puerto Rico Urgent Interest Fund Corporation (also known as the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation) —Spanish: ''Corporación del Fondo de Interés Apremiante'' (COFINA)— is a government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico that issues government bonds and uses other financing mechanisms to pay and refinance the public debt of Puerto Rico. The Corporation is a subsidiary of the Government Development Bank and was created by Law No. 291 of 2006. Bonds issued by COFINA are called Puerto Rico Sales Tax Revenue Bonds. Background The Corporation receives half of the state government portion of the Puerto Rico Sales and Use Tax (SUT) (2.75%, or half of the out of the state government’s portion of 6%) and is authorized to use such portion pay or finance, in whole or in part, or fund: # certain debt obligations of the government of Puerto Rico payable solely from government budgetary appropriations and outstanding as of June 30, 2006; # the debt of the Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Controlinveste Media
Global Media Group (formerly Controlinveste) is a Portuguese media holding company founded by Portuguese sports mogul and FC Porto S.A.D.'s shareholder Joaquim Oliveira. History and profile Controlinveste was founded in 2005 after the amalgamation of Lusomundo Media and Olivedesportos. In 2013, Controlinveste was sold partly inter alia to Angolan investor António Mosquito Mbakassi (27.5%), representing a group of investors from Angola. The other parts were sold to LuÃs Montez (15%), Banco Comercial Português (15%) and Banco EspÃrito Santo (15%). Founder and owner Joaquim Oliveira keeps the remaining 27.5%. The deal included all of its print media and a radio station, which are '' Diário de NotÃcias'', ''Jornal de NotÃcias'', ''O Jogo'', ''Açoriano Oriental'' and TSF, focusing uniquely on its major asset, Sport TV. On 17 December 2014, Controlinveste unveiled their new identity as Global Media Group and officially took the new name on 12 January 2015. Grupo BEL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Vicente (Lisbon)
São Vicente () is a ''freguesia'' (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in the historic center of Lisbon, São Vicente is to the east of Santa Maria Maior, south of Arroios, and west of Penha de França. São Vicente is home to numerous historic neighborhoods, including Alfama. The population in 2011 was 15,339.Instituto Nacional de EstatÃstica (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal History This new parish was created with the 2012 Administrative Reform of , merging the former parishes of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bairro Alto
Bairro Alto (; literally: ''Upper District'') is a central district of the city of Lisbon, the Portuguese capital. Unlike many of the civil parishes of Lisbon, this region can be commonly explained as a loose association of neighbourhoods, with no formal local political authority but social and historical significance to the urban community of Lisbon and of Portugal as a whole. The ''bairro'' or "neighbourhood" resulted from urban expansion in the 16th century, forming outside the walls of the historical city, and is characterized by an almost orthogonal tract (developing from two phases of distinct urbanization). It is a fundamental quarter of Lisbon, organized into a hierarchical scheme of roads and lanes: the roads, the structural axis, run perpendicular to the river; and the lanes, or secondary axis, cut parallel to the river. The matrix of allotments reflects the persistent use of the medieval layout; the division and multiplication of this module had its origin in the variati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
