Sobreira (other)
Sobreira is the Portuguese and Galician name for the cork oak tree (''Quercus suber''), and may refer to: People * Rafael Sobreira da Costa, Brazilian footballer Places * Sobreira (Paredes), a parish in Paredes Municipality, Portugal See also * Sobreiro (other) * Sobral (other) * Sobrado (other) Sobrado may refer to: * Sobrado (architecture), a Portuguese colonial house style Places Brazil: * Sobrado, Paraíba, municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region Spain: * Sobrado, Galicia, municipality in the province of A Co ...

Portuguese Language
Portuguese ( or, in full, ) is a western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is an official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, while having co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation is referred to as " Lusophone" (). As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese speakers is also found around the world. Portuguese is part of the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia and the County of Portugal, and has kept some Celtic phonology in its lexicon. With approximately 250 million native speakers and 24 million L2 (second language) speakers, Portuguese has approximately 274 million total speakers. It is usually listed as the sixth-most spoken language, the third-most sp ...
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Cork Oak
''Quercus suber'', commonly called the cork oak, is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section ''Quercus'' sect. ''Cerris''. It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring and as the cores of cricket balls. It is native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa. In the Mediterranean basin the tree is an ancient species with fossil remnants dating back to the Tertiary period. It endures drought and makes little demand on the soil quality and is regarded as a defence against desertification. Cork oak forests are home to a multitude of animal and plant species. Since cork is increasingly being displaced by other materials as a bottle cap, these forests are at risk as part of the cultural landscape and animal species such as the Iberian lynx are threatened with extinction. Description General appearance and bark The cork oak grows as an evergreen tree, reaching an average height of or in rare cases up to 25 m and a tru ...
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Paredes, Portugal
Paredes () is a city and a municipality in Porto District, in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 86,854, in an area of 156.76 km². Currently, Paredes Municipality contains four cities: Paredes, Rebordosa, São Salvador de Lordelo and Gandra (Paredes), Gandra, being the Portugal, Portuguese municipality with the most cities. Paredes has a total of 18 parishes. The municipality is bordered on the north by the Municipalities of Portugal, municipality of Paços de Ferreira Municipality, Paços de Ferreira, to the east by Lousada Municipality, Lousada and Penafiel Municipality, Penafiel, to the southwest by Gondomar Municipality, Portugal, Gondomar and to the west by Valongo Municipality, Valongo. The municipality was created in 1836. Demographics Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 18 civil parishes (''freguesia (Portugal), freguesias''): * Aguiar de Sousa * Astromil * Baltar (Paredes), Baltar * Beire (Paredes), Beire * Cete, Portugal, Cete ...
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Proença-a-Nova Municipality
Proença-a-Nova () is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,314, in an area of 395.40 km2. The present mayor is João Lobo. The municipal holiday is June 13. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Montes da Senhora * Proença-a-Nova e Peral * São Pedro do Esteval * Sobreira Formosa e Alvito da Beira ** Figueira History Proença-a-Nova traces its origins to Roman times when it was called Cortiçada in the province of the Lusitani. This is corroborated by archaeological findings and the innumerable Latin names. The name Cortiçada was abandoned in C.XVI in favour of Proença. Cortiçada perhaps related to the abundant production of cork oak (cortiça) or the number of tenement houses (colmeias) that had been of great importance in the region. "The town of Proença, situated nine leagues (35km) north of Crato, and seven (23km) west of Castelo Branco, was c ...
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