Alto do Pina () was a
Portuguese
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** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
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** Portu ...
parish, located in the
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
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
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The party was founded in 1875. During its initial phase the party was heavily influenced by Proudhonism, and rejected revolutionary Marxism. T ...
during the post-revolutionary period of 1975, attacking the influence of the
Portuguese Communist Party
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. Also located in Alto do Pina are the ruins of the vacation house of the consort king of Portugal
Ferdinand II.
References
External links
Alto do Pina heraldry
Former parishes of Lisbon
2012 disestablishments in Portugal
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