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João Barrento
João Eduardo Gamarro Correia Barrento (1906–1988) was a Portuguese general and equestrian. In the military, he held significant commands in colonial Angola as this nation fought for independence from Portugal; in show jumping he represented Portugal at the Olympic Games and was head of the nation's equestrian team. Military career Barrento graduated from the Portuguese military college in 1924, a contemporary of ; Barrento was one of the most successful graduates of his class, and he and Freire were the only future generals. At military college, Barrento excelled in equestrianism and, along with Fernando Paes and Amadeu Santo-André Pereira, became known as a distinguished cavalryman. Barrento was a captain in the Portuguese cavalry in 1939, and was a major by 1950. By 1955, he was in charge of the Military Riding School (Escola de Equitação Militar, later under the ). He was promoted from trained colonel ('' coronel-tirocinado'') to brigadier general in 1962. As a general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equestrianism
Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding ( Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the use of horses for practical working purposes, transportation, recreational activities, artistic or cultural exercises, and competitive sport. Overview of equestrian activities Horses are trained and ridden for practical working purposes, such as in police work or for controlling herd animals on a ranch. They are also used in competitive sports including dressage, endurance riding, eventing, reining, show jumping, tent pegging, vaulting, polo, horse racing, driving, and rodeo (see additional equestrian sports listed later in this article for more examples). Some popular forms of competition are grouped together at horse shows where horses perform in a wide variety of disciplines. Horses (and other equids such as mules ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Colonial Governors Of Angola
This is a list of European (Portuguese and Dutch) colonial administrators responsible for the territory of Portuguese Angola, an area equivalent to modern-day Angola, Republic of Angola. List (Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office) For continuation after independence, ''see:'' List of presidents of Angola See also * Colonial history of Angola References Sources * http://www.rulers.org/rula2.html#angola * http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Angola.html * ''African States and Rulers'', John Stewart, McFarland * ''Guinness Book of Kings, Rulers & Statesmen'', Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd * ''Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition'', John V da Graca, MacMillan Press 2000 {{DEFAULTSORT:Colonial Governors Of Angola Political history of Portugal Governors of Portuguese Angola, *List Lists of Portuguese colonial governors and administrators, Angola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domingos De Sousa
Domingos António de Sousa Coutinho, Marquês do Funchal (19 October 1896 in Lisbon - 27 September 1984 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his horse ''Merle Blanc'' won the bronze medal as part of the Portuguese show jumping Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows ar ... team, after finishing 16th in the individual jumping competition. External linksprofile 1896 births 1984 deaths Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Portugal Olympic equestrians for Portugal Portuguese male equestrians Show jumping riders Olympic medalists in equestrian Recipients of the Olympic Order Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Equestrians from Lisbon {{Portugal-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LuÃs Mena E Silva
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a deriva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Da Costa Ivens Ferraz
LuÃs da Costa Ivens Ferraz (15 July 1897 – 1 October 1987) was a Portuguese equestrian and cavalry officer. He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. Early life Born in Lisbon, he was the son of General Ricardo Júlio Ivens Ferraz and Ana Calhamar da Costa. He was educated at Colégio Militar between 1908 and 1914. He served in the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps in France in 1918 and later joined the School of Cavalry, completing his training in 1922. Equestrian career Ivens Ferraz began to compete in show jumping events in 1917, winning his first Grand Prix in 1922. He was a member of the Portuguese equestrian team between 1925 and 1934, competing abroad in Nice, Madrid, Rome, Naples, Milan, San Sebastian and Barcelona. He won the Grand Prix of Lisbon three times, in 1926 riding ''Roussi'' and in 1927 and 1930 riding ''Marco Visconti'', becoming the first three-time winner of the main jumping competition held in Portugal. He won in Madrid the Copa SM el Rey in 1928 ridin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Show Jumping
Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows are limited exclusively to jumpers. Sometimes jumper classes are offered in conjunction with other English-style events. Sometimes, show jumping is but one division of a very large, all-breed competition that includes a very wide variety of disciplines. Jumping classes may be governed by various national horse show sanctioning organizations, such as the United States Equestrian Federation or the British Showjumping Association. International competitions are governed by the rules of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports. Hunters or jumpers Show jumping events have hunter classes, jumper classes and hunt seat equitation classes. Hunters are judged subjectively on the degree to which they meet an ideal standard of manners, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of The Algarve
The University of Algarve (UAlg; ), founded in 1979, is a Portuguese public higher education institution located in the southernmost region of mainland Portugal, the Algarve, having its headquarters and two out of its three campuses in Faro (namely the Gambelas and Penha) and another campus in Portimão. It has around 10,000 students, 20 per cent of whom are international, from more than 90 nationalities, with Brazil being the most representative country of origin for those foreign students. History Founded on 16 January 1979 when its foundation was voted in the Portuguese Parliament, the University of Algarve results from the union of two preexisting institutions, the University of Algarve (created by Law number 11/79 from 28 March 1979) and the Polytechnic Institute of Faro (created by Law 513-T/79 from 26 December 1979), which makes it somewhat different from most universities given that colleges and schools (university ''faculdades'' and polytechnic ''escolas superiores'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavira
Tavira (), officially the City of Tavira (), is a Portuguese town and municipality, capital of the ''Costa do Acantilado'', situated in the east of the Algarve on the south coast of Portugal. It is east of Faro and west of Huelva across the river Guadiana into Spain. The Gilão River meets the Atlantic Ocean in Tavira. The population in 2011 was 26,167, in an area of 606.97 km2. Tavira is the Portuguese representative community for the inscription of the Mediterranean Diet as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO. History Bronze Age to the Roman Empire Tavira's origins date back to the late Bronze Age (1,000-800 BC). In the 8th century BC it became one of the first Phoenician settlements in the Iberian West. The Phoenicians created a colonial urban center here with massive walls, at least one sanctuary, two harbours and a regular urban structure which lasted until the end of 6th century BC, when the location was abandoned in favour of a near-by site, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Republican Guard (Portugal)
The National Republican Guard () or GNR is the national gendarmerie force of Portugal. Members of the GNR are military personnel, subject to military law and organisation, unlike the agents of the civilian PolÃcia de Segurança Pública, Public Security Police (PSP). The GNR is responsible for the preventive police and highway patrol in 94% of Portuguese territory. At national level, GNR also has duties of customs enforcement, coastal control, nature protection, search and rescue operations and state ceremonial guards of honor. Since the 2000s, the GNR has provided detachments for participation in international operations in Iraq, East Timor and other Theatre (military), theatres. As October 2023, the GNR is now partly in charge of controlling the Portuguese borders (alongside the PSP), with the dissolution of the SEF force. Strength The GNR deploys over 22.608 personnel over 90 percent of Portuguese territory. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Évora District
Évora District ( ) is located in Alentejo, in southern Portugal. The district capital is the city of Évora. It borders Spain. Municipalities The district is composed by 14 municipalities: * Alandroal * Arraiolos * Borba * Estremoz * Évora * Montemor-o-Novo * Mora * Mourão * Portel * Redondo * Reguengos de Monsaraz * Vendas Novas * Viana do Alentejo * Vila Viçosa All 14 municipalities is divided into 69 parishes or freguesias. Summary of votes and seats won 1976–2022 , - class="unsortable" !rowspan=2, Parties!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 , 1976 !colspan=2 , 1979 !colspan=2 , 1980 !colspan=2 , 1983 !colspan=2 , 1985 !colspan=2 , 1987 !colspan=2 , 1991 !colspan=2 , 1995 !colspan=2 , 1999 !colspan=2 , 2002 !colspan=2 , 2005 !colspan=2 , 2009 !colspan=2 , 2011 !colspan=2 , 2015 !colspan=2 , 2019 !colspan=2 , 2022 , - , align="left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diário Da República
The ''Diário da República'' (DR) is the official gazette of Portugal. Between 1869 and 1976, it was called the ''Diário do Governo''. It is published by the National Printing House and comprises two series. Laws, decree-laws, decisions by the Constitutional Court and other relevant texts are published in the I Series. Regulations, public contracts, etc. are published in the II Series. As in many countries, legislative texts are only binding after publication (article 119 of the Portuguese Constitution). Since July 1, 2006, the gazette is published in electronic form, with only a handful of authenticated printed copies (for deposit in the National Archive, the Presidency, the Assembleia da República, the high courts, etc.). There were other changes, such as the end of the III Series. It is possible to buy the printed version of the I Series. ''Diário da República Electrónico'' is the public service of universal and free access. It requires a PDF viewer. Users can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frente Leste
Frente Leste (Portuguese for Eastern Front) was the name of the theater of Portuguese Armed Forces' anti-guerrilla operations in the East of Angola (by then a Portuguese overseas territory), during the Portuguese Colonial War (1961-1974). After the success of the Portuguese military in the Eastern front by 1973, it started to be known as the Eastern Zone, since guerrilla warfare episodes were nonexistent. Through economic and social promotion campaigns, including the construction of healthcare, education, sanitation, transport and security infrastructure, the construction of new villages, the training of new black military units like the Flechas, and the foreign units known as the Fiéis (former gendarmes from Zaire) and the Leais (refugees from Zambia), the Portuguese operations in the late stage of the anti-guerrilla war in Portuguese Angola, eradicated all the main sources of conflict in the territory.António Pires Nunes, Angola, 1966-74: vitória militar no leste, , 9789728563 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
