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Mourão
Mourão () is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,663, in an area of 278.63 km2. Geography The municipality borders the municipality of Alandroal to the north, Spain to the east, Barrancos to the south-east, Moura to the south and Reguengos de Monsaraz to the east. The town has the well-preserved Castle of Mourão. Gallery Politics The present Mayor is João Fortes, elected in 2021 by a coalition between PSD and CDS-PP. The municipal holiday is February 2. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Granja * Luz * Mourão Notable people * Hernâni Neves (born 1963) a retired Portuguese footballer and beach soccer player, known as ''Hernâni''. See also *Granja Amareleja IPR Granja-Amareleja is a Portuguese wine region centered on the town of Mourão in the Alentejo region. The region was initially a separate '' Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mourão Municipal Chamber
The Mourão Municipal Chamber () is the administrative authority in the municipality of Mourão. It has 3 freguesias in its area of jurisdiction and is based in the town of Mourão, on the Évora District. These freguesias are: Granja; Luz and Mourão. The Mourão City Council is made up of 5 councillors, representing, currently, two different political forces. The first candidate on the list with the most votes in a municipal election or, in the event of a vacancy, the next candidate on the list, takes office as President of the Municipal Chamber. List of the Presidents of the Municipal Chamber of Mourão * Pedro Cominho Couto – (1976–1982) * Alexandre Pinto Barros – (1982–1985) * Jerónimo André Arranhado – (1985–1989) * Alexandre Pinto Barros – (1989–1993) * José Manuel Santinha Lopes – (1993–2013) * Maria Clara Safara – (2013–2021) * João Filipe Cardoso Fernandes Fortes – (2021–2025) ''(The list is incomplete)'' References {{Munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mourão
Mourão () is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,663, in an area of 278.63 km2. Geography The municipality borders the municipality of Alandroal to the north, Spain to the east, Barrancos to the south-east, Moura to the south and Reguengos de Monsaraz to the east. The town has the well-preserved Castle of Mourão. Gallery Politics The present Mayor is João Fortes, elected in 2021 by a coalition between PSD and CDS-PP. The municipal holiday is February 2. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Granja * Luz * Mourão Notable people * Hernâni Neves (born 1963) a retired Portuguese footballer and beach soccer player, known as ''Hernâni''. See also *Granja Amareleja IPR Granja-Amareleja is a Portuguese wine region centered on the town of Mourão in the Alentejo region. The region was initially a separate '' Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granja Amareleja IPR
Granja-Amareleja is a Portuguese wine region centered on the town of Mourão in the Alentejo region. The region was initially a separate '' Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada'' (IPR) region, but in 2003, it became one of eight subregions of the Alentejo DOC, which has the higher ''Denominação de Origem Controlada'' (DOC) status. Its name may still be indicated together with that of Alentejo, as Alentejo-Granja-Amareleja. (reflects situation as of July 31, 2009) The combination of the region's |
Hernâni Neves
Hernâni Madruga Neves (born 2 November 1963), known simply as Hernâni, is a retired Portuguese association football, football and beach soccer player. In the former, he played as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 84 games and two goals over the course of ten seasons, representing in the competition Vitória F.C., Vitória de Setúbal and S.L. Benfica, Benfica. Football career Hernâni was born in Mourão, Évora District, and began his professional career with Vitória F.C., Vitória de Setúbal. In a career greatly hampered by injuries he only played one solid season as a professional, 1987–88 Primeira Liga, 1987–88, appearing in 23 out of 38 matches to help the club finish in eighth position and attracting the attention of Primeira Liga and UEFA Champions League, European Cup runner-up S.L. Benfica, which signed him in the subsequent off-season. On 4 December 1988, Hernâni scored a rare goal, netting for Benfica ... [...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] |
Alentejo Central
The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alentejo Central (; "Intermunicipal communities of Portugal, Intermunicipal Community of Central Alentejo") is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in 2009. The seat of the intermunicipal community is Évora, the main city. Other cities are Estremoz, Montemor-o-Novo, Vendas Novas and Reguengos de Monsaraz. Alentejo Central is coterminous with the former Évora District. The population in 2011 was 166,726, in an area of 7,393.46 km2. Alentejo Central is also a NUTS3 subregion of Alentejo Region, in Portugal. Since January 2015, the NUTS 3 subregion covers the same area as the intermunicipal community. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alandroal
Alandroal (), officially Alandroal Town (), is a municipality in the Portuguese district of Évora located on the eastern frontier with Spain along the right margin of the Guadiana River in the Central Alentejo region. It is located above sea level, northeast of Évora and southeast of Estremoz. The population in 2011 was 5,843, in an area of 542.68 km2. History With the completion of the castle in 1298, by Lourenço Afonso (9th Master of the Order of Aviz), the noble fulfilled his obligation to King Denis of Portugal to expand the territory that would form Alandroal. By 1359, the church of Alandroal was incorporated under the commander of the Order of Avis, but it was only a century later (1486) that John II would issue a foral (''charter'') for the town.CIMAC (2012), p.1 Alandroal was elevated to town at this time, while only including the parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição. A second foral was conceded in 1514 by his successor, Manuel I of Portugal. Alandroal's his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alqueva Dam
The Alqueva Dam is an arch dam and the centrepiece of the Alqueva Multipurpose Project. It impounds the River Guadiana, on the border of Beja and Évora Districts in the south of Portugal. The dam takes its name from the town of Alqueva on its right bank. It creates a large reservoir with an inter-annual regulation capacity from which water may be distributed throughout the region. The dam was completed in 2002, and its reservoir reached its full level for the first time in 2010. The power station was commissioned in two stages, stage I in 2004 and stage II in 2013. The Alqueva Dam is the largest dam and artificial lake () in Western Europe. History During the 1950s, the Portuguese Dictator, António de Oliveira Salazar, ordered a study of the feasibility of the dam project. The potential benefits of the Alqueva dam were discussed for decades. An initial effort was undertaken after the Carnation Revolution of 1974, but it was abandoned in 1978. The Portuguese government eventual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freguesia (Portugal)
(), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Portuguese overseas territories of Cape Verde and Macau (until 2001). In the past, it was also an administrative division of the other Portuguese overseas territories. The civil parishes and communities in England and Wales and in the Spanish autonomous communities of Galicia and Asturias is similar to a in Portugal. The average land area of a Portuguese parish is about and an average population of about 3,386 people. The largest parish by area is Alcácer do Sal (Santa Maria do Castelo e Santiago) e Santa Susana, with a land area of , and the smallest parish by area is São Bartolomeu (Borba), with a land area of . The most populous parish is Algueirão - Mem Martins, with a population of 68,649 people and the least populous is Mosteiro, with a popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)
The Social Democratic Party ( , PSD) is a liberal-conservative political party in Portugal that is currently the country's ruling party. Commonly known by its colloquial initials PSD, on ballot papers its initials appear as its official form PPD/PSD, with the first three letters coming from the party's original name, the Democratic People's Party (, PPD). A party of the centre-right, the PSD is one of the three major parties in Portuguese politics, its rivals being the Socialist Party (PS) on the centre-left and the far-right Chega (CH) party. The PSD was founded in 1974, two weeks after the Carnation Revolution. In 1976, the party adopted its current name. In 1979, the PSD allied with centre-right parties to form the Democratic Alliance and won that year's election. One year later, the party's founder and then Prime Minister, Francisco Sá Carneiro died in a plane crash. After the 1983 general election, the party formed a grand coalition with the Socialist Party, kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Fortes
João is a given name of Portuguese origin. It is equivalent to the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * João I of Portugal * João II of Portugal * João III of Portugal * João IV of Portugal * João V of Portugal * João VI of Portugal * João I of Kongo, ruled 1470–1509 * João II of Lemba or João Manuel II of Kongo, ruled 1680–1716 * Dharmapala of Kotte, last King of the Kingdom of Kotte, reigned 1551–1597 Princes * João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (1537–1554), son of John III * Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842–1861) Arts and literature * João Borsch, Portuguese musician * João Bosco, Brazilian musician * João Cabral de Melo Neto, Brazilian poet and diplomat * João César Monteiro, Portuguese film director * Joao Constancia, Filipino singer, actor and dancer * João Donato, Brazilian musici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
