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1,380 Articles of interest in Portugal

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  • Favaios

    Favaios (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɐˈvajuʃ]) is a civil parish of the municipality of Alijó, in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,064, in an area of 21.45 km².

  • Estádio José Arcanjo

    Estadio José Arcanjo is a multi-purpose stadium in Olhão, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Olhanense. The stadium is able to hold 11,622 people and was built in 1984. The Estádio José Arcanjo endo…

  • Church of Saint Ildefonso

    The Igreja de Santo Ildefonso is an eighteenth-century church in Porto, Portugal, situated near Batalha Square. Completed in 1739, the church was built in a proto-Baroque style and features a retable by the Italian artist Nicolau Nasoni and a façade…

  • Cacilhas

    Cacilhas is a former civil parish in the municipality of Almada, Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas. The population in 2011 was 6,017, in an area of 1.09 km².…

  • Boliqueime

    Boliqueime is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Loulé. The population in 2011 was 4,973, in an area of 46.21 km².

  • Battle of Salga

    The Battle of Salga occurred on 25 July 1581, along the Bay of Salga and around the coastal part of the parish of Vila de São Sebastião, island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores, between Spanish and Portuguese forces.

  • 1969 Portugal earthquake

    The 1969 Portugal earthquake struck western Portugal and Morocco on February 28 at 02:40 UTC. Originating west of the Strait of Gibraltar, the earthquake registered a magnitude of 7.8 and the maximum felt intensity was VII (Very Strong) on the Merca…

  • Zêzere River

    The Zêzere (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈzezɨɾɨ]) is a river in Portugal, tributary to the Tagus. It rises in the Serra da Estrela, near the Torre, the highest point of continental Portugal. The Zêzere runs through the town Manteigas, runs through Be…

  • Sé (Funchal)

    (Portuguese for Episcopal see) is a civil parish in the municipality of Funchal in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. It includes the historical centre of Funchal. The population in 2011 was 2,656, in an area of 3.82 km².

  • Serpa solar power plant

    Construction of the 11 megawatt Serpa solar power plant began in June 2006 and was completed as planned in January 2007, at the cost of 58 million euro. The facility is located in Serpa, in Portugal's Alentejo agricultural region, 200 kilometers (12…

  • Santo André (Santiago do Cacém)

    Vila Nova de Santo André (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ ˈsɐ̃tu ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ]), usually just called Santo André, is a city located near the Atlantic Ocean and belonging to the municipality of Santiago do Cacém, Alentejo Litoral, in Portugal.

  • Sameiro Sanctuary

    The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro (or Sanctuary of Sameiro) is a sanctuary and Marian shrine located in Braga, in the surroundings of the city of Braga, Portugal.

  • Rio de Mouro

    Rio de Mouro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁiu dɨ ˈmoɾu]) is a town and civil parish in the municipality of Sintra, Portugal. It's located at a distance of 15 km from the capital, Lisbon.

  • Pinhal Novo

    Pinhal Novo (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨˈɲaɫ ˈnovu]) is a town in Portugal situated in the Setúbal Peninsula halfway between Lisbon and Setúbal. It is a civil parish of the Palmela Municipality. The population in 2011 was 25,000, in an area of 54.…

  • Pico da Vara

    Pico da Vara is the highest mountain on the Portuguese island of São Miguel, in the Azores archipelago of Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean. It lies in the east of the island in the Serra da Tronqueira range in the municipality of Nordeste.

  • Pavilhão Rosa Mota

    Pavilhão Rosa Mota is an arena in Porto, Portugal. Pavilhão Rosa Mota opened in 1954 and holds 5,400 people. The pavilion was previously known as Pavilhão dos Desportos but in 1991 it was renamed after Rosa Mota, a Portuguese European, World and Oly…

  • Parede

    Parede (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ dɐ pɐˈɾedɨ]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Cascais, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carcavelos e Parede. In 2001 its resident population was approximately 17,830 inh…

  • Oleiros, Portugal

    Oleiros (Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈlɐjɾuʃ]) is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,721, in an area of 471.09 km². The present mayor is José Santos Marques, elected by the Social Democratic Pa…

  • Monte Real

    Monte Real is a town (vila in Portuguese) and a former civil parish in the municipality of Leiria, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Monte Real e Carvide. It covers an area of 12.23 km² and has a population of 2,778 people.

  • Mira, Portugal

    Mira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmiɾɐ]) is a town and a municipality in the district of Coimbra, Portugal. It is a coastal municipality known for its beaches, forests, and agriculture.

  • Mexilhoeira Grande

    Mexilhoeira Grande (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɨʃiˌʎwɐi̯ɾɐ ˈɡɾɐ̃dɨ]) is a civil parish in the municipality (concelho) of Portimão in the southern Portuguese region of the Algarve.

  • Luso (Mealhada)

    Luso is a civil parish of the municipality of Mealhada, Aveiro district, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,593, in an area of 16.87 km². It is renowned by its mineral waters.