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  2. Alfredo Maia - Wikipedia

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    Manuel Alfredo da Rocha Maia (born 13 March 1962) is a Portuguese journalist, politician and member of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. A communist , he has represented Porto since September 2023.

  3. Pombaline style - Wikipedia

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    The spaces are pleasant and light. The most important churches are Santo António da Sé (where St. Anthony was born), Incarnação, São Domingos, Madalena, Mártires. Vila Real de Santo António, in the Algarve, is an example of a village built after the Pombaline style.

  4. Manuel da Maia - Wikipedia

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    Manuel da Maia (5 August 1677, baptised – 17 September 1768) was a Portuguese architect, engineer, and archivist. Maia is primarily remembered for his leadership in the reconstruction efforts following the 1755 Lisbon earthquake , alongside Eugénio dos Santos and Carlos Mardel .

  5. 1755 Lisbon earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The king and the prime minister immediately launched efforts to rebuild the city. On 4 December 1755, a little more than a month after the earthquake, Manuel da Maia, chief engineer to the realm, presented his plans for the re-building of Lisbon. Maia presented four options from abandoning Lisbon to building a completely new city.

  6. Postal codes in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    Prior to 1976, only Lisbon had used a system, of six zones (Lisboa 1 to Lisboa 6).. Avenida Padre Manuel da Nobrega 14, 2º Esq. Lisboa 1 [2]. In 1976, a national postal code system was introduced, with a four-digit structure, and designated addresses added "CODEX" (abbreviation of código extraordinário) to the postal location:

  7. Marvila, Lisbon - Wikipedia

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    Even today, they are easy to spot: Quinta dos Ourives, Quinta da Rosa, Quinta das Flores, Quinta das Amendoeiras, Quinta do Leal, Quinta do Marquês de Abrantes etc. These properties generally belonged to families from northern Portugal, and supplied the street markets spread throughout the neighborhood and, later, throughout the capital.

  8. ‘12 Badass Women’ by Huffington Post

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    Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in the U.S. and she made her historic run in 1872 – before women even had the right to vote! She supported women's suffrage as well as welfare for the poor, and though it was frowned upon at the time, she didn't shy away from being vocal about sexual freedom.

  9. List of universities and colleges in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    Escola Superior de Saúde da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa (Lisbon) Escola Superior de Saúde de Santa Maria (Porto) Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Artes de Lisboa; Instituto de Estudos Superiores de Fafe; Polytechnic Institute of Maia; Instituto Português de Administração de Marketing (Lisbon and Porto)