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  2. Alfragide - Wikipedia

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    Alfragide (Portuguese pronunciation: [alfɾɐˈʒiðɨ]) is a parish in Amadora Municipality. The population in 2011 was 17,044, [1] in an area of 2.51 km². [2] Its patron saint is Our Lady of Fatima. In the extreme south of the parish is located the first IKEA store in Portugal as part of a major shopping areas of Lisbon.

  3. Boca dos Namorados - Wikipedia

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    Boca dos Namorados was a popular stop for those going to the yearly religious festival in Curral das Freiras in honour of Nossa Senhora do Livramento, the parish's patron, [4] with improvised stands providing food and drinks. [5] [6] It was part of Estreito de Camara de Lobos until 1996, when Jardim da Serra was promoted to parish. [7] [8]

  4. List of World Heritage Sites in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    One site, the Laurisilva, is located in the island of Madeira and is Portugal's only natural site; the other sites are cultural. Two sites are located in the Azores archipelago. The Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde is shared with Spain, making it Portugal's only transnational site.

  5. Madeira - Wikipedia

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    Madeira was also the host of the 2003 World Handball Championship. The Rally Vinho da Madeira is a rally race held annually since 1959, considered one of the biggest sporting events on the island [147] It was part of the European Rally Championship from 1979 to 2012 and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge from 2006 to 2010.

  6. Autonomous Regions of Portugal - Wikipedia

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    Some areas, such as the Azores, Madeira and Macau, were deemed either impractical to decolonise or too close in ties to Continental Portugal to make independent. However, due to their distinct geography, economy, social and cultural situation, as well as historical aspirations of autonomy in Madeira and the Azores, the autonomous regions were ...

  7. La-Z-Boy - Wikipedia

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    Also sold was the Sam Moore division, in February 2007 to Hooker Furniture. La-Z-Boy was still number three, with $1.5 billion in shipments. [11] In November 2006, High Point offered $600,000 to the La-Z-Boy division that was formerly LADD to move its headquarters back. [12] Late in 2006, La-Z-Boy had 7,000 employees, down from 13,000 six years ...

  8. Alfragide Towers - Wikipedia

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    The Alfragide Towers (Portuguese: Torres de Alfragide) are a set of residential buildings in Alfragide, Amadora, Portugal. The complex consists of three residential towers and a shopping centre at ground level, connecting the three buildings. It also contains an underground car park and a complex of swimming pools, currently unused.

  9. Funchal - Wikipedia

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    Funchal Baptist Church was established in Madeira in 1976. It is located at Rua Silvestre Quintino de Freitas, and provides English services in the morning and Portuguese in the evening. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was established on Madeira in 1983.