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A breed society, the Associação Nacional Criadores Ovinos Serra da Estrela, was set up in 1981, and began recording milk production, at first in co-operation with the administration of the Serra da Estrela Natural Park. From 1984 it managed the flock book, [4] which first appeared in 1986. [5]: 340
The Comunidade Intermunicipal das Beiras e Serra da Estrela (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɐjɾɐz i ˈsɛʁɐ ðɐ ɨʃˈtɾelɐ]) is an administrative division in eastern Portugal. It was created in 2013. Since January 2015, Beiras e Serra da Estrela is also a NUTS3 subregion of Centro Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal ...
The region where the Serra da Estrela cheese can be manufactured is limited to an area of 3,143.16 km 2 (1,213.58 sq mi), which comprises the municipalities of Celorico da Beira, Fornos de Algodres, Gouveia, Mangualde, Manteigas, Nelas, Oliveira do Hospital, Penalva do Castelo, Carregal do Sal and Seia.
Dome of an old radar station in the highest point of Estrela Mountain on a winter's day. Image of Our Lady of the Good Star. There are three rivers that have their headwaters in the Serra da Estrela: the Mondego, which is the longest river entirely within Portuguese territory; and the Zêzere, which is a tributary of the Tagus; a tributary of the Mondego, the Alva also has its headwaters in ...
The resort is owned by tour operator Turistrela Hotels & Experiences. Currently, the group exclusively owns the tourist operation above the elevation of 800 meters, in Serra da Estrela. [2] Starting in 2005, the British telecommunications company Vodafone sponsored the ski resort for a number of years and was also responsible for improvements ...
The company was founded in São Paulo in 1937, when it started producing dolls and wooden toy cars. In 1944 it became a publicly traded corporation. As of 2005, Carlos Tilkian is CEO of the company. Its symbol is a four-pointed star, a sort of compass, referring to the company name "Estrela" which means "star" in Portuguese.
In January 2021, the company raised $485 million in a financing round, increasing its valuation to $4 billion. [4] In May 2021, Kavak launched its financing arm, Kavak Capital. [4] In July 2021, the company announced its expansion into Brazil. US$500 million will be invested for this purpose. This will be the second foreign market the company ...
Estrella (snack brand), a Swedish snack food company formerly owned by Kraft Foods; Estrella Azul, a Panamanian dairy products brand; Estrella Damm, a Spanish beer; Estrella Galicia, a Spanish beer; Kawasaki Estrella, a 250cc motorcycle; El Tren Estrella, a Spanish night train operated by RENFE rail service