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The Monument to the Dead of World War II (Portuguese: Monumento Nacional aos Mortos da Segunda Guerra Mundial), also the Monument to the Brazilian Soldiers of World War II, popularly known as Monumento aos Pracinhas [1] [2] commemorates Brazil's participation and losses in the Second World War (WWII).
Portuguese pavement, known in Portuguese as calçada portuguesa or simply calçada (or pedra portuguesa in Brazil), is a traditional-style pavement used for many pedestrian areas in Portugal. It consists of small pieces of stone arranged in a pattern or image, like a mosaic .
The overwhelming majority of the Portuguese victims recorded in the Holocaust came from France, even though there are records of Portuguese-Belgians, Portuguese-Germans and Portuguese-Dutch. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] [ 43 ] Moreover, around 4,000 people of Portuguese-Jewish descent living in the Netherlands also died as a consequence of The Holocaust .
Boulevard Castilhos França integrates the architectural and landscape complex of Ver-o-Peso, listed by National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1977, which covers an area of 35,000 square meters and includes several historic buildings, including the Francisco Bolonha Municipal Meat Market, the Siqueira Campos Square, the Dock, the Açaí Fair, the Castle Slope and the ...
Penha de França (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpɐɲɐ ðɨ ˈfɾɐ̃sɐ]) is a freguesia (civil parish) and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal.Located in the historic center of Lisbon, Penha de França is north of São Vicente, east of Arroios, south of Areeiro, and west of Beato.
The Fábrica de Braço de Prata building was part of a military factory that now is a cultural centre. Fábrica de Braço de Prata (Portuguese for "Silver Arm Factory"), (Braço de Prata Factory), originally Fábrica de Material de Guerra de Braço de Prata (Braço de Prata War Material Factory) was a small arms, light artillery, ammunition and ordnance factory owned by the Portuguese Government.
Abranches, João António Garcia de (1834). Memória Concernente à Construção da Doca do Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo na Ilha de São Miguel (Memory Concerning the Construction of the Dock at the Islet of Vila Franca do Campo in the Island of São Miguel) (in Portuguese). Ponta Delgada, Azores. Abranches, João António Garcia de (1841).
The Casa da Música, Porto's modern music venue, is located in the Rotunda da Boavista. The Rotunda da Boavista has 31416 m 2 of area and there are eight streets reaching this roundabout: Avenida da Boavista (twice) Rua de Caldas Xavier; Rua da Meditação; Rua de Júlio Dinis; Rua de Nossa Senhora de Fátima; Avenida de França; Rua de Cinco ...