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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 .
Cabo da Roca (Portuguese: [ˈkaβu ðɐ ˈʁɔkɐ]) or Cape Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost point of the Sintra Mountain Range, of mainland Portugal, of continental Europe, and of the Eurasian landmass. [1]
This is known today as the Vasco da Gama Pillar and includes the original cross, made from Portuguese limestone. In 1522 the Portuguese mariner Henrique Leme negotiated a treaty with the Sunda Kingdom and in commemoration he raised a padrão at the kingdom's main port, Sunda Kalapa , now part of Jakarta , Indonesia .
The initiative to construct the lighthouse came from the Junta Geral da Fazenda do Reino on 1 February 1758, in an order to construct six lighthouses strategically along the coast to assist navigation. [3] Cabo da Roca lighthouse began operating in 1772, becoming the third oldest lighthouse along the Portuguese coast. [3]
Pico da Pedra (Portuguese: peak of the rock) is a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,909, [ 1 ] in an area of 6.58 km 2 .
MOV was a Portuguese basic cable and satellite television channel operated by Dreamia SLU, a joint venture between AMC Networks International Iberia and NOS.MOV was launched on December 1, 2007, by NOS, then Zon TV Cabo, and aired mainly TV series and movies.
The Peñón de Guatapé is an outcrop of the Antioquia Batholith [3] and towers up to 200 meters (656 feet) above its base. Visitors can scale the rock via a staircase with 708 steps built into one side (an entrance fee is due).
Cabo da Praia is a civil parish on the east coast of the municipality of Praia da Vitória on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 712, [1] in an area of 3.18 km 2 (1.23 sq mi). [2] It contains the localities Cabo da Praia, Caminho do Meio and Santa Catarina.