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The Bom Jesus was a Portuguese nau and Indiaman that set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on Friday, March 7, 1533. Its fate was unknown until 2008, when its remains were discovered during diamond mining operations on the coast of Namibia , near Oranjemund .
The most recent additions to the list were the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga and the Palace of Mafra with its hunting park in 2019. [3] One site, the Laurisilva, is located in the island of Madeira and is Portugal's only natural site; the other sites are cultural.
In 1693, the City Council was established in the place in order to elect the first municipal authorities. On March 29 of the same year, the foundation of the town of Nossa Senhora da Luz e do Bom Jesus dos Pinhais Curitiba became official.
The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte is a Portuguese Catholic shrine in Tenões, outside the city of Braga, in northern Portugal. Its name means Good Jesus of the Mount. This sanctuary is a notable example of Christian pilgrimage site with a monumental, Baroque stairway that climbs 116 meters (381 feet). It is an important tourist attraction of ...
Bom Jesus de Goiás, a city in Goiás; Bom Jesus do Itabapoana, a city in Rio of Janeiro; Bom Jesus da Lapa, a city in Bahia; Bom Jesus do Norte, a city in Espírito Santo; Bom Jesus do Oeste, a city in Santa Catarina; Bom Jesus da Penha, a city in Minas Gerais; Bom Jesus dos Perdões, a city in São Paulo; Bom Jesus das Selvas, a city in Maranhão
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Avenida da Liberdade, 200: Santo António [33] Israel: Embassy: Rua António Enes, 16: Avenidas Novas [34] Italy: Embassy: Largo Conde de Pombeiro, 6: Arroios [35] Ivory Coast: Embassy: Avenida Dom Vasco da Gama, 36A: Belém [36] Japan: Embassy: Rua Ramalho Ortigão 51, 6º andar: Avenidas Novas [37] Kazakhstan: Embassy: Rua Pêro da Covilhã ...
View from the 25 de Abril Bridge. The construction of the Christ the King monument was approved in a Portuguese Episcopate conference, held in Fatima on 20 April 1940, as a plea to God to release Portugal from entering World War II and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the act of consecration of the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. [4]