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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 .
This is a list of cities in Portugal.In Portugal, a city (Portuguese: cidade) is an honorific term given to locations that meet several criteria, such as having a minimum number of inhabitants good infrastructure (schools, medical care, cultural and sports facilities), or have a major historical importance.
In 2006, the Egyptologist and archaeoastronomer Jose Lull coordinated the publication of a book entitled Trabajos de Arqueoastronomía. Ejemplos de Africa, America, Europe y Oceania, a compendium of thirteen articles written by archeoastronomers. Among these items are "The archeoastronomical ensemble of Inga" where is exposed the study of both ...
In 2013, the site of Toca da Tira Peia, also in Serra da Capivara National Park, was shown to have signs of human presence dating to 22,000 years ago. [7] [8] As of 2014 the nearby site of Sitio do Meio has been excavated over the years. Although not as old, it helps to support and clarify the chronology of Pedra Furada.
Cidade Velha, initially called Mairi, [1] [2] [3] Cidade or Sé neighborhood, [4] is a historic area of the capital of Pará, Belém, founded in the 1620s. [5] It is the first and oldest neighborhood in the city, originated from the Portuguese colonial settlement Feliz Lusitânia [1] [6] and the construction of the wooden fortress Forte do Presépio, [2] [7] [8] [9] at the mouth of the Piry ...
Piedra del Águila is located 211 km from Neuquén, the capital city of the province. The town is located near the Limay River, in a chain of hills preceded by a mesa area and a small Mountain range with lakes and stone formations. The vegetation is characterized by small bushes, mostly Juncus.
"Cidade maravilhosa" (Portuguese pronunciation: [siˈdadʒi maɾaviˈʎɔzɐ], Marvelous City) is a march that was written and composed by André Filho and arranged by Silva Sobreira for the Rio de Janeiro carnival in 1935. [1] It has since become the anthem for the city of Rio de Janeiro.
The Three Wise Men fort is a Bastion fortress constructed by the Portuguese in 1598. Following a conference on board USS Humboldt (AVP-21) in the Potengi River harbor at Natal, President Roosevelt and President Getúlio Vargas of Brazil were photographed on deck with Harry Hopkins, Chairman of the British-American Assignment Board, (left), and Jefferson Caffery, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil ...