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"April in Portugal" is a popular song, also named "The Whisp'ring Serenade." The music was written by Raul Ferrão with Portuguese lyrics by José Galhardo as a fado named "Coimbra" , about the city of that name in 1947 .
The Carnation Revolution (Portuguese: Revolução dos Cravos), also known as the 25 April (Portuguese: 25 de Abril), was a military coup by military officers that overthrew the authoritarian Estado Novo government on 25 April 1974 in Lisbon, [2] producing major social, economic, territorial, demographic, and political changes in Portugal and its overseas colonies through the Processo ...
11 April Municipal Holiday Dia do Concelho Celebrated in Lagoa. The date was chosen because the locality was made town by Royal Charter of 11 April 1522. 23 April Saint George's Day Dia de São Jorge. Celebrated in Velas. The date was chosen due to the fact that this locality celebrates Saint George's Day since 1460. [12] moveable: Easter Monday
[citation needed] The Portuguese celebrate Freedom Day on 25 April every year, and the day is a national holiday in Portugal. By refusing to grant independence to its overseas territories in Africa, the Portuguese ruling regime of Estado Novo was criticized by most of the international community, and its leaders Salazar and Caetano were accused ...
April in Portugal may refer to: "April in Portugal" (song), a popular song, also known as "The Whisp'ring Serenade" April in Portugal, a 1954 film featuring the ...
The 25 de Abril Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte 25 de Abril, 25th of April Bridge, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpõtɨ ˈvĩtɨ (i) ˈsĩku dɨ ɐˈbɾil]) is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left (south) bank of the Tagus River.
Sharon Osbourne once shut down an opportunity for her husband, Ozzy, and admits she regrets her decision. Ozzy, 76, was offered an audition for "Pirates of the Caribbean," and Sharon, 72, argued ...
The Portuguese crown remained in Brazil from 1808 until the Liberal Revolution of 1820 led to the return of John VI of Portugal on 26 April 1821. [ 2 ] : 321 For thirteen years, Rio de Janeiro functioned as the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves in what some historians call a metropolitan reversal (i.e., a colony ...