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Looking south-southwest: Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge carrying two oppositely curved roadways Looking east: Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge stay cables crisscrossing on the Pinheiros River side The "X"-shaped tower is anchored onto the east bank of the Pinheiros River at the end of the Jornalista Roberto Marinho Avenue; it is 138 meters ...
Eighth amongst the nine children of Luiz Torres de Oliveira and Elvira Frias de Oliveira, Octavio Frias de Oliveira was born in Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro) on 5 August 1912. The Oliveiras were a traditional family in Rio; Frias' great-grandfather was the Baron of Itambi, an influential political figure in the Late Imperial period.
Eldest son of Octavio Frias de Oliveira, an entrepreneur who bought the company responsible for Folha in 1962, Frias Filho started to work for the newspaper in 1975, writing editorials and helping out journalist Cláudio Abramo, who headed the newsroom. He took part in the editorial reforms conducted by Octavio Frias and Abramo during that ...
São João da Madeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w ʒuˈɐ̃w dɐ mɐˈðɐjɾɐ] ⓘ), is a city and a municipality in northwestern region of the Portuguese Norte region. It's part of the larger Porto Metropolitan Area, located 30 km from central Porto.
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The area was expropriated by the Engenho da Pedra Branca in 1896 to hold a botanical garden. The Swedish naturalist and botanist Albert Löfgren created the park and was the first director, from 1907 to 1909.
Curral das Freiras ("Pen of the Nuns") is a civil parish in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 2,001, [1] in an area of 25.03 km 2. [2] It is situated in the mountainous interior of the island.
[3] [2] The Church of Mount Carmel displays a collection of São Paulo's colonial art, including paintings on the chancel and choir ceilings by Friar Jesuíno do Monte Carmelo, an 18th-century rococo altar and panels from the demolished Recolhimento de Santa Teresa. It is listed as a heritage site by IPHAN and CONPRESP. [4] [5] [6]