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In 1950 the Central Register of Wills (Portuguese: o Registo Central de Testamentos) was created. In 1959 The General Directorate of Registries and Notaries (Portuguese: Direção Geral dos Registos e do Notariado) now had responsibility for classifying registry offices and organizing the territory. In 1986 New Commercial Registry Code ...
Costa Verde (English: Green Coast) is a tourist and coastal region of northwest Portugal, delimited by the river mouths of Minho in the north and Douro in the south. [1]The name of the region comes from the dominant colour of the dense vegetation of the land, the green (Verde in Portuguese), supported by abundant precipitation.
Downtown Mindelo seen from 'Gud' Mindelo, Cape Verde. Mindelo is situated at the Porto Grande Bay, a large natural harbour. The town is surrounded by low mountains: the Monte Cara and the Morro Branco headland to the west, and the Monte Verde to the east. The town is crossed by the river Ribeira de Julião.
In 1913, the Portuguese Navy conducted a survey, led by Admiral Schultz Xavier, of the Selvagem Grande Island and recommended Pico da Atalaia as the best location for the lighthouse. 1930s – On February 15, 1938, the Permanent Commission of International Maritime Law declared Portugal as the legitimate sovereign over the islands.
Porto Novo is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the southern part of the island of Santo Antão, it covers 72% of the island area (564.3 km 2), and is home to 41% of its population. Its population at the 2010 census was 18,028. [2] Its capital is the town Porto Novo.
The region's economy is primarily agricultural-based, although tourism has an important influence on local revenues. The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, is the natural gateway to the region; situated in an area of plains, approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the north of the parish, it is interconnected by variants of the Estrada Nacional EN125.
Crédito Predial Português (literally Portuguese Land Credit) was a Portuguese financial organisation that was acquired by Banco Santander and became part of the group. [1] The institution was created at a time when, due to a change in the laws on the creation of public limited companies, 46 banks were created between 1863 and 1876. [ 2 ]
Aguda Beach (Praia da Aguda in Portuguese) is a small fishermen village located at about 13 km south of the city of Porto, in Arcozelo, a parish of Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality. It is known for its wide sandy beach (FEE Blue Flag beach) [1] and for its sea waters reach in marine life. Actually its waters are also, highly appreciated for ...