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Arcos do Jardim, built between 1568 and 1570 on the remains of a Roman aqueduct. The city, located on a hill by the Mondego River, was called Aeminium in Roman times.The Romans founded the civitas of Aeminium in this place at the time of Augustus (63 BC – AD 14), which came under the protection of nearby Conímbriga (in Condeixa-a-Nova), some 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the south.
A Portuguese name, or Lusophone name – a personal name in the Portuguese language – is typically composed of one or two personal names, the mother's family surname and the father's family surname (rarely only one surname, sometimes more than two). For practicality, usually only the last surname (excluding prepositions) is used in formal ...
Cantanhede (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐ̃tɐˈɲeðɨ] ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the Coimbra District, in the Centro Region, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 36,595, [1] in an area of 390.88 km 2. [2]
The city of Figueira da Foz proper has a population of 46,600. It is the second largest city in the district of Coimbra. It is a coastal city with several beaches, summer and seaport facilities on the Atlantic Ocean coast. As a tourism city, it plays an important part in the centre of the country. A zone of legal gambling, one can find in ...
The correct way to say the French town includes dropping, well, basically everything: The "c" in the beginning turns into a "k" and the "s" at the end is silent. Some say that "a" becomes an "e ...
Lousã (European Portuguese pronunciation: [loˈzɐ̃] ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the district of Coimbra, in the central part of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,604, [1] in an area of 138.40 km 2. [2]
Most of the world’s top corporations have simple names. Steve Jobs named Apple while on a fruitarian diet, and found the name "fun, spirited and not intimidating." Plus, it came before Atari in ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The final night of the Democratic National Convention included a tutorial on pronouncing Kamala Harris' name — featuring none other than the candidate's great nieces. The ...