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    Quinta da Regaleira [ˈkĩtɐ ðɐ ˈʁɨɣɐlɐjɾɐ] is a quinta located near the historic centre of Sintra, Portugal. It is classified as a World Heritage Site by...
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    The Vasco da Gama Tower (Portuguese: Torre Vasco da Gama, pronounced [ˈtoʁɨ ˈvaʃku ðɐ ˈɣɐmɐ]) is a 160-metre (520 ft) lattice tower with skyscraper in...
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    Mocelim, Adriana (2007). Por meter amor e amizade entre os nobres fidalgos da Espanha : o livro de linhagens do Conde Pedro Afonso no contexto tardo – medieval...
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    The Vasco da Gama Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Vasco da Gama) is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by viaducts that spans the Tagus River in Parque das Nações...
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    point of Vasco da Gama's first journey, and its construction funded by a tax on the profits of the yearly Portuguese India Armadas. In 1880, da Gama's remains...
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    Pena Palace (redirect from Palácio da Pena)
    The Pena Palace (Portuguese: Palácio da Pena) is a Romanticist castle in São Pedro de Penaferrim, in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera...
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    The Cathedral of Saint Mary Major (Portuguese: Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa or Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Mary Major), often called Lisbon Cathedral...
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    Spain (redirect from Espanha)
    Casals, Ricardo Viñes, José Iturbi, Pablo de Sarasate, Jordi Savall and Teresa Berganza. In Spain there are over forty professional orchestras, including...
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    do Paço ([tɨˈʁɐjɾu ðu ˈpasu] (transl. Palace Yard), as it hosted the Paço da Ribeira (transl. Royal Palace of Ribeira) until the latter was destroyed by...
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    The Praça da Figueira (Portuguese: [ˈpɾasɐ ðɐ fiˈɣɐjɾɐ], Square of the Fig Tree) is a large square in the centre of Lisbon, in Portugal. It is part of...
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    Sintra (Portuguese: Palácio de Sintra), also called Town Palace (Palácio da Vila), is located in the town of Sintra, in the Lisbon District of Portugal...
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    Godinho, Isabel Silveira; Ferreira, Maria Teresa Gomes (1987), Porcelana Europeia - reservas do Palácio Nacional da Ajuda (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal:...
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    parishes of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda, Santa Maria de Belém, part of São Pedro de Alcântara, Santa Isabel and São Sebastião da Pedreira, as well as Nossa...
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  • Campo das Letras. 2008. ISBN 978-989-625-256-4. —— & Siza, Teresa, eds. (2010). Resistência - Da alternativa republicana à luta contra a ditadura (1891-1974)...
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    The Santa Teresa de Jesus de Carnide convent, also known as the Santa Teresa de Jesus of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites and of Santo Alberto convent...
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    The Rua Augusta Arch (Portuguese: Arco da Rua Augusta) is a stone, memorial arch-like, historical building and visitor attraction in Lisbon, Portugal,...
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    using some of the stone being collected to build the Monastery of Santa Maria de Belém. The tower was designed by military architect Francisco de Arruda...
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    Avenida da Liberdade (Portuguese for "Avenue of Liberty") is a boulevard in central Lisbon, Portugal, and is considered among the most expensive streets...
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    Teatro Aberto is a theatre located in Lisbon, Portugal next to the Praça Espanha. Together with the Portuguese Society of Authors (Sociedade Portuguesa...
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    brother to Isabelle, Countess of Paris, Maria Francisca, Duchess of Braganza, Prince João Maria and Princess Teresa Teodora. Pedro Gastão spent his youth...
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    The Estrela Basilica (Portuguese: Basílica da Estrela [iʃˈtɾelɐ]) or the Royal Basilica and Convent of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Portuguese: Real...
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    2002. The painter eventually gave her works entitled "Ciclo da Vida da Virgem Maria e da Paixão de Jesus Cristo" (Cycle of Life of the Virgin Mary and...
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  • RSSSF. Retrieved 25 June 2023. ":: Troféo Luis Otero :: Pontevedra – Espanha". Campeões do Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 February 2022. "Trofeo...
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    Portugal{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Capitão, Maria Amélia da Motta (1974), Subsídios para a História dos Transportes Terrestres...
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    Vicente de Fora and part of the two streets, "Freguesia da Sé: Rua do Barão" and "Rua São João da Praça". It contains many important historical attractions...
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    Carmel (Portuguese: Convento da Ordem do Carmo) is a former Catholic convent located in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, municipality of Lisbon...
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    roundabout in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It is located between the Avenida da Liberdade (Liberty Avenue) and the Eduardo VII Park in the former parish of...
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    staircases. Ascensor da Glória Elevador do Lavra List of funicular railways Vale, Teresa; Ferreira, Maria (1997), SIPA (ed.), Ascensor da Bica (IPA.00006465/PT031106280270)...
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    extends northwards towards the Rossio and Figueira squares and the Avenida da Liberdade, a tree-lined boulevard noted for its tailoring shops and cafes...
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    in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior. Human occupation of the castle hill dates to at least the 8th century...
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