Belo Horizonte Brazil Avenida Afonso Pena, Praça Sete, Avenida Amazonas Bogotá Colombia Centro Internacional de Bogotá, Avenida Chile [es], Ciudad Salitre...
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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 headquarters of the Folha de Notícias newspaper, located on Avenida Afonso Pena, without number, at Bairro Jardim América, the highest location in...
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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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Assembly moved into a building on Avenida Afonso Pena and its library settled at Praça da República, now known as the Praça Afonso Arinos. They later moved to...
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paving. In early 1967, Avenida Conselheiro Nébias had its trolleybus overhead wires installed, initially to Avenida Afonso Pena. On 26 January 1967, the...
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when King Fernando II of Portugal decided to build his summer retreat, Pena Palace, in the Sintra Mountains overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, that it became...
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Jardim dos Amuados, which is an old Moor Muslim cemetery. In 1249, King D. Afonso III supported by D. Paio Peres Correia, Knight and Master of the Order of...
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Avenidas Novas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐvɨˈniðɐʒ ˈnɔvɐʃ]) is a freguesia (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in...
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Vitória S.C. (section D. Afonso Henriques Stadium)
participation had to be reduced to 29%. [1] They play in the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, which has a capacity of just over 30,029. After Os Três Grandes...
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1 started, with the beginning of operations of the Afonso Pena, São Francisco Xavier and Saens Peña stations. To allow the completion of the second line...
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Along with the other palaces in the area such as the Quinta do Relógio, Pena, Monserrate and Seteais palaces, it is considered one of the principal tourist...
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Tourism in Lisbon (section Avenida da Liberdade)
among these are the Avenida da Liberdade (Avenue of Liberty), Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, Avenida Almirante Reis and Avenida da República (Avenue...
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the Belém District of Lisbon, the palace's main façade fronts the Praça Afonso de Albuquerque, facing the Tagus River. A former residence of the Portuguese...
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from the Kingdom of León, until circa 1200. It was at this residence that Afonso Henriques was born in 1111, living his life in the castle, which became...
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was reconquered by an army composed of Portuguese soldiers led by King Afonso Henriques and North European crusaders taking part in the Second Crusade...
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Afonso de Albuquerque Square (Portuguese: Praça Afonso de Albuquerque) is a public square in the Belém district of the city of Lisbon, Portugal. The square...
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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...
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the castle and the city of Lisbon were freed from Moorish rule in 1147 by Afonso Henriques and northern European knights in the Siege of Lisbon during the...
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Portugal. The park occupies an area of 26 hectares (64 acres) to the north of Avenida da Liberdade and Marquis of Pombal Square in Lisbon's city center. The...
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of Santa Maria Maior and São Vicente, east of Santo António, south of Avenidas Novas and Areeiro, and west of Penha de França. The population in 2011...
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Visigoths. Later it was captured by the Moors in the 8th century. In 1147 Afonso Henriques conquered the city and in 1255 it became Portugal's capital, replacing...
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geographer Al-Bakri. In the 12th century the village was conquered by King Afonso Henriques, who took the 'Sintra Palace' castle for his use. The blend of...
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of Lisbon (1147) by forces loyal to Afonso Henriques, the castle surrendered voluntarily to Christian forces. Afonso Henriques entrusted the castle's security...
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D. Afonso Sanches, a country estate in Lumiar, which came to be known as the Palace of the Infant D. Afonso Sanches (Paços do Infante D. Afonso Sanches)...
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It is located west of the seaport of Paranaguá and is served by the Afonso Pena International and Bacacheri airports. Curitiba is an important cultural...
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in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It is located at the southeast end of Avenida da Liberdade, near Rossio square. The square is dedicated to the restoration...
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politician to succeed Artur Bernardes, and started a campaign. Minister Afonso Pena Júnior of the Bernardes government convinced Melo Viana to run for the...
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The grouped buildings are set within a park bordered by the Avenida de Berna (north), Avenida António Augusto de Aguiar (west), Rua Marquês de Sá da Bandeira...
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and extends northwards towards the Rossio and Figueira squares and the Avenida da Liberdade, a tree-lined boulevard noted for its tailoring shops and...
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