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Olivais (Portuguese pronunciation:) is a freguesia (civil parish) and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal.Located in eastern Lisbon, Olivais is west of Parque das Nações, north of Marvila and Alvalade, and east of Lumiar and Santa Clara.
Avenida Cidade de Lisboa is an avenue west of the center of Praia, Santiago island, Cape Verde. It runs along the neighbourhoods of Várzea, Achadinha and Chã de Areia. It is one of the major arterial roads of the city. The street is named for Praia's town twinning with the city of Lisbon, Portugal.
The building remained in private hands until the 1960s, when it was acquired by the municipal council of Lisbon. The council commissioned architect Raul Lino to adapt the Casa dos Bicos, then known as the Casa de Goa, for use as a museum. The project was still unrealized by 1979, and passed to architects José Daniel Santa-Rita Fernandes and ...
The Alfama (Portuguese pronunciation:) is the oldest neighborhood of Lisbon, spreading on the slope between the São Jorge Castle and the Tagus river. The district includes the freguesias (parishes) of São Miguel, Santo Estêvão, São Vicente de Fora and part of the two streets, "Freguesia da Sé: Rua do Barão" and "Rua São João da Praça".
Casa Fernando Pessoa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkazɐ fɨɾˈnɐ̃du pɨˈsoɐ]; "Fernando Pessoa House") is a cultural center in Campo de Ourique of Lisbon, Portugal. [ 1 ] History
Silva, Filipe Nery Faria e (1897), Nossa Senhora do Restelo, os Freires de Cristo e a Igreja da Conceição Velha (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal {}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher Silva, Filipe Nery Faria e (1900), A Igreja da Conceição Velha e Várias Notícias de Lisboa (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal {{ citation }} : CS1 maint ...
Estádio da Luz (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɨˈʃtaðiu ðɐ ˈluʃ], Stadium of Light), officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, was a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of S.L. Benfica and the Portugal national team .
Marchas Populares de Lisboa [ edit ] Although the Marchas are held at many towns and villages of Portugal, the most famous competition is the Marchas Populares de Lisboa , taking place each year during the official city holiday of St. Anthony , the Patron Saint of Lisbon, from the night of 12 June through 13 June. [ 3 ]