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The Abreu Agency was established in Porto in 1840 by Bernardo Abreu. At the time, emigration from northern Portugal and Galicia to Brazil and Venezuela was significant, and Abreu, a noted businessman in Porto, opened his agency to offer passport and visa services, as well as sales of train tickets to Lisbon and ship passages to and from South America.
It is a major hub for flights to/from Africa and South America, primarily Brazil. The airport is run by the national airport operator ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, which in 2012 was granted under a 50-year-concession contract to the French group Vinci Airports, whose Portuguese branch is headed by José Luís Arnaut. [1] [10]
TAP Air Portugal is the flag carrier of Portugal, [1] headquartered at Lisbon Airport which also serves as its hub.TAP – Transportes Aéreos Portugueses – has been a member of the Star Alliance since 2005 and operates on average 2,500 flights a week to 90 destinations [5] in 34 countries worldwide.
Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral in the Lusitânia, the first of three Fairey III aircraft used during their 1922 journey.. The first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic was made by the Portuguese naval aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral in 1922, to mark the centennial of Brazil's independence.
Portugal, [e] officially the Portuguese Republic, [f] is a country in the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe.Featuring the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it shares the longest uninterrupted border in the European Union; to the south and the west is the North Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and southwest lie the ...
Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (European Portuguese pronunciation: [liʒˈβoɐ i ˈvalɨ ðu ˈtɛʒu]; English: Lisbon and Tagus Valley) was one of the five regions of Portugal (NUTS II subdivisions). Today two of the subregions are in the new Lisboa Region , two in the Centro Region and one in the Alentejo Region .
José da Silva Lisboa, first Baron and Viscount of Cairu (July 16, 1756 in Salvador – August 20, 1835 in Rio de Janeiro), was a Brazilian economist, historian, jurist, publicist and politician, active at the time of the Independence of Brazil and credited for the promotion of important economic reforms.
The Bela Vista Park (Portuguese: Parque da Bela Vista) is one of the largest open areas within the city limits of Lisbon, Portugal. [1] "Bela Vista" (Beautiful View) is the name of its adjacent neighborhood. The park comprises an area of 85,000 m 2 and is often used as a venue for large concerts, including several Rock in Rio events.