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Porto, between the City of Porto proper and Vila Nova de Gaia: Official name: Ponte de D. Luís: Preceded by: Ponte Pênsil: Characteristics; Design: Two-hinged double-deck arch bridge: Material: Iron: Trough construction: Granite: Pier construction: Asphalt: Total length: Two decks of varying lengths: 172 metres (564 ft) (lower deck) and 395. ...
Vik Muniz was born in 1961 in São Paulo, Brazil, as the only child of Maria Celeste, a telephone operator, and Vincente Muniz, a restaurant waiter. [2] In his memoir, Muniz recalled struggling with writing in school which is why he turned to visuals to communicate his thoughts. [3]
The bridge was constructed as a replacement for the upper deck of the Dom Luís I Bridge that was closed to vehicle traffic in 2003 to allow for its conversion to the D Line of the Porto Metro. [ 1 ] The bridge has a total length of 371 metres (1,217 ft) and an arch span of 280 metres (920 ft). [ 2 ]
The Port of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Porto do Rio de Janeiro) is a seaport in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil located in a cove on the west shore of Guanabara Bay. It is the third-busiest port in Brazil, [1] and it is managed by Companhia Docas do Rio de Janeiro.
This idea has been in the works for a while. Back in August, Hill told Kay Adams that he would beat Lyles in a race "by a lot" before officially challenging the 2024 Olympic men's 100-meter gold ...
Cesária Évora GCIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈzaɾiɐ ˈɛvuɾɐ]; 27 August 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a Cape Verdean singer known for singing morna, a genre of music from Cape Verde, in her native Cape Verdean Creole.