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The fort, known as the Torre de Santo António de Cascais, was designed to share, with artillery ships and two other fortresses, resistance to possible military attack on Lisbon. The other forts were the Belém Tower and the Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica , which are approximately opposite each other on the River Tagus closer to Lisbon.
Cascais (European Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃˈkajʃ] ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the Lisbon District of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera.The municipality has a total of 214,158 inhabitants [1] in an area of 97.40 km 2. [2]
The Palmela Palace (Portuguese: Palácio Palmela), also known as the Conceição Velha, was a summer residence in Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal built for the Duke and Duchess of Palmela in 1874. It is considered to be a major example of the so-called summer architecture of the Cascais area.
The Fort of Nossa Senhora da Guia is located in Cascais, Lisbon District in Portugal. It was built during the Portuguese Restoration War (1640-1668), becoming operational in 1646. The site, which preserves some parts of the fort, is now occupied by a maritime laboratory under control of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. [1]
The Clube Naval de Cascais was founded in 1938, [1] The main sports are the sailing . The club has held numerous world championships in sailing including the main qualifying event for the 2008 Olympic Games the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships .
The Cascais Marina, in Cascais, Portugal, is the largest marina on the Portuguese Riviera and the third largest marina in the country. [citation needed]Located on the Bay of Cascais along the shore of the Citadel of Cascais, the marina plays host to numerous high profile sailing events, such as the America's Cup World Series, the World Match Racing Tour, and the Audi MedCup.
In July 2016, the municipality of Cascais agreed to allocate a plot of land in the Costa da Guia area of Cascais for a nominal rent and the Avner Cohen Casa Chabad, dedicated by the Cohen family, was opened in 2020. The total area is 5,000 m2, with the building being 1,000 m2. There is a sensory garden of 2,080 m2.
Brasa Futebol Clube was a Brazilian football club based in Mirassol, São Paulo. It was famous for its involvement with third party ownership in association football . It has been reported that the investor behind the club was Energy Sports, aka Energy Empreendimentos e Participações.