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The Algarve (UK: / æ l ˈ ɡ ɑːr v, ˈ æ l ɡ-/, US: / ɑː l ˈ ɡ ɑːr v ə, æ l ˈ-/, Portuguese: [alˈgaɾvɨ] ⓘ) is the southernmost NUTS II region of continental Portugal.It has an area of 4,997 km 2 (1,929 sq mi) with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities (concelhos or municípios in Portuguese).
The Portuguese had participated in the Reconquista practically ever since the foundation of the County of Portugal in 868.. King Sancho I had captured Silves in Algarve in 1189, however the great Muslim city was retaken by the Almohads in 1191 and all Portuguese conquests south of the Tagus river lost, with the exception of Évora, which remained in the hands of the Order of Aviz.
Britannica.com. Jornais de Portugal. Banca de Jornais Sapo. The Portuguese-American Journal (PAJ) is an online interactive publication dedicated to the Portuguese-American heritage with the purpose of informing and offering an insight into the Portuguese-American experience. New material is added to the PAJ daily.
As wildfires rage across Sicily and Greece, Portugal is the latest Mediterranean country to be hit.. A fire broke out on 26 July near the popular coastal holiday spot of Cascais, just 30km west of ...
Lagos ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlaɣuʃ] ⓘ; literally "lakes"; from Proto-Celtic: * Lacobriga) is a city and municipality at the mouth of Bensafrim River and along the Atlantic Ocean, in the Barlavento region of the Algarve, in southern Portugal. [1] The population of the municipality in 2011 was 31,049, [2] in an area of 212.99 km 2. [3]
LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal's newly elected Democratic Alliance (AD) minority government had its first clash on Tuesday with the far-right, accusing it of teaming up with the incumbent Socialists ...
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The title Prince of Brazil, a title that used to pertain to the heir apparent of the Portuguese Crown, was dropped shortly afterwards, in 1817, being replaced by the title of Prince Royal of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, or Prince Royal for short. A new flag and coat of arms were also adopted for the new state.
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