Praça Gonçalves Zarco (CASTELO DO QUEIJO) | PORTO, PORTUGAL
A Praça de Gonçalves Zarco — popularmente conhecida como Rotunda do Castelo do Queijo — é uma praça na freguesia de Nevogilde da cidade do Porto, em Portugal.
A designação actual foi dada em 1941 e procura homenagear João Gonçalves Zarco, navegador português, povoador da Madeira e primeiro capitão-donatário do Funchal.
* Forte de São Francisco Xavier (ou Castelo do Queijo)
Construído no séc. XVII para defesa costeira contra as incursões de piratas do Norte de África. É também conhecido como Castelo do Queijo por, segundo a tradição, ter sido edificado sobre uma rocha de granito arredondada, e com um formato similar ao de um queijo.
* Estátua Equestre Rei Dom. João VI
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HISTORICAL PLACES OF PORTUGAL IN GOOGLE EARTH PART SIX ( 6/8 )
1. CASTLE,LEIRIA 39°44'49.92N 8°48'33.07W
2. BASLICA DA ESTRELA,LISBON 38°42'47.02N 9° 9'38.97W
3. IGREJA MATRIX,LOUSA 40° 6'37.49N 8°14'45.52W
4. MONUMENT,LISBON 38°41'33.68N 9°13'4.79W
5. VILLA ROMANA DO RABACAL,PENELA 40° 2'18.01N 8°27'27.92W
6. MONUMENT 38°48'57.79N 9°24'55.20W
7. IGREJA MATRIZ DE LECA DA PALMEIRA 41°11'35.34N 8°41'45.52W
8. SAO LUIS DOS FRANCESES CHURCH 38°42'58.19N 9° 8'24.32W
9. SANTUARIO DE FATIMA 39°37'54.78N 8°40'21.01W
10. ARCH,PORTA 41°33'0.97N 8°25'45.46W
11. MONUMENT,FATIMA 39°36'53.39N 8°39'51.02W
12. CHAPEL OF ST.AMARO,LISBON 38°42'7.69N 9°10'57.53W
13. AVIS CASTLE,RAINHA TOWER&GATES 39° 3'23.27N 7°53'24.80W
14. IGREJA DE ALVELOS 41°30'15.00N 8°37'17.71W
15. IGREJA N.SRA.ROSARIO 37° 1'34.92N 7°50'26.13W
16. TEATRO NACIONAL D.MARIA II,LISBON 38°42'53.40N 9° 8'23.33W
17. CASTELO DE VILAR MAIOR 40°28'36.09N 6°56'26.52W
18. IGREJA DE SAO TIAGO,SOURE 40° 3'28.42N 8°37'32.57W
19. SANTUARIO N SRA DE AIRES-VIANA DO ALENTEJO
38°20'26.82N 7°59'7.29W
20. MONUMENTO AOS HEROIS DA GUERRA PENINSULAR
41° 9'28.62N 8°37'44.64W
21. CASTELO DE PINHEL 40°46'38.13N 7° 3'43.41W
22. SANTUARIO DE SANTA LUZIA,VIANA DO CASTELO 41°42'5.68N 8°50'6.13W
23. CASA TRADICIONAIS,SANTANA 32°48'19.51N 16°52'57.42W
24. CAPELA DO MARTIR SAO SEBBASTIAO 40° 9'15.62N 7°27'57.51W
25. CAPELA DAS ALMAS 41° 8'59.38N 8°36'19.75W
26. BOBADELA 40°21'40.21N 7°53'36.65W
27. IGREJA MATRIZ 39°54'7.90N 8°16'29.60W
28. ESTATUA EQUESTRE DE D.JOAO VI,PORTO 41°10'4.53N 8°41'19.03W
29. CAPELA DE NOSSA SENHORA DO MON'ALTO,ARGANIL
40°12'58.01N 8° 1'53.91W
30. SÃO JORGE CASTLE,LISBON 38°42'50.23N 9° 8'1.05W
Visita Guiada ao Convento da Conceição, em Beja - Portugal (480p)
O Convento da Conceição de Beja é mais do que Monumento Nacional, é um tesouro do património português pela sua beleza e pela sua História. Fundado por uma das famílias mais poderosas do reino no séc. XV, o Convento da Conceição teve uma vida atribulada a partir de meados do séc. XIX que culminou, em 1895, com a destruição de grande parte do complexo que integrava.
Tendo passado a albergar as colecções do Museu Regional de Beja a partir de 1927, o Convento da Conceição é um edifício-museu que acolhe as peças de outro museu. Apesar da sua evidente decadência, a necessitar urgentemente de ser travada e invertida, o Convento da Conceição merece ao Director do Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa, o historiador Hermenegildo Fernandes, e ao responsável pelo Museu Regional de Beja, Francisco Paixão, uma entusiasmante visita guiada, que não deixa dúvidas sobre a relevância deste edifício e do seu recheio.
Data de emissão : 11 de Junho de 2018
Visita Guiada ao D. Nuno Álvares Pereira e as Artes da Guerra, em Coimbra - Portugal (480p)
D. Nuno Álvares Pereira, o segundo homem mais rico do reino de Portugal entre 1385 e 1420, foi durante 35 anos um fabuloso guerreiro ao serviço de D. João I. Que equipamento usava nos muitos combates que travou, que técnicas militares preferia e que tipo de relação teve o Condestável do reino com o seu rei são algumas das questões a que o medievalista João Gouveia Monteiro, professor da Universidade de Coimbra, vai responder.
Conheça também alguns dos aspectos que fazem da dita Idade Média um período bem mais luminoso do que habitualmente se pensa.
Data de emissão: 10 de Junho de 2019
Festa Brava no Ribatejo 2016 - Azambuja
Abertura da Festa Brava do Ribatejo na Azambuja. Os Campinos em seus trajes típicos passam em belos cavalos Lusitanos.
Pastéis de Belém cidade baixa lisboa Portugal
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Reportagem - Animadores de rua na baixa de Lisboa
Reportagem sobre animadores de rua na baixa de Lisboa, realizada no âmbito da cadeira de Atelier de Televisão da Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa
Imagem: Denise Alberto e Pedro Rafael Araújo
Edição: Pedro Rafael Araújo
Repórter: Pedro Rafael Araújo
Drones Portugal - Promo 2015 4K
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Visita Guiada ao Campo Arqueológico de Mértola - Portugal (480p)
Colocada no mapa do Portugal contemporâneo por Cláudio Torres, o fundador do célebre Campo Arqueológico de Mértola (CAM), esta vila do Alentejo é, há 40 anos, protagonista na redescoberta da História Islâmica do nosso território. Acontece que, um acaso, conduziu a experiente equipa do CAM à descoberta de um conjunto de estátuas monumentais do tempo do Imperador Augusto, um tempo muito anterior à presença islâmica na Península.
As questões que esta nova descoberta do CAM coloca são muito surpreendentes. Os arqueólogos Cláudio Torres e Virgílio Lopes são os nossos guias nesta visita que, pelo chão de Mértola, atravessa milhares de anos.
Data de emissão: 8 de Outubro de 2018
Turismo em Portugal: Museu dos Coches, Lisboa! ????????
Guia completo do Museu dos Coches, o maior museu de carruagens do mundo! ???? Uma ótima dica do que fazer em Lisboa, Portugal, um passeio divertido para todas as idades.
Começamos o passeio pelo Picadeiro Real, antigo espaço usado pelos reis de Portugal. Depois seguimos para o Museu Nacional dos Coches, conhecido também como o Novo Museu dos Coches, um edifício moderno todo dedicado à esse tipo de transporte!
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Portugal
00:03:51 1 Etymology
00:05:31 2 History
00:05:40 2.1 Prehistory
00:09:19 2.2 Roman Lusitania and Gallaecia
00:12:00 2.3 Germanic kingdoms: Suebi and Visigoths
00:17:14 2.4 Islamic period and the Reconquista
00:19:40 2.5 County of Portucale
00:22:59 2.6 Afonsine era
00:25:56 2.7 Joanine era and Age of Discoveries
00:29:37 2.8 Iberian Union, Restoration and early Brigantine era
00:32:44 2.9 Pombaline era and Enlightenment
00:37:45 2.10 Napoleonic era
00:40:57 2.11 Constitutional monarchy
00:44:35 2.12 First Republic and Estado Novo
00:48:00 2.13 Carnation Revolution and European integration
00:53:19 3 Geography
00:55:24 3.1 Climate
01:00:53 3.2 Biodiversity
01:05:19 4 Government and administration
01:07:04 4.1 Presidency of the Republic
01:08:04 4.2 Government
01:09:18 4.3 Parliament
01:10:13 4.4 Law and drug policy
01:12:19 4.5 LGBT+ rights in Portugal
01:13:16 4.6 Law enforcement
01:13:50 4.7 Administrative divisions
01:15:40 4.8 Foreign relations
01:18:34 4.9 Military
01:21:31 4.10 Government finance
01:25:00 5 Economy
01:30:23 5.1 Primary sector
01:34:26 5.2 Secondary sector
01:35:32 5.3 Tertiary sector
01:38:04 5.4 Quaternary sector
01:41:34 5.5 Transport
01:45:56 5.6 Energy
01:48:05 6 Demographics
01:53:14 6.1 Urbanization
01:53:22 6.2 Metropolitan areas and Functional Urban Area (FUA)
01:53:39 6.3 Immigration
01:55:58 6.4 Religion
01:58:03 6.5 Languages
02:00:04 6.6 Education
02:03:57 6.7 Health
02:07:32 7 Culture
02:08:28 7.1 Architecture
02:09:13 7.2 Cinema
02:09:57 7.3 Literature
02:11:08 7.4 Cuisine
02:13:25 7.5 Music
02:16:45 7.6 Visual arts
02:18:10 7.7 Sport
02:22:23 8 See also
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Portugal (Portuguese: [puɾtuˈɣal]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa [ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ]), is a country located mostly on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost sovereign state of mainland Europe. It is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain. Its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, both autonomous regions with their own regional governments.
Portugal is the oldest state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. The Pre-Celts, Celts, Carthaginians and Romans were followed by the invasions of the Visigoths and Suebi Germanic peoples.
Portugal as a country was established during the Christian Reconquista against the Moors who had invaded the Iberian Peninsula in 711 AD. Despite attempts at independence since its foundation as a county in 868, only after the Battle of São Mamede in 1128, where Portuguese forces led by Afonso Henriques defeated forces led by his mother, Teresa, the County of Portugal affirmed its sovereignty and Afonso styled himself Prince of Portugal. He would later be proclaimed King of Portugal at the Battle of Ourique in 1139 and was recognised as such, by neighbouring kingdoms, on the Treaty of Zamora, in 1143.In the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal established the first global empire, becoming one of the world's major economic, political and military powers. During this period, today referred to as the Age of Discovery, Portuguese explorers pioneered maritime exploration, notably under royal patronage of Prince Henry the Navigator and King John II, with such notable voyages as Bartolomeu Dias' sailing beyond the Cape of Good Hope (Cabo da Boa Esperança) (1488), Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India (1497–98) and the European discovery of Brazil (1500).
During this time Portugal monopolized the spice trade, and the empire expanded with military campaigns in Asia. However, events such as the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, the Industrial Revolution, the Seven Years' War, the country's occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Bra ...
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O hotel Vila Galé Évora, inaugurado em 2015, fica junto às muralhas desta cidade do Alentejo, a dois minutos a pé do centro histórico.
Dedicado à cultura alentejana, este hotel em Évora permite-lhe sentir a tradição e a história da região assim que entra. O Cante Alentejano, classificado como património imaterial da humanidade pela UNESCO, e a herança muçulmana do Reino Al Andaluz inspiram a decoração. Também a arte equestre é retratada no hotel Vila Galé Évora, numa parceria com a Escola Nacional de Arte Equestre de Alter do Chão. Por isso, aproveite a estadia para deambular pelo hotel e ver as imagens, as letras das ‘modas alentejanas’ escritas nas paredes, os trajes típicos dos cavaleiros.
Com 185 quartos e suítes amplos e modernos – descubra a surpresa cromática que preparámos para que relaxe plenamente – o hotel Vila Galé Évora conta ainda com dois restaurantes, um bar, piscina exterior para adultos e para crianças, com escorregas. O spa Satsanga com vertente médica e tratamentos exclusivos com produtos naturais da região, a piscina interior aquecida, sauna e banho turco, são outras das facilidades do hotel.
Para o segmento de negócios, no hotel Vila Galé Évora está disponível um bem equipado centro de convenções, com quatros salas.
Neste hotel em Évora, além de estar praticamente em frente à estação de autocarros expresso, tire partido da localização para, numa breve caminhada, chegar à famosa praça do Giraldo, animado pelas suas esplanadas e arcadas. E siga caminho pelas pitorescas vielas e praças de Évora, considerada Património da Humanidade pela UNESCO, passando pelo Templo Romano e pela capela dos Ossos na igreja de São Francisco Aqueduto Água de Prata. Mas também pela Sé Catedral, a maior catedral medieval do país, e pela universidade. Depois, divirta-se aproveitando os muitos restaurantes e bares e o ambiente vibrante desta cidade também estudantil.
Nas redondezas deste hotel em Évora, visite a Gruta do Escoural, com as suas gravuras paleolíticas que remontam a 25 000 a.C., o Cromeleque dos Almendres, o monumento megalítico mais importante da Península Ibérica e um dos mais importantes da Europa ou o Castelo de Monsaraz, o Castelo de Estremoz e o Paço Ducal de Vila Viçosa.
Portugal | Wikipedia audio article
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Portugal
00:03:51 1 Etymology
00:05:31 2 History
00:05:40 2.1 Prehistory
00:09:19 2.2 Roman Lusitania and Gallaecia
00:12:00 2.3 Germanic kingdoms: Suebi and Visigoths
00:17:14 2.4 Islamic period and the Reconquista
00:19:40 2.5 County of Portucale
00:22:59 2.6 Afonsine era
00:25:56 2.7 Joanine era and Age of Discoveries
00:29:37 2.8 Iberian Union, Restoration and early Brigantine era
00:32:44 2.9 Pombaline era and Enlightenment
00:37:45 2.10 Napoleonic era
00:40:57 2.11 Constitutional monarchy
00:44:35 2.12 First Republic and Estado Novo
00:48:00 2.13 Carnation Revolution and European integration
00:53:19 3 Geography
00:55:24 3.1 Climate
01:00:53 3.2 Biodiversity
01:05:19 4 Government and administration
01:07:04 4.1 Presidency of the Republic
01:08:04 4.2 Government
01:09:18 4.3 Parliament
01:10:13 4.4 Law and drug policy
01:12:19 4.5 LGBT+ rights in Portugal
01:13:16 4.6 Law enforcement
01:13:50 4.7 Administrative divisions
01:15:40 4.8 Foreign relations
01:18:34 4.9 Military
01:21:31 4.10 Government finance
01:25:00 5 Economy
01:30:23 5.1 Primary sector
01:34:26 5.2 Secondary sector
01:35:32 5.3 Tertiary sector
01:38:04 5.4 Quaternary sector
01:41:34 5.5 Transport
01:45:56 5.6 Energy
01:48:05 6 Demographics
01:53:14 6.1 Urbanization
01:53:22 6.2 Metropolitan areas and Functional Urban Area (FUA)
01:53:39 6.3 Immigration
01:55:58 6.4 Religion
01:58:03 6.5 Languages
02:00:04 6.6 Education
02:03:57 6.7 Health
02:07:32 7 Culture
02:08:28 7.1 Architecture
02:09:13 7.2 Cinema
02:09:57 7.3 Literature
02:11:08 7.4 Cuisine
02:13:25 7.5 Music
02:16:45 7.6 Visual arts
02:18:10 7.7 Sport
02:22:23 8 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Portugal (Portuguese: [puɾtuˈɣal]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa [ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ]), is a country located mostly on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost sovereign state of mainland Europe. It is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain. Its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, both autonomous regions with their own regional governments.
Portugal is the oldest state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. The Pre-Celts, Celts, Carthaginians and Romans were followed by the invasions of the Visigoths and Suebi Germanic peoples.
Portugal as a country was established during the Christian Reconquista against the Moors who had invaded the Iberian Peninsula in 711 AD. Despite attempts at independence since its foundation as a county in 868, only after the Battle of São Mamede in 1128, where Portuguese forces led by Afonso Henriques defeated forces led by his mother, Teresa, the County of Portugal affirmed its sovereignty and Afonso styled himself Prince of Portugal. He would later be proclaimed King of Portugal at the Battle of Ourique in 1139 and was recognised as such, by neighbouring kingdoms, on the Treaty of Zamora, in 1143.In the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal established the first global empire, becoming one of the world's major economic, political and military powers. During this period, today referred to as the Age of Discovery, Portuguese explorers pioneered maritime exploration, notably under royal patronage of Prince Henry the Navigator and King John II, with such notable voyages as Bartolomeu Dias' sailing beyond the Cape of Good Hope (Cabo da Boa Esperança) (1488), Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India (1497–98) and the European discovery of Brazil (1500).
During this time Portugal monopolized the spice trade, and the empire expanded with military campaigns in Asia. However, events such as the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, the Industrial Revolution, the Seven Years' War, the country's occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Bra ...
Portugal | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Portugal
00:03:51 1 Etymology
00:05:32 2 History
00:05:41 2.1 Prehistory
00:09:20 2.2 Roman Lusitania and Gallaecia
00:12:01 2.3 Germanic kingdoms: Suebi and Visigoths
00:17:14 2.4 Islamic period and the Reconquista
00:19:40 2.5 County of Portucale
00:22:59 2.6 Afonsine era
00:25:56 2.7 Joanine era and Age of Discoveries
00:29:38 2.8 Iberian Union, Restoration and early Brigantine era
00:32:45 2.9 Pombaline era and Enlightenment
00:37:45 2.10 Napoleonic era
00:40:58 2.11 Constitutional monarchy
00:44:36 2.12 First Republic and Estado Novo
00:48:01 2.13 Carnation Revolution and European integration
00:53:19 3 Geography
00:55:24 3.1 Climate
01:00:54 3.2 Biodiversity
01:05:20 4 Government and administration
01:07:04 4.1 Presidency of the Republic
01:08:05 4.2 Government
01:09:19 4.3 Parliament
01:10:14 4.4 Law and drug policy
01:12:20 4.5 LGBT+ rights in Portugal
01:13:17 4.6 Law enforcement
01:13:50 4.7 Administrative divisions
01:15:41 4.8 Foreign relations
01:18:35 4.9 Military
01:21:32 4.10 Government finance
01:25:01 5 Economy
01:30:24 5.1 Primary sector
01:34:26 5.2 Secondary sector
01:35:33 5.3 Tertiary sector
01:38:05 5.4 Quaternary sector
01:41:35 5.5 Transport
01:45:56 5.6 Energy
01:48:05 6 Demographics
01:53:14 6.1 Urbanization
01:53:23 6.2 Metropolitan areas and Functional Urban Area (FUA)
01:53:40 6.3 Immigration
01:55:59 6.4 Religion
01:58:04 6.5 Languages
02:00:04 6.6 Education
02:03:58 6.7 Health
02:07:32 7 Culture
02:08:28 7.1 Architecture
02:09:14 7.2 Cinema
02:09:58 7.3 Literature
02:11:09 7.4 Cuisine
02:13:25 7.5 Music
02:16:46 7.6 Visual arts
02:18:11 7.7 Sport
02:22:24 8 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Portugal (Portuguese: [puɾtuˈɣal]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa [ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ]), is a country located mostly on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost sovereign state of mainland Europe. It is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain. Its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, both autonomous regions with their own regional governments.
Portugal is the oldest state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. The Pre-Celts, Celts, Carthaginians and Romans were followed by the invasions of the Visigoths and Suebi Germanic peoples.
Portugal as a country was established during the Christian Reconquista against the Moors who had invaded the Iberian Peninsula in 711 AD. Despite attempts at independence since its foundation as a county in 868, only after the Battle of São Mamede in 1128, where Portuguese forces led by Afonso Henriques defeated forces led by his mother, Theresa of Portugal, the County of Portugal affirmed its sovereignty and Henriques styled himself Prince of Portugal. He would later be proclaimed King of Portugal at the Battle of Ourique in 1139 and was recognised as such, by neighbouring kingdoms, on the Treaty of Zamora, in 1143.In the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal established the first global empire, becoming one of the world's major economic, political and military powers. During this period, today referred to as the Age of Discovery, Portuguese explorers pioneered maritime exploration, notably under royal patronage of Prince Henry the Navigator and King John II, with such notable voyages as Bartolomeu Dias' sailing beyond the Cape of Good Hope (Cabo da Boa Esperança) (1488), Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India (1497–98) and the European discovery of Brazil (1500).
During this time Portugal monopolized the spice trade, and the empire expanded with military campaigns in Asia. However, events such as the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, the Industrial Revolution, the Seven Years' War, the country's occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the ind ...
Abertura e O que significa considerar a memória um direito? com Lilia Schwarcz e Luiz Antonio Simas
Defender a ideia da memória como direito indica que o cenário atual mostra desequilíbrios: há grupos mais vulneráveis no que se refere à preservação e promoção de suas memórias, ao passo que outros possuem acesso garantido a esse direito.
No caso brasileiro, essa circunstância tem raízes profundas, que estruturam o modo como lemos o passado, assim como as maneiras pelas quais decodificamos o presente e as possibilidades de futuro. Esta mesa pretende contextualizar tal quadro, aproximando estudos culturais, história e política para propor leituras das dinâmicas contemporâneas ligadas à memória.
• Lilia Schwarcz - Historiadora e Antropóloga, Professora Titular da FFLCH da Universidade de São Paulo/SP
• Luiz Antonio Simas - Historiador, Professor e Escritor - Rio de Janeiro/RJ
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Portugal (Portuguese: [puɾtuˈɣal]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa [ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ]), is a country located mostly on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost sovereign state of mainland Europe. It is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain. Its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, both autonomous regions with their own regional governments.
Portugal is the oldest state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. The Pre-Celts, Celts, Carthaginians and Romans were followed by the invasions of the Visigoths and Suebi Germanic peoples.
Portugal as a country was established during the Christian Reconquista against the Moors who had invaded the Iberian Peninsula in 711 AD. Despite attempts at independence since its foundation as a county in 868, only after the Battle of São Mamede in 1128, where Portuguese forces led by Afonso Henriques defeated forces led by his mother, Theresa of Portugal, the County of Portugal affirmed its sovereignty and Henriques styled himself Prince of Portugal. He would later be proclaimed King of Portugal at the Battle of Ourique in 1139 and was recognised as such, by neighbouring kingdoms, on the Treaty of Zamora, in 1143.In the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal established the first global empire, becoming one of the world's major economic, political and military powers. During this period, today referred to as the Age of Discovery, Portuguese explorers pioneered maritime exploration, notably under royal patronage of Prince Henry the Navigator and King John II, with such notable voyages as Bartolomeu Dias' sailing beyond the Cape of Good Hope (Cabo da Boa Esperança) (1488), Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India (1497–98) and the European discovery of Brazil (1500).
During this time Portugal monopolized the spice trade, and the empire expanded with military campaigns in Asia. However, events such as the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, the Industrial Revolution, the Seven Years' War, the country's occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil (1822), erased to an extent Portugal's prior opulence.After the 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy, the democratic but unstable Portuguese First Republic was established, later being superseded by the Estado Novo right-wing authoritarian regime. Democracy was restored after the Carnation Revolution in 1974, ending the Portuguese Colonial War.
Shortly after, independence was granted to almost all its overseas territories. The handover of Macau to China in 1999 marked the end of what can be considered the longest-lived colonial empire.Portugal has left a profound cultural and architectural influence across the globe, a legacy of 300 million Portuguese speakers, and many Portuguese-based creoles. A member of the United Nations and the European Union, Portugal was also one of the founding members of NATO, the eurozone, the OECD, and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries.
Portugal is a developed country with a high-income advanced economy and high living standards. It is the 4th most peaceful country in the world, and its state is the 15th most stable one, maintained under a unitary semi-presidential republican form of government. Additionally, the country ranks highly in terms of democracy (10th), social progress (20th), prosperity (25th), press freedom (14th), moral freedom (3rd), LGBTI rights (7th in Europe), ease of doing business (29th) and road network (2nd).
Suspense: 100 in the Dark / Lord of the Witch Doctors / Devil in the Summer House
The program's heyday was in the early 1950s, when radio actor, producer and director Elliott Lewis took over (still during the Wilcox/Autolite run). Here the material reached new levels of sophistication. The writing was taut, and the casting, which had always been a strong point of the series (featuring such film stars as Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Henry Fonda, Humphrey Bogart, Judy Garland, Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, Eve McVeagh, Lena Horne, and Cary Grant), took an unexpected turn when Lewis expanded the repertory to include many of radio's famous drama and comedy stars — often playing against type — such as Jack Benny. Jim and Marian Jordan of Fibber McGee and Molly were heard in the episode, Backseat Driver, which originally aired February 3, 1949.
The highest production values enhanced Suspense, and many of the shows retain their power to grip and entertain. At the time he took over Suspense, Lewis was familiar to radio fans for playing Frankie Remley, the wastrel guitar-playing sidekick to Phil Harris in The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show. On the May 10, 1951 Suspense, Lewis reversed the roles with Death on My Hands: A bandleader (Harris) is horrified when an autograph-seeking fan accidentally shoots herself and dies in his hotel room, and a vocalist (Faye) tries to help him as the townfolk call for vigilante justice against him.
With the rise of television and the departures of Lewis and Autolite, subsequent producers (Antony Ellis, William N. Robson and others) struggled to maintain the series despite shrinking budgets, the availability of fewer name actors, and listenership decline. To save money, the program frequently used scripts first broadcast by another noteworthy CBS anthology, Escape. In addition to these tales of exotic adventure, Suspense expanded its repertoire to include more science fiction and supernatural content. By the end of its run, the series was remaking scripts from the long-canceled program The Mysterious Traveler. A time travel tale like Robert Arthur's The Man Who Went Back to Save Lincoln or a thriller about a death ray-wielding mad scientist would alternate with more run-of-the-mill crime dramas.