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(Encyclopedia)Lisbon lĭzˈbən [key], Port. Lisboa, ancient Olisipo, city (1991 pop. 677,790), W Portugal, capital of Portugal and of Lisboa dist., on the Tagus River where it broadens to enter the Atlantic Ocean....Olisipo
(Encyclopedia)Olisipo: see Lisbon, Portugal.Costa, António Luís Santos da
(Encyclopedia)Costa, António Luís Santos da, 1961–, Portuguese lawyer and political leader, b. Lisbon. A Socialist, he served on Lisbon's municipal council in the 1980s, then in the national assembly (1991–20...Sampaio, Jorge Fernando Branco de
(Encyclopedia)Sampaio, Jorge Fernando Branco de zhôrˈzhə fərnäNˈdo͞o bräNˈko͞o dā säNpīˈo͞o [key], 1939–, Portuguese politician, president of Portugal (1996–2006), b. Lisbon. Sampaio, who comes f...Coimbra
(Encyclopedia)Coimbra kōēmˈbrə [key], city, capital of Coimbra dist., W central Portugal, on the Mondego ...Cavaco Silva, Aníbal António
(Encyclopedia)Cavaco Silva, Aníbal António änēˈbäl äntōˈnēō kəväˈko͞o sēlˈvä [key], 1939–, Portuguese economist and political leader, prime minsiter (1985–95) and president (2006–16) of Port...Roca, Cabo da
(Encyclopedia)Roca, Cabo da käˈbo͞o ᵺə rôˈkə [key], cape, W Portugal, W of Lisbon. It is the western extremity of Europe. ...Guterres, António
(Encyclopedia)Guterres, António (António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres), 1949–, Portuguese political leader, secretary-general of the United Nations (2017–), b. Lisbon, grad. Instituto Superior Ténico, Univ. o...Barroso, José Manuel Durão
(Encyclopedia)Barroso, José Manuel Durão zho͞ozĕˈ mänwĕlˈ do͞orouNˈ bärōˈzo͞o [key], 1956–, Portuguese politician, b. Lisbon. A leftist activist while in law school, he became a Social Democrat in 1...Anthony of Padua, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Anthony of Padua, Saint, 1195–1231, Portuguese Franciscan, Doctor of the Church, b. Lisbon. He was renowned for his eloquence. According to tradition, in a vision he received the child Jesus in his ...Browse by Subject
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