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Estrela
Estrela, Portuguese for "star", may refer to: Animals *Estrela Mountain Dog, a breed of working dog native to the range * Phyllonorycter estrela, a moth of the family Gracillariidae Geography Portugal *Serra da Estrela Subregion, a NUTS3 statistical subregion of Portugal *Beiras e Serra da Estrela, an administrative division of Portugal *Serra da Estrela, a mountain range in Portugal *Torre (Serra da Estrela), highest point of Mainland Portugal *Serra da Estrela Natural Park, the largest natural conservation area in Portugal *Estrela (Lisbon), a parish located in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal Brazil *Centro Oriental Rio-Grandense, one of the Mesoregions in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Alagoas *Estrela de Alagoas, a municipality in the state of Alagoas, Brazil Goiás state *Estrela do Norte, Goiás, a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil Mato Grosso *Porto Estrela, a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil Minas Gerais * Estrela do Indaiá, a mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrela Dos Amadores
Clube de Futebol Estrela dos Amadores (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Strela dus Amadoris'' and the São Vicente Crioulo: ''Estrela dos Amadores'') is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Santiago Island League North Zone in Cape Verde. The team is based in the town of Tarrafal in the northern part of the island of Santiago and are one of the oldest clubs in the area. Since the implementation of the two tier regional system in 2015, Estrela dos Amadores are one of ten unrelegated clubs of the North Zone of Santiago. History The club was founded in 1992 and became registered in 1998. The team won three regional titles in 2004, in 2009 and in 2012 and possessing the second most titles in the region since 2009, from 2012 to 2013, its titles were shared with Scorpion Vermelho of Pedra Badejo. Estrela dos Amadores celebrated its 5th anniversary in 1997 and later its 10th anniversary in 2002. The club's successful years Estrela dos Amadores was the second club fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrela Mountain Dog
The Estrela Mountain Dog ( pt, cão da Serra da Estrela) is a large breed of dog from the Estrela Mountains of Portugal bred to guard herds and homesteads. It is "one of the oldest breeds in the Iberian Peninsula." Description Coat The Estrela Mountain Dog comes in two coat types. Both types should have coat resembling the texture of goat hair. Long coat: The thick, slightly coarse outer coat lies close over the body and may be flat or slightly waved, but never curly. Undercoat is very dense and normally lighter in color than the outer coat. The hair on the front sides of the legs and the head is short and smooth. Hair on the ears diminishes in length from the base of the ears to the tips. The hair on the neck, the buttocks, the tail, and the back side of the legs is longer resulting in a ruff at the neck, breeches on the buttocks and backs of the legs, and feathering on the tail. The males can have a "lion's mane". Short coat: The outer coat is short, thick, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Da Estrela
Serra da Estrela () is the highest mountain range in Continental Portugal. Together with the Serra da Lousã it is the westernmost constituent range of the Sistema Central and also one of the highest in the system. It includes mainland Portugal's highest point at above mean sea level (although the summit of Mount Pico in the Portuguese Azores islands is higher). This point is not a distinctive mountain summit, but rather the highest point in a plateau, being known as Torre ("Tower" in English). Torre is an unusual summit in that it is accessible by a paved road. The peak has a topographic prominence of and its parent peak is Pico Almanzor, in Spain. The mountain range, situated between the municipalities of Seia, Manteigas, Gouveia, Guarda and Covilhã, is about long and is across at its widest point. It is formed from a huge granite ridge that once formed the southern frontier of the country. Rivers There are three rivers that have their headwaters in the Serra da Estre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Da Estrela Natural Park
Serra da Estrela Natural Park is situated in the largest mountain range in Portugal - the Serra da Estrela, and is the source of the rivers Mondego, Zêzere (tributary of the Tagus), and Alva. The park is the largest natural conservation area in Portugal and occupies about 1,000 km². More than half of its area is located above an altitude of 700 m. At 1,993 m it contains the highest peak in Continental Portugal (named Torre) and a ski resort (named Vodafone Ski Resort). During the Quaternary period, the entre region was subjected to the action of ice and once this disappeared visible marks were left on the landscape. Valleys in the shape of horseshoes, ravines, polished rocks and lakes of glacial origin are just some of the formations that demonstrate the importance of the ice and snow in modelling the mountains. Geography The central plateau, dominated by the 7 m ''Torre'' (Tower) and ''Cântaros'', location of the glacial valley of the Zêzere, contrasts with anoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrela (footballer)
Valdomiro Tualungo Paulo Lameira (born 22 September 1995), known as Estrela, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Erzurumspor F.K. and the Angola national team. Club career Estrela began his career in S.L. Benfica's youth squad in 2006, joining the under-19 squad in 2011. He was part of the squad that competed in the 2013–14 UEFA Youth League, including a match against Manchester City under-19 in which he scored a goal. Benfica went on to be runners-up in the tournament, losing to the under-19 squad of Barcelona 0–3 in the final. He had signed a contract to stay with Benfica until 2020. On 8 July 2014, it was announced that he and teammate Rafael Ramos were transferred to Orlando City SC of the USL Pro, the third level of the United States soccer league system, on 3.5-year professional contracts as part of an affiliation between the two clubs. The players' contracts would see the two new signings finish out the 2014 USL Pro season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edite Estrela
Edite de Fátima Santos Marreiros Estrela, GCIH (born Belver; 28 October 1949) is a Portuguese politician of the Socialist Party who has been serving as a member of the Parliament of Portugal since the 2015 elections. She is a currently the parliament's vice president Estrela was previously a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2014. She was also the Mayor of Sintra from 1994 and 2002 and ateacher of literature. Political career Member of the European Parliament, 2004–2014 During her time in the European Parliament, Estrela was a member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety may refer to: * European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) is a committee of .... From 2009 until 2010, Estrela served as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torre (Serra Da Estrela)
Torre (English: ''Tower'') is the highest point of mainland Portugal, and the second-highest in the country overall (only Mount Pico, in the Azores, is higher). This point is not a distinctive mountain summit, but rather the highest point in a plateau. Torre has an unusual feature of being a summit that is accessible by paved road, the Regional Road 339 (R 339), formerly National Road 339 (N 339). It is located in a mountain range named Serra da Estrela, on the border between the municipalities of Seia, District of Guarda and Covilhã, District of Castelo Branco. The actual elevation of this area is 1,993 metres (6,537 feet), according to measures realized by the ''Instituto Geográfico do Exército'' (a military organization). Right in the highest point of the mountain range, situated in the middle of a roundabout, near a road that connects the cities of Seia and Covilhã, a trig point that shows the highest point in Serra da Estrela was built. Near Torre, there are a restaur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Da Estrela Subregion
District of Serra da Estrela Serra da Estrela () is a former NUTS3 statistical subregion of Portugal integrated in the NUTS2 Centro region that takes its name from the largest mountain range in Portugal - the Serra da Estrela. It was abolished at the January 2015 NUTS 3 revision. , 18 March 2015 Bordered to the north by |
Estrela Do Sul
Estrela do Sul is a Brazilian municipality located in the northwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 8,018 people living in a total area of 820 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro e Alto Paranaiba and to the microregion of Patrocínio. It became a municipality in 1856. Location The municipality is located in the region of the Alto Paranaíba, on the edge of the Emborcação Reservoir, which dams up the Paranaíba River. The elevation of the town center is 713 meters. Highway connections are made by MG-223, which connects south to BR-365. Neighboring municipalities are: Grupiara and Cascalho Rico (N); Araguari (E); Indianópolis and Nova Ponte (S); Iraí and Monte Carmelo (W). Distances * Monte Carmelo: 28 km *Coromandel: 77 km *Araguari: 65 km *Uberlândia: 90 km * Belo Horizonte: 514 km History Settled in 1772 by the bandeirante João Leite da Silva Ortiz, on one of his expeditions into Goiás, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrela D'Oeste
Estrela d'Oeste is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 8,419 (2020 est.) in an area of 296.3 km2. Estrela d'Oeste belongs to the Mesoregion of São José do Rio Preto. History The area of Estrela d´Oeste was first explored at the beginning of the 20th century. Settlement started in 1942, and in 1949 it became an independent municipality by separation from Fernandópolis. Demography Census Data - 2010 Total Population: 8208 * Urban: 6831 * Rural: 1377 * Men: 4133 * Women: 4075 Population density (inhabitants / Km ²): 27.69 Census Data - 2000 * Infant mortality Infant mortality is the death of young children under the age of 1. This death toll is measured by the infant mortality rate (IMR), which is the probability of deaths of children under one year of age per 1000 live births. The under-five morta ... to 1 year (per thousand): 10.43 * Life expectancy (years): 74.42 * Fertility rate (children per woman): 1.96 * Literacy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrela Do Norte Futebol Clube
Estrela do Norte Futebol Clube, commonly known as Estrela do Norte, is a Brazilian football club based in Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espírito Santo state. They competed twice in the Copa do Brasil, once in the Série B, seven times in the Série C, and once in the Série D. History The club was founded on January 1, 1916. Estrela do Norte won the Campeonato Capixaba in 2014, the Campeonato Capixaba Second Level in 1996 and in 1999, and the Copa Espírito Santo in 2003, 2004 and in 2005. They competed in the Copa do Brasil in 2005 and in 2006, being eliminated in the First Round in both editions. Estrela do Norte competed in the Série B in 1987, in the Série C in 1995, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, and in 2006, and in the Série D in 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrela (Lisbon)
Estrela () is a ''freguesia'' (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in the historic center of Lisbon, Estrela is south of Campo de Ourique, west of Misericórdia, and east of Alcântara. The population in 2011 was 20,128.Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal History 
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