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	Megalitismo na Beira Alta
		Contudo, será ainda cedo para serem consideradas neste trabalho: a bibliografia sobre esse tema, relativa à Beira Alta é ainda quase nula, resumindo-se a breves alusões (ex: Cruz, 1993).
		Apesar de o megalitismo da Beira Alta ter uma personalidade própria, ele sofre de influências meridionais como setentrionais.
		A cerâmica campaniforme está muito mal representada na Beira Alta, conhecendo-se apenas fragmentos encontrados em 4 sepulturas megalíticas e um habitat (Penedo da Penha, Nelas) (Gomes e Carvalho, 1994).
	www.uc.pt /aia/megbeira.html (2945 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Beira
		The old capital of Beira, it is a market center with small industries but is known chiefly for its history and for the famous university, which was founded (1292) by King Diniz in Lisbon...
		It was founded by the Romans, captured by the Moors (893), and retaken (1058) from the Moors by Ferdinand I of Castile.
		18,215), capital of Guarda dist., N central Portugal, in Beira Alta. On the slopes of the Serra da Estrela, it is Portugal's highest city (c.3,400 ft/1,040 m) and is a winter sports resort.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Beira&StartAt=1 (735 words)

	Vini Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		n the Beira Alta region, coinciding with the region of the Registrade Designation of Origin (DOC) DÃO, the quality and economic worth of its wines were recognised already in 1390 and 1545, during the kingdoms of D. João I and D. João III, with the establishement of protective measures.
		Beira Alta, situa-se no Centro Norte de Portugal, num enclave montanhoso, rodeada a poente pelos picos do Caramulo e do Buçaco e a Norte e Leste pelas imponentes serras da Nave e da Estrela, que constituem uma barreira importante às massas húmidas do litoral e aos ventos agrestes continentais.
		eira Alta, is located in the north-centre Portugal, in a mountainous recess surrounded by the summits of Caramulo, and Buçaco by south and the imposinhg Serras da Neve and Estrela by east and south, forming an important barrier to the humid air masses from the coast and continental winds.
	www.viniportugal.pt /html/inf_denominacoes_beiras.htm (1179 words)

	AllRefer.com - Beira, former province, Portugal, Spain & Portugal (Spanish And Portuguese Political Geography) - ...
		The province extended to the Atlantic coast between the Douro and the Mondego and SE of the Mondego to the upper Tagus.
		The region is now occupied by the provinces of Beira Alta (capital Viseu), Beira Baixa (capital Castelo Branco), and part of Beira Litoral (capital Coimbra) and is further subdivided into the districts of Aveiro, Viseu, Coimbra, Guarda, and Castelo Branco.
		Later Beira was contested in the incessant Portuguese-Castilian wars.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/BeiraPor.html (275 words)

	BEIRA - Online Information article about BEIRA
		Beira is administratively divided into the districts of See also:
		time Beira (Aveiro and Coimbra), coinciding with the former coastal province of Douro.
		The Agueda and C6a, tributaries of the Douro, drain the eastern plateaus of Beira; the Vouga rises in the Serra da Lapa, and forms the lagoon of AveirQ at its mouth; the Mondego springs from the Serra da Estrella, passes through Coimbra, and enters the See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BEC_BER/BEIRA.html (848 words)

	Portugal - GEOGRAPHY
		The center was made up of Beira and Estremadura, and the south consisted of the Alentejo and the Algarve.
		The Beira Litoral and Estremadura are younger geologically and contain sandstone, limestone, and volcanic rock.
		Beira Alta (Upper Beira) is mountainous and forms a barrier across the center of Portugal, but Beira Baixa (Lower Beira) is dry and windswept, an extension of the Spanish plateau.
	countrystudies.us /portugal/46.htm (1499 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: beira: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Beira Alta (Antologia da terra portuguesa) by Vasco Miranda (Unknown Binding - 1961)
		Luanda Beira Ba¸a by Adonias Filho (Unknown Binding - 1983)
		Beira vida by Ruth Villela Cavalieri (Unknown Binding - 1989)
	www.amazon.co.uk /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=beira&index=books&page=1 (428 words)

	Quinta da Ovelha - Informatie over de Quinta
		Coimbra ligt in het zuidelijke deel van de Beira Litoral en is een schitterende oude universiteitsstad.
		In de bovenstad (alta) vinden we de kathedralen, kerken, universiteit en musea.
		Viseu, hoofdstad van Beira Alta, is een levendige regionale stad, die sinds de Romeinen een belangrijk centrum werd.
	www.quintadaovelha.nl /alg_info.htm (1114 words)

	Regions in Portugal - IndigoGuide Portugal
		The Minho, Douro and Trás-os-Montes make up the north of Portugal; the Beira, Estremadura and Alentejo form the centre; and the Algarve is the southernmost region of Portugal.
		Beira is divided up into Beira Alta (high border), Beira Baixa (low border) and Beira Litoral (coastal border).
		The university town of Coimbra and the slightly Dutch-style town of Ave i ro are both in the Beira Litoral.
	www.indigoguide.com /portugal/portuguese-regions.htm (418 words)

	European Voyages of Exploration - Portugal's Geography
		For purposes of administration, it is officially divided into districts, but the old provincial divisions (which came about because of differences of soil, climate and the character of the population) has not lost its meaning and is still employed in common parlance.
		The plateaux of Traz-os-Montes and Beira are cold and harsh, while the Algarve littoral is hot, but even where the temperature is most extreme, the thermometer rarely rises to 3 Fahrenheit or descends to 2 below freezing.
		The pinhal of Leiria planted by King Denis is the largest forest and the mato of Busaco is famous for the size and variety of its trees.
	www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/portgeo.html (892 words)

	Holiday home to rent in Beira Alta Region Of Northern Portugal
		Mountain province of the Beira Alta of Northern Portugal
		Nestling in a deep valley high in the mountain province of the Beira Alta of northern Portugal.
		Reriz nestles in a deep valley high in the mountain province of the Beira Alta of northern Portugal.
	www.holidayhome.co.uk /properties/224/224.html (896 words)

	How the Beira got its name
		The First, that it was named after engineer Beira, who was assigned by Captain Lopo de Brito, to dam the stream to form a lake for security purposes." The stream referred to is a distributary of the Kelani river, known as the Kolon Ganga.
		Father Queyroz wrote that when Vijayabahu laid siege to Colombo in 1522, the Portuguese captain Lopo de Britto pursued the attackers killing and wounding them till they reached a brook, which was afterwards dammed into a lake for the better fortification of the city'.
		In Portugal there is a province called Beira divided into Beira Alta, Beira Baixa, and Beira Litoral (The Times World Atlas map 76).
	www.rootsweb.com /~lkawgw/beira.htm (957 words)

	The Beiras : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		Encompassing the university city of Coimbra, the three provinces of the Beiras are the quintessence of Portugal.
		Beira is Portuguese for "edge" or "border"; the provinces are Beira Litoral (coastal), Beira Baixa (low), and Beira Alta (high).
		The region embraces the Serra de Estrêla, Portugal's highest mountains -- a haven for skiers in winter and a cool retreat in summer.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/thebeiras/2655010001.html (330 words)

	Upper Beira, Portugal
		Beira Alta takes in the wooded highlands, geologically the continuation of the cordilleras of central Spain, which extend from the highest peaks on the Portuguese mainland, the Serra da Estrêla (1,991m/6,532ft), to the valleys of the Douro and Mondego.
		The population is sparse, reflecting the low fertility of the soil and the limited area of land suitable for cultivation.
		The main town of Beira Alta is Guarda with a population of only 18,000, and its largest town is Viseu, with a population of 24,000.
	www.planetware.com /portugal/upper-beira-p-guard-beialt.htm (150 words)

	Celorico da Beira Municipality (Portugal)
		Note also that there should be something red on the arms, so that color could be used in the background (the eagleʼs beak and/or claws?), but the source image was too undetailed.
		Celorico da Beira municipality had 8656 inhabitants in 1990, and it is divided in 22 communes, covering 251 km
		It belongs to the Guarda District and to the old province of Beira Alta.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/pt-clb.html (195 words)

	Area 4
		Beira Alta specializes in Serra cheese, roast veal, kid and the thick "dry soups" with meat or fish patties.
		Beira Littoral is the place to try the popular Portuguese duck and rice dish, while eels and lampreys are a seasonal specialty.
		The rich Chanfana kid or lamb stewed in red wine ‑ and veal or chicken in the pot, are other Beira favorites, but Mealhada's roast suckling pig is certainly the most famous.
	www.travelnet.co.il /PORTUGAL/14-Food-04.htm (724 words)

	ARISTIDES DE SOUSA MENDES
		Their father was a judge of the high court of Beira Alta, one of the northern provinces.
		Salazar was himself a native of Beira Alta, from a family well aquatinted with an aunt of ours.
		For vacations we were all anxious to travel to the ancestral village in the province of Beira Alta, Portugal.
	www.saudades.org /mendes2.htm (2412 words)

	Produtos de Qualidade da Beira Interior - Maçã da Beira Alta
		A Maçã da Beira Alta é o fruto proveniente de diversas variedades de macieira (Malus domestica Borkh) sendo as mais importantes a Golden, Gala, Red Delicious, Starking, Jonagold, Granny Smith, Jonared e Reinetas, cultivadas em solos de características específicas com condições de altitude e de exposição solar e clima especiais.
		Na Beira Interior, a sua área de produção abrange os concelhos de Almeida, Celorico da Beira, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Fornos de Algodres, Gouveia, Guarda, Manteigas, Mêda, Pinhel, Sabugal, Seia e Trancoso.
		Sugerimos que, num passeio pela Beira Alta aproveite para fazer uma visita a Pinhel.
	www.netsigma.pt /drabi/info_divulg/agro_florestal/p_q_bi/maca_b_alta.asp (725 words)

	InfoJobs.net - Alta de Usuario
		Servicios que presta infojobs.net a los candidatos: * Que el candidato se inscriba de forma gratuita en la bolsa de empleo electrónica infojobs.net a través del proceso de alta de candidatos, pudiendo seleccionar el nivel de privacidad.
		* Infojobs.net, tras el proceso de alta y registro ofrece toda una serie de servicios y herramientas para la gestión de la búsqueda de empleo a través de la plataforma infojobs.net.
		2) Privacidad Alta: El currículum actualizado será visible para las empresas en la base de datos de InfoJobs, pero los candidatos podrán escoger qué datos de contacto mostrar (nombre y apellidos, e-mail, teléfono y/o foto), de manera que podrán mantener su anonimato si así lo desean.
	www.infojobs.net /candidato_alta.cfm (1151 words)

	How Far for Fire Safety? - The Boston Globe
		Sarmento's parents, immigrants from Portugal, opened the Beira Alta Restaurant in a working-class section of Fall River 29 years ago.
		At the time of the Station fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island, in 2003, the Beira Alta wasn't required to have sprinklers.
		The Beira Alta, capacity 350, argued before the fire safety commission that it's a restaurant, not a nightclub, but lost, primarily because it offers musical entertainment and has a bar that stays open after the kitchen closes.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/magazine/articles/2006/11/05/how_far_for_fire_safety?mode=PF (769 words)

	Society for Economic Botany
		Neither Wild nor Planted: Essential Role of Giesta (Cytisus, Fabaceae) in Traditional Agriculture of Beira Alta, Portugal.
		iesta (Cytisus) is the dominant or only woody plant on about one-quarter of the land area of the high granite mesas of interior Beira Alta, Portugal, where for at least the past 800 years the main cereal crop has been rye.
		During this time, a substantial fraction of this crop has been sold and taken to cities to feed the urban population, carrying with it nitrogen in the proteins of the grain.
	www.econbot.org /factoids/index.php?id=10 (227 words)

	Portugal > Wines > Beira Region
		In the Transmontana region, to the north and south of Guarda, are the IPR areas of Castelo Rodrigo, Covo de Beira and Pinhel.
		Typical of the region the winters are cold and harsh whilst the summers are dry and hot.
		The area covers the municipalities of Celorico da Beira, Guarda, Meda, Pinhel and Trancoso.
	portugal-info.net /wines/beira.htm (275 words)

	Inn-Portugal - Mangualde - Estalagem Casa D'Azurara
		It is located in Mangualde, a historic and important centre of commerce of cloth manufactured in the towns of Covilha, Seia and Gouveia.
		The Beiras region of central Portugal stretches from the Spanish frontier to the sea and provides a natural link between the cool, green meadows of the north and the hot, dry pastures of the south.
		Through this region passed all the old roads and through them traveled many ancient peoples - Viriato's warriors, shepherds, Roman legions, Christian Crusaders, Spanish soldiers of Castile, Napoleon's armies from France, invading Moors, pilgrims and merchants.
	www.inn-portugal.com /accommodation/estalagens/beiras/estalagem-casa-dazurara.html (248 words)

	Beira alta - Beira Alta (province, Portugal) -- Encyclopaedia Britannica
		Beira Alta takes in the wooded highlands, geologically the continuation of the cordilleras of central Spain, which extend from the highest peaks on the
		Beira Alta, to the north, is a succession of small hills surrounding the Serra da Estrela — at some 2000 metres the highest mountain range in mainland
		Beira Alta is a region of many traditions and good food, where the temperature will either make you sweat in the boiling heat of the summer or leave you
	agentsgo.org /amoi/beira-alta.html (1096 words)

	An MBendi Travel Profile: Beira Alta Restaurante Português - Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
		Beira Alta Restaurante Português - Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
		Beira Alta Restaurante Português: Portuguese restaurant in Ballito
		A light airy restaurant decorated with traditional blue and white serving Portuguese dishes fused with a spicy african influence.
	www.mbendi.co.za /travel/rest/9/f939.htm (156 words)

	Horse riding in Portugal in the Beira Alta
		Horse riding in the beautiful landscape of the Beira Alta in Portugal.
		To do and to see in the Beira Alta and in the surroundings of Quinta do Rio Dão, Portugal
		There are several possibilities for horse riding in the surroundings of Quinta do Rio Dão, in the Beira Alta. On this page we mention two of them, because they are special and the ambience is friendly and personal.
	www.quintadoriodao.com /eng/out/horse.html (138 words)

	Mercury: Where to find Beira Alta restaurant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		While we greatly appreciate mention in The Mercury's latest Eating Out in the Zulu Kingdom guide, we would advise that our address is not at Mall 505 (which is in Salt Rock) but in the Ballito Lifestyle Centre in Ballito.
		Although we were the original creators of Beira Mar many years ago it has changed hands since we created it and Beira Alta and Beira Mar have nothing to do with each other.
		I'm a 39 year old man looking to meet women between the ages of 18 and 100.
	www.themercury.co.za /index.php?fSectionId=285&fArticleId=2626143 (90 words)

	Portugal Pousadas and Hotels - Beiras hotel and Pousada
		This region has three sub regions: Beira Alta, Beira Baixa and Beira Litoral.
		This page covers the hotels in the Pousada group in the Beiras region.
		A separate page is available with more modern hotels which have been visited by other persons on our behalf.
	www.manorhouses.com /hotels/hotels-beiras-index.html (320 words)

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		Our original and enchanting guesthouse with it's wide views make you dream away and enjoy millions of stars in the hart of Portugal.
		Horse riding,mountainbiking and hiking in the Beira Alta. Beautiful nature in the region of Coimbra.
		All activities will occur in the Beira Alta zone, situated in northern Portugal in the neighborhood of Coimbra and the Serra da Estrela, the highest point of Portugal continental.(2000 m)
	www.portugalbyhorse.com /english/horses_holidays_en.html (514 words)

	Accommodation Beiras Portugal
		The most important inland cities in the Beiras region of Portugal are Coimbra, Leiria, Viseu, Castelo Branco, Guarda and Covilha with Figueira da Foz and Aveiro being coastal towns.
		The Beiras region has three sub regions : Beira Alta, Beira Baixa and Beira Litoral.
		The coastal region has long sandy beaches and there is a beautiful Pousada facing the lagoon at Aveiro.
	www.manorhouses.com /accom-beiras-index.html (413 words)

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