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	Braga - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		IPA ['bɾaɣɐ]) is a municipality in northwestern Portugal.
		It is the capital of the district of Braga and one of the biggest cities of the country, with a population of 155,000 in the urban area.
		Braga is also the center of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Minho with a population of 798,137 one of the fastest growing urban areas in the European Union.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Braga (779 words)

	Braga
		Braga is a city in northwestern Portugal, in the province of Minho, and capital of Braga district is the third city of Continental Portugal with a population of 112089 in 23 parishes(Urban Area) the Municipality has 62 parishes and 163784 inhabitants (2001 Census).
		A modern symbol of the city is the new Braga Municipal Stadium, carved out of the Monte Castro hill that overlooks the city.
		Braga was the center from which Galicia was Christianized, though the early bishops connected with Saint James the Great are purely legendary.
	www.starrepublic.org /encyclopedia/wikipedia/b/br/braga.html (368 words)

	SC Braga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Braga finished fifth in his first full season and brought UEFA Cup football to the Municipal stadium.
		Braga, who owe their Sporting Club tag to the better known Lisboetas, after whom they were named, changed their kits from green-and-white hoops to their Arsenal-style red in 1920 when their then coach Jozef Szab,following a trip to England, ordered the club to adopt new colours to establish their own identity.
		Braga now play at the new stadium in Braga, many fans thought that bringing in a new stadium would help the team, but it did as the team was riding high in the League.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/SC_Braga (1507 words)

	Estádio Municipal de Braga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Estádio Municipal de Braga (English: Braga Municipal Stadium) is a football stadium in Braga, Portugal, with an all-seated capacity of 30,154, built in 2003 as the new home for the club Sporting Braga and as a Euro 2004 venue.
		Unlike most major stadiums, Braga Municipal has stands only on the two sides of the field; one of the end zones is backed with the mountain's rock walls left behind from the construction process; the other zone opens to reveal the city sprawling in the distance.
		The stadium was inaugurated on 30 December 2003.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Est%C3%A1dio_Municipal_de_Braga (258 words)

	Braga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is the capital of the district of Braga, the oldest archdiocese and one of the major cities of the country.
		Braga, with a population of 155,000 in the urban area, is considered the third most important city of Portugal outside Lisbon and Porto Metropolitan Areas.
		Several Ecumenic Councils were held in Braga during this period, a sign of the religious importance of the city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Braga (1556 words)

	Braga - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Braga is a city in northwestern Portugal, in the province of Minho.
		It is the capital of Braga district and an important city of continental Portugal with a population of 112,089 in 23 parishes (urban area).
		And the musical instrument known as the cavaco has its roots in Braga; the instrument was once so closely associated with the region that the braguinha.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Braga (483 words)

	Untitled
		Braga's Municipal stadium is a showpiece of the tournament and the most remarkable soccer venue imaginable, hewn out of a rock face in a disused quarry.
		Portuguese architect Tomas Taveira designed three of the stadiums, including Sporting's Jose Alvalade XXI in Lisbon and the multi-coloured Aveiro venue, the new home of Beira-Mar. Stadiums in the centre of Portugal's first capital Guimaraes and the university city of Coimbra were revamped.
		The new stadiums at Aveiro and Faro in the south are in the middle of nowhere, well outside the cities whose names they bear almost like craft that have landed from outer space.
	www.bridge.com /com/newswindow.asp?storyid=ANSCRZFR (633 words)

	Braga
		Map showing Braga Province in Portugal Braga is a city in northwestern Portugal, in the province of Minho, and capital of Braga district is an important city of Continental Portugal with a population of 112089 in 23 parishes(Urban Area) the Municipality has 62 parishes and 163784 inhabitants (2001 Census).
		Braga: Bom Jesus monestery The Braga district includes other cities like Guimarães, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Barcelos and some others.
		Braga: the urban center Braga is the see of the archbishopric.
	www.keywordmage.net /br/braga.html (404 words)

	Portugal City Guides :: Braga Guide
		Braga's cathedral is one of the must-see sights of Portugal.
		Braga has been modernizing in recent years as it grows as a commercial and fashion center and there is concern over the balance between conservation of Braga's unique heritage and the need for economic development.
		Braga is not without good bars, restaurants and clubs and the Bracalandia theme park on the road to Bom Jesus is good for the kids.
	www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/port2004/city_guide/braga.html (434 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| Euro 2004 \| Venues Guide \| Venues Guide - Braga
		The south-eastern side of the stadium faces a wall of exposed mountainside which will accommodate a massive TV screen showing action replays.
		Braga is the largest Portuguese city north of Porto, and is famed for its Baroque architecture.
		The region around Braga is the only place in the world that produces vinho verde, a unique wine best drunk chilled.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/venues_guide/3513245.stm (194 words)

	Portugal Euro 2004 Venue Stadiums :: Braga Stadium
		Aveiro Braga Coimbra Faro Guimaraes Leiria Lisbon Porto
		The city of Braga is home to Sporting Clube de Braga and their new US$80.4m home is located in a spectacular setting - carved out of the granite of Monte Castro.
		The stadium is located in the city's new Parque Urbano, to the north of the town center.
	www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/port2004/stadiums/braga_stad.html (165 words)

	SI.com - Soccer - Braga is centrepiece of Euro 2004 project - Thursday January 8, 2004 9:11AM
		The Braga Municipal Stadium is hardly a name to stir the heart but the ground itself, built with a million cubic metres of rock blasted out from an old quarry in the hills above the city, will provide the tournament's most spectacular setting.
		The final two grounds to be completed, the new Braga stadium and the rebuilt Bessa of Boavista, were inaugurated on December 31.
		The Braga stadium was the most ambitious of the 10 projects begun in 2000.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/soccer/01/08/bc.sport.soccer.euro.stadiums (645 words)

	RTE.ie Sport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It is one of the most impressive and breathtaking stadiums in the world, with a portion of the seating area being built into the side of a granite mountain in the Monte Castro range, facing the River Cavádo valley.
		The stadium in Coimbra is one of the several in use that were not built specifically for the tournament.
		The stadium is overlooked by the historical Leiria Castle.
	www.rte.ie /sport/soccer/euro2004/eurovenues.html (820 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- One of Europe's poorest countries has some of continent's best stadiums, at a price
		BRAGA, Portugal – When in 1999 UEFA confounded predictions and awarded Portugal the organization of this year's European Championship, the gleeful Portuguese got down to a mammoth task which was the centerpiece of their bid: creating 10 new stadiums.
		Unexpectedly, Europe's newest batch of soccer stadiums is in one of its smallest and poorest nations.
		The stadium is meant to be iconic, embodying the inventiveness and can-do determination which the Portuguese like to see in themselves.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/soccer/20040527-0138-eu-spt-soc-euro2004-stadiums.html (1275 words)

	AskMen.com - 2004 Euro Portugal
		As a new stadium built adjacent to an already existant one, Drago is part of a modern revival project in the heart of the northern city.
		Dragao Stadium is host to the Euro 2004 opening ceremonies, as well as three group matches, a quarterfinal and a semifinal.
		With a capacity of 65,000 energetic fans, the stadium is really a complete entertainment and cultural area as well, with a large health club, six conference rooms, a stadium, restaurants, and a club museum.
	www.askmen.com /fashion/travel_top_ten_60/81c_travel_top_ten.html (664 words)

	Braga Municipal Stadium Tickets - Euro 2004 Tickets - Portugal
		Whether you are looking for Braga Municipal Stadium tickets, sold out event tickets or Braga Municipal Stadium corporate hospitality, My Ticket Market.com has a wide selection of Braga Municipal Stadium tickets, concert tickets, sports tickets and London Theatre Tickets.
		The Braga Municipal Stadium is described as a ""work of art"" by UEFA Stadium and Security Committee president Ernie Walker.
		The brand new Braga stadium - official name Estádio Municipal de Braga - is one of the most spectacular stadium settings in the world.
	www.soldouteventtickets.com /listings/276/276/8499/Venues/braga-municipal-stadium (321 words)

	Portugal Soccer Stadium Information :: Portugal Visitor
		There were ten stadiums built for Euro 2004 in Portugal.
		The 10 new stadiums and their surrounding infrastructure, such as car parks and access roads, cost a total of 964 million euro to construct.
		Four stadiums are owned by their resident clubs - Benfica and Sporting in Lisbon and FC Porto and Boavista in Porto.
	www.portugalvisitor.com /stadiums (136 words)

	euro 2004 - news
		The Aveiro Municipal Council, ultimately responsible for the Municipal Stadium which will be used for Euro 2004, have denied rumours that there is a 'structural problem' with the stadium that would keep it from being inaugurated as scheduled on November 15th with the friendly between Portugal and Greece.
		Braga's new stadium is running two m onth sbehind the initially designated schedule, but Ernie Walker said that this was not a problem as there was a 'pillow of time' in which to work.
		The move seems to negate the possibility of a municipal stadium, to be shared with Sporting, which has been doing the rounds of the press in recent weeks and is still being advocated by the Lisbon City Council.
	www.footballportugal.com.pt /_euro_2004_/euro_2004_-_news/euro_2004_-_news.html (11489 words)

	:: arcspace.com
		The Braga Municipal Stadium is situated within the Dume Sports Park on the northern slope of Monte Castro.
		The location of the Stadium, in the sports zone specified in the Municipal Master Plan, will serve as an anchor point for any future development in the area as the city expands northwards.
		The design for the 40 meter tall Stadium consists of two squares with the same degree of sloping.
	www.arcspace.com /architects/Souto_de_Moura/Braga (180 words)

	Braga 2 Hearts 2
		AGAINST the stunning backdrop of Braga’s Municipal Stadium, Hearts carved out a piece of history in Portugal by becoming the first Scottish club to reach the group phase of the UEFA Cup.
		De Vries had been proving himself to be a real handful for the Braga defenders and when their captain, Paulo Jorge, got into a terrible fankle in his own box in the 28th minute it was the big striker who punished him.
		He muscled past Jorge, nicked the ball round Paulo Santos, the Braga goalkeeper, and touched it into the empty net before running off with arm raised to take the acclaim of the Hearts fans massed in the far corner of the stand next to the rock face.
	www.ling.ed.ac.uk /~kenny/hearts_reports/hearts_reports_04_05/a_uefa_braga_sept_04.html (874 words)

	World Stadiums - Stadium Design :: Estádio Municipal de Braga Stadium in Braga
		Estádio Municipal de Braga Stadium was created on the mountainside by levelling down a pit of the mountain Monte Castro and served as a hosting venue for the Euro 2004 tournament.
		First, it was built in harmony into a natural environment characterized by granite walls on one side and an open space on the other, offering a natural scenery in proximity to the playing field.
		Second, the stadium is not conventional because it does not have stands behind the goals, which is an architectural choice that greatly deviates from the traditional European method.
	www.worldstadiums.com /stadium_menu/architecture/stadium_design/braga_municipal.shtml (366 words)

	IABSE
		A dramatic state-of-the-art engineering and architectural stadium was built in Braga, Portugal to receive the EURO 2004 football championship.
		The site where the client wanted a 30 000 seat stadium was a hill with a very good granite quarry on its top.
		The Architect imagined one stadium with only two stands — one would be carved into the rock as in an amphitheatre; the other one would rise up from the ground.
	www.iabse.ethz.ch /journalsei/asareader/vol15_2/newbraga.php (170 words)

	ABC Sport - Soccer - Euro stadiums cost more than double the estimate
		According to the accounts, the stadiums in Braga, Leiria, Coimbra, Guimaraes, Faro/Loule and Aveiro cost a total of 290 million euros ($US345.6 million), 107 per cent more than the original estimate.
		However, it only paid 13 per cent of the final costs for the six stadiums and the interest rate fund was quickly exhausted, the report said.
		Braga Mayor Mesquita Machado told RDP that the city's spending would be unaffected by stadium outlays.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/s1113255.htm (505 words)

	uefa.com
		Eduardo Souto de Moura, one of Portugal's leading architects, is the brains behind the Braga Municipal stadium - a project labelled a "work of art" by UEFA Stadium and Security Committee chairman Ernie Walker.
		Souto de Moura's revolutionary design is a stadium featuring only two stands, running along both sides of the pitch and seating all 30,000 spectators.
		UEFA EURO 2004™ tournament director António Laranjo is another fan of the stadium, and he told euro2004.com: "It is a jewel.
	www.uefa.com /news/newsId=81902,printer.htmx (451 words)

	SI.com - Soccer - Euro 2004 stadium capsules - Tuesday June 8, 2004 8:47PM
		Built next to the club's old stadium, from 1954, alongside an expressway on the city's rim.
		The stadium has just two stands, braced by steel cables strung over the pitch, and a huge video screen which officials claim is the biggest in Europe.
		The out-of-town stadium was designed so that all seats have overhead cover.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/soccer/06/08/stadium.capsules (460 words)

	ATL World Cup Soccer. All the top world soccer news daily. News from international soccer. Euro 2004, champion's ...
		The stadium will host up to 30.000 football fans during two games of the first round of the Euro 2004, Bulgaria vs Denmark 18 June and Netherlands vs Latvia 23 June.
		Aerial view taken in November 2003 of the Estadio Municipal in Braga.
		One side of the stadium faces a huge wall of granite where there is a 270 square metre television screen.
	www.wldcup.com /euro/2004/stadium/9.html (226 words)

	Welcome to...........
		Stadium: Aveiro Municipal Stadium (new) - Capacity 30,000.
		Stadium: Braga Municipal Stadium (new) - Capacity 30,000.
		Stadium: Faro/Loulé Inter-Municipal Stadium (new) - Capacity 30,000.
	www14.brinkster.com /qphoria/venue_euro.html (119 words)

	Eamonn Fitzgerald's Rainy Day: Estadio Municipal de Braga
		The real winners tonight, however, will be the residents of Braga, the small, ancient town in the far north of Portugal, where Holland and Latvia meet.
		The game will be played in Braga's new stadium, which was designed by Eduardo Souto de Moura, one of Europe's most understated architects.
		Estadio Municipal de Braga is remarkable in a number of ways.
	www.eamonn.com /2004/06/estadio_municipal_de_braga.htm (280 words)

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