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	Porto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Porto (in English also Oporto), population 263,000 in 15 parishes, with 1,551,950 in the metropolitan area, is Portugal 's second city and district seat.
		It is situated in the north of the country, on the northern bank of the Douro River, just in from the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
		The football clubs FC Porto and Boavista FC, playing in the highest Portuguese division, are both from Porto.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Oporto (737 words)

	Porto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Porto (in English also Oporto), formerly Portucale, population 263,000 in 15 parishes, with 1,551,950 in the metropolitan area, is Portugal 's second city and district seat.
		The building where its offices are located (which has the same name as the newspaper) was up to recently one of the tallest in the city (it has been superseded by a number of modern buildings which have been built in the last 10 years).
		For graduate and post-graduate education, Porto has several universities, the larger one being the state-managed University of Porto.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Porto (1272 words)

	Porto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Porto is a 3 hour train ride from Lisbon on the fast train, occasionally reaching the limit of 230 kph.
		Porto is in the Douro province, and on the Douro River as it reaches the Atlantic Ocean.
		Porto was established in 4000 to 3000 BC by the Romans.
	www.norseaodyssey.com /Our_Travels/Europe/Portugal/Porto/porto.htm (2280 words)

	Encyclopedia: Braga district (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is bordered by Viana do Castelo district in the north, Vila Real district in the east and Porto district in the south.
		Barcelos is a city located in Braga district in the north of Portugal the city population is 22,207 in 7 parishes the municipality has 121,245 in 89 parishes.
		Vila Nova de Famalicão is a parish and a city in Braga district with the population of 8098, along with the urban parishes of Calendário, São Tiago de Antas, Gavião the urban area of the city has 24121, the municipality has 126865 with 49 parishes.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Braga-district (445 words)

	GUIANA (Guyana, Guayana') - Online Information article about GUIANA (Guyana, Guayana')
		Porto Seguro says of the so-called Tupis, ` at other times they gave themselves the name of Guayd or Guayana, which probably means " brothers," from which comes Guayazes and Guayanazes.
		The principal gold districts are on the Essequibo and its tributariesthe chief being the Cuyuni, Mazaruni, Potaro and Conawarookand on the Barima, Barama and Waini rivers in the north-west district.
		The population has shown a tendency to move from the districts to the town; thus in 1852 there were 6000 persons in the town and 32,000 in the districts.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /GRA_GUI/GUIANA_Guyana_Guayana_.html (10747 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Porto
		Porto, city in north-west Portugal, capital of Porto District, on the banks of the Douro River near the Atlantic Ocean.
		Porto Velho, city in western Brazil, capital of RondÃ´nia state, near the border with Amazonas State and Bolivia.
		Porto Alegre, city in south-east Brazil, capital of Rio Grande do Sul State, a port situated on Lake dos Patos (an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean)....
	au.encarta.msn.com /Porto.html (81 words)

	Porto [Definition] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Its name comes from the fact that it ages in cellars in Porto's sister city Vila Nova de Gaia Vila Nova de Gaia is a city and municipality in Portugal.
		It is in the Porto district, located south of Porto on the other side of the river Douro.
		Porto is currently the second club in the Portuguese overall championship, just second to SL Benfica.
	www.wikimirror.com /Porto (2343 words)

	EUROPA - Regional Policy Inforegio
		The Porto UPP is part of a wider scheme for the rehabilitation of the historic city centre, which began in the mid-seventies with the creation of the Commission for the Urban Renewal of Ribeira and Barredo (CRUARB), an agency established by the Municipality of Porto.
		District residents were kept informed of developments and were given a forum for feedback and participation.
		The project was the first of its kind in Porto and proved to be very successful in combining physical interventions to conserve and upgrade the historic fabric, with carefully targeted measures to promote the economic potential of the area and to improve the quality of life of its local residents.
	europa.eu.int /comm/regional_policy/urban2/urban/upp/src/bullet13.htm (4061 words)

	Doctors Review May05: Conferencing in PORTO: Vintage sights
		Clinging to a rocky gorge at the mouth of the Douro River, the old centre of Porto is full of tiled facades, charming narrow streets and lively seafood restaurants.
		The five-star Tivoli Porto (66 Rue Alfonso Lopes Vierra; tel: 011-351-226-077-900; www.tivolihotels.com) is set outside the city bustle in one of Porto's most exclusive residential neighbourhoods.
		Porto has a strong café culture, and you're bound to stumble across a tempting place for coffee and a bite to eat.
	www.doctorsreview.com /archives/2005/no_05/may05_p43.html (717 words)

	Ipojuca, Porto de Galinhas, Muro Alto, Pernambuco
		With two harbours - Suape and Porto de Galinhas - besides of the largest long and flat land along a river side of massapê of Northeast, Ipojuca was part of the triangled colonial commerce; Galinhas (Chickens) was given this name because was this way that people referred to slaves brought from África, during that period.
		The municipal district of Ipojuca was created by the municipal law of number 02, from November 12 of 1895.
		The municipal district of Ipojuca also is regarded as one of the biggest industrial poles of Pernambuco, because there are placed some great companies appeared around the Porto de Suape (wich is located on the Cabo de Santo Agostinho, neighboring municipal district).
	www.recifeguide.com /pernambuco/ipojuca.html (743 words)

	Federal Judicial History \| 15b
		In the district courts, in all cases save where a direct review of the decision may be had in the Supreme Court under section 238.
		To review decisions of the district courts sustaining or overruling exceptions to awards in arbitrations, as provided in section 8 of an Act entitled ‘An Act providing for mediation, conciliation, and arbitration in controversies between certain employers and their employees,’ approved July 15, 1913.
		A circuit judge shall have the same power to grant writs of habeas corpus within his circuit that a district judge has within his district; and the order of the circuit judge shall be entered in the records of the district court of the district wherein the restraint complained of is had.
	www.fjc.gov /history/home.nsf/page/15b (1510 words)

	Labor Notes - Brazil’s Workers Party Tries ‘Participatory Budgeting’ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The oldest and best-rooted was begun in Porto Alegre, a city of 1.3 million, in 1989.
		Porto Alegre is divided into 16 districts for purposes of the budget.
		District spending focuses on specific public works projects in the neighborhood, such as paving streets or improving sewer systems.
	www.labornotes.org /archives/2002/10/d.html (1025 words)

	Porto, Portugal, Pictures
		Among the points of interest of the city are the old quarter, with narrow, cobbled streets; the cathedral (12th-18th century); and the 18th-century Torre dos Clérigos (Tower of the Clerics), a granite structure 75 m (246 ft) high.
		Cale, a pre-Roman settlement on the southern bank of the Douro River, was occupied by the Romans and became known as Portus Cale.
		The construction in 1890 of an artificial harbor at Porto de Leixões contributed to Porto's later growth.
	www.greatestcities.com /Europe/Portugal/Porto_city.html (298 words)

	Women's Soccer Receives Commitments From Five Players :: Conference USA champion Blazers add Bolles, Henricks, Palmer, ...
		Porto was a two-time all-district performer and was recently named to the Prince William Daily Journal All-Area team.
		Porto, a two-time varsity captain, was named the MVP of her high school team following her sophomore, junior and senior seasons.
		Porto led her squad to the 2002 Raleigh Shootout Championship and was named a first-team all-region member in 2003.
	uabsports.collegesports.com /sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/020704aaa.html (799 words)

	UEFA EURO 2004 - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		After another great season with FC Porto, the central defender is gearing up for an exciting summer of UEFA EURO 2004 action with Portugal, but he was happy to offer visitors to Porto a few pointers to help ensure that they have a pleasurable stay during the finals.
		"Porto has fantastic landscapes but my favourite one is in Foz, where you can watch the river washing into the ocean," he said.
		The river is an essential element of Porto's charm and Ricardo Carvalho highly recommended that all visitors explored the city's Ribiera district.
	www.euro2004.com /news/newsId=185895,printer.htmx (456 words)

	Portugal - district flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		All of those very seldom seen — district governors (also very seldom seen themselves), in “institucional pose”, usually appear in front of (or by the side of) the portuguese national flag.
		Though this is a naval flag, designed to be used in Navy ships when a District Governor is on board, it is known to be used also on land, incl.
		The two municpalities of Macao are not attached to any district, and East Timor had itʼs portuguese administrative entities in a void during the indonesian occupation (1975-1999), these consisting of the district of Dili (covering the whole territory) and the local municipalities (13) and communes (64).
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/pt-_d.html (616 words)

	Porto District (Oporto) - Portugal - images - Portugalia.org - 1 - Oporto city
		Porto: Rabelo boat and the Douro - nocturnal
		Porto: Dom Luis I bridge and the city
		Porto: the Cristal Palace - Palácio de Cristal
	www.travel-images.com /porto.html (83 words)

	FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
		His contentions were overruled; he was tried by the court, and was convicted in both cases and sentenced to five months' imprisonment in the district jail in the first, and to four months in the second, and to the payment of the costs in each.
		The effect of the Penal Code of Procedure, as construed by the Supreme Court of Porto Rico, and of the Act of March 10, 1904, repealing the jury act as to libel cases, was a statutory denial of the right of jury trial in such cases.
		In that, the Supreme Court of Porto Rico held that an indictment was not rendered necessary by the Organic Act.
	caselaw.lp.findlaw.com /scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=258&invol=298 (3335 words)

	Buc Results
		Porto scored his second goal just four minutes later when Charlie Falcone found him alone in the middle of the box.
		Porto later scored an unassisted goal for the final margin of victory.
		The Bucs went into the game with a chance to win the district title and for the first 10 minutes of the game, it looked as if the contest would be a true title bout.
	www.brazosport.cc.tx.us /~econ/rebuc1_99.htm (4874 words)

	Porto
		The plan area belongs to a territory located between the consolidated city and the suburbia of Porto, next to the Bonfim district and reasonably central in the Campanhã district, covering an area of around 75ha.
		Campanhã is the largest and most populous of the city's districts, with nearly 50.000 inhabitants.
		In the present context of the Metropolitan Area of Porto, a new thrust in the 'idea of the city' should be implemented.
	www.planum.net /4bie/main/m-4bie-porto.htm (1564 words)

	Portugal - Places to See - Porto district
		Comercial Restaurant (Porto): this is one of the city’s ex-libris and it was founded in 1849.
		Porto Wine Institute Building (Porto): on the building that works as the headquarters of the Porto Wine Institute the highlights are the marble memorial stones that evoke determinant dates and facts of this wine’s history, the images related to the wine, the Noble Saloon and the library.
		It’s the case of the marble fountain, in times gone by belonging to the S. Domingos convent, of the railing and the four gates that surround it, the romantic bandstand and some of the oldest trees of this city.
	www.portugal-live.net /UK/places/green-coast/porto.html (267 words)

	Portugal - images - imagens - photos - Travel-Images.com - Porto / Oporto district: 2 - the city
		Porto district (Douro): 1 - the city of Oporto I
		Porto: Ribeira at night - seen from VN Gaia
		Porto: Ribeira at night - seen from VN Gaia II
	www.travel-images.com /portugal-porto.html (125 words)

	Porto, Portugal - Tourism Information
		Porto, the country´s second largest city, is in itself full of interest, but the district it heads, though largely industrialized, offers the visitor plenty to see.
		The whole district is filled with prosperous towns, as commerce and industry thrive there, but you can drive along many calm roads with wonderful views over the river or enjoy a rugged and still unspoilt coastline.
		It is a narrow, winding hilly course, calling for great accuracy, particularly at the bunkers protecting the greens and at the lakes that are brought into play at holes number 3, 8, 12 and 17.
	www.portugalvirtual.pt /_tourism/costaverde/porto (532 words)

	cath1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A resort area since Classical times, the district is best-known nowadays as the site of a Papal Villa on the lake, used as a retreat and summer residence for the Popes.
		Lke Ostia, however, the district suffered much in the early Dark Ages and, with the silting of the harbour, shrank to it's present size.
		Sabina is the ancient homeland of the Sabine tribe, the district around the Sabine Hills on the left bank of the Tiber north of Rome, Poggio Mirteto is a small town within the district, 27 miles (43 km.) north-northeast of Rome.
	www.hostkingdom.net /eccsbbbp.html (2275 words)

	Porto accommodation. Cheap hotel accommodation in Porto
		Dos Aliados Hotel Residencial Porto is situated right in the heart of Porto.
		The Mercure Batalha Porto is conveniently situated en-route to Lisbon and Coimbra in the heart of the historical city and commercial centre.
		It is a few minutes walk from Porto's, San Bento train station and Batalha Square.
	www.accomline.com.au /hotels.reservations/Porto.htm (139 words)

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		The hotel is located in the historical area of the city, near the city hall in Cedofeita district, only 50m away from one the the main city's avenue- Avenida dos Aliados, 100m from Trindade underground station.
		The Hotel is located in the centre of Porto, in a lively district of the town.
		The bedrooms are large in size and are equally well decorated to a good standard offering a comfortable stay surrounded by such comforts as the all velvet chairs and the lovely soft coloured fabrics to match.
	www.flight-call.co.uk /destination.asp?locationid=74 (448 words)

	Porto Seguro to Salvador, Brazil, by Bike, Bus, and Boat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		After having poked around Salvador for a couple days--strolling the Pelourinho district, gazing at the harbor, pondering why someone would have a cornstalk growing from their balcony--we began our trip by taking an overnight bus from Salvador to Porto Seguro.
		The bus station in Porto Seguro isn't quite as plush as the one in Salvador.
		The ride from Porto Seguro wasn't so pleasant at first, lots of tour busses and beach traffic, but it thinned out after about 10 km.
	efficacy.net /brazil (3885 words)

	Cheap Porto hotels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On the oceanfront in the north of Portugal, the city of Espinho proudly stands as a calm and pleasant destination that integrates the scenic landscapes and gleaming countryside's with the sound of ocean waves...
		The Hotel Internacional Porto is situated in the city centre of Porto, providing 35 rooms equipped with modern facilities like air-conditioning, satellite TV, radio and a telephone...
		Sao Jose Hotel is located in the centre of Porto and is superbly connected to the airport that lies 15 minutes away and the railway station that is 5 minutes away...
	www.salzburg-hotel.com /portugal/Porto/Porto-Hotels.htm (1242 words)

	Porto and Vila Nova De Gaia, Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It's the oldest and poorer district of Porto.
		The grapes are not grown in Porto or Vila Nova De Gaia.
		Traditionally, these boats were used for centuries to transport the barrels of wine from the vineyards to Porto and then to all parts of the world.
	webhome.idirect.com /~kacy/Portugal/Porto.htm (509 words)

	Porto district - Result for Porto district - Meaning of Porto district - Definition of Porto district - Dictionary of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Porto district - Result for Porto district - Meaning of Porto district - Definition of Porto district - Dictionary of Meaning - www.mauspfeil.net
		Image:PortugalPorto.png rightMap showing Porto district in Portugal '''Porto district''' is a district located in north Portugal limited by Aveiro District to the south, Braga district to the north and Vila Real district to the east.
		There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Porto district.
	www.mauspfeil.net /Porto_district.html (127 words)

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