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Europe lies, reclining upon her elbows:From East to West she stretches, staring,

And romantic tresses fall over Greek eyes, reminding.

 The left elbow is stepped back;The other laid out at an angle.

The first says Italy where it leans;This one England where, set afar,The hand holds the resting face.

 Enigmatic and fateful she stares Out West, to the future of the past

By Fernando Pessoa

Introduction

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Index

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Portugal

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located in the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It has a total area of 92,391 km², and is the westernmost nation of Europe.

The Portuguese territory is bordered on the north and east by Spain and on the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean. It includes the mainland and two archipelagos which are autonomous regions: the Azores and Madeira.

During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Portugal was a world power in the economical, social and cultural areas, becoming the first and most enduring colonial empire of global scope.

It is now a developed country, economically prosperous, socially and politically stable and with a high position in the Human Development Index. It is among the countries with a high quality of life, although its Gross Domestic Product per capita is the lowest among the countries of Western Europe.

Portugal is a member of the United Nations and of The European Union, and a founding member of NATO, OECD, the Eurozone (European Union) and of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries. Our country participates in various peacekeeping missions of The United Nations. Portugal is also a member of the Schengen area.

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Lisbon

Lisbon is the capital and largest city of Portugal.

In 1994 Lisbon was designated Europe's Cultural Capital.

In 1998, Expo 98 was held in Lisbon ("The Oceans as a resource for the Future" - from May 22 to September 30, 1998).

It was very appropriate that Expo 98, whose theme was the Oceans, was held in a country whose mariners defied the sea and gave New Worlds to the world.

The heart of the city is Downtown (Baixa) or city centre. There we can find the most beautiful and attractive monuments with a lot of secrets to discover.

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LisbonMosteiro dos Jerónimos Torre de Belém

Praça do Comércio

Castelo S. JorgeSé de Lisboa (cathedral)

Casa dos Bicos

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Loures

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Loures

Loures is a city and a municipality to the north of Lisbon.

Created on 26 July 1886 by a royal decree, the municipality currently occupies an area of 169 km² and has about 200,000 inhabitants (2001).

The city itself has a population of 15,967 inhabitants.

The municipality is basically divided into three areas: the rustic one to the north, the urban one to the south and the urban-industrial to the east.

In Loures, the proclamation of the Republic happened one day before the rest of the country: it was on 4th October 1910 that the Republicans from Loures proclaimed the establishment of the new regime, in the old Town Hall.

4th October Square

Town Hall

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Paz e Amizade (Peace and Friendship) Pavillion

Loureshopping

The older population from Loures were very conected to agriculture. But that was some time ago. Nowadays things are very diferent, since most of the agricultural fields have been replaced by buildings.

Our town has a little bit of everything: We have gyms, markets, super markets, a vast number of stores that sell everything from lockers to shoes. And recently a shoping centre, called “Loureshopping”, has been built. But that´s not all. A new hospital and an underground connection to Lisbon have been anounced for Loures.

Panoramic view of LouresLoures

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Secondary School José Afonso is located in the center of Loures which allows the school to be attended by a school population from the most diverse areas of the municipality. It became operational on 17 October 1975, being the first school in the municipality of Loures.

Prior to being a state school, it was named Secondary School of Loures, and was attended by about 70 students, some of which on a boarding regime.

In 1999, the school became known as High School José Afonso, Loures in honour of José Afonso (a Portuguese singer and composer). He is very famous not only because of his activist songs but also for a revolution that happened in Portugal (one of his songs was used as a counter-sign in the “carnation revolution” that led to the fall of the fascist regime).

Secondary School José Afonso, Loures

José Afonso

Secondary School José

Afonso, Loures

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Secondary School José

Afonso, Loures

•The school has several different courses to offer:

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Secondary School José

Afonso, Loures

Our school also has:

Cafeteria/Students room

Library

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Secondary School José

Afonso, Loures

•17 classrooms

•1 Auditorium

•2 Art Rooms

•5 Laboratories

•2 pavillions

• A nice and cozy outdoor space where you can socialize

with the friendly students

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•The days of our old school are coming to an end since a new schol will be built to replace our beloved school.

•We also have some clubs that help promote extra curricular activities inside the school. The PROALV/Comenius project is one of these.

Secondary School José

Afonso, Loures

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We hope you enjoyed yourselves!

Sper sa va distrati!

Надявам се да се забавляваме!

Spero che abbiate divertimento!

Ελπίζω να διασκεδάσετε!

Esperamos que se tenham divertido!

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