History of the Mundet Cork Factory In 1905, the Spanish company L. Mundet & Sons, Inc. was founded in the 19th century by the Catalan businessman Lorenzo Mundet in the city of Palmos, Catalonia. It expands its business to Portugal,…
The Vale de Milhaços Gunpowder Factory
The Vale de Milhaços Gunpowder Factory The installation of the Vale de Milhaços Gunpowder Factory – Black Powder Circuit dates back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1897, an accident at a previous black powder production plant…
The Easter Bible Story
The Easter Biblke Story Discover the complete Bible story of Easter, including the Last Supper, Judas’ Betrayal, the Crucifixion of Jesus, and Jesus’ Resurrection. Read The Easter Story
A joke to cheer people up a bit
One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river, his axe fell into the river.When he began crying, God appeared and asked him, “Why are you crying?”The woodcutter told Him that he had dropped…
Work of Isabel Madruga
SUMMER VACATION 2019 In these holidays, beyond some tours around Lisbon, Setúbal, Cascais, Ericeira, we, my husband and me, went several times to the beach with our youngest grand daugther… But the best of my vacation it was the week,…
UNITED KINGDOM
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, simply called the United Kingdom or UK, is a sovereign country in Northern Europe. It is a constitutional monarchy that is made up of four separate countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is a member of the European Union, United Nations, the Commonwealth, NATO and the G8. It has the…
Generation Gap
A tour around Lisbon
On the 5th June, in the last period of the English III class, was done a tour in an amphibious vehicle of HIPPO-TRIP organized by our class, which was an interesting visit to sites in the city of Lisbon and…
World Women´s Day
History of the Day Introduction International Women’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political.…