UMM (Portuguese: União Metalo-Mecânica, pronounced [uniˈɐ̃w̃ mɨˈtalu mɨˈkɐnikɐ]) is a Portuguese metal works factory and ex-automobile manufacturer based in Lisbon, Portugal. It was founded in 1977 with the purpose of manufacturing four-wheel drive vehicles for agricultural, industrial and utility applications.
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SIC (acronym of full name Sociedade Independente de Comunicação) (“Independent Communication Society”) is a Portuguese television network and media company, which runs several television channels. Their flagship channel is the eponymous SIC, the third terrestrial television station in Portugal, launched on 6 October 1992. SIC is owned by Impresa, a Portuguese media conglomerate. It is one of the two private free-to-air channels in Portugal, among the seven terrestrial free-to-air channels […]
Media Capital SGPS, SA, is a Portuguese media corporation founded in 1988 (originally named SOCI – Sociedade de Comunicação Independente, founded by Luís Nobre Guedes), based in Oeiras, Lisbon. Media Capital is a major media group in Portugal, and is one of the biggest media corporations in Europe. Media Capital distributes 20th Century Fox and […]
Hovione’s facilities at Lumiar Campus include two buildings: Building R, with three floors, which houses corporate services, namely the areas of Finance, Human Resources, Sales, Marketing & Communication, Regulatory Affairs, among others. Building S, also with three floors, where the new Hovione Research and Development Center is located, with a total area of 7,600 m2, […]
Skookum Films is a creative video agency founded by a group of artists from Denmark, Portugal and the United States. Our films have been shown in more than 200 festivals from all over the world, our videos have been seen by well over 5 million viewers online and projects for brands such as Google, William Hill or Pandora […]
Lisbon Zoo is a zoological garden in Lisbon, Portugal. It was founded in 1884. The zoo was originally located in the park of São Sebastião da Pedreira. The zoo moved once in 1894 and once again in 1905 to it current location at Quinta das Laranjeiras, in Sete Rios. About 2,000 animals of more than 300 species are […]
The 25 de Abril Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left (south) bank of the Tagus river. It was inaugurated on August 6, 1966. It is often compared to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, because they are both suspension […]
The National Pantheon, hosting the tombs of great figures in Portuguese history, occupies the building originally intended for the church of Santa Engrácia.Founded in the second half of the 16th century, the building was completely rebuilt at the end of the 16th century by the architect João Antunes; although it never opened up to worship, […]
The construction of the Basilica da Estrela and the barefoot Carmelite convent, which has been occupied by public services since 1885, began at the end of the 19th century. XVIII as a result of a vote of D. Maria I, with the intervention of architects Mateus Vicente de Oliveira and Reinaldo Manuel. The basilical church, with […]
The Palace of Ajuda is a neoclassical monument in the civil parish of Ajuda in the city of Lisbon, central Portugal. Built on the site of a temporary wooden building constructed to house the Royal family after the 1755 earthquake and tsunami, it was originally begun by architect Manuel Caetano de Sousa, who planned a […]
The Triumphal Arch of Rua Augusta has always impressed those who strolled on the busiest pedestrian street in Lisbon. But nowadays, you can already visit the top of this unique monument and have a truly unique and impressive view of Baixa de Lisboa and the Tagus river. It symbolizes the strength of Lisbon reborn after […]
The Carmo Archaeological Museum, installed in the ruins of the old Carmo Church, was founded in 1864, a year after the foundation of the Portuguese Archaeologists Association. RUINS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CARMO The construction of the Carmo church dates back to 1389, driven by the desire and religious devotion of its founder, the Constable […]
National Monument and World Heritage (UNESCO), the symbol of the city of Lisbon and Portugal in the world, it is associated historically and artistically with the Jerónimos Monastery and the Portuguese Discoveries. Built, between 1514 and 1519, on a basaltic outcrop, some distance from the north bank of the river, it combines two distinct architectural models: […]
The Lisbon Cathedral often called simply the Sé, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Lisbon, Portugal. The oldest church in the city is the seat of the Patriarchate of Lisbon. Built in 1147, the cathedral has survived many earthquakes and has been modified, renovated and restored several times. It is nowadays a mix of […]
Inaugurated in 1998 as part of the last world exhibition of the century. XX, whose theme was “The oceans, a heritage for the future”, the Oceanário eternalized the connection between Lisbon and the ocean. The Lisbon Oceanarium is a public aquarium of reference in Lisbon, Portugal and internationally. The equipment receives about 1 million people annually, who […]
THE MONUMENT Designed by architect Cottinelli Telmo (1897 – 1948) and sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida (1898 – 1975), the Padrão dos Descobrimentos was first erected in 1940, in an ephemeral way and integrated in the Portuguese World Exhibition. Built in perishable materials, it had a light structure of iron and cement, the sculptural composition being molded […]
Open 7 days a week, Castelo de S. Jorge is now a place where you can enjoy our heritage, get to know a little about Lisboa’s History at the Permanent Exhibition, explore the traces of the Moorish neighbourhood dating back from the 11th century at the Archaeological Site, discover yet unseen sights over the city on the Camera Obscura, stroll […]
A masterpiece of Portuguese architecture from the 16th century, it is classified as a National Monument and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list (1983). The Jerónimos Monastery is located in one of the most qualified areas of Lisbon, a historic and monumental setting next to the Tagus River, the place from which the ships and […]
Hospital da Luz Torres de Lisboa (formerly British Hospital) is one of the most distinguished national private hospitals in the provision of outpatient and inpatient health care. Located in one of the main arteries of the city, in 2018 it reinforced the connection and assistance capacity of the Hospital da Luz network in the Greater Lisbon area . Excellence […]
Mission The Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental (CHLO) has the mission of providing healthcare to all citizens within the scope of the responsibilities and capacities of the hospital units that comprise it, implementing the definitions of health policy at national and regional level, to strategic plans and decisions that are superiorly approved. CHLO also develops […]
The Navigator Company is a Portuguese pulp and paper company. The Navigator Company has a productive capacity of 1.6 million tonnes of paper and 1.4 million tonnes of pulp,[8] with 1,380 km2 of forest, and an annual turnover of over €1.5 billion (US$1.9 billion). The company uses eucalyptus as the prime raw material for the […]
Tabaqueira has a long history. Founded in 1927, it recently marked some historic landmarks, including the 90th anniversary of its foundation and the 55th anniversary of the inauguration of the factory in the municipality of Sintra. The last 20 years, after joining PMI, represented a new cycle in the life of this which is the largest tobacco […]
Sumol + Compal S.A. is a Portuguese food and beverages company specializing in soft drink production and bottling. The company’s principal activities are the manufacturing, marketing, bottling, selling, exporting, and distribution of various types of beverages, such as soft drinks, juices, nectars, bottled water, beers, and other related products. It also has operations in the […]
Sovena Group is one of the largest Portuguese agribusiness holding companies, producing cooking oils, olive oils, olives and soap. It has its own farmyards in Portugal and several other countries. History Sovena was founded in the 1956 in Portugal, as a joint-venture of Companhia União Fabril (CUF), Macedo e Coelho and Sociedade Nacional de Sabões. After the Carnation Revolution of 1974 it was nationalized. Jorge de Mello, an heir […]
Mota-Engil is a Portuguese group in the sectors of civil construction, public works, port operations, waste, water, and logistics. The chairman of the board of directors is António Mota and Gonçalo Moura Martins is the company’s CEO. Jorge Coelho has led the group’s Executive Committee from 2008 to 2013 and currently is a consultant in Mota-Engil’s Strategic Advisory Council. The registered office […]
Jerónimo Martins SGPS, SA Sociedade Aberta (JM) is a Portuguese corporate group that operates in food distribution and specialised retail. It operates more than 4,400 stores in Portugal, Poland, and Colombia. The group is the majority owner of Jerónimo Martins Retail (JMR), which operates the Pingo Doce super- and hypermarket chain in Portugal. JMR has been run as a 51%-49% joint venture with the Dutch firm Ahold Delhaize since 1982. Jerónimo Martins is listed on Euronext Lisbon, […]
Grupo José de Mello is a family-based and family-controlled Portuguese shareholder group playing a diversified role in the Portuguese economy. It is one of Portugal’s biggest corporate groups. The company is named after its founder José Manuel de Mello (December 8, 1927 – September 16, 2009), the heir of an industrial conglomerate, Companhia União Fabril (CUF), which had been founded by his […]
Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A. is a Portuguese corporation which consists of more than 100 companies engaged in activities such as natural gas supply, regasification, transport, storage, and distribution; petroleum products exploration, production, refining, trading, logistics and retailing; co-generation and renewable energy. Its stock was partially listed on the Euronext Lisbon stock exchange in the second half of 2006. History SACOR, CIDLA, SONAP, PETROSUL, and PETROGAL were the main Portuguese […]
EDP – Energias de Portugal (formerly Electricidade de Portugal) is a Portuguese electric utilities company, headquartered in Lisbon. It was founded in 1976 through the merger of 14 nationalised electricity companies. The Group became the first Iberian company to own significant generating and distribution assets in both sides of the border, with a controlling position in the Spanish company HC Energía, and it is also present […]
Cimpor – Cimentos de Portugal is the largest Portuguese cement group, operating in eleven countries – Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Brazil, Tunisia, Turkey, Cape Verde, Mozambique, China, Egypt and South Africa, involved in manufacturing and marketing cement, hydraulic lime, concrete and aggregates, precast concrete and dry mortars. The Brazilian company Camargo Corrêa is the owner of the company. In Portugal, Cimpor has major factories in Coimbra (Souselas), Vila Franca de Xira (Alhandra), Loulé and Figueira da Foz (Cabo Mondego). Cimpor is listed […]
Carris (Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa) (Lisbon Tramways Company) is a public transportation company in Lisbon, Portugal. Carris operates Lisbon’s buses, trams, and funiculars. It does not operate the Lisbon Metro. Carris was founded September 18, 1872. A total of 140.6 million passenger boardings were recorded in 2017. As of December 31, 2015, Carris employed 1995 individuals, with 1285 bus drivers and 152 tram […]
Caixa Geral de Depósitos is a Portuguese state-owned banking corporation, and the second largest bank in Portugal. CGD is Portugal’s largest public sector banking corporation, established in Lisbon in 1876. CGD now has presence in 23 countries spanning four continents through branches, representative offices or direct equity interests in local financial institutions. CGD is the […]
The Portuguese Air Force Academy (AFA, Academia da Força Aérea in Portuguese) is a Portuguese military higher education institution whose aim is to provide all its students with the training and the experience that will enable them to graduate having gained the knowledge and the character qualities that are essential for leadership, and the motivation to become Portuguese Air Force officers. It comprises both university and polytechnical academic programmes. Academic […]
The Escola Superior Náutica Infante D. Henrique (formerly “Escola Náutica Infante D. Henrique”) or ENIDH is a college of higher education dedicated to nautical studies, situated in Paço de Arcos, Oeiras, in the Portuguese district of Lisbon. Literally, the Prince Henry Nautical School, it was named for the Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator. It is the Portuguese maritime college and specializes in maritime studies. Higher education programmes ENIDH […]
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies) is the largest Portuguese private university, and the main institution of Grupo Lusófona, which administers other universities and colleges in Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique. Indeed, promotion of Lusophony (the speaking of Portuguese) is seen as a major objective of the institution; students from former Portuguese African colonies pay substantially […]
The Lusíada University is a Portuguese private university headquartered in Lisbon. The university’s motto is sol lucet omnibus (“The sun shines over everyone”). History The Universidade Lusíada was founded in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1986. It later opened branches in the Portuguese cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Famalicão, and abroad in Angola. Lusíada out of Portugal Angola The university has branches abroad in Angola at Luanda, Benguela, and Cabinda. It is one of seven recognized […]