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Macao, a lucrative port of strategic importance in the development
Macao, a lucrative port of strategic importance in the development of international trade, was under Portuguese administration from the mid-16th centu...
The late 17th-century core of this historic town, founded by the
The late 17th-century core of this historic town, founded by the French and occupied by the Dutch before coming under Portuguese rule, has preserved t...
Goiás testifies to the occupation and colonization of the lands
Goiás testifies to the occupation and colonization of the lands of central Brazil in the 18th and 19th centuries. The urban layout is an example of t...
The ruins of São Miguel das Missões in Brazil, and those of San
The ruins of São Miguel das Missões in Brazil, and those of San Ignacio Miní, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa María la Mayor in Arg...
Qal’at al-Bahrain is a typical tell – an artificial mound
Qal’at al-Bahrain is a typical tell – an artificial mound created by many successive layers of human occupation. The strata of the 300 × 600 m te...
The churches and convents of Goa, the former capital of the
The churches and convents of Goa, the former capital of the Portuguese Indies – particularly the Church of Bom Jesus, which contains the tomb of St ...
The island of Gorée lies off the coast of Senegal, opposite
The island of Gorée lies off the coast of Senegal, opposite Dakar. From the 15th to the 19th century, it was the largest slave-trading centre on the ...
Situated on a hill overlooking the city, the University of Coimbra
Situated on a hill overlooking the city, the University of Coimbra with its colleges grew and evolved over more than seven centuries within the old to...
The 987-ha site on the volcanic island of Pico, the second largest
The 987-ha site on the volcanic island of Pico, the second largest in the Azores archipelago, consists of a remarkable pattern of spaced-out, long lin...

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