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Read our Privacy notice Five thousand firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires raging across northern Portugal The fires have been blamed for killing three people and forcing an unknown number of residents to flee their homes Some 100 fires reported by national authorities stretched the firefighting brigades Authorities have yet to give figures on how many people have had to evacuate and how many homes have been lost Portuguese state broadcaster RTP showed images of houses burnt to the ground and smoke billowing over charred terrain in the area of Castro de Aire One civilian has died from burns and another from cardiac arrest from the fires that broke out over the weekend Among the hardest hit areas is the district of Aveiro where a firefighter died from an unspecified illness while on duty Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro said on Monday that the firefighter was “victim of a sudden illness” and offered his condolences to his family Ground units were supported by Portuguese water dumping aircraft. Fellow European Union members Spain, France Italy and Greece have committed to providing eight more planes to help local forces “The EU stands with Portugal as it battles major wildfires,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a message on X televised images showed some residents wielding tree branches and buckets of water to try to save their homes from encroaching fires With no rain to relieve in the situation in sight national authorities prolonged an alert for fires until Thursday The measure included a ban on farmers using heavy machinery to harvest crops because of the risk of sparks that could start more fires Portugal was devasted by massive fires in 2017 that killed over 120 people and burned over half a million hectares The dry and hot conditions behind the outbreaks in Portugal came while downpours caused flooding in central Europe The death toll from the severe floods, which began over the weekend, rose to at least 19 on Tuesday, with seven confirmed fatalities in Romania. Poland, Austria, and the Czech Republic were also among the hardest hit. A woman reacts next her home in Covelo, Gondomar, northern Portugal, 17 September 2024 govt and politics"},{"score":0.893409,"label":"/law you accept all cookies and can browse the site with a more personalized experience Palaeopteridium andrenelii is the second representative of the Noeggerathiales to be discovered in the Portuguese Carboniferous following the description of the Noeggerathialean Rhacopteris gomesiana by the geologist Carlos Teixeira in the 1940s in the Douro Carboniferous Basin Fossils of plants from the extinct Noeggerathiales are rare in Europe and America primarily due to their distinctive ecological traits they lived in different habitats and generally did not fossilise alongside the typical plants of the Carboniferous fossil record this new species confirms what was already known: the palaeobotanical record of the Portuguese Carboniferous exhibits a high degree of endemism of international relevance," concludes Carlos Góis-Marques The new species is dedicated to André Nel of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris a world-renowned expert in palaeoentomology who collaborated with Portuguese palaeontologists on the taxonomic study of new insect fossils recently discovered in the Douro and Buçaco Carboniferous basins The scientific article, "Palaeopteridium andrenelii sp. nov., a new Noeggerathialean species from the Middle Pennsylvanian of Portugal with new insights on the Noeggerathiales," is available here This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page More than 50 people injured as 54 fires burn across country amid hot Seven people have been killed and more than 50 injured in wildfires ravaging central and northern Portugal after three firefighters died on Tuesday when their vehicle was trapped in flames Portugal’s civil protection service said 54 wildfires were burning nationwide Italy and Spain sent eight water-bombing planes through the EU’s mutual assistance mechanism More than 1,000 firefighters battled through Monday night to control four separate blazes near the towns of Nelas and Aveiro with TV footage showing residents frantically pouring buckets of water on rapidly advancing flames the blazes have consumed more than 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) of forest and scrubland in the last two days the agency said – roughly the same area that has been burnt by fires so far this year across the country said the three firefighters – two women and a man – had been killed near Nelas including a man retrieving tools from his shed A fire in Nelas Photograph: Pedro Nunes/ReutersFernandes said late on Monday that the fires which have forced the closure of two railway lines and several motorways including part of the main road between Lisbon and Porto The weather conditions on Monday brought the highest risk of fire in northern Portugal since 2001 Fernandes said the situation was “very complex” and that Tuesday would be “very difficult” who cancelled his Tuesday engagements in response to the fires also said the country faced “some very difficult times over the next few days” An extreme fire warning has been extended until Thursday night After a wet start to the year Portugal and Spain have recorded fewer wildfires than last year but temperatures were above 30C across Portugal over the weekend amid exceptionally low humidity and strong winds The government increased fire-prevention funding by a factor of 10 and doubled its firefighting budget after deadly blazes in 2017 claimed 64 lives Free newsletterA digest of the morning's main headlines from the Europe edition emailed direct to you every week day Scientists have said human-caused climate breakdown is supercharging extreme weather across the world, driving more frequent and more deadly disasters, from floods – as seen this week in central Europe – to heatwaves Human-caused climate breakdown is making heatwaves more likely and more intense, with some – such as the extreme heatwave in western Canada and the US in 2021 – all but impossible without global heating Reuters and Agence France-Presse contributed reporting Metyis Campus inaugurated with HUGO BOSS as first partner and a €15 million investment a multinational provider of solutions in big data and premium lifestyle company HUGO BOSS marked a key milestone in their partnership today Representing a private investment of over €15 million this major new hub in the region includes the HUGO BOSS Digital Campus also inaugurated today and specialized in eCommerce and technology and data.The powerhouse for up to 1,000 new jobs The Metyis Campus currently comprises two buildings and will create approximately 1,000 new jobs including the 250 jobs designed to operate the HUGO BOSS Digital Campus the company reinforces its commitment to Portugal and "Metyis’ mission is to be partners for impact for our clients are epicenters where we provide solutions for our clients regionally and globally The Metyis Campus not only allows us to forge deeper and more meaningful collaboration but also represents another significant step in our journey to staying true to our mission,” said Yogen Singh "The Porto Campus opens its doors as Metyis celebrates 10 years marking an important milestone that will strengthen our partnerships and provide a space for personal and professional growth for our people," he added HUGO BOSS as the first partner in Portugal The HUGO BOSS Digital Campus is a joint venture between Metyis and HUGO BOSS Launched in 2021 between the company’s headquarters in Metzingen 250 professionals will be part of the HUGO BOSS Digital Campus by the end of 2023 HUGO BOSS seeks to both increase the data analytics capabilities of the company and boost digital sales in the years to come The Digital Campus provides the capability and capacity required to maximize data usage and support the growth trajectory of the global premium fashion company The Campus employees’ scope of work encompasses the creation of a state-of-the-art data architecture infrastructure and the development and enhancement of HUGO BOSS’ eCommerce platform and services “The HUGO BOSS Digital Campus is a key milestone on our journey to become the leading premium tech-driven fashion platform worldwide we will increase our digital and data analytics capabilities and tap into the power of data thereby enhancing the competitiveness and efficiency of our business activities We are very pleased to be in the Porto region and look forward to the many new talents we will be able to attract here for HUGO BOSS,“ said Daniel Grieder “The arrival of Metyis in Gondomar represents a big step towards innovation and we are working every day to attract this high-value investment to our territory This project will generate around a thousand highly qualified jobs which is absolutely decisive for retaining the best talents in our city we are excited to welcome HUGO BOSS as the first high-profile corporation here,” commented Marco Martins Metyis operates in various business areas, including beverages, consumer goods, fashion, financial services, food processing, retail and utilities, among others. Currently, the company has offices in Porto, Lisbon, and Faro, employing over 200 professionals in Portugal, including the Digital Campus. For all materials and photos from today’s event, please access our media kit dynamic and forward-thinking firm operating across a wide range of industries Metyis brings long-lasting impact and growth to its business partners and clients with a distinctive long-term partnership model with a talent pool of over 1000 employees and more than 50 nationalities.  About HUGO BOSS:  HUGO BOSS is one of the leading companies positioned in the premium segment of the global apparel market the group offers collections in 132 countries at around 7,400 points of sale and online in 70 countries via hugoboss.com With approximately 17,000 employees worldwide posted sales of EUR 3.7 billion in the fiscal year 2022 If you have any questions about the company, please contact:Metyis Chanda Yarborough Partner Phone: +31 622101979 E-mail: chanda.yarborough(at)metyis.com metyis.com LinkedIn: Metyis  Instagram: @wearemetyis     HUGO BOSS Carolin Westermann  Vice President Corporate Communications  Phone: +49 7123 94-86321  E-mail: carolin_westermann(at)hugoboss.com GROUP.HUGOBOSS.COM Twitter: @HUGOBOSS LinkedIn: HUGO BOSS portuguese studio MUTANT architecture & design presents its TILT house, built in the residential neighborhood of gondomar just east of porto. the organization of the dwelling is informed by its site which is defined by a slight slope and its close proximity to the street and neighboring houses the team tells designboom that this condition ‘promoted the possibility of deploying the house at an intermediate level and thus strategically separating the pedestrian access from the car access.’ images by ivo tavares studio | @ivotavaresstudio with its TILT house, the team at MUTANT architecture & design (see more here) experiments with angled geometries the volume was generated through the action of ’tilting,’ or rotating a preliminary shape along three-axes the resulting tilted space — the primary volume — hosts the social areas of the dwelling the design team continues: ‘this movement made it possible to define the main entrance and enhance the space destined for the pool patio giving it privacy in relation to avenida miguel bombarda characterized by a greater influx of traffic this movement also adds a dynamic change to the ceiling height of the home enhancing the area destined for the living room.’ in defining the program across the rest of the TILT house MUTANT architecture looked to the movements of the sun away from the road and look out toward a private garden the kitchen is nestled in the center of the house serving as a nexus between the scattered private spaces this centralized room further benefits from views of the property in each direction along with natural sunlight from the east architecture: MUTANT architecture & design | @mutant_architecture construction: INOVAG LDA engineering: MASSA CINZA photography: ivo tavares studio | @ivotavaresstudio AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style Eight communities in Northern Portugal are benefiting from increased access to convenient door-to-door recycling collection and other related services The aim was to get more people to recycle by making it convient for residents This project reduced the distance between the recycling collection bins and the citizen thus improving the separation and collection network offered to the population The project expanded recycling services in eight municipalities: Espinho Door-to-door collection to households and businesses was increased and more bins were made available in public places Backed by a robust awareness-building campaign the project succeeded in collecting 3 800 tonnes of recyclable materials – four times more than what was expected the project expanded door-to-door household recycling collection to include an additional 12 450 homes Each home received either a 40 litre or 140 litre container for collecting mixed waste recycling (paper Some communities offered additional bins for biowaste collection The project provided door-to-door collection services to nearly 600 businesses and other establishments in addition to adding 212 more street bins to the region’s network The project added 11 state-of-the-art collection vehicles to the current fleet and built a new recycling centre in Póvoa de Varzim The initiative was backed by a multi-faceted communications campaign that aimed to not only raise awareness about the project but also motivate citizens and businesses to participate Project coordinators believe the campaign reached nearly 1 million people.  each recycling bin given to a home or business was equipped with a portable ultra-high frequency (UHF) Radio-Frequency ID (RFID) reader that when used with an application developed by the project allows authorities to track whose bin belongs to whom All collection trucks were outfitted with a UHF RFID that in conjunction with the readers embedded in the bins allowed for monitoring of participation in the project and adjustment of awareness-raising efforts it achieved a significant increase in the amount of recyclable materials collected (3 800 tonnes) It reduced the amount of recyclables in the mixed waste stream from 32.5 % in 2017 to 29.4 % in 2019 As this is the equivalent of 12 000 tonnes of recyclable material being kept out of the community’s energy recovery plant the project contributed to the reduction of waste management company LIPOR’s greenhouse gas emissions Total investment for the project “Recycling is to Give More - Door to Door and Proximity Selective Collection” is EUR 3 874 646 with the EU’s Cohesion Fund contributing EUR 3 239 707 through the “Sustainability and Resource Use Efficiency” Operational Programme for the 2014-2020 programming period The investment falls under the priority “Environment Protection and promotion of resource efficiency” Estrutura com a natureza jurídica de estrutura de missão criada pelo Decreto-Lei n.º 137/ 2014 de 12 de setembro Intermunicipal Waste Management of Greater Porto (LIPOR) the absence of urban planning with the subsequent proliferation of disorderly constructions has left a chaotic context of scarce aesthetic value the faraway outline of the city and the proximity of the sea have managed to keep the area’s charm alive the owners had no doubts concerning the purchase of a plot on the outskirts next to a road and aware of the potential that the site had The project for the house started from very clear premises and incidentally closely related with the name of the place: Ribeira de Abade It was necessary to carry out an exercise of isolation and abstraction focussing on the complex topography and on the relationship with the water and the views through a design able to make the immediate context disappear practically with a thirteen meter drop from the uppermost point and the street in the lowermost area encouraged to place a series of platforms to carry out everyday activities both inside and outside Retaining walls serve at once to enclose and to define the dwelling These are complemented with walls parallel and perpendicular to the slope The areas are organized into hierarchies that generate spaces of different nature The social area is on ground floor in an elongated volumes that reaches 43 meters that run parallel to the views the upper floor houses the more private spaces and is housed in a piece perpendicular to the slope that stretches over the landscape with a five meter projection as if it wished to seek independence and capture the views This cantilevering volume accommodates the main bedrooms leaving the two guestrooms in the upper part of the house This piece also acts as a ‘visor’ that frames the views and provides shade to protect the rooms in the lower part of the dwelling from the harsh western sun Paulo Fidalgo/HDP (estructuras structures) there arent any match using your search terms By 2023-10-31T05:00:00+00:00 PORTUGAL: Metro do Porto has awarded a consortium of Alberto Couto Alves FCC Construcción and Contratas y Ventas a €379·5m contract for the construction of light rail line H (Ruby) The 6·4 km Line H would connect Casa da Música on lines A F and G in the centre to Santo Ovídio in the south where interchange would be provided with Line D The station is also planned to be served by the future Lisboa – Porto high speed corridor and it would also serve the Campo Alegre University and the Arrábida hospital The project would include the construction of the Antónia Ferreira Works are expected to be completed by the end of 2026 The total project cost is estimated at €435m; Metro do Porto says this is the largest investment to date to be funded from Portugal’s share of the EU’s Recovery & Resilience Fund Metro do Porto presented its Metro 3.0 expansion plan on October 17 This covers an estimated €1bn of investment for the construction of four new lines totalling 37 km some of these routes may be built as bus rapid transit rather than light rail lines The programme was formally launched in Gondomar in the presence of Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa and Minister for the Environment Duarte Cordeiro Metro do Porto says it has already called tenders for what it terms ‘preliminary projects’ and environmental impact studies for the programme Metro do Porto says that the main objectives of the expansion plan are to reduce road traffic in the Porto metropolitan area as well as to more than double the annual light rail ridership The operator aims to carry 150 million passengers a year by 2030 PORTUGAL: Agreement has been reached to restore passenger services on an orbital line in the northern suburbs of Porto The first trains are expected to begin running this year A protocol to restore passenger services was signed at São Mamede de Infesta .. PORTUGAL: Metro do Porto has awarded Alstom a contract to supply signalling safety and control systems for the Pink Line project The first section of the Pink Line will run underground for 3 km from São Bento to Boavista-Casa da Música Site powered by Webvision Cloud Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon We help you navigate a myriad of possibilities Sign up for our newsletter for the best of the city By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news Sign up for our email to enjoy your city without spending a thing (as well as some options when you’re feeling flush) Our newsletter hand-delivers the best bits to your inbox Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Porto The biggest name of Brazilian music returns to Portugal The legion of fans of Roberto Carlos in Portugal did not want to miss another opportunity to see the King live and once again the Altice Arena Multiusos de Gondomar sold out months before the concert The extra dates - on May 18 at Altice Arena and May 26 at Multiusos de Gondomar These concerts are part of the European tour of the singer who passes through Spain Roberto Carlos is the greatest singer in the history of Brazilian music With nearly six decades of career and over 125 million albums sold Roberto Carlos is the most successful Brazilian musician ever A holder of several hits like “Detalhes” “Esse Cara Sou Eu” and so many others He is a transverse artist with several generations Throughout his long career are rare the years in which he did not release a disc - and sometimes more than one if we consider the Spanish versions It is the King's return to Portugal and is NOTE: Conditioned Mobility Tickets must be requested through the email: info@blueticket.pt (upon availability) Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! instagramAbout us Contact us its curving walls framing unique openings and enclosing elevated patios The dwelling is organized across two floors with a central staircase serving as the focal point showcases the shared spaces — living room and dining area — thoughtfully organized to be open and inviting courtesy of the sliding full-height windows images © Ivo Tavares Studio | @ivotavaresstudio and glass to emphasize the presence of these walls Sandra Micaela Casinha Atelier designs the lower floor as a luminous glass volume forming the lightweight foundation from which the petals grow and wood play a pivotal role in accentuating the organic white volume the curving wall not only divides the spaces but also facilitates fluid transitions between different areas The concept of an ‘open space’ is artistically explored while ensuring moments of autonomy and privacy At the forefront of the Casa Pátios de Pétalas three bedroom suites each open onto its own private courtyard the sweeping walls creating a unique frame of the surrounding area The team at Sandra Micaela Casinha Atelier curates the interiors to harmoniously echo the soft showcasing a soft palette of neutral pastels The furniture is chosen to likewise incorporate natural materials and understated elegance while textiles in neutral tones dominate the space luminous interiors glow through the curving ‘petal’ walls the ground level is shaped as a lightweight interiors are curated with soft neutral tones each bedroom suite opens onto its own private patio shared spaces along the ground floor are flooded with natural light project title: Casa Pátios de Pétalas architecture, interiors: Sandra Micaela Casinha Atelier | @sandramicaelacasinha.arq engineering: Jorge de Andrade Leite Engenharias photography: © Ivo Tavares Studio | @ivotavaresstudio Read today's Portuguese stories delivered to your email The City Council of Gondomar in an investment of more than 5.2 million euros the municipality states that the construction of six buildings is planned on Rua da Federación of the Municipalities of Gondomar which foresees a total construction area of ​​2,302.80 square meters includes modernising the street's outdoor spaces and the construction of public parking lawns and the insertion of elements that meet the needs of the local community while promoting coexistence and the well-being of residents” As for Rua da Federación das Coletividades do Concelho de Gondomar the council informs that the building will have three flats per floor The proposal to build these homes for affordable rental was unanimously approved at Monday's municipal executive meeting We appreciate that not everyone can afford to pay for our services but if you are able to we ask you to support The Portugal News by making a contribution – no matter how small You can change how much you give or cancel your contributions at any time Send us your comments or opinion on this article Reaching over 400,000 people a week with news about Portugal This high-performance center for rowers is located close to the Douro River an area abounding in archaeological sites and engaged primarily in growing wine grapes This is a zone with an exceptional landscape characterized by the contrast between steep terraces (called socalcos and occupied by vineyards) and rural constructions Taking advantage of the clear delimitation between parts of the program – on one hand the rest areas and on the other hand the public zones and the actual rowing facilities – the building takes inspiration from the same chromatic and material contrast suggested by the landscape the rooms for use by rowers are arranged in half-buried rows which follow the curves of the terrain and while on the outside they imitate the surroundings through earthy tones on the inside they evoke their telluric character in the unfaced concrete finishes of the walls tenuously illuminated through skylights which poetically make the sky visible from the beds the community and sport areas are grouped in a series of immaculate white volumes of diverse shapes which are connected by a narrow circulation spine whose faceted volume snakes along the terrain picturesquely Centro de alto rendimiento de remo High-performance rowing center in Pocinho Home » Gallery » Sports » PORTUGAL – GONDOMAR – VOLLEYBALL – FIVB NATIONS LEAGUE – BRAZIL VS PORTUGAL #Gallery He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any without being tied to any particular style heavily patina’d machine is the first creation a matching numbers Triumph T120R that’s had a complete motor rebuild and been fitted with a hardtail frame and will no doubt polarise opinion … GET THE WORLD'S BEST CUSTOMS DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX COPYRIGHT © 2008-document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) | COLE PUBLISHING | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Liam Scales during the Ireland training session at Estadio de Sao Miguel in Gondomar Aidan FitzmauriceTue 11 Jun 2024 at 00:00He came through his first full season at Celtic with flying colours and two medals to show for it And tomorrow Liam Scales will face another big test in a potential showdown with Cristiano Ronaldo Having come off the bench in last week’s win over Hungary and delivering an effective 45-minute display the Wicklow native should start against Portugal in Aveiro the sold-out crowd of 32,000 will hope to see world football’s most famous No 7 doing what he does best After being rested for Portugal’s last two friendlies and also adeus for Ronaldo and his country as tonight could be his final match on home soil you can say at the end of your career that you played against him,” says Scales one of the photographers gets a photo of me standing next to him but to feel it by playing against him would be great “He is probably the best goal-scorer of all time He can still score goals and we will have to be completely ready for him at his best.” While some players came into the Ireland camp with confidence battered by club issues with a medal from the Old Firm Scottish Cup final tucked away in his bag to go with his newly minted league medal “I had a few days in between the cup final and the camp I just want to go into next year and have the same sort of season It was a great step to cement myself in the team at Celtic,” he says the atmosphere at the stadium with the 50/50 split Once the game started you lose focus on [things] outside the pitch and to win it the way we did as well but to win in the last minute was brilliant It was fitting that compatriot Adam Idah scored the only goal of the game giving him a nice finish to a testing season as he was doubted by many Celtic fans when he arrived on loan Scales took time to win over the support and the manager at Parkhead so he’s aware of how tough that can be at a club like Celtic you know that you are constantly under scrutiny And it's a good way to be as it drives us as players but once you accept that's the way the fans are Because I had the first season where I played a few times so I knew from the start of this season that this is what it would be like and it didn't affect me at all,” Scales says “That's the case with Celtic fans a lot of the time they just have this high standard and I don't think it bothered Adam He is just that sort of character that if it goes well and he starts like he did Portugal v Ireland: John O'Shea and Josh Cullen press conference “It's a testament to his character that he was able to do that and go and have the half-season he did He played a massive part in us winning the league and then scoring the winner in the cup final Rangers were favourites to win the league and the media jumped on it "The manager was always focused on us and how we approached winning the league rather than listening to what people outside were saying.” With a win banked from Ireland’s last game against Hungary Scales says he’s happy to focus on the outcome more than the performance People will remember that we got a last-minute winner they will remember the goal and the celebrations in the stadium They won't really remember what the game was like "The last memory people will have is the winner and the game is about winning