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Estádio D. Afonso Henriques

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The Estádio D. Alfonso Henriques (2018)
The Estádio D. Alfonso Henriques (2018)

The Estádio D. Afonso Henriques (English: D. Afonso Henriques Stadium) is a football stadium in the city of Guimarães, Portugal. The stadium is home of Guimarães's most successful team, Vitória de Guimarães, presently competing in the top-flight Portuguese Liga. The stadium was built in 1965 and was renovated and expanded in 2003 for the UEFA Euro 2004 tournament by architect Eduardo Guimarães. Estádio D. Afonso Henriques has a capacity of 30,029 and it is named after the first King of Portugal—and also a Guimarães native—Dom Afonso Henriques. It was formerly known as Estádio Municipal de Guimarães, and before that as the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques (1965). During Euro 2004, the stadium hosted two of the tournament's matches.

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Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Rua Doutor José Pinto Rodrigues, Guimarães

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Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques

Rua Doutor José Pinto Rodrigues
4810-420 Guimarães (Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião)
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The Estádio D. Alfonso Henriques (2018)
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Guimarães
Guimarães

Guimarães (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡimɐˈɾɐ̃jʃ] (listen)) is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved and authentic example of the evolution of a medieval settlement into a modern town" in Europe. Guimarães is also a part of the Ave Subregion (one of the most industrialised subregions in the country), as well as the historical Minho Province. The city has a population of 152.309 inhabitants according the most recent data of 2019 in an area of 240.95 square kilometres (93.03 sq mi). The current Mayor is Domingos Bragança, of the Socialist Party. Guimarães, along with Maribor, Slovenia, was the European Capital of Culture in 2012. The city was settled in the 9th century, at which time it was called Vimaranes. This denomination might have had its origin in the warrior Vímara Peres, who chose this area as the main government seat for the County of Portugal which he conquered for the Kingdom of Galicia. Guimarães has a significant historical importance due to the role it played in the foundation of Portugal. The city is often referred to as the "birthplace of Portugal" or "the cradle city" (Cidade Berço in Portuguese) because it is widely believed that Portugal's first King, Afonso Henriques, was born there, and also due to the fact that the Battle of São Mamede – which is considered the seminal event for the foundation of the Kingdom of Portugal – was fought in the vicinity of the city.

Santa Maria Street
Santa Maria Street

The Santa Maria Street (Portuguese: Rua de Santa Maria) is a street of medieval origin in the historic centre of Guimarães, being for many centuries the most important street in Guimarães and home to some of its elite. The street currently connects the Oliveira and the São Paio Square to the Carmo Square. It is already referred to by the name “Rua de Santa Maria” in documents that date to the 12th century, although its upper section was given the old name of Rua da Infesta (Infesta Street).Along its route there are various notable architectural and cultural testimonies of the past: Convent of Santa Clara, a 16th century boroque style convent now used as the câmara municipal of Guimarães. Raul Brandão Library, built in 1834, is dedicated to the renowned figure Raul Brandão and currently serves as the municipal library of Guimarães. Casa do Arco, it was built in the end of the 15th century, Manuel I once slept here after coming from a trip to Santiago de Compostela. Other historical figures like king Miguel I the painter Auguste Roquemont also spent some nights here with the last one living here in the 1830s. House of the Peixotos, built in the 1700s, it was a noble family’s house. House of the Valadares de Carvalho, one of the oldest buildings that are still standing on that street, it was built in the 15th century, it was a noble family’s house. House of Senhora Aninhas, the house where the “mother and protector of the students of Guimarães” lived, and one of the 5 locations where the Pregão is declaimed. The house where Mário de Vasconcelos Cardoso was born.