Almeirim
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Almeirim is a city and a municipality in Santarém District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 23,376, in an area of 222.12 km2. The city proper had a population of 10,520 in 2001.
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Statue of the friar in Almeirim
A Bowl of Stone Soup
Edward, King of Portugal
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Edward, also called Edward the Philosopher King or the Eloquent, was the King of Portugal from 1433 until his death. He was born in Viseu, the son of John I of Portugal and Philippa of Lancaster. Edwa
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…destination for Portuguese people, as well as for foreign people, willing to taste this soup. Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu (1433–1470) third son of Edward, King of Portugal Gonçalo da Silveira (1526–1561) a Portuguese Jesuit missionary in southern Africa…
Coin of King Edward
Statue of King Edward in Viseu, by Álvaro de Brée, 1955