Coimbra Academic Association
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The Associação Académica de Coimbra is the students' union of the University of Coimbra. Founded in Coimbra on November 3, 1887, it is the oldest students' union in Portugal. It is also the biggest Po
AAC main entrance in 2008, with one of the AAC vans parked outside the building.
Students in robes (for the first week of the class year), University of Coimbra
A view of the southern top of the University Stadium and Sports Complex of the University of Coimbra near the Mondego river.
View of the main entrance and the main building of AAC in 2006. To the right, the building has the offices of dozens of sports departments (called sections; secções in Portuguese) and cultural organizations (also called sections) ranging from chess, several martial arts and diverse ball game sports to radio, cinema, philately, astronomy and theatre, among many others.
Queima das Fitas
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The Queima das Fitas is a traditional festivity of the students of some Portuguese universities, organized originally by the students of the University of Coimbra.
Coimbra's Queima das Fitas Parade (image depicting nearly-graduated students of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra and their decorated float)
Swedish rock band The Hives at Queima das Fitas Festival of Coimbra in 2012.
Porto's Queima das Fitas Parade (image depicting nearly-graduated students of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto).