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unusual facts about Beira, Velas



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In 1964 all ten locomotive were sold to the Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique, who used them on the Beira railway from the port city of Beira to the Rhodesian (now Zimbabwean) border at Umtali (now Mutare).

4th New Zealand Contingent

The contingent went from New Zealand to Beira, Portuguese East Africa in the SS Gymeric, though there was a "mutiny" on the Gymeric in Lyttelton Harbour on 27 March 1900 over conditions on board.

The contingent took more than two months to reach the front line, traveling via train and on horseback through Rhodesia and Beira.

Alexandre Pato

He also debuted in Copa Libertadores on 28 February against Emelec of Ecuador (also his first game at Beira-Rio) and scored once during the 3–0 thumping.

Augusto Wheliton

Augusto Wheliton (born 23 July 1972 in São Paulo) is a retired Braziian football player who played for a number of clubs both in Brazil and Europe, including Boavista, Córdoba CF and Beira-Mar.

Beira, Mozambique

Recently, the Mozambique transportation minister, Paulo Zucula, stated that the government is planning on modernizing the Beira and more northern Nacala ports for an estimated cost of $900m; $500m and 400m respectively.

Beirão

Beirão can refer to people or things from Beira, Portugal (a region) or Beira, Mozambique (a city).

Breckland Beira

According to Breckland Technologies director Mike Rawlings, ‘the Beira carries on from where Marcos and TVR left off’.

Caia, Mozambique

Caia also has an airport with a 900-metre paved runway, and is a station on the railway from Beira via the Dona Ana Bridge to Malawi, Moatize and Tete, which was the damaged in the Mozambique Civil War and is currently being rehabilitated.

CGR 4th Class 4-6-0TT 1882

In 1898 two of these locomotives, numbers 59 and 71, were sold to Pauling and Company who used them during the construction of the Beira and Mashonaland Railway and renumbered them 2 and 1 respectively.

Crocodile Armoured Personnel Carrier

They were employed by the ZNA forces in Mozambique guarding the Mutare-Beira oil pipeline in 1982–1993, and served with Zimbabwe troops in the United Nations’ 1993–94 Somalia relief effort.

Dona Ana Bridge

It was originally constructed as a railway bridge to link Malawi and the Moatize coal fields to the port of Beira.

Fajã da Pelada

Many people resided in nearby settlements including Santo Amaro, Toledo, Rosais and Beira.

First Matabele War

Meanwhile on the east coast the line to connect Salisbury (now Harare) with Beira, Mozambique (then Portuguese East Africa Colony) was under construction and this was completed in 1899.

Grande Hotel Beira

In 1981, the Zimbabwe Defence Force established a neutral zone in Beira and its import/export corridor.

Helton Samo Cunha

Born in Beira, Tó began his senior career in 1996 with Têxtil do Punguè, and he has also played in South Africa for Jomo Cosmos.

José Rodrigues dos Santos

He was born in the city of Beira, Overseas Province of Mozambique, a Portuguese territory at that time, and lived most of his childhood in Tete, Overseas Province of Mozambique.

Lined catshark

The lined catshark or banded catshark (Halaelurus lineatus) is a species of catshark, family Scyliorhinidae, found from Beira, Mozambique to East London, South Africa between latitudes 19° S and 31° S, from the surface to 290 m.

Lucas João

Born in Luanda, Lucas João moved to Portugal in his teens, starting playing football with amateurs Beira Mar Atlético Clube Almada.

Manadas

Located 15 kilometres from the municipal seat of Velas, on the municipalities southern border with (Calheta); it is delimited by the São Jorge Channel (on the southern coast), the civil parish of Urzelina (along the Ribeira Large) and the ridge of Pico da Esperança (in the civil parish of Norte Grande.

MAP45 Armoured Personnel Carrier

After the war, they went to serve with the ZNA forces in Mozambique guarding the Mutare-Beira oil pipeline in 1982-1993.

MAP75 Armoured Personnel Carrier

'Seven Fives' were also employed by the ZNA forces in Mozambique guarding the Mutare-Beira oil pipeline in 1982-1993 from MNR (later Renamo) guerrilla attacks.

Mário Crespo

He transferred to Mozambique where his military occupation was to check the cement cargoes from Beira to the Cahora Bassa Dam construction site, near Tete.

Migas

They are usually made with leftover bread, either wheat bread traditionally associated with the Alentejo region in Southern Portugal, or corn bread as used in Beira.

Rail transport in Malawi

The Nacala Corridor line to Mozambique via Nayuchi to the port of Nacala, and Nsanje to the Dona Ana Bridge and Beira, has not been operational since the war in Mozambique and is in need of reconstruction.

Rosariense Clube

For only a year, the team only had one title with Beira Mar, its teams' recent win in 2007 now made it having two titles with Solpontense

Sudan Railways 250 class

They were then used on the Beira railway from the port city of Beira to the Rhodesian (now Zimbabwean) border at Umtali (now Mutare).

U.D. Leiria

The architect who designed the stadium was Tomás Taveira, who also designed stadiums for Euro 2004 which include Beira Mar's Estádio Municipal de Aveiro and Sporting's Estádio José Alvalade.


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