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2 unusual facts about Vila Franca de Xira


Ana Bailão

Bailão was born in Vila Franca de Xira in Portugal and a former resident of Alenquer Municipality, Bailão moved to Canada and settled in Davenport with her family at the age of 15.

Lisbon Naval Base

Among others, in the early 20th century, there was the Lisbon Navy Arsenal, the Doca de Belém submarine base, the Bom Sucesso seaplane base, the Vila Franca de Xira destroyer base, the Vale do Zebro torpedo boat base, the Alcântara Naval Barracks and the Doca da Marinha naval quay.


High-speed rail in Portugal

The Northern Line was modernised to allow trains to run at 220 km/h between Lisbon-Alverca, Vila Franca de XiraSantarém, PombalAlfarelos and MealhadaEspinho, and to allow full use of the tilting to achieve speeds between 140–180 km/h in the remaining intermediate sections.


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