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Lisbon has a long tradition in sports. It hosted several matches, including the final, of the UEFA Euro 2004 championship. The city also played host to the final of the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the European Fencing Championships in 1983 and 1992, as well as the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship, and the 2008 European Judo Championships. From 2006 to 2008, Lisbon was the starting point for the Dakar Rally. The city hosted the 2014 and 2020 UEFA Champions League finals. In 2008 and 2016, the city hosted the European Triathlon Championships. Lisbon has a leg at the Volvo Ocean Race. Lisbon's name is commonly abbreviated as "LX" or "Lx", originating in an antiquated spelling of Lisbon as Lixbõa. [33] While the old spelling has since been completely dropped from usage and goes against modern language standards, the abbreviation is still commonly used.
Following the disintegration of the Western Roman Empire, there were barbarian invasions; between 409 and 429 the city was occupied successively by Sarmatians, Alans and Vandals. The Germanic Suebi, who established a kingdom in Gallaecia (modern Galicia and northern Portugal), with its capital in Bracara Augusta, also controlled the region of Lisbon until 585. In 585, the Suebi Kingdom was integrated into the Germanic Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo, which comprised all of the Iberian Peninsula: Lisbon was then called Ulishbona. Lisbon is home every year to the Lisbon Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, [80] the Lisboarte, the DocLisboa – Lisbon International Documentary Film Festival, [81] the Festival Internacional de Máscaras e Comediantes, the Lisboa Mágica – Street Magic World Festival, the Monstra – Animated Film Festival, the Lisbon Book Fair, [82] the Peixe em Lisboa – Lisbon Fish and Flavours, [83] and many others. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.The coat of arms of Lisbon is the official symbol of the municipality of Lisbon. Dating to the 12th century, it is one of the oldest heraldic symbols of any city in Portugal. The city has around 2,806 hours of sunshine per year, averaging 4.6 hours of sunshine per day in December and 11.4 hours of sunshine per day in July, though when disregarding the duration of the day August is actually the sunniest, with over 80% chance of direct sunlight hitting the ground. [69] Contemporary [ edit ] The Treaty of Lisbon, which forms the constitutional basis of the European Union, was signed at the Jerónimos Monastery in 2007.
Main article: Armillary sphere The Armillary sphere has been a symbol of Portugal since the reign of King Manuel I. Darcy, Marie-Line (12 July 2018). "Lisbon as the 'Holy See' for Ismaili Shia Muslims". Archived from the original on 26 October 2020 . Retrieved 22 October 2020. In 1384, the city was besieged by King Juan I of Castille, as a part of the ongoing 1383–1385 Crisis. The result of the siege was a victory for the Portuguese led by Nuno Álvares Pereira.
In Greater Lisbon area, particularly in the Portuguese Riviera, an area popular with expats and foreign nationals, there are numerous international schools, including the Carlucci American International School of Lisbon (only American school in Portugal), Saint Julian's School (British), Saint Dominic's International School (British), Deutsche Schule Lissabon (German), Instituto Español Giner de los Ríos (Spanish), and Lycée Français Charles Lepierre (French). The Lisbon Agenda was a European Union agreement on measures to revitalise the EU economy, signed in Lisbon in March 2000. In October 2007 Lisbon hosted the 2007 EU Summit, where an agreement was reached regarding a new EU governance model. The resulting Treaty of Lisbon was signed on 13 December 2007 and came into force on 1 December 2009. Meeting Spotlight | The meeting planner destination resource". meetingspotlight.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020 . Retrieved 7 April 2020. Cerca Moura de Lisboa afinal é romana", Francisco Nieves, publico.pt, 11 October 2001, archived from the original on 5 August 2020 , retrieved 15 April 2018
Feira do Livro de Lisboa". Feiradolivrodelisboa.pt. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010 . Retrieved 30 April 2010.
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The World According to GaWC 2010". Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013 . Retrieved 23 November 2012.
Lisboa Public Transportation Statistics". Global Public Transit Index by Moovit. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017 . Retrieved 19 June 2017. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Burstein, Eitan (Winter 2019). Elbl, Martin Malcolm (ed.). "The Meaning of the Toponym 'Lisbon' Explained through Biblical Etymology" (PDF). Portuguese Studies Review. 27 (2): 3. ISSN 1057-1515. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 April 2022 . Retrieved 11 March 2022. We surmise that the Phoenician toponym, the origin of Olisipo, should be neither Alits Ub(b)o, a form proposed by some scholars (e.g. Samuel Bochart, 1599−1667) notwithstanding the fact that it is never attested in ancient classical literature, nor the commonly accepted Alis Ubbo (see for instance the title of a documentary film produced in 2018, in a cynical sense), but a different form altogether. We shall use Hebrew to substantiate our argument. Luis Frois SJ (2014). The First European Description of Japan, 1585: A Critical English-Language Edition of Striking Contrasts in the Customs of Europe and Japan by Luis Frois, S.J. Routledge. p.194. ISBN 978-1-317-91781-6. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014 . Retrieved 13 December 2015. Lisbon was the 7th most "livable city" in the world in 2021 according to lifestyle magazine Monocle. [114]
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In 1521, John III made minor changes to the flag by adopting a coat of arms (bearing only seven castles) with a round shaped shield. [ citation needed] Lisbon has the largest and most developed mass media sector of Portugal and is home to several related companies ranging from leading television networks and radio stations to major newspapers. Lisbon is the home of Web Summit, the largest tech event in the world. Portugal named best tourism destination in Europe, 5th time in last six years". Fall River Herald News . Retrieved 24 August 2023. The small circles consist of two parallels (the tropics), each tangent to one of the ecliptic-meridian intersections. [4]
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