Lisbon

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Lisbon

• Steven DutchUniversity of Wisconsin Green Bay

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A Really Useful Lisbon Resource

• http//www.golisbon.com/

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Portuguese is Not Spanish
My name is Chamo-me
What is your name? Como se chama?
Do you speak English? Fala ingles?
Thank you Obrigado
Welcome Bem-vindo
How much is it? Quanto custa isto?
Please speak more slowly Por favor fale mais lentamente
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Portuguese is Not Spanish
My hovercraft is full of eels (Portuguese) O meu hovercraft está cheio de enguias
My hovercraft is full of eels (Spanish) Mi aerodeslizador está lleno de anguilas
Police Policia
Help Ajuda, Socorro
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Lisbon Region
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Cabo da Roca
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Lisbon
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April 25 Bridge
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Vasco da Gama Bridge
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Belem Tower
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DiscoverersMonument, Belem
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Jeronimos Monastery
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Central Lisbon
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St. Georges Castle
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Church of St. Anthony
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Cathedral
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Casa dos Bicos
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Casa dos Bicos
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Comercio Square
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Carmo Convent
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Sao Roque
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Sao Roque
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Sao Roque
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Oriente Station
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Lisbon, November 1, 1755
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Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquess
de Pombal
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Marquess de Pombal

• Bury the Dead and Feed the Living.
• Organized refugee camps and imposed martial law
• Conducted detailed surveys
• Demolished old city and rebuilt on a grid plan
• Designed earthquake resistant buildings
• Flexible interior frame
• Prefabricated
• Firewalls

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Pombals Prefab
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Earthquake Refugee Camp
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John Michell 1724-1793

• Wrote on Lisbon earthquake in 1760
• Earthquakes due to Subterranean Fires (Magma)
• Identified source as under the sea
• Described elastic waves
• Proposed using travel time to locate source
• Speculated that faults may be involved

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